Boss PS-3

[john_the_bass]

What do you do with your Boss PS-3?
I've got one on loan because of how many good things I've heard about them but I can't find a use for it - it doesn't really seem to do anything that I like the sound of. Any suggestions (selling or giving it to you doesn't count as a suggestion, nor does anything else which results in either myself or the owner no longer having possession of it, before anybody thinks that one up)

[johnnylager]

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='213877' date='Jun 6 2008, 02:25 PM']What do you do with your Boss PS-3?[/quote]
Shift pitch?

*Gets coat *

Edited June 6, 2008 by johnnylager

[WarPig]

[quote name='johnnylager' post='213881' date='Jun 6 2008, 02:31 PM']Shift pitch?

*Gets coat *[/quote]

haha

But to to OP, try to find a song which uses a phase shifter and see if you can incorporate it into a set list.

[cheddatom]

I suppose you would need an exp pedal to take advantage of any whammy-like features. Otherwise, it make for a decent harmoniser (only tried it in the shop). You can use the hamonies for a more synthy tone than if you played them. There's a lot of hype about them, but there is about most discontinued boss pedals.

[umph]

i use mine mainly for delay and the funky feedback sounds

[john_the_bass]

I'll have a proper play around with it, but I just couldn't find a place for it in the band's songs. Maybe if this band were doing covers, I could encourage them to work on a song that used one, but I tried using it last night on a few of my bass parts and couldn't gel with it.

[BassBalls]

If you pair it up with a tremolo pedal and make it really pulsey, you can get a really really good arpeggiator effect.

If you sit down and have a good play with the pedal, some very usable sounds do leap out.

[vegas_hooker]

Lovely pedal. One of the best Boss have made IMO, though its not an immediately practical pedal.

I guess you really just need to give it some time and try and pry out the tones and sounds youre interested in.

Though I have to mention, I would love to buy it if it goes for sale. Seriously.

[john_the_bass]

It's not mine fella, I've only borrowed it because I know a bloke who owns "several" and I keep asking him what it does, so he's lent me one.

[vegas_hooker]

Still, worth a try if he decides to 'lighten' his collections.

Anyways, have fun whilst you still have it.

[Kev]

i quite liked mine, the arpegiattor mode was pretty fun, and delay was good. but for accurate pitch shifting it sucked for bass

[vegas_hooker]

Gonna be finding out in a week or so myself.

Edited June 8, 2008 by vegas_hooker