Jigster Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Was watching re-run of Jools and spotted the bass player's pedal board from Bloc Party - which made me think, if you were putting together a kit of essential effects for a bass player, what would you include? Of course everyone's different, and some don't use any effects, but curious to hear what's in people's armoury...and various makes and models Edited October 29, 2012 by Jigster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Phaser, overdrive, fuzz, distortion, envelope filter and line select... Even though I have seperate pedals for those I tend to just use my Zoom B3 these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Overdrive, fuzz, filter, octave should do it. Of course, there's always room for more fuzz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul torch Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 pre-amp/compressor, line select, flanger/chorus, overdrive, bass synth (with expression pedal), delay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leen2112 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I'm really not a tech sort of guy but I do love effects. I have a line 6 live board which covers more than i could use, i also have an old....and i mean old boss board which i really use just when i change basses live. It also has a patch i created which the line 6 doesnt do. Also i use sparingly a custom taurus style bass pedal. But for all of that I stick to pretty much the same sounds, I like a bit of chorus on one and a smidge of distort on another patch and some kind of flange too. I might somertimes go for a digital delay for some nice harmonic chords....its not that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 If you have to go from clean to FX then a graphic is a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I keep thinking I'd like to try some FX but I want to wait until I can play well enough without them. It's been 35 years so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Must be my Aguilar amp and cab. Then a tiny bit of octaver, reverb, phaser and delay. Previously playing live, most was with no effects. One or two gigs had a smidgen of chorus. The last band I was in , I as using a zoom b2 1 u . Can't remember the setup on it tho. And it was only for 2 or 3 songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichF Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 this is my essentials board (obviously could be scaled up) - tuner>comp>OD>fuzz>chorus. I have recently removed filter and octave, which could easily be part of a bigger "essentials" board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 [quote name='RichF' timestamp='1351545161' post='1852510'] this is my essentials board (obviously could be scaled up) - tuner>comp>OD>fuzz>chorus. I have recently removed filter and octave, which could easily be part of a bigger "essentials" board. [/quote] Me likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichF Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1351545386' post='1852517'] Me likely [/quote] you likely what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 [IMG]http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae181/gelfin5959/PBoard.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Essential: overdrive, fuzz, chorus. Then: compressor, octaver Then: a distortion if needed, and maybe a phaser or flanger, but I personally have used them for way too long, and am bored with them Then: a power supply for this! YMMV etc. etc. best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 [quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1351529869' post='1852238'] I keep thinking I'd like to try some FX but I want to wait until I can play well enough without them. [/quote] FX make no difference to your ability (or not) to play. For me anything programable with tap tempo and MIDI synchronisation of time-based effects will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I play straight into the amp. One day I may play with effects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 This is all I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 My essentials board will be Line6 Wireless, Polytune Mini, SansAmp VT Bass Deluxe, and a Mooer Octave. So for me, it would be Wireless, Tuner, Preamp (with Overdrive and DI) and an Octaver. Maybe add some compression and chorus as well, but not essentials. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I suppose the essentials would be an analogue octaver, a ring modulator and a low-pass filter. I'd also like a gated fuzz, phaser, pitch shifter and a 2-channel mixer if we're allowed more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allihts Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I get away with a OBD-3 a DS-1 and a tuner, I do have a wah wah and a synth pedal that I keep at home though... silly noises galore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1351551790' post='1852645'] FX make no difference to your ability (or not) to play. [/quote] They do in my case cos they distract me and I don't get into the groove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) If I had to throw some effects together? Compression and Reverb for sure. A touch of compression evens out the extreme dynamic range a bass seems to have when amplified and again, just a touch of reverb to make the sound less in your face. Delay for those ambient chord moments in my main band...and that's about it. Do volume pedals count? X-D Distortion a no-no for me. Fingers dig in enough to create a touch of grit but I hate induced distortion on bass unless you have dual output then it becomes interesting. We are saying graphic EQ is on the amp? If not then I want a graphic also. Pretty much a plug in a play kinda guy, never needed many effects, I've sold most of them on here. They just made me make funny noises and that was it. Of course, there's absolutely nothing wrong with using them. :-) Edited October 30, 2012 by Kongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Essentials for me are a tuner, gritty low gain drive and chorus In reality I use these plus another drive and/ or fuzz dependant on the situation, wah, filter, delay, synth and eq to compensate for differing basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Essentials? Tuner,Volume,DI. Non essential but useful? Octave,Envelope,Delay,Flanger,Distortion/Overdrive,Synth,Chorus,Phaser,Compressor,Wah......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Nothing whatsoever. Go in clean and eq on amp. Just some new zingy DR strings and whack up the gain on the amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 When I'm using effects, a Zoom B3 (mainly for chorus, also for phaser, slow attack, octave up, octave down, and very very rarely a little bit of distortion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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