Bass Guitar Modelling?

[Sharkfinger]

Is there such a thing as bass guitar modelling in a stomp box / multi-fx? Line 6 had the Variax bass thingy that did it but I bet they would have sold more if they'd have put it in a stomp box.

I ask because I love my P bass tone but prefer the low weight and feel of my P Lyte and sometimes I'd like to be playing a straight-up J.

There are plenty of amp modellers out there, you'd have thought there would be something like this. Wouldn't it be nice if there were such a product?

[TomWIC]

Something similar to the Variax but in pedal form would be absolutely brilliant. I've got my three channel Sansamp to emulate pretty much any amp setup I want, but being able to emulate different guitar tones would be fantastic, and definitely an essential purchase, even if it was just to get an idea of different basses I like to make the long, painful decision of "what bass to buy next" easier.

[MarshallBTB]

Could go down the Roland midi route, but I think it gets expensive.
A pedal that did this would be great, and popular I think.It would be awesome to get a particular bass sound for the odd recording etc.

[phagor]

It would be great. But I think the individual piezo pickups on the Roland and Line 6 modellers are important to the results.

The modellers work using a sort of dynamic eq to simulate the pickups and construction of different basses. The piezos give a common baseline with lots of high frequencies to work against. Don't think it would work with all the various pickups and tones on our basses. Also, the piezos are individual - one per string, so the modeller can work on separate notes instead of a chord. Less important for us bass players than guitarists, I guess.

[Bigwan]

Gk3b and Roland v-bass is the closest you're likely to get. Like Ped of this parish, you could have the pickup installed permanently which helps the look and ergonomics of the thing, but the tracking is excellent and the v-bass sounds are pretty authentic. More a pedalboard than a stomp box but has amp models and effects on board too.

[Sharkfinger]

[quote name='phagor' timestamp='1365063444' post='2034629']
It would be great. But I think the individual piezo pickups on the Roland and Line 6 modellers are important to the results.

The modellers work using a sort of dynamic eq to simulate the pickups and construction of different basses. The piezos give a common baseline with lots of high frequencies to work against. Don't think it would work with all the various pickups and tones on our basses. Also, the piezos are individual - one per string, so the modeller can work on separate notes instead of a chord. Less important for us bass players than guitarists, I guess.
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Yes, I had an ideal that would be the issue.

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1365064654' post='2034646']
Gk3b and Roland v-bass is the closest you're likely to get. Like Ped of this parish, you could have the pickup installed permanently which helps the look and ergonomics of the thing, but the tracking is excellent and the v-bass sounds are pretty authentic. More a pedalboard than a stomp box but has amp models and effects on board too.
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Well there you go, that's the solution. Not cheap but it exists.

[Kiwi]

The Zoom B3 offers the following modelled amps:

Ampeg SVT, Fender Bassman100, Hartke HA3500, SWR SM900, Ampeg B15, Acoustic 360, Aguilar DB750, Polytone Mini Brute III, Marshall Super Bass, Gallien Krueger 800RB, Eden WT800, Mark Bass Little Mark III

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[Sharkfinger]

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1365168089' post='2036231']
The Zoom B3 offers the following modelled amps:

Ampeg SVT, Fender Bassman100, Hartke HA3500, SWR SM900, Ampeg B15, Acoustic 360, Aguilar DB750, Polytone Mini Brute III, Marshall Super Bass, Gallien Krueger 800RB, Eden WT800, Mark Bass Little Mark III

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I think you misunderstood the question; it's bass [i]guitar [/i]modelling I was asking after, not bass [i]amp[/i].

[Kiwi]

Ah, yes your'e right, I did.