hitchy64 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Hi, I was playing a gig last night and all went well. There were other musicians watching us, and a bass player said after that while my overall sound was great I could do with some effects on some songs. He uses a Darkglass vintage ultra pedel, anyone on here using one, can you give your opinion please. cheers Hitchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo_hobbit Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 What sort of music do you play? The vintage is a very nice pedal but may not be quite right for your "sound" so its hard to advise without a bit more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Also depends on what the requirements of the band are, other bassists present might have though "thank god he isn`t using a rake load of effects that would have really facked that song up". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I've been playing about 45 years now, never put my bass through any FX and no one has ever suggested that I should. What did he feel was missing from your sound that a pedal would cure? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, FinnDave said: I've been playing about 45 years now, never put my bass through any FX and no one has ever suggested that I should. What did he feel was missing from your sound that a pedal would cure? +1 Edited April 8, 2018 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) Not necessarily rubbish, but just cos someone says I use this, doesn’t mean you have to. IF (and a big if) something was not letting you poke through then maybe some judicious EQ with your stuff you have may help this? More than likely everyone else, band members included liked your stuff, so no worries. Only do/add stuff if YOU want is my opinion. Edited April 8, 2018 by Cuzzie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 2 hours ago, hitchy64 said: Hi, I was playing a gig last night and all went well. There were other musicians watching us, and a bass player said after that while my overall sound was great I could do with some effects on some songs. He uses a Darkglass vintage ultra pedel, anyone on here using one, can you give your opinion please. cheers Hitchy Glad the gig went well, and nice to get a bit of feedback on your sound from another bassist I'd echo what Banjo Hobbit said - the pedal could be ideal.....or not. Might not be too much for a folk band, but for industrial metal it could be fine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 And look at any of the effects threads on here and what becomes really obvious is whilst there are some ‘better’ and some ‘less good’ pedals it really does depend on individual needs and set up. I have had pedals that some people love but they just don’t work for me, and I am sure my pedal board wouldn’t work for many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I'd go and have a play with some stuff and see if you like it... I used to be a No Pedals man; now I've got 3 lots of compression, plus a Wounded Paw V4 blender to mix clean with Bass whammy/DOD envelope filter, Darkglass tube distortion/3Leaf envelope filter and Boss bass synth. Clean with a hint of those 3 FX loops gives a very 70s funk/Headhunters/Bootsy sort of sound that cuts through the rest of the band. It might not please the band and audience, but it pleases me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 And the guy may have been a darkglass fanyboy who thinks everyone should use darkglass stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Are you happy with your tone? What I want from a bass may not be what you want. Can't please all the people, all the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonse Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 He didn't work for Darkglass did he? Did he have a funny accent? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Looking at the Dark Glass page on this pedal, it's not what I'd call an effects pedal, but a preamp, so perhaps he just felt your sound would benefit from a better preamp. I don't use effects, but do use a Sansamp DI plugged into the FX return of my amp instead of of the built in pre amp. It definitely gives more bite and definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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