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[quote name='Stuart Clayton' post='43345' date='Aug 9 2007, 04:05 PM']I wrote an article for Bass Guitar Magazine a few issues back on synth pedals. The best one by far (of the 4 we looked at) was the Akai Deep Impact. Tough to get hold of these days, and expensive, but worth it if you want a good synth sound. I haven't heard the track that was mentioned earlier, but as someone already said, you can get a decent synth tone (or synth-ish) by using compression, distortion and and octave pedal. That's something I'll write an article on for the mag eventually - getting a good synth tone in this way, and also using a midi pickup to control a synth. Has to be tried! Hope that is of some vague use... Stu[/quote] Thanks alot that is fantastic help Stu. Yeah ive always wanted a Deep Impact, but i havent found one yet, atleast not on ebay yet. How much do they go for?Rich

Hey Im looking to buy a Synth pedal but im not sure what to look for in all honesty. Really looking for a fat synth sound, very Tim Commerford if possible (think breakdown on "No Shelter" - how awesome is that sound!). Well i do believe that is a synth effect. If it ISNT however please fill me in! And possible hints as to how i could achieve that sound, ie what FX pedals i should lay my hands on! Thanks alot for the help, much appreciated! Rich

Id also like to hear any reviews anyone may have on the Digitech Synth Wah? Worth Buying? Thanks, Rich

Hey! Im looking to get an EQ pedal for my bass, but i really wasn't sure what to be looking for. Can anyone help please? I was leaning towards getting a Boss GEB-7. Many thanks, Rich

[quote name='Muppet' post='35192' date='Jul 21 2007, 12:49 PM']I use the Toneworks AX3000B for my covers band where a number of different sounds are needed. I find that it is excellent. It is easy to use and easy to get the sound you are after. It's also pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things.[/quote] Hey Yer im also a massive fan/user of that pedal. Some very good points here Muppet! Im also starting to encorporate singles in with it aswell and that works a charm, expecially when recording. I would deffinitely recommend the KorgAX3000B. Its worth every penny and has so many strong FX. You relaly couldnt go wrong with any of the top market pedals there though. Im personally not so fond of the Boss GT6-B but i really like the Line6BassPodXTLive. Even though the Korg pedal is the cheapest out of those three, i still prefer it. I feel the layout and the workings of the pedal are much more efficient and more carefully thought out, atleast for the gigging bassist. Having said that, i wouldn't mind one of the Line6 pedals as aforementioned...

It is a great problem, especially when using a great FX setup, made even more so if you are forced to use the provided backline by the organisers. If the soundman can mix well, often you can retain alot of the low end, be it you may have to alter a few settings on the amp, but wether or not you have that beautiful mix being pumped back at you is another problem, partly why i am considering buying some kind of bass driver/DI, such as the SansAmp Bass Driver, however wouldnt that completely bypass the mix from the amp and almost making having the amp there pointless?

[quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='41815' date='Aug 6 2007, 09:43 AM']Obbm: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=78"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=78[/url][/quote] THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR! I no longer feel like a complete idiot

[quote name='nash' post='40117' date='Aug 1 2007, 06:09 PM']OBBM[/quote] Sorry to sound like an idiot, but whats OBBM? thanks

[quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='41799' date='Aug 6 2007, 08:49 AM']What a bad, bad, bad idea! A screw in eye, with a carabiner attached: every time your strap rotates (which they do!) , it'll either screw in too much and strip the threads/wood or it'll unscrew and fall out. I don't think I can emphasise enough how much of a bad idea I think those are, and I'm tempted to ignore all your posts Hit&Run for giving bad advice.[/quote] HAHAHAHHAAHA THAT IS THE SINGLE WORST IDEA I HAVE EVER SEEN! That would completely wreck your instrument! Good call Dave, these are almost offensive. On the subject of straplocks however i must say that i favour Schaller, although im sure that Dunlop make a good alternative, i find the schaller ones completely reliable, easy to use and reasonably priced. And they come in all your favourite colours! As far as Grolsch "locks" go, all i can say is, "how very punk", im sure they do the job and admittedly they are practically free (with awesome beer), but come on you wouldnt really put them on any instrument worth a great deal. Not trying to sound like a snob. But still... you do get beer

I really like that bass, shame about the lack of the S1 switching system though. I just bought a USA Jazz complete with the system and it really does make all the difference being able to swap between the two layouts. Having said that i would gladly pay the kind of money that im guessing you do to buy that beauty. Nice purchase!

[quote name='BassManKev' post='33022' date='Jul 17 2007, 01:29 PM']chris does not use to big muffs he almost never uses his big muff, its all about the animato[/quote] Im perfectly sure that, for atleast the recording of hysteria, check the studio footage with some copies of the absolution album, that along with is AKAI deep impact pedal he does use TWO russian big muffs.

Hey Everyone, or atleast whoever is reading this. Well i've been playing bass for roughly two years now and enjoying every second of it. I am a MASSIVE gearhead and i love FX pedals, so i guess this is the place to be, right? My favourite band is MUSE, so i guess that probably tells you a lot about my style as consequently one of my bass heroes is Chris Wolstenholme himself. I must add however that my bass playing is also heavily influenced by that of Tim Commerford as i am also a massive RATM and Audioslave fan. Hence, i love bass overdrive. This is the part where i tell you about my gear?! Basses: Well ok i started on a humble StaggBC300 but i quickly upgraded to the powerful Epiphone Thunderbird IV, which i found although impossible heavy, a fantastic instrument and remained my main workhorse so to speak up until recently. Now however i am lucky enough to own a simply beautiful Fender USA Jazz, complete with the S1 switching system, which i believe a fantasticly innovative idea, especially as i have grown so accustomed to the heavy dual humbucking rumble of a Thunderbird. Ive still got my Thunderbird, which i have rendered for Drop D usage and i have no want to get rid it of yet. Both my basses are fitted with wide nylon levy's straps and schaller straplocks, both which i find are indispesable purchases, especially towards the end of a long set. Fx: The first unit that i bought was the KorgAX10B, a small multi FX unit and after much tinkering i did manage to set it up for comprehensive live use, however it quickly became apparent that having such a small unit was neither practical or sufficient. Hence i upgraded to the far more respectable KorgAX3000B, which really comes into its' own in a live environment. Still however i am looking to expand and i recently purchased a EH USA Big Muff, which i believe sounds great on bass, however the sustain and distortion may be a little too great and so i am contemplating swapping it for the Russian counterpart, which i do believe many bassists prefer. I am also looking to purchase numerous other classic pedals, such as the Jim Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah which i know is simply wonderful, the Boss GEB-7 Equaliser pedal to restore some low end when using certain distorion and wah effects, aswell as to boost my levels, especially whilst recording and the almost contarversial (!) Boss ODB-3, which people seem to love or hate! I however love the pedal, although many seem to prefer the Ibanez PH-7. I'l just have to try it out... Amps: Well this is the embarrassing part. My amp setup is neither formidable nor impressive or remotely expensive. Infact i still have a Drive30W practice amp, even though i use a much more aged Cub 60w amp at practises. I am however eyeing up a fantastic 307w Ashdown amp, whihc undoubtedly will be in my hands before i know it. Live however i generally find i have to borrow a friends Laney RB-7, or just use the gievn backline, another adavntage i find of having all my own FX etc. Oh yah, my band ESKIMO SANDWICH www.myspace.com/eskimosandwich Thanks for reading Take it easy