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Zoom b3 patch Ideas

#1,441
Here's a new patch I came up with. this patch is similar to the turbografx bass patch, only with a stereo chorus to add more color and dimension.

Turbografx bass 2

Section 1: bitcrusher: bit: 14, smpl: 40, balance: 25, tone: 5, level: 100

Section 2: Stereo chorus: depth: 75, rate: 25, mix: 45, locut: 200hz, level: 90

Section 3: monotone: bass: 3, mid: -2, treble: 5, midfq: 250hz, gain: 45, level: 90, char: flat, cab: al4x10, mix: 50
 
#1,442
Last week I joined this Forum for the first time and pretty much replaced all of my B3 presets with the patches found on this thread. It has become a MUCH more useful tool to me now (the Rickenbacker Recording patch was ridiculous with my Thunderbird!).
A major shout out to all of the patch contributors (especially, but not limited to, Crystalman and OzzyGreg), you guys are amazing and your patches make the B3 so much more useful versus the OEM presets. Thanks!
 
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#1,443
On a similar note, I've been trying to get Flea's sound on the Chili Peppers' version of Higher Ground, but am having some difficulty. I've tried editing some of the patches in this thread, but I can't seem to nail that tone (using my T-Bird, but could also use my active MTD, but it's a 5-string and for Higher Ground, I'm more comfortable on the more narrow T-Bird neck, the curse of smaller hands!). Any ideas would be much appreciated. Running through an Eden (it's not mine, so I don't have the model on hand) with 2-1x15's. Thanks!
 
#1,444
OzzyGreg said:
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90 different B3 patches available here for download!

I've uploaded a few of my latest ones.
NB: The "recording" focused patches will probably sound boomey. They're supposed to be that way. I usually record over two tracks at once, with one of the tracks being the bass's dry signal.
I then blend them together in the mix. The dry signal gives the clarity, the wet the "oomph".

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Compressor, EQ, then into the SVT sim.

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Compressor, EQ, then into the SVT sim. (Different settings)

Marcus Miller signature Jazz recording patch.
Bottom B, Splitter, then into the Heaven amp sim.

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Bottom B, ZNR, then into the Hartke HA3500 amp sim.
Fairly happy with this one now.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club bass fuzz.
This one's tough because I don't have a semi-acoustic bass to use to try and nail the sound.
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Hey OzzyGreg, I mentioned it later in this thread, but the Rick recording patch is INCREDIBLE! Love the sound that it brings my T-bird through and Eden with 2 15's. Thanks for the great contribution!
 
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Swampish said:
Last week I joined this Forum for the first time and pretty much replaced all of my B3 presets with the patches found on this thread. It has become a MUCH more useful tool to me now (the Rickenbacker Recording patch was ridiculous with my Thunderbird!).
A major shout out to all of the patch contributors (especially, but not limited to, Crystalman and OzzyGreg), you guys are amazing and your patches make the B3 so much more useful versus the OEM presets. Thanks!
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Glad this thread helped you out. we do our best coming up with a lot of nifty patches for those owning a zoom b3. if you have some patch ideas of your own, feel free to share them here.
 
#1,449
Revenant Zero said:
I'm looking for a patch that would give me a tone that sounds like Havok

Example:
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This sound definitely came from a p-bass. or in the video, a pj bass. however, you can get this sound from either the ampeg svt model or the aguilar amp model along with an exciter effect to give it that extra punch. give one of these patches a try.

Thrash metal bass

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

Section 2: exciter: bass: 4, treble: 5, level: 80

Section 3: svt: bass: 3, mid: 5, treble: 4, midfq: 300hz, gain: 35, level: 35, ultra: both, cab: e4x10, mix: 50

Thrash metal bass 2

section 1: znr: thresh: 17, detect: gtrln, level: 90

Section 2: exciter: bass: 4, treble: 5, level: 80

Section 3: ag amp: bass: 3, mid: 4, treble: 5, midfq: 250hz, gain: 45, level: 80, char: both, cab: e4x10, mix: 50
 
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CalderLund said:
I haven't got a zoom b3 yet but I really want one. I was wondering if there was a patch that made the bass sound like an orchestra or some crazy stuff like that.
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Crystalman85 said:
I'm not quite sure if there is an effect that can make like an orchestra sound or perhaps an orchestra hit sounds like you would hear on yamaha keyboards. but you could try experimenting with a pitch shifter effect or a z organ effect.
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You can get really orchestral sounds with the B3. You need an expression pedal. I use a Boss PS-6 for pitch shifting but you could easily use one of the shifters in the Zoom. When I do this I go Fuzz(usually IdiotBox Blasteroid)>PS-6>(B3)HD Reverb - tone cranked decay anywhere between 25 and 50(higher the bigger) but if I were to use the Zoom I think I would use what ever fuzz you have(use one in the B3 if you want - I don't like the dirt in the B3)>pitch shift model - set to an octave up (+12cents I think)>HD Reverb. Set to the expression pedal to control the mix on the reverb and do swells. You can sweep the expression pedal in a way that sounds like bowing/an orchestra. If you don't have to use a slot for dirt you could put a multi-tap or other delay in there before the reverb and it gets pretty crazy.
 
