bass player spinn Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 If i were to get an effects pedal or something. what would i wanna get first. anything out there that advances the sound of bass? PS havent even looked up anything for pedals and such yet so fill me in!!!!!!!!! pls tell me what everything does pls!>.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 hmm...fuzz it up my friend. If you want the ultimate then IMO you should go for a ZVex Woolly Mammoth, but their pricy. Try out a few bass specific Fuzz pedals, the new EHX range looks very interesting - the Bass Big Muff should be great. If you want something really cheap and chearful and available right now then go for a Little Big Muff. IMO their great for bass and give a really dirty fuzz (which i love) with top end definition as well as maintaining a lot of the lower frequencies. Each to their own though, but I’d say get a fuzz, maybe not one I’ve suggested but a Fuzz or OverDrive are typical first pedals. There’s others on here that know a lot more about effects than I do so I’m sure you’re likely to get some more advice on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='209219' date='May 29 2008, 10:18 PM']hmm...fuzz it up my friend. If you want the ultimate then IMO you should go for a ZVex Woolly Mammoth, but their pricy. Try out a few bass specific Fuzz pedals, the new EHX range looks very interesting - the Bass Big Muff should be great. If you want something really cheap and chearful and available right now then go for a Little Big Muff. IMO their great for bass and give a really dirty fuzz (which i love) with top end definition as well as maintaining a lot of the lower frequencies. Each to their own though, but I’d say get a fuzz, maybe not one I’ve suggested but a Fuzz or OverDrive are typical first pedals. There’s others on here that know a lot more about effects than I do so I’m sure you’re likely to get some more advice on this.[/quote] +1 for fuzz I would recommend the Danelectro French Toast, bought one myself of a fellow BC'er. I've tried a fair few now myself, including some good homemade ones. However, this is a good one IMO, & cheap as chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass player spinn Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 ok that sounds cool. prob wont buy one for another 3 years... im only 15 and play in a church band.....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 [quote name='bass player spinn' post='209268' date='May 29 2008, 11:40 PM']im only 15 and play in a church band.....lol[/quote] Maybe look at an octave pedal, or a chorus, something that adds a bit of body to the bass rather than transforms it. Stamping on a Big Muff and drowning everybody else out with lush fuzzy harmonics probably wouldn't go down too well in the middle of worship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='209329' date='May 30 2008, 03:40 AM']Stamping on a Big Muff and drowning everybody else out with lush fuzzy harmonics probably wouldn't go down too well in the middle of worship. [/quote] +1 I might have overlooked this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='209329' date='May 30 2008, 03:40 AM']Maybe look at an octave pedal, or a chorus, something that adds a bit of body to the bass rather than transforms it. Stamping on a Big Muff and drowning everybody else out with lush fuzzy harmonics probably wouldn't go down too well in the middle of worship. [/quote] where as church could always do with a bit more fuzzy shred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Fly Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 [quote name='bass player spinn' post='209268' date='May 29 2008, 11:40 PM']ok that sounds cool. prob wont buy one for another 3 years... im only 15 and play in a church band.....lol[/quote] Intriguing qustion... An effects that "advances the sound of bass"? I am not sure exists. The majority of bass players that change the history of the instrument play(ed) with no effects. My suggestion is listen [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jamerson"]James Jamerson[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaco_Pastorius"]Jaco Pastorius[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wooten"]Victor Wooten[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_King_%28musician%29"]Mark King[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patitucci"]John Patitucci[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rocco_Prestia"]Francis Rocco Prestia[/url]... they all play without effects and their playing is an inspiration for all of us. I know that some will disagree but our job is to keep the groove going. Effects are great to add some icing on the cake but there is so much that can be done with just the fingers that after only 3 years of playing my recommendation is to leave effects alone for a little while longer. To improve your playing you may want to start playing with other people outside your church band. Find a very good drummer to play with. You will learn so much that, trust me, you forget that effect even exist Do we need effects to play with a drummer like [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbBhz9mp0bI"]this[/url]? A Victor Wooten would say: "[i]Yo, Victor. What ever you do I wantcha to remember this here. You can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket.[/i]" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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