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What is the best multi effects pedal/unit for bass?
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Well at least lfmn16 provided a constructive contribution to the thread, which is more than you're doing Metalstevey. Go troll somewhere else until you're mature enough for TB.
PS: @Jarrett
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You might find what you need in the ART SGX Nightbass, if you can find one used and its associated floor controller.
Behringer V-amp Bass Pro. You get what you pay for, sometimes.
Line 6 Bass POD Pro Rack MFX
Line 6 POD HD Pro X Rack-Mountable POD
(Alternatively, you could go for a Floor POD non-rackmount: Invalid Link Removed)
Digitech-gsp1101-rackmount-guitar-processor-with-usb
Axe FX would do everything you need and more, but requires remortgaging the house...
Happy Hunting!
PS: @Jarrett
For Rack:
You might find what you need in the ART SGX Nightbass, if you can find one used and its associated floor controller.
Behringer V-amp Bass Pro. You get what you pay for, sometimes.
Line 6 Bass POD Pro Rack MFX
Line 6 POD HD Pro X Rack-Mountable POD
(Alternatively, you could go for a Floor POD non-rackmount: Invalid Link Removed)
Digitech-gsp1101-rackmount-guitar-processor-with-usb
Axe FX would do everything you need and more, but requires remortgaging the house...
Happy Hunting!
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Even if it's been asked a million times before, who really cares? There are much worse thread topics to rehash. Like "Why Fender?" Now there's a topic you SHOULD beat up on someone for asking!
Anyway, multis are cool and all, and all of them have a little something to offer, but I think it's important to always remember JimmyM's Ironclad Law Of The Multi-FX:
---3-4 effects will be good.
---3-4 effects will work in a pinch.
---All the rest will suck, and none will be quite as good as using separate pedals.
That doesn't multis aren't useful. They are very useful. They give newcomers to effects a crash course in every effect on the planet just about for not a whole lot of money, and they let you save presets, which is very convenient. I know lots of pros who use them as well. But which one you like the best depends on which effects are most important to you.
Anyway, multis are cool and all, and all of them have a little something to offer, but I think it's important to always remember JimmyM's Ironclad Law Of The Multi-FX:
---3-4 effects will be good.
---3-4 effects will work in a pinch.
---All the rest will suck, and none will be quite as good as using separate pedals.
That doesn't multis aren't useful. They are very useful. They give newcomers to effects a crash course in every effect on the planet just about for not a whole lot of money, and they let you save presets, which is very convenient. I know lots of pros who use them as well. But which one you like the best depends on which effects are most important to you.
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That's pretty limited (one effect, plus wah/distortion, compression and an amp model) but the synths are good. The octaver's pretty limited too as it sounds like an OC-2 with -1 and -2 on. It can get some good sounds, though, within a limited palette, and I've used the synth sounds on a few tracks. I can't find any synth sounds the same on the Zoom or Line6 ranges, but there are a few reasonable sounds there with a lot of work, although the synth sounds on the Behringer are right there and fairy usable out of the box.
Given the original question, the Behringer might be a bit too limited unless combined with something else with a loop and midi control to switch the Behringer's patches along with something else (I can use it with my Zoom B9 in this way).
The B9's not a bad option if you mess around with the envelope filters (a couple of choices and choices of location), octaver/pitch shift, distortion amp models/synth amp models as you get a very flexible foot controller. You can't combine an octave. distortion filter AND a chorus, though, but you can with a MS-60B or B1on. I actually bought mine to use as a MIDI foot controller as the close-out deals were slightly cheaper than dedicated footcontrollers with bonus effects thrown in
I might want to find a backup unit as long as I haven't just encouraged people to go and buy one thus creating my own competition on ebay.
I've got one of those, too. Does a good job sound-wise, and it's very robust. Cons: There's always a slight delay (= a split second of no sound) when switching between presets.
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