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Ömer Serezli said:

Any idea on how to get Jack Gibson's tone ? Its a killer drool Thanks for the patch ideas. Really usefull stuff :)
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I've looked up his rig through google images. and it looks like he uses ampeg amps just like any thrash metal bassist would use. this patch should be able to get you that sound he has. give it a shot and see if it works out for you.

Thrash metal bass

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

Section 2: exciter: bass: 4, treble: 5, level: 80

Section 3: svt: bass: 3, mid: 5, treble: 4, midfq: 300hz, gain: 35, level: 35, ultra: both, cab: e4x10, mix: 50
 
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#1,453
Hey everyone. I am new to the site. I have had a zoom B3 for about a year and found this thread. I would like to add my own patches I have created. Please let me know if you like them and feel free to add improvements. I use an Ibanez SR505 and an Acoustic B200 amp.

1. HORN: This is a horn type sound similar to a saxophone, it uses MonoPitch and the Hartke amp, with the HPS as an add on that you can switch on or off. The HPS makes it sound like multiple horns, when off it sounds like one.

MonoPitch:
Shift - 12
Tone - 10
Bal - 60
Fine - 25
Level - 110

HPS: (optional on or off)
Scale - 3
Key - E
Mix - 30
Tone - 7
Level - 100

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 3
Mid - 4
Trebl - 2
Mid_F - 200Hz
Tube - 50
Level - 50
Comp - Off
Cab - ORGN
Mix - 50

2. ORGAN: This has a church organ type of sound.

PitchSHFT:
Shift - 12
Tone - 6
Bal - 45
Fine - 15
Level - 110

MonoPitch:
Shift - 24
Tone - 8
Bal - 50
Fine - 15
Level - 140

HPS:
Scale - -4
Key - E
Mix - 100
Tone - 8
Level - 100

3. IB Clean: This is the clean tone I use the most. It is very bright, has good punch, and some growl. It is pretty high in the mids and treble. I use it for metal, as well as the jazz/funk stuff I play in my band.

160Comp:
THRSH - -35
Ratio - 3.0
Gain - 10
Knee - Hard
Level - 100

Graphic EQ:
3, 0, -3, -3, 3, 6, 9
Level - 75

HRT-3500:
Bass - 7
Mid - 8
Treble - 5
Mid_F - 2.5Hz
Tube - 25
Level - 50
Comp - 5
CAB - 4x10 HA
Mix - 50

4. IB D.I.: I use this tone for metal, similar to the tone in Schism by Tool.

160Comp:
THRSH - -15
Ratio - 4.0
Gain - 10
Knee - Hard
Level - 80

BassDrive:
Bass - 6
Trebl - 8
Prese - 8
Gain - 22
Blend - 64
Level - 50
Mid - 7

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 8
Mid - 1
Trebl - 3
Mid_F - 1.0Hz
Tube - 40
Level - 50
Comp - 5
CAB - 4x10 HA
Mix - 50

5. BLUES: I made this to re-create a blues guitar sound. I loop a blues bass part and will play a guitar part over top with this. Works best on the higher register. I also dial back on the bass on my amp.

HALL:
Decay - 5
Tone - 4
Mix - 25
PreD - 25
Level - 47

T Scream:
Gain - 96
Tone - 100
Level - 67
Bal - 100

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 3
Mid - 7
Treble - 8
Mid_F - 200Hz
Tube - 68
Level - 38
Comp - Off
CAB - ORGN
Mix - 50

6. ALIEN: This has no real practical use. I made it messing around and thought it sounded cool. Sounds like a computer. I use it as an ambient bridge between songs.

Graphic EQ:
3, 0, -3, -3, 3, 6, 9
Level - 100

Bit Crush:
Bit - 16
SMPL - 26
Bal - 73
Tone - 10
Level - 106

Step:
Depth - 100
Rate - 30
Reso - 10
Shape - 10
Level - 150

7. SPACE: This is a spacey sound. Again not really practical but cool to play around with.

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 8
Mid - 4
Trebl - 5
Mid_F - 140hz
Tube - 34
Level - 50
Comp - 5
CAB - 4x10 SWR
Mix - 50

Ring Mod:
Freq - 30
Tone - 10
Bal - 50
Level - 95

SEQ Filter:
Step - 3
PTTRN - 8
Speed - 35
Shape - 6
Reso - 10
Level - 100

Hope you guys enjoy.
 
