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Pedal that adds upper harmonics?


Mexicola
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Here's a explanation of overtones and harmonics :)

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone[/url]

Like BotB said BBE and Aphex make good exciter pedals. Another good bass-specific one is the Basswitch Sonic Spark :)

[url="http://lehle.com/EN/RMI-Basswitch-Sonic-Spark"]http://lehle.com/EN/...tch-Sonic-Spark[/url]

Edit: found a good demo!

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kp_GHj2lw"]https://www.youtube....h?v=k2kp_GHj2lw[/url]

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[quote name='Ben Jamin' timestamp='1414593597' post='2591081']
[url="http://lehle.com/EN/RMI-Basswitch-Sonic-Spark"]http://lehle.com/EN/...tch-Sonic-Spark[/url]

Edit: found a good demo!

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kp_GHj2lw"]https://www.youtube....h?v=k2kp_GHj2lw[/url]
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[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1414614076' post='2591447']
i used to have a darkglass harmonics booster,

pretty much did exactly what your saying you need, added no dirt to the signal but added a bit of a bite

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMflmQIrFe8"]https://www.youtube....h?v=hMflmQIrFe8[/url]

andy
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[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1414585846' post='2590945']
What you're describing sounds like the Aphex Exciter or BBE Sonic Maximizer. There are pedal versions of each; I haven't tried them but both are designed to generate extra upper harmonics to liven up your signal.
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Cheers guys. These are exactly what I was looking for. They aren't quite there tone wise but the idea behind them is what I had in mind.

Andy, how much did you end up selling the Harmonic Booster on for?

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1414586227' post='2590951']
Might be worth getting in touch with DHA (Dave Hall Amps) as his pedals seem to add some nice harmonics on the lower gain settings.
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Funny you mention that man. I was looking at the Dave Hall stuff a few days ago wondering if the 'Q mid' controls do something along the lines of what Im looking for to tweak my tone slightly.

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[quote name='Mexicola' timestamp='1414616153' post='2591499']
Cheers guys. These are exactly what I was looking for. They aren't quite there tone wise but the idea behind them is what I had in mind.

Andy, how much did you end up selling the Harmonic Booster on for?



Funny you mention that man. I was looking at the Dave Hall stuff a few days ago wondering if the 'Q mid' controls do something along the lines of what Im looking for to tweak my tone slightly.
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ill be honest i cant really rem

andy

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[quote name='Mexicola' timestamp='1414584709' post='2590921']
I was wondering if there is a pedal that 'dirties up' your tone a bit by adding upper harmonics. Not necessarily a gain pedal but a pedal that specifically adds extra harmonics and overtones to your sound? Does such a pedal exist?
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Ibanez PD-7 Phat Hed.

It is an overdrive and distortion pedal... but forget the OD and Dist modes... if you use it in Clean mode, the drive won't have any effect, but you will be able to use the 2-band EQ *and* the Attack switch. The Attack switch adds this kind of dirty overtones and it's really cool. Try it! Pretty cheap pedals too.

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I see, I'd misunderstood what you were after. I wonder if some fairly heavy compression on a high pass filter would be what you need? It'd bring out all the natural harmonics from your bass. Then just blend this with the clean signal. That's how I do it in the studio anyway

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