The Twickerman Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Has anyone tried this on the bass? The demos I have found sound really great - but they are all on guitar. It's such a dinky pedal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher1993 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Tremolo is just a volume-based effect so it shouldn't be any less effective on bass. The only problem I've heard of with Tremolo pedals is that there's sometimes a volume drop when engaged. You should be fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Twickerman Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='gnasher1993' post='694861' date='Dec 28 2009, 02:20 PM']Tremolo is just a volume-based effect so it shouldn't be any less effective on bass. The only problem I've heard of with Tremolo pedals is that there's sometimes a volume drop when engaged. You should be fine with it.[/quote] What you're saying then, is that all tremolos are the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher1993 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='The Twickerman' post='695092' date='Dec 28 2009, 07:57 PM']What you're saying then, is that all tremolos are the same?[/quote] In principal, yes. Obviously you can add loads of features. The Lovepedal tremolo is probably the simplest you can get (just a rate control). Features you could potentially add: Tap tempo Depth Wave form Rhythm selection Ratio (w/ tap tempo) Modulation Probably loads more as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Twickerman Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='gnasher1993' post='695168' date='Dec 28 2009, 09:01 PM']In principal, yes. Obviously you can add loads of features. The Lovepedal tremolo is probably the simplest you can get (just a rate control). Features you could potentially add: Tap tempo Depth Wave form Rhythm selection Ratio (w/ tap tempo) Modulation Probably loads more as well.[/quote] The Lovepedal tremolo has a waveform switch on the front as well. It also has depth and volume trimpots. The volume is crucial actually and frequently missing from tremolo pedals. Otherwise you cannot set the relative level of the affected sound. But anyway - these are generic comments - I was hoping to find some comments from someone who's tried this pedal. Or soemone who'd recommend a different tremolo for bass guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I haven't tried this pedal but I wouldn't run a tremolo on bass without tap tempo. It's such a destructive effect, I don't think it works unless you can sync it to the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanOwens Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='695697' date='Dec 29 2009, 04:26 PM']I haven't tried this pedal but I wouldn't run a tremolo on bass without tap tempo. It's such a destructive effect, I don't think it works unless you can sync it to the song.[/quote] +1 - or with my bands' a midi sync. Although I think tremolo can be used in many ways, to me a sync'd stutter effect is the best thing about tremolo. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolutpepper Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 For what its worth, i've never tried the Lovepedal but I have a Catalinbreaad Valcoder which is similar in size, also analog, TB, etc and its sounds amazing with bass. They are discontinued now and racking up in price, if you see one second hand I would recommend you check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Twickerman Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 What about the EBS tremolo? Apparently it passes the bass, affecting only the treble. I think the Redwitch may also have this feature. Sounds like a smart idea - but how does it sound in practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Actually, I don't think I'd want it sync'd-up perfectly - a bit of slow tremolo ahead of the beat (or behind it..) works great for some slower (particularly soulful/bluesy) numbers. The difference forms another pulse of its own, not dissimilar to a leslie-cabbed keyboard - harder to describe than appreciate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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