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Yeah I don't see why not! You're right in its not a fuzz sound, but an oscillator producing what sounds o me like a Triangle wave, which has then been modulated to create the Dissonance (perhaps with a sample rate reducer or a ring mod, the C4 does the Former) I've got a C4 but I'm clueless at creating sounds, I've filled mine with other people's 😁 Very cool sound though, and I love PJ Harvey! I put it on and my wife said "what's that horrible noise" she doesn't see the beauty in Dissonance 😂

Yes you are indeed correct! As the OP asked wether a synth pedal alone could get close to that sound, I'm assuming he's aiming at using a bass to do so, and not a keyboard plug in which would be the most cost effective/best performance option. There are also lots of expensive Esoteric pedals,for making crazy sounds 😁 For getting a close approximation of that sound a C4 with expression would get you in the ballpark as it is a Eurorack synth in a pedal, the Future Impact would work too. If not Bassybert, how's your grade 3 piano?

Not a helpful suggestion as they are rare as Hens Teeth. But my CoPilot Orbit would get very close to that sound/especially if I booked up an expression pedal. It's a Gated fuzz with a Blendable Ring Modulator, so there's an idea to start. I think it's a synth on the track, but a good spitty Gated fuzz (Zvex Mastatron)with an expression controlled filter/ wah might work as a live approximation. A Bit crusher with expression controlled filter (Malleko Scrutator/Meris Ottobit) woukd sound cool. I'm sure our Quatschmacher could get that sound on a source Audio C4. These cool synthy sounds are rarely cheap to reproduce 😁

Well that's two votes of no, for the Supa Funk😂 Very glad! I was close to selling my Prometheus DLX to get one of these 😅

Wow yes identical to my Prometheus Deluxe but with a vol and blend (although the BP mode on the Prometheus has a clean blend 50/50 like the old Qtron mix mode, accessible as an internal switch) obligatory funky paint job too 😂

Lucky lad! I'll probably just get socks 😊

Fantastic sounding pedal! As fuzz and Phaser is something I use a lot, this is an ideal pedal.

I love this pedal! Like a bassballs and a Seamoon funk machine, had a baby 😁

Yeah I've got my eye on this too 😁

I watched this and don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed it and he's fantastic player and entertainer. But he's telling people he can cop these synth sounds with the MXR when he was in fact using a 3 leaf Proton????? He even says you need the MXR for the ow ow sound. Someone in the comments mentions the MXR doesn't do that and he admitted to using a Proton 🤷‍♂️ He has the original track mixed much louder than his bass sound, and if you listen, the tones arnt spot on (which they won't be,as it's not a synth) all the pedals in the video (with the exception of the MXR imo) are great for synth tones.

Absolutely spot on, you've some great pedals for basic synth! Octave into Brassmaster and into proton. The brassmaster is a very sustaining octave up sound, which will work really well, for long synthy swells. A gated fuzz will provide a staccato ripping sound that's perfect for moog like tones. I particularly like the reverse filter setting too for synth. I do find the muff variant fuzzes to be very smooth and sustaining, which will work, but won't sound as synthy. Using a Boss LS2 to run he filter in parallel works reallt well too. Then you're in the rabbit hole 😂

Prunes and Custard is awesome!!

Yeah I recall buying a Warwick over a Wal that was £850 back in 98. Kicking myself now 🙄

I've not seen that! I wonder if its the same as my earlier suggestions. Need to ale a look 😁

A Basschat Yoda!!

Deffo Dan A sub n up/Mooer Tender is a decent and cheaper option than the POG, plus whatever Distortion you like. The Boss LS2 is pretty much the most useful pedal ever made. Just realised with my setup I wouldn't be able to do that. My C4 has a great octave up, but I've put my Copilot Orbit before it,In one loop in my LS2. I may switch those around 😁

One way could be to use an EHX micro POG. It has a Dry out which would go to your bass amp giving just clean bass. Set the effect with just octave up and use the effect out to a Guitar amp with whatever fuzz you like (Muff/Mastatron/ Tech21 Red Ripper etc) so to Distort the octave up. Or A boss LS2 would run a parallel clean blend under a Nano POG (smaller and cheaper than a Micro) so one loop would have the POG set for octave up only, with distortion after it ( using the clean on the POG wouldn't work as it would be distorted). That would only go through one amp though. Neither a budget solution though 😂😂 Sorry.

I suppose well end up talking then 😂

I think that was about the same time we became "pen pals" I'd got my Smith at the same time. You know my thoughts and I agree 1000% with Mrs Trav for £6k I'd want prettier wood.

Yup me too! That's why I loved my Spector.

Lol I knew you ended up with the Quasar! You should try the Prometheus DLX filter!. Absolutely incredible machine 😁

Added a subdecay Prometheus DLX Filter and A Copilot Orbit Frequency Modulated fuzz (will do some write ups on these actually) to my setup. Definately one of the synthiest boards I've had😁

Yes we need to know! As we may be able to help 😁