Advice To An Effects Newbie

[Raslee]

I could with some advice if poss folks -i don't normally do effects until now. I want to have one clean bass guitar signal going direct to my amp and also a signal going to my effects unit ...basically a mix between straight clean signal to my amp and and one going to the effects - both being able to be played together or solo'd.

I've got this this Behringer pedal that i haven't tried out yet, namely a AB200 A/B switch, not sure if this i going to allow me to do this or do i needa bypass thingy - how do they work?

As i say i want to be able to switch my effects in and out whilst still playing a clean signal direct to my bass amp...ideally the clean signal will be switchable also so that i can run just the effects signal if needs be. Does this make any sense? i can be a bit dumb at explaining myself

[clauster]

So you want to able to switch between clean bass, effected bass and a blend of the two?

[Raslee]

[quote name='clauster' post='1099908' date='Jan 23 2011, 06:19 PM']So you want to able to switch between clean bass, effected bass and a blend of the two?[/quote]
Yeah that sounds about right

[EskimoBassist]

This could be done with the Morley Blender - a mixable effects loop, controlled by an expression pedal. Youc an go from 100% dry to 100% wet (and everything in between) to taste and switch on the fly by using your foot. Pretty cool, huh?

[url="http://www.morleypedals.com/dfxb.html"]http://www.morleypedals.com/dfxb.html[/url]

Hope that's of some help. Otherwise you could hit up sfx, he's done a lot of custom work for members on this forum and has many happy customers!

[Raslee]

[quote name='EskimoBassist' post='1100295' date='Jan 23 2011, 11:31 PM']This could be done with the Morley Blender - a mixable effects loop, controlled by an expression pedal. Youc an go from 100% dry to 100% wet (and everything in between) to taste and switch on the fly by using your foot. Pretty cool, huh?

[url="http://www.morleypedals.com/dfxb.html"]http://www.morleypedals.com/dfxb.html[/url]

Hope that's of some help. Otherwise you could hit up sfx, he's done a lot of custom work for members on this forum and has many happy customers![/quote]
That looks an interesting pedal that may do what i need. My amp is at our studio at the mo so i am unable to try this (silly Q coming) - when using the effects send and return does the main signal to the bass amp remain on or does it automatically switch off? I'm using a Orange Terror Bass amp.

[Raslee]

Just been looking at these too: [url="http://www.bargeconcepts.com/vbjr.html"]http://www.bargeconcepts.com/vbjr.html[/url] & [url="http://www.xotic.us/effects/x_blender/"]http://www.xotic.us/effects/x_blender/[/url] - look interesting. I've also got a guy offering to build an A/B thats works both on/off or A or B unlike my Behringer pedal and then a Y box to put my signal from my effects to mix with my bypass clean bass sound then to the amp, £73 i think is what he said.

[phil.i.stein]

[quote name='Rasta' post='1100434' date='Jan 24 2011, 08:57 AM']That looks an interesting pedal that may do what i need. My amp is at our studio at the mo so i am unable to try this (silly Q coming) - when using the effects send and return does the main signal to the bass amp remain on or does it automatically switch off? I'm using a Orange Terror Bass amp.[/quote]
probably best not to use the send and return on your amp, it's best just used for rack effects rather than pedals.

time-based effects are o.k., but anything with gain stages is not advised.

[fraff]

[quote name='Rasta' post='1100545' date='Jan 24 2011, 10:51 AM']Just been looking at these too: [url="http://www.bargeconcepts.com/vbjr.html"]http://www.bargeconcepts.com/vbjr.html[/url] & [url="http://www.xotic.us/effects/x_blender/"]http://www.xotic.us/effects/x_blender/[/url] - look interesting. I've also got a guy offering to build an A/B thats works both on/off or A or B unlike my Behringer pedal and then a Y box to put my signal from my effects to mix with my bypass clean bass sound then to the amp, £73 i think is what he said.[/quote]
It's an old fave, but might be worth looking at the Boss LS-2 pedal, which can do much of this. Often come up in the FX For Sale thread, typically £40-45 secondhand.

[Happy Jack]

Arguably the most flexible solution (and a much sexier design than the LS-2) would be an S&M box from Silent Fly here on Basschat.