ironkerton Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Hey gang, I'm trying to build my gear up after a long time in bass stasis and I'm about 5 years behind the times. I'm looking to build up a gritty pedalboard for electro synthy dirty bass sounds. I'm running a 4003 into a green sovtek big muff with a sansamp programmable BDDI. I'm eagerly awaiting a Markbass Super Synth which I'm clearly going to spend the next week playing with. I've also got a blue box and rat knocking around. What other pedals would you recommend? Some things I'm after: [s]A good sub - i'm keeping an eye out for a meatbox[/s] (I didn't need to retile the kitchen floor anyway) A crunchy helicopter-y delay - any thoughts? More fuzz Noisy toys Cheers! Edited January 23, 2014 by ironkerton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 A good filter pedal with a controller should be on your list for getting good synth sounds. My choice is the Moog MF-101, but there's a few good pedals out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 not sure I get "helicopter-y delay", can you explain? For helicopter noises I use tremolo and distortion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 [quote name='ironkerton' timestamp='1390449336' post='2345577'] Hey gang, I'm trying to build my gear up after a long time in bass stasis and I'm about 5 years behind the times. I'm looking to build up a gritty pedalboard for electro synthy dirty bass sounds. I'm running a 4003 into a green sovtek big muff with a sansamp programmable BDDI. I'm eagerly awaiting a Markbass Super Synth which I'm clearly going to spend the next week playing with. I've also got a blue box and rat knocking around. What other pedals would you recommend? Some things I'm after: [s]A good sub - i'm keeping an eye out for a meatbox[/s] (I didn't need to retile the kitchen floor anyway) A crunchy helicopter-y delay - any thoughts? More fuzz Noisy toys Cheers! [/quote] Well as an owner of a 4003 and a green Sovtek russian I recomend the following: Dod Meatbox is awesome and about as thunderous sub as you can get but I recently ordered the Mantic Beef Bag which is an exact clone of the Meatbox only without 15 years of use on it, better bypass etc so I'm excited for that to turn up. Dod FX25 Filter Mojohand 443 Analogue Filter - This is a better option than the FX25, gets the same subby tone of the filter not opening but with better construction and bypass Get some flats on the Ric just makes it such a better bass and always run the above last. Other fuzz's I'd look at is the Malekko Diabolik unless you've tried the B:Assmaster and didn't like it, else a Superfuzz or clone if you can get one. Other than that everything else fun is just a muff clone Delays I love the Subdecay Echobox but really tempted with the Endangered Audio AD4096 but you have top get something with modulation and either analog or analog sounding, that said the old digitech pds delays are great fun. Never been a big fan of trem, most of my modulation I do with modulated delays. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 A gated fuzz is really useful. The Chunk Systems Brown Dog is excellent, as is the Iron Ether Oxide. Bitcrushers / Sample Rate Reducers very useful for adding a digital quality to stuff and generally destroying things. A good spacious-sounding chorus to add to your filtered fuzz if you want that cheesy Pendulum sound (I don't, personally). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironkerton Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Amazing stuff, thank you. I'm building a list and spending my kitchen refurb money very quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Well if you want to try the Mantic I'm only round the corner in Macclesfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 [quote name='ironkerton' timestamp='1390511570' post='2346337'] Amazing stuff, thank you. I'm building a list and spending my kitchen refurb money very quickly! [/quote] Nice to see someone with a proper set of priorities for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironkerton Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Cheers Tayste, I might well take you up on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 a great alternative to the Moog filter is the Iron Ether Xerograph (a deluxe option includes envelope filter). it's amazing for Dub, and has an expression input, coupled with the benefit of a small footprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Only down side is Iron Ether aren't taking orders at the moment and they don't come up used very often. I'm after one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 For a filter try the Boomstick Bottomfeeder, pretty much a bass version clone of the Dod 440. It's a great little filter, very musical - easy to dial in a thick subby tone. Works well with fuzz too There's one for sale in the effects section at the moment, my old one. I ended up buying another one after selling mine, because I missed it so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 [quote name='nick' timestamp='1390758563' post='2349129'] For a filter try the Boomstick Bottomfeeder, pretty much a bass version clone of the Dod 440. It's a great little filter, very musical - easy to dial in a thick subby tone. Works well with fuzz too There's one for sale in the effects section at the moment, my old one. I ended up buying another one after selling mine, because I missed it so much! [/quote] Still my fav filter ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happynoj Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Boss OC-2. Solo the -1ve and play everything up an octave on the bass and you've got instant G-Funk. Equal blends of -1ve and clean through a fuzz and a filter and you've got instant P-Funk. Edited March 19, 2014 by happynoj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 [quote name='happynoj' timestamp='1395273340' post='2400649'] Boss OC-2. Solo the -1ve and play everything up an octave on the bass and you've got instant G-Funk.[/quote] The G-Funk bass sound was more sawtooth than square wave, maybe an SH-101 or a MiniMoog. There just isn't any good way to get a sawtooth sound out of any guitar effect pedal (even the ones that claim to do it like the Korg G5 and Markbass Super Synth), so IMHO the G-Funk sound is really not worth pursuing. It's a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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