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Zoom b3 patch Ideas

First off Crystalman85 is a wizard !

I could use help finding the tone the Rolling Stones used for Sympathy for the Devil.

Thanks, dadman. I did do my best on coming up with nifty patch ideas for the zoom b3. that sound you're looking for sounded like a p-bass through a fender bassman. perhaps this patch idea would help you out.

Classic rock bass

Section 1: any effect you want

Section 2: m comp: thresh: 17, ratio: 4, level: 90, attack: 7

Section 3: b-man: bass: 4, mid: 7, treble: 5, midfq: 250hz, gain: 45, level: 90, deep: off, cab: ag1x15, mix: 50
 
My attempt to please my ears fell a little short somebody might like it though.

Section 1; Bass Pre: bass 3, treble 3, level 80, mid 4, freq 250hz

Section 2; Hrt-3500: tube 50, bass 2, mid 4 mid-f 200hz, treb 1, comp off, level50, cab4x10 gk, mix 50

Section 3: M Comp: Thrsh 14, ratio 5, attck 5, level 5
 
Hey guys, I have a P-Bass and I want to get that Entwistle tone from Live at Leeds/Wetton tone from Red, and I don't know where to start. I think I have something with the Bassman and Bass Driver DI, but I'm not sure. If you guys could make it so that I could also get that fuzz/wah sound he has too, that'd be great.
 
My attempt to please my ears fell a little short somebody might like it though.

Section 1; Bass Pre: bass 3, treble 3, level 80, mid 4, freq 250hz

Section 2; Hrt-3500: tube 50, bass 2, mid 4 mid-f 200hz, treb 1, comp off, level50, cab4x10 gk, mix 50

Section 3: M Comp: Thrsh 14, ratio 5, attck 5, level 5

That can work too. but a p-bass would definitely do the trick to get that sound you want.
 
Here's another patch idea I came up with. this patch is similar to modern clean bass, only with an eden-traveller amp model.

Modern clean bass 2

Section 1: znr: thresh: 18, detect: gtrln, level: 90

Section 2: exciter: bass: 3, treble: 5, level: 70

Section 3: heaven: bass: 4, mid: 5, treble: 4, midfq: 300hz, gain: 45, level: 100, ence: 4, cab: e4x10, mix: 50
 
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Hey guys, I have a P-Bass and I want to get that Entwistle tone from Live at Leeds/Wetton tone from Red, and I don't know where to start. I think I have something with the Bassman and Bass Driver DI, but I'm not sure. If you guys could make it so that I could also get that fuzz/wah sound he has too, that'd be great.

For that john entwistle sound, give this patch a try.

Bright overdrive

Section 1: limiter: thresh: 25, ratio: 4, level: 75, release: 4

Section 2: t-scream: gain: 40, tone: 50, level: 90, balance: 40

Section 3: hartke: bass: 4, mid: 4, treble: 5, tube: 50, level: 59, cab: swr4x10, mix: 50

I based this patch from a youtube clip of john entwistle's bass track from we don't get fooled again. his bass tone on that clip sounds slightly overdriven. here's the clip.

 
Here's another patch idea I came up with. this patch has a warm solid state bass sound with reduced noise.

Modern warm bass

Section 1: znr: thresh: 18, detect: gtrln, level: 90

Section 2: bottom b: bass: 4, treble: 5, level: 57

Section 3: g-kruger: bass: 4, mid: 5, treble: 4, midfq: 300hz, gain: 45, level: 100, color: off, cab: e4x10, mix: 50
 
Here's another patch idea I came up with. this patch has a tube overdriven bass sound with an opto compressor.

Tube bass driver

Section 1: optcomp: drive: 5, tone: 40, level: 90

Section 2: t-scream: gain: 30, tone: 50, level: 100, balance: 25

Section 3: svt: bass: 4, mid: 7, treble: 5, midfq: 250hz, gain: 50, level: 57, ultra: low, cab: ag1x15, mix: 50
 
Here's a new patch Idea I came up with. this patch has a smooth warm preamp sound with clarity and boost.

Smooth preamp

Section 1: znr: thresh: 17, detect: gtrln, level: 100

Section 2: booster: gain: 45, bass: 3, treble: -2, level: 50

Section 3: d.i plus: bass: 4, mid: 5, treble: 3, gain: 50, blend: 50, level: 100, color: on, channel: clean
 
Hey I want to start by thanking the guys/gals who took the time to spell out their presets. I'm a Linux user so the share/edit software is useless for me.
also I'm working on a Duck Dunn sound. I'm close (I'll post what I got later when I get a chance) but would welcome any suggestions. OH and to help, I'm playing roto flats on a Waters Fender P with a Ampeg PF 350 through a 410he cab and the zoomb3 through the effects loop. This has seemed to give me the best use out of it.
Oh and one last intro thing. Like many others this is the very first pedal that I've ever owned/used with bass so this is really opening up a whole new world for this Amateur!
 
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