Who has No Effects?

[bubinga5]

Who here doesnt use any effects... i have never felt the need to use any..maybe im missing something? Not that i wouldnt but im just not knowlegable about effects... I used to have a Korg Effects unit but didnt feel the need to use any of the effects apart from a little reverb

what are the effects you use the most and what music do you use it for..

[icastle]

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1062479' date='Dec 18 2010, 02:09 PM']Who here doesnt use any effects... i have never felt the need to use any..maybe im missing something? Not that i wouldnt but im just not knowlegable about effects... I used to have a Korg Effects unit but didnt feel the need to use any of the effects apart from a little reverb

what are the effects you use the most and what music do you use it for..[/quote]

Just a little smear of Chorus which stays on for everything and a smidgen of OC3 if playing a fretless.
Other than that it's just compression for me.

[phil.i.stein]

punk ,rock etc. - tube overdrive, distortion

funk, - not much, very occasional wah, maybe compression for slap.

reggae/dub - nothing (except heavy on bass eq) or occasional octave.

d'n'b dubstep - absolutely everything. blended synth, fuzz, octave, ring mod, whatever works

[gary mac]

No effects for me.

I did purchase a chorus pedal earlier in the year, can't remember why. Since sold and now pedal free.

[Happy Jack]

Nothing at all when playing with the 5-piece (including keys) ... there's no physical space for it in most of the pubs we play, there's no sonic space for most effects with all that noise going on.

I use plenty (fuzz, chorus, octaver, tremelo) when playing with the 3-piece. There's a helluva lot of sonic space to be filled (or at least sketched in) when you have a slide guitar solo-ing and not much else going on.

[Jigster]

none for me - could never find an overdrive that sounded good - but prefer clean sound anyway - i dabble with the idea of using a compression pedal now and then -

[skej21]

No effects here. Just a compression unit (not used for effect) and a tuner.

[ThomBassmonkey]

Until I got my new head I didn't use any, now I use the distortion on the head to thicken up the sound during guitar solos or heavy sections.

[Cat Burrito]

Bass. Cable. Amp. Job done.

Nothing against effects but just not for me

[bobbass4k]

If you don't feel the need for effects then you don't need them probably. Occasionaly people have a completely wrong idea about what they'll sound like so when they hear them used well it's an epiphany. I don't have 14 pedals because I wanted to buy them and then had to find a use for them, I wanted my bass distorted so it would sound heavy and aggressive, I wanted the sound a filter a makes for a funky synthy sound, I wanted the sound of delay for texture and ambience etc.

Basically I wanted the sounds so had to buy the pedals to produce them. If you don't want the sounds then I'd say you're not missing out.

[Count Bassy]

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1062507' date='Dec 18 2010, 02:33 PM']Bass. Cable. Amp. Job done.

Nothing against effects but just not for me[/quote]

Same here.

[northstreet]

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1062507' date='Dec 18 2010, 02:33 PM']Bass. Cable. Amp. Job done.

Nothing against effects but just not for me[/quote]

Snap

[mrtcat]

Don't use anything at all and can't see me needing them in the future.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I can't remember the last time I used my Boss GT6B or various pedals.

All I use for gigs & rehearsals (but not always) is a cheapo Behringer limiter pedal, but to even out sloppy technique rather than as an effect. I'm not keen on chorus, flanging, delay etc on bass.

[warwickhunt]

I own a Boss Chorus and Octaver and an EHX Phaser housed in a little Arion case with power-supply but my current gig requires none. Obviously I'm not adverse to using them and certain genres almost make effects a necessity.

[leschirons]

Have an Aphex exciter but only ever used it if switching between active and passive basses so not as an effect, just a signal boost. So, no effects.

[Fat Rich]

I've got a Korg AX3000B but rarely use it.

I've always played fingerstyle but now I'm starting to play with a pick sometimes I'll revisit it and see if there's some effects I like.

[phil.i.stein]

[quote name='mrtcat' post='1062515' date='Dec 18 2010, 02:41 PM']Don't use anything at all and can't see me needing them in the future.[/quote]
in that case, may i have the swollen pickle in your sig..?

[franzbassist]

I always like the idea of effects and have bought and sold various units in the past, for example I made up the fantastic board below, but I never actually use them!



So, apart from using the limiters built into my PJB amps, I use no effects.

Cheers

Gareth

[Machines]

I have a Zoom guitar effects pedal that works perfectly well for bass too, but I generally use it as a headphone amp only. Have had effects pedals in past but really - for me there's no point in having an expensive bass if you're going to completely wipe it's natural tone out with effects,

[chris_b]

I don't know what I would do with an effects pedal.

I guess I've lead a sheltered life, but I've never used one or been asked to by a band.

[EssentialTension]

Tried lots of effects - didn't like them.

Occasionally I use a Tech 21 VTBass or an EH Black Finger to shape tone.

But that's it.

[greyparrot]

me just good sound hell i don't even have an amp, just plug into me mixer at gigs!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckDduGkg208"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckDduGkg208[/url]

[JDH]

I don't own a effects pedal, sometimes use a little compression, but that's about it.

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='walbassist' post='1062544' date='Dec 18 2010, 03:13 PM'][/quote]

In that case I'll have your EBS chorus and octave to replace my ageing BOSS units!