I have a good bass and I have a good amp... Why do I need a pedal?

[bassickman]

Do us Bassists really need pedals?

[crez5150]

I see you already have two..... A TU-3 and a Super booster ;o)

[jaydentaku]

yes.

[chrismuzz]

It depends what sound you're trying to create. I got along fine for years without them but I don't think I could stop now!

[cheddatom]

lol, how many times will people ask this. What is "need" in music anyway?

You need a pedal to tune up. Then you need a pedal to reign in any very harsh peaks. A pedal to bring out those glorious high mids and one to boost your booming lows. Another couple of pedals for your funk, fuzz, filter, phaser, flanger...

Of course you need some imagination as well otherwise you'll be standing behing a bunch of great bass tones and thinking "I only wanted one good sound"

Edited May 29, 2012 by cheddatom

[bremen]

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1338302365' post='1672376']
lol, how many times will people ask this. What is "need" in music anyway?

You need a pedal to tune up.
[/quote]

I like a tiny bit of octabass on a fretless, haven't felt the need for much else.

[sk8]

I do

Depends what you are playing

Edited May 29, 2012 by sk8

[cheddatom]

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1338302563' post='1672386']
I like a tiny bit of octabass on a fretless, haven't felt the need for much else.
[/quote]

go on, try a bit of dirt, you'll never go back!

[LiamPodmore]

I don't strictly need pedals, but they make my life better, and make my sound better (IMO of course). I don't have that many yet, just a Tuner, Preamp and Overdrive, with a Fuzz on the way, but i'll add more over the coming months.

Liam

[AttitudeCastle]

Some people do some don't. End of!

[51m0n]

If you want to be trying to break new ground in the drum and bass/dubstep area then you have pretty much no choice...

http://ourhelicalmind.bandcamp.com/album/analogftw-ep

[Dave Vader]

some do some don't. I have a clip on tuner btw...

[Marvin]

Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. Ultimately depends on what I'm playing. For example this evening I shall be rehearsing with a prog rock/metal band, so a little bit of dirt and chorus seems to work quite well. In a couple of weeks I've got a rehearsal with a covers band and will just go clean

[Al Heeley]

Theres a lot of stuff in my life I don't [i]need,[/i] but I still [i]want :][/i]

[dannybuoy]

Oh good grief, not again.

I have good fish, and good chips - do I need tomato ketchup?
Depends if you like the flavour!

[RhysP]

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1338302365' post='1672376']
You need a pedal to tune up.
[/quote]

No you don't.

[phil.i.stein]

CHRIST, not again !!!

can we please have a sticky topic for this-kind-of-thing Shep ??? Pleeeease...

[razze06]

Is this still for sale?

[RhysP]

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1338303868' post='1672415']
If you want to be trying to break new ground in the drum and bass/dubstep area then you have pretty much no choice...
[/quote]

Surely you would be breaking "new ground in the drum and bass/dubstep area" by NOT using shitloads of effects?

[phil.i.stein]

has there ever been anyone who's posted on the Amps & Cabs forum saying," i have an accoustic bass, why would i want an amp ?"

Edited May 29, 2012 by phil.i.stein

[xgsjx]

I've got loads of pedals to get my sound & sometimes I wonder...

Do I really need a bass?



[quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1338309430' post='1672527']
has there ever been anyone who's posted on the Amps & Cabs forum saying," i have an accoustic bass, why would i want an amp ?"
[/quote]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/177673-getting-an-acoustic-bass/"]You might want to look here...[/url]

[bremen]

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1338302787' post='1672393']
go on, try a bit of dirt, you'll never go back!
[/quote]

Got an SVP preamp for that :-)

[pantherairsoft]

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1338303868' post='1672415']
If you want to be trying to break new ground in the drum and bass/dubstep area then you have pretty much no choice...

http://ourhelicalmind.bandcamp.com/album/analogftw-ep
[/quote]

Dude you make me blush!

Yes this has been covered lots - at least 3 identical threads in the last month. That link contains music which is all live bass and live drums. I do NOT use a clean tone once during any of the recordings or live work... Effects are as much am instrument as the bass itself - in fact, in some tracks I force pedals to self oscilate and play them without touching the bass. For me I NEED them - and I too have a good bass and good amp.

[quote name='phil.i.stein' timestamp='1338308781' post='1672514']
CHRIST, not again !!!

can we please have a sticky topic for this-kind-of-thing Shep ??? Pleeeease...
[/quote]

Good idea. I'll search out all the threads on this topic and compile them and start a sticky...

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1338309416' post='1672526']
Surely you would be breaking "new ground in the drum and bass/dubstep area" by NOT using shitloads of effects?
[/quote]

Can't argue with that!

Though many guys are doing it with no pedals now - just a midi pickup and a laptop running ableton, so maybe it still isn't ground breaking...

[Lozz196]

You need pedals if the amp doesn`t have the ability to produce the sound/effect required.

[Wooks79]

Find me a bass amp that gives me the same 'I've just thrown my Nintendo out of a window' tone that I have been known to use and love and then maybe I will rethink why I need pedals...