Martin34 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I recently bought a TC Ditto looper. It has a good sample sound, and while at a gig last weekend I realised I could loop a bass line, then leave it playing while adjusting the EQ on my amp. What a great solution, and certainly beats asking other musicians to 'play' your bass while trying to set EQ. And the sound doesn't have to be affected by the bass at all as you're only eq'ing the loop (which is the bass sound). I ended up getting a really good sound, and set the EQ to cancel out those boomy spots in the room, that you would never normally be able to experience. Plus the looper is a whole new world of bass exploration! Best £70 I've spent recently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Neat idea.. does the looper affect the voicing of the bass at all, or leave it pretty natural as per your amp settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin34 Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hi. It's basically what's coming from the pickup. In my case the underfoot pickup gives a good bass fundamental, but I need to do some fine tweeting to try to get some realistic wood and string sound. I went through a polygons mini brute 3 with the 15' speaker. Last time I played there it was really boomy! I raised the amp onto a skateboard with rubber practice 'wheels' then set the EQ. I then got a really great sound out of a boomy room! Plus when you get the sound you want, you can play along, or make another loop, because at a certain point the amp will affect what's going through the pickup, feed back etc. But overall it's a great way to set your own EQ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I like this one idea, thanks. Need to buy a looper now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephantgrey Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Loopers are also a really good practice tool. They are really handy way to listen back to what you've just played, you'd be surprised how listening back makes you hear things you wouldn't whilst playing. Also you can do things like play some chords up the neck, and practice bass lines/improvisations on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Also very handy for experimenting with effect settings. Just stick the looper at the front of the effect chain, record something suitable and mess around with your pedals at leisure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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