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BassistSR505 said:
Hey everyone. I am new to the site. I have had a zoom B3 for about a year and found this thread. I would like to add my own patches I have created. Please let me know if you like them and feel free to add improvements. I use an Ibanez SR505 and an Acoustic B200 amp.

1. HORN: This is a horn type sound similar to a saxophone, it uses MonoPitch and the Hartke amp, with the HPS as an add on that you can switch on or off. The HPS makes it sound like multiple horns, when off it sounds like one.

MonoPitch:
Shift - 12
Tone - 10
Bal - 60
Fine - 25
Level - 110

HPS: (optional on or off)
Scale - 3
Key - E
Mix - 30
Tone - 7
Level - 100

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 3
Mid - 4
Trebl - 2
Mid_F - 200Hz
Tube - 50
Level - 50
Comp - Off
Cab - ORGN
Mix - 50

2. ORGAN: This has a church organ type of sound.

PitchSHFT:
Shift - 12
Tone - 6
Bal - 45
Fine - 15
Level - 110

MonoPitch:
Shift - 24
Tone - 8
Bal - 50
Fine - 15
Level - 140

HPS:
Scale - -4
Key - E
Mix - 100
Tone - 8
Level - 100

3. IB Clean: This is the clean tone I use the most. It is very bright, has good punch, and some growl. It is pretty high in the mids and treble. I use it for metal, as well as the jazz/funk stuff I play in my band.

160Comp:
THRSH - -35
Ratio - 3.0
Gain - 10
Knee - Hard
Level - 100

Graphic EQ:
3, 0, -3, -3, 3, 6, 9
Level - 75

HRT-3500:
Bass - 7
Mid - 8
Treble - 5
Mid_F - 2.5Hz
Tube - 25
Level - 50
Comp - 5
CAB - 4x10 HA
Mix - 50

4. IB D.I.: I use this tone for metal, similar to the tone in Schism by Tool.

160Comp:
THRSH - -15
Ratio - 4.0
Gain - 10
Knee - Hard
Level - 80

BassDrive:
Bass - 6
Trebl - 8
Prese - 8
Gain - 22
Blend - 64
Level - 50
Mid - 7

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 8
Mid - 1
Trebl - 3
Mid_F - 1.0Hz
Tube - 40
Level - 50
Comp - 5
CAB - 4x10 HA
Mix - 50

5. BLUES: I made this to re-create a blues guitar sound. I loop a blues bass part and will play a guitar part over top with this. Works best on the higher register. I also dial back on the bass on my amp.

HALL:
Decay - 5
Tone - 4
Mix - 25
PreD - 25
Level - 47

T Scream:
Gain - 96
Tone - 100
Level - 67
Bal - 100

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 3
Mid - 7
Treble - 8
Mid_F - 200Hz
Tube - 68
Level - 38
Comp - Off
CAB - ORGN
Mix - 50

6. ALIEN: This has no real practical use. I made it messing around and thought it sounded cool. Sounds like a computer. I use it as an ambient bridge between songs.

Graphic EQ:
3, 0, -3, -3, 3, 6, 9
Level - 100

Bit Crush:
Bit - 16
SMPL - 26
Bal - 73
Tone - 10
Level - 106

Step:
Depth - 100
Rate - 30
Reso - 10
Shape - 10
Level - 150

7. SPACE: This is a spacey sound. Again not really practical but cool to play around with.

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 8
Mid - 4
Trebl - 5
Mid_F - 140hz
Tube - 34
Level - 50
Comp - 5
CAB - 4x10 SWR
Mix - 50

Ring Mod:
Freq - 30
Tone - 10
Bal - 50
Level - 95

SEQ Filter:
Step - 3
PTTRN - 8
Speed - 35
Shape - 6
Reso - 10
Level - 100

Hope you guys enjoy.
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Nice. It's cool to see some weirdo patches. I'll try some out later. The horn patch seems interesting.
 
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BassistSR505 said:
Hey everyone. I am new to the site. I have had a zoom B3 for about a year and found this thread. I would like to add my own patches I have created. Please let me know if you like them and feel free to add improvements. I use an Ibanez SR505 and an Acoustic B200 amp.

1. HORN: This is a horn type sound similar to a saxophone, it uses MonoPitch and the Hartke amp, with the HPS as an add on that you can switch on or off. The HPS makes it sound like multiple horns, when off it sounds like one.

