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What pedals are IN now???

chepo06

chepo06

Mar 5, 2009
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#1
I've been pretty much no effects since I started playing bass. Last year I purchased a BDDI and have used it on and off mainly to push a poweramp when my hartke head blew up. I play country music and a lil latin so I get a great tone on my current rig which consists of a BBE bmax T with a crown xls 1000 running into a Mesa powerhouse 610

Im soon to be playing partime in an all cover band playing anything from 1960's to present My question is what pedals do I need to add if any???

Thank you ohh wise ones
 
#4
I'd say you only need what your music and your ears tell you. Buy effects based on what you need and the sound you want to generate.

There are threads on TB discussing "the most popular pedals", or "the basic pedals everyone should have".

For me, the basics are a pedal tuner (TU-2 for me) and an overdrive. Since I play some surf, I also have a reverb pedal. You may not need anything but a tuner.
 
#7
Searching (here, You Tube, HC) will be your best ally and yes, it will take a little while before you get what's good for you. Pedal fads are just like other fads, they come and go and just because a pedal is the flavor of the day doesn't mean its for you. Actually, the last reason you buy a pedal should be because it's IN. If you're in a covers band, a bit of researching on the song"s bassplayers will provide the info you need. Chances are it will come down 5-6 pedals or so (excluding tuner and comp). Just my two cents :)
 
#9
What's in?! Let's have some fun..


Swell B-series of tube pedals
B3K
Infanem Faye Sing and Fayes Her
anything from Iron Ether
Source Audio BEF Pro and BMWD Pro
Cali76 compressor
anything from [sfx] or FEA Labs
Strymon Timeline
anything from 3Leaf
Cave G4 overdrive
Boss LS-2
anything from Moog
 
#10
My experience with covers gigs is that the pedals aren't really necessary, more like icing on the cake. If you're only looking into effects for that icing on the cake and haven't been bitten by the bug or aren't otherwise doing some sort of original project which would benefit from them, pick up some all in one thing that won't set you back too much and has decently close presets (eg. a bass POD). It's not going to satisfy your creative soul if you do get bitten and the effects nerds will not be embiggened by your gear list, but it will be a good intro to that sort of thing without investing a lot of dough that you won't get back. 99% of the crowd won't care whether it's the $150 Guitar Center Digital Hasbeen or the $400 Kwisatz Haderach Ballsack Machine anyway. They just want "Sunshine of your Love" and "Higher Ground" to sound like they remember.
 
#19
I don't have an answer but will add a question - what about octave?

I mostly solo and jam at home, so primarily am interested in pleasing my own ear. Generally the only thing that really excites me is an octaver - to the point that I sometimes wonder if my main player should be an 8 or 12 string. I say no because I play fingerstyle and am not coordinated enough for more than 4.

I guess my question is whether or not those who have a good octaver (POG2 for example) get much opportunity to use it at gigs. Or is the effect so much "in your face" that nobody else in the band wants you to have it on?

I like chorus too but find that octave is somewhat similar and preferable.

I use a multi fx box now. If i went to separates I'd probably have a pog and a tuner. Thats probably it for me.

(And I really dont care what's popular.) :)
 

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