The59Sound Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Got me thinking with the amount of pedals coming out every month - is the idea of using a bass straight into an amp old fashioned or do you feel you can't get a workable tone without pedals? Do people love the simplicity of plugging straight in and just using the EQ to get a good sound? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I love the idea of a couple of pedals, but in practice I know at a gig they would stress me out and add more complications and more chances for things to go wrong. In all honesty I barely even use my amp settings, it’s mostly flat and my stingray does my small EQ tweaks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I have a switcher and a buffer but they are to allow me to use basses with different output levels and account for the longer cable run. If only using the one bass I don't need that and so think of myself of a bass and amp guy. Always fancied playing through an envelope filter on some funky tunes but never even tried it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Me, unless you count cordless transmitter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Every now and then I do end up with just bass and amp. It's usually when using a provided backline, either cables are too short because they expect the bass player to be so far back you may as well be sat behind the stage, whereas I'm up with the singer doing backing vocals, or I've had pedals either fail or ram a load of unwanted noise through the amp which rather than try to resolve I just ditch the pedals. I like the security of having my tuner (for obvious reasons) pedal and my hartke vxl as a minimum, all the others are nice to have but not at all essential. The vxl is there as either a backup in case the amp fails so i can go direct from that pedal, or for the EQ if I don't know the amp. If I'm using my own amp then it's used as a boost pedal or to put drive at the front end of the pedal chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christhammer666 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I have done all the pedals and boards etc, but as NJE says its just more stuff to go wrong. And more often then not I have had issues. At the mo with my Ibby sr500 and my hartke lh500 im getting a lovely piano like tone so it suits me. All I plug in is a tuner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Bass, amp, cab. Job done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldwinbass Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Taken to it's logical conclusion you'd need to be using a single pickup bass with no tone control direct into an FRFR amp/cab. Of course if the PA plays a significant role in your FoH sound then it's all irrelevant, since the engineer will be applying EQ and compression at the desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) If I were to use a generic Precision sound then I would, however as the sound I use is pretty specific and not obtainable from many amps (I can get it from my own amp) I have a preamp/DI pedal in the chain to get it. As such it`s easier to always have the preamp in the chain and get the sound from that, even if using my own amp, just makes setting up more standardised. Edited April 18, 2018 by Lozz196 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Me. I own an EHX Soul Food, but usually forget to plug it in (or don't have enough sockets). Have dabbled with effects, but haven't had much joy getting the right sounds out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Me too. I go through phases of wanting to use effects, so I put together a basic pedalboard, use it a couple of times, and then sell it all off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Depends on the gig but i'm happy with just plug and play as long as i have my tuner (pedal or rack mounted). Normally like a touch of compressor but can do without if required. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basseng Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Bass and amp, tone by finger position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I don't gig. I only plug a tuner into my rig. I don't want anything between my bass and amp as I haven't become fully aquainted with what I can already do with what I've got. One drawback to my situation is that it is rare for me to play at gigable volumes so my view is hardly representative. I do however echo the sentiment above that fx complicate things and make troubleshooting more of a chore if things aren't quite right. If I ever got to gig regularly I might change but I think it is unlikely. My Ashdown has Five band eq, Compression, Deep, Bright, Overdrive and Subharmonics already without plugging anything into the FX loop. I'm happy enough with what I've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Another one here. Don’t even like using a pedal tuner (more cables to affect the signal etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I use (and love) the Line 6 Helix for my covers band. But I rehearsed the other day for my originals band and I just took my RH750 and two10. Worked lovely (for that band)... Horses for courses as they say! YMMV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Bass --> combo. Job done. Best regards, Shep. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 yep, no pedals here, not even a tuner. That clips onto the headstock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Me too. Bass + amp. If that's not enough, then you're not doing it right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Just bass into tuner into amp for me too. However, there's 6 pedals making 3 loops plus clean hanging off a Wounded Paw blender attached to the FX loop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Use pedals if you want to but I haven't found a need for one so far. Buy better gear and play it well and you'll sound the best anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 38 minutes ago, casapete said: Another one here. Don’t even like using a pedal tuner (more cables to affect the signal etc). Now this I would disagree with. A tuner (not a child's toy aka clip-on tuner) is essential for gigging/playing. Being in tune is more important than having a good tone. Why would you play without a chromatic tuner? That's like removing a string from your bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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