creepyjazz Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Hello everybody! I play in a drone band. 2 guitars and 1 bass (that's me). Something like Earth or Sunn O))) (without metal influences). What kind of pedals do you recommend (type/model)? I have a Precision (copy) bass and a Zvex Fuzz Factory. Thank you for your suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I have a 1970s Colorsound Tonebender that works great with bass. Good for long fuzzy drone sounds, and plenty of bass tone coming through. By an amazing coincidence, I've just today seen one for sale at Northern Guitars in Leeds. He wants £100 for it, but he says its not working and would probably take £50. If you know someone who has some of the required skills to fix it, that's a bargain. And (aside from not working) its in much better nick than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris the man Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 when you say drone , do you mean like a driving bass line? compressors work a wonder when im playing 'powerpop' driving bass lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 He means more like this: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_music"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_music[/url] You want fuzz and delay at least! A Whammy or Boss PS-3 would be good to to add some whacky pitch shifting to your drones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeS Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 [quote name='cris the man' post='190634' date='May 2 2008, 03:36 PM']when you say drone , do you mean like a driving bass line? compressors work a wonder when im playing 'powerpop' driving bass lines [/quote] He means drone as in the style of music. Listen to Earth +1 to everything dannbuoy said. I'd probably add something like a Headrush or DL4 for a bit of looping/layering as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Can I also suggest a tremolo set to a really, really low speed - so your wall of fuzzy stuff slowly crashes down on people, then fades away, then crashes down again. That might be fun - a roll of thunder under the sheets of guitar noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-basser Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 an octaver 'd do some good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I'm doing something like that at the moment, using stereo wired bass and a blend cause I can't afford biamped rig yet. Downtuned to A, snarling dogs wah with built in overdrive intodual valve DHA pedal blended with clean into a sansamp (my sound in a backpack is current plan, due to amp borrowing). Use the wah on overdrive to do huge intro feedback, then control the generally full on to huge lows sound using volumes on the bass. Putting headstock on cab for feedback is also a recurring theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='190849' date='May 2 2008, 08:48 PM']Putting headstock on cab for feedback is also a recurring theme.[/quote] Excellent. I'm more of a body-on-cab man myself, but I see where you're coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Ever seen the Sustainiac before? You get a pedal with an attachable resonator that attaches to your headstock, letting you get feedback/sustain without crazy loud volume. There's even a stomp switch so you can change which set of harmonics should dominate the feedback. Or they do a stealth model where your it's built into your guitar/bass, the signal from the bridge pickup controls an electromagnetic device attached to the neck pickup. Looks interesting, good for drone/noise type stuff... [url="http://www.sustainiac.com"]www.sustainiac.com[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas_hooker Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I suppose you could really use any gear/effects/amps that you wanted. I dont think it would matter too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 i should do a clip of the pedal i just built its kind of based on a tonebender but with a clean blend etc would be perfect for drone been able to sustain notes for around 40 seconds when i tried it with my squire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motocross_nick Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 my advice: Boss FZ-2, Marshall echohead delay, DOD octaver (forget the model number), Marshall jackhammer. should be sorted with those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-basser Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 (edited) ooo i also found a fuzz/chorus/autowah or filter combo when playing hard or harmonics gives crazy feedback. not really drone style but the best pedal i have used (admitedly that is not many) for getting weird noises including wah and octave is the Digitech BSW. Edited May 3, 2008 by d-basser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creepyjazz Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Thank you for your answers! You are wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I use my Deep Impact synth going into my envelope filter with the envelope opening (or closing) really slowly for that massive drone/wall of sound... gotta be careful with those synth sounds though, otherwise it can sound like utter cheese! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 (edited) [quote name='d-basser' post='191389' date='May 3 2008, 11:38 PM']ooo i also found a fuzz/chorus/autowah or filter combo when playing hard or harmonics gives crazy feedback. not really drone style but the best pedal i have used (admitedly that is not many) for getting weird noises including wah and octave is the Digitech BSW.[/quote] Stick a high gain clean boost in front of the BSW and it goes crazy. It ends up tracking noise from the pickups which changes as you move around in front of the amp, twiddling the knobs produces some good sounds. Turn the sensitivity right up and the filter triggers over and over like a stuttering effect. Then when you play a note the noise stops and your note plays, then as the note fades the random noise washes back in. Put chorus/delay after it and you're in business. I sold mine but loved playing with it like this and miss it now! Edited May 13, 2008 by dannybuoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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