phil.i.stein Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) [quote name='ficelles' timestamp='1317335416' post='1389746'] There are two effects needed for bass guitar: 1. The "Precision" effect. 2. The "Jazz" effect. Both are available from your local Fender stockist. ficelles [/quote] zzzzz, snore, zzzz...etc.. deja vu, i think we 'ave met before ? people who don't use effects should probably not bother with the 'effects' forum. that's why i tend to avoid the 'double bass' forum. TROLLololol.. Edited September 29, 2011 by phil.i.stein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBassBob Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I love using effects on bass but one must always be aware of what is tasteful and what is selfish indulgence. If a certain song requires a certain effect then go for it. But be wary of what your band needs and what others are doing. For example: Is the guitarist using chorus? Don't use chorus when he does... it's won't be as pretty as you think it will be. You're rocking a walking 12 bar? Then FFS don't even look at that envelope filter. Etc... I've noticed a lot of musicians tend to shoe-horn gear that isn't really needed into their live sets and often it works against them (I confess that I was one of these when I was younger.) I do enjoy effects but I don't really see them as a necessity. They're more of a luxury in the context of cover work in my humble opinion. I now only use a few effects which tend to enhance my base sound rather than overly colour it (I'm very much content with my dry tone and I could live without my pedalboard for the most part.) The only effect that really stands out on my board is fuzz and I only use that on one number in my current band's set anywho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Believe it or not, I use my envelope filter all the time. It's even on for those 12 bar walking blues lines! I hardly use the thing as an auto wah though. I have the exp pedal into the cut off so I can have just a bassy sound during verses etc & open it up during choruses or to turn that ballad that everyone's falling asleep to into a dubstep stomper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Live, I just use a bit of dirt. In the studio, the usual compression/EQ etc nonsence the engineer puts on and very occasionally, a bit of chorus & delay for that Isis sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficelles Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) [quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1317336122' post='1389754'] zzzzz, snore, zzzz...etc.. deja vu, i think we 'ave met before ? people who don't use effects should probably not bother with the 'effects' forum. that's why i tend to avoid the 'double bass' forum. TROLLololol.. [/quote] Sad response. I actually use effects (DLS, Fulltone, Akai plus a few I've knocked up myself) as and when it seems appropriate, but was making a joke. I guess it went right over your trolling little head! ficelles Edited October 1, 2011 by ficelles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) [quote name='ficelles' timestamp='1317502815' post='1391420'] Sad response. I actually use effects (DLS, Fulltone, Akai plus a few I've knocked up myself) as and when it seems appropriate, but was making a joke. I guess it went right over your trolling little head! ficelles [/quote] kind of difficult to see that you were joking ? without a smiley or summat.. i assumed you were one of the anti-effects brigade, and thought you were trolling ! .. misunderstandings all round. just got hold of a fulltone OCD, great pedal, what Akai is it btw ? Edited October 2, 2011 by phil.i.stein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficelles Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) [quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1317555521' post='1391697'] just got hold of a fulltone OCD, great pedal, what Akai is it btw ? [/quote] It's just a Headrush... great for laying down a bass line, adding a harmony or two to the loop, then playing a bass solo over the top Or even for some nice Floyd-ey type delays, and if you have access to a desk/pa with enough free channels panning the 4-head outputs around the venue can create a huge sound. ficelles Edited October 2, 2011 by ficelles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Need them, for the music I play, probably not, definitely not most of them anyway. That's not important. What is important, do I want them, like them, use them and am I happier with my sound with them? Yes, yes I do/am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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