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In the 30 yrs of playing bass in covers bands and playing at pubs around my county ive never used any pedals or effects,but now im thinking "ok give it a go" but where do i start,what do i buy,maybe something that gives me more tone or maybe a nice effect, im guessing if its just covers im playing id only use a effects pedal on maybe one or two songs?
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What kind of covers are you doing matey? That might help steer you in the right sonic experimentation areas...
I play mostly covers and have a variety of effects to help me make noises comparable with the original version we're using...