Azrabella Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Well, there i was with my bass and lying in front of me was a Zoom G1X pedal... doing nothing. I could'nt resist - expecting crap I was blown away when I plugged in. In fact, I would say that this pedal is well capable of handling a bass, so I am asking "Why dedicated pedals?" Quote
tomb Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 maybe for the same reason you can put frying oil on a Diesel car.... it will work but on the long run it damages the car no idea, just seems like a probable reason Quote
Blademan_98 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Something to do with the bass response (frequency) that is passed through. The electronics are optimised to guitar / bass. Some pedals sound ok in isolation but if you A/B them there is a noticeable difference. Still, I use my guitar chorus pedal on my bass! Quote
pantherairsoft Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 If you used it in a band mix you'd notice a loss of low end with some effects. I use some 'non-bass' effect as they sound awesome, but only for recording or with an EQ pedal. Bass specific effect tend to respond to the low end better and retain it more. Distortion and fuzzes are the main ones. Lots of modulation effects are pretty universal... Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Effects have progressed over the years. probably 90's onwards. Many bass players used guitar effects with great results.(Cliff Burton/Geezer etc) Horses for courses I guess Quote
xgsjx Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 As Shep says, some effects are fine & some arn't. I use a Boss chorus which is designed for guitar (they do a bass version) & it's fine & haven't noticed any low end loss. I also have a cheap 80's PSK SDS-2 distortion pedal (again for guitar) & I lose all bottom end completly (I wouldn't use it live). The Moog's are very bass frendly & so they should be at their price! Quote
DanOwens Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 The other thing is that some pedals that are bass-specific have particular controls or features that are designed to work with the bass's frequency range and role in performance - I'm particularly thinking of things such as filters and blend controls that help us retain our low end or contribute to it. In reality, there's nothing wrong with using guitar effects with bass as long as they satisfy your requirements. Myself, I like the crossover in the CEB3 and the blend on the BDDI. Quote
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