bassickman Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Do us Bassists really need pedals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I see you already have two..... A TU-3 and a Super booster ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydentaku Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) I do Depends what you are playing Edited May 29, 2012 by sk8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 [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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Some people do some don't. End of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 some do some don't. I have a clip on tuner btw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Theres a lot of stuff in my life I don't [i]need,[/i] but I still [i]want :][/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Oh good grief, not again. I have good fish, and good chips - do I need tomato ketchup? Depends if you like the flavour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1338302365' post='1672376'] You need a pedal to tune up. [/quote] No you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 CHRIST, not again !!! can we please have a sticky topic for this-kind-of-thing Shep ??? Pleeeease... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Is this still for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 [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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 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] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 [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 :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 [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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 You need pedals if the amp doesn`t have the ability to produce the sound/effect required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks79 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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