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Zoom b3 patch Ideas
- Thread starter Crystalman85
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I'm curious about this effect but I'm not sure what to do with it TBH. Do you place it after drives then to shape them? What settings are you using?
To me, a comb filter sounds horrible... Has this weird, phasey, "under water" kind of sound... It's pretty much a special effect
I am a bit of a noob (< 2 years) playing every week with a praise band for Sundays. I use an Iby Premium 4 stringer and have a zoom b3.
We basically play:
a couple contemp Christian songs (Hillsong, Tomlin, etc..)
one or two old gospel songs (think bluegrass)
and usually a song that is of a jazz flavor.
It is cool doing such a variety and the folks seem to like the variety.
I normally use only two effects: M-comp and SVT amp. There are times when I would like to change it up to reflect the style of music. While I realize the EBass will never sound like a double bass for that classic jazz sound, surely there is a way to get close?
What about an effect for bluegrass?
Thanks
We basically play:
a couple contemp Christian songs (Hillsong, Tomlin, etc..)
one or two old gospel songs (think bluegrass)
and usually a song that is of a jazz flavor.
It is cool doing such a variety and the folks seem to like the variety.
I normally use only two effects: M-comp and SVT amp. There are times when I would like to change it up to reflect the style of music. While I realize the EBass will never sound like a double bass for that classic jazz sound, surely there is a way to get close?
What about an effect for bluegrass?
Thanks
I know this has been touched on before but I'm to tired to search all the posts. What is the general consensus on where to run your master volume?
I usually keep my Global and Total level at 100. But my patches around 60-70. But that's just me.
Like gard said, keep your total and global at 100 but set your sims to unity with the patches bypassed. If you don't use individual sims but the patches as a whole, use the total level to set unity. This will lower the output so it won't run as hot.
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^so what you're saying is that you bypass your amp's preamp section completely and just use your amp as a poweramp. Is that right?
It's a perfectly valid way of doing things, I just want to clarify.
It's a perfectly valid way of doing things, I just want to clarify.
I think i have been doing something wrong. I use my B3 like multiple stomp boxes instead of all 3 as 1 effect. My current setup is the oc-3 in bank 1, mxr di in bank 2, and a compressor in bank 3. Is the signal chain going from 1-3 and if so i should rearrange the effect order to have compressor before distortion, and octave?
Using it like multiple stomp boxes is just as valid as crafting patches with 3 always-on components. You can change the signal chain direction in the settings, but I think it goes from right to left by default so your compressor is probably first in the chain at the moment.
Probably because pretty much everything else in this world outside of stomp boxes run from left to right.