MonoPitch:
Shift - 12
Tone - 10
Bal - 60
Fine - 25
Level - 110

HPS: (optional on or off)
Scale - 3
Key - E
Mix - 30
Tone - 7
Level - 100

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 3
Mid - 4
Trebl - 2
Mid_F - 200Hz
Tube - 50
Level - 50
Comp - Off
Cab - ORGN
Mix - 50

2. ORGAN: This has a church organ type of sound.

PitchSHFT:
Shift - 12
Tone - 6
Bal - 45
Fine - 15
Level - 110

MonoPitch:
Shift - 24
Tone - 8
Bal - 50
Fine - 15
Level - 140

HPS:
Scale - -4
Key - E
Mix - 100
Tone - 8
Level - 100

3. IB Clean: This is the clean tone I use the most. It is very bright, has good punch, and some growl. It is pretty high in the mids and treble. I use it for metal, as well as the jazz/funk stuff I play in my band.

160Comp:
THRSH - -35
Ratio - 3.0
Gain - 10
Knee - Hard
Level - 100

Graphic EQ:
3, 0, -3, -3, 3, 6, 9
Level - 75

HRT-3500:
Bass - 7
Mid - 8
Treble - 5
Mid_F - 2.5Hz
Tube - 25
Level - 50
Comp - 5
CAB - 4x10 HA
Mix - 50

4. IB D.I.: I use this tone for metal, similar to the tone in Schism by Tool.

160Comp:
THRSH - -15
Ratio - 4.0
Gain - 10
Knee - Hard
Level - 80

BassDrive:
Bass - 6
Trebl - 8
Prese - 8
Gain - 22
Blend - 64
Level - 50
Mid - 7

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 8
Mid - 1
Trebl - 3
Mid_F - 1.0Hz
Tube - 40
Level - 50
Comp - 5
CAB - 4x10 HA
Mix - 50

5. BLUES: I made this to re-create a blues guitar sound. I loop a blues bass part and will play a guitar part over top with this. Works best on the higher register. I also dial back on the bass on my amp.

HALL:
Decay - 5
Tone - 4
Mix - 25
PreD - 25
Level - 47

T Scream:
Gain - 96
Tone - 100
Level - 67
Bal - 100

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 3
Mid - 7
Treble - 8
Mid_F - 200Hz
Tube - 68
Level - 38
Comp - Off
CAB - ORGN
Mix - 50

6. ALIEN: This has no real practical use. I made it messing around and thought it sounded cool. Sounds like a computer. I use it as an ambient bridge between songs.

Graphic EQ:
3, 0, -3, -3, 3, 6, 9
Level - 100

Bit Crush:
Bit - 16
SMPL - 26
Bal - 73
Tone - 10
Level - 106

Step:
Depth - 100
Rate - 30
Reso - 10
Shape - 10
Level - 150

7. SPACE: This is a spacey sound. Again not really practical but cool to play around with.

Hrt-3500:
Bass - 8
Mid - 4
Trebl - 5
Mid_F - 140hz
Tube - 34
Level - 50
Comp - 5
CAB - 4x10 SWR
Mix - 50

Ring Mod:
Freq - 30
Tone - 10
Bal - 50
Level - 95

SEQ Filter:
Step - 3
PTTRN - 8
Speed - 35
Shape - 6
Reso - 10
Level - 100

Hope you guys enjoy.
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thanks for sharing. the blues and alien patches sounds interesting. feel free to check out some of the other effects that we posted here.
 
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BassistSR505 said:
Thanks, I have. I really enjoy a lot of them. The distortion ones especially.
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thank you very much. I do all I can to post nifty patch ideas. and it's not just distortion patches. I also came up with some clean patches here and there. but distortion patches would be my specialty on this thread. so feel free to post more patch ideas here if you came up with more.
 
#1,459
Rib 13 said:
Crystalman 85, Im looking for a patch that has a slight SVT-type overdrive and/or a smidge of speaker breakup without coloring too much...You got anything like that?
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Well, the one thing I can think of is an svt amp model with a light overdrive courtesy of the tube screamer model. and perhaps an m comp model to add more natural compression. give this patch a try and see if it works out for you. this patch has a vintage rock type sound with a slight warm drive added with some natural compression.

Vintage rock

Section 1: m comp: thresh: 17, ratio: 3, level: 90, attack: 5

Section 2: t-scream: gain: 20, tone: 70, level: 100, balance: 25

Section 3: svt: bass: 3, mids: 5, treble: 4, midfq: 200hz, gain: 30, level: 40, ultra: low, cab: ag8x10, mix: 50
 
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Here's a new patch idea I came up with. this patch closely duplicates the metallic distortion sounds of the darkglass b3k and the b7k bass distortion pedals. a great patch for metal bassists who wants to add more edge.

Metallic grind

Section 1: m comp: thresh: 20, ratio: 5, level: 90, attack: 7

Section 2: metalwrld: gain: 25, tone: 50, level: 100, balance: 25

Section 3: svt: bass: 3, mid: 4, treble: 2, midfq: 300hz, gain: 35, level: 40, ultra: both, cab: ag8x10, mix: 50
 

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