What effect does he use?

[zaney]

Anyone know what effect the bass guitarist with Muse uses for the track 'Time Is Running Out'?
Have tried fuzz and a bit of distortion but it sounds too weak.
Cheers.

[Adee]

He uses combinations of the Rig and FX below :

[u]Rig[/u]
Marshall DBS 7400 heads, two Marshall 7215 DBS 2x15 cabinets

[u]Effects[/u]
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff & Bassballs,
Human Gear Animato Distortion,
Akai Deep Impact bass synth,
DigiTech Synth Wah,
Boss OC-2 Octave
Boss DD-3 Delay
Boss OD-2 Turbo Overdrive
Line 6 POD

Edited August 17, 2007 by Adee

[Dood]

Further reading just a few posts down

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4219"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4219[/url]

[Muse_Cubed]

Sorry to disappoint you all but it's a Roland JP8000 synth backing track which Chris then plays over the top of (clean).

You can get a similar sound using an MXR Blowtorch or fuzz/Deep Impact combination (drive the SB-1 input on the 1 preset ) but since the sound isn't made by pedals you won't ever get it perfect.

[zaney]

Hey thanks for the info. It's great to know what he uses.
However, I don't have that type of equipment and not too bothered about getting it exact; just a sound that will work. I only have a cheap pod fx unit.
Any ideas?

[Adee]

[quote name='Muse_Cubed' post='46839' date='Aug 17 2007, 01:30 PM']Sorry to disappoint you all . . . . .[/quote]

I MIGHT GET OVER IT

[Muse_Cubed]

[quote name='zaney' post='46850' date='Aug 17 2007, 02:06 PM']Hey thanks for the info. It's great to know what he uses.
However, I don't have that type of equipment and not too bothered about getting it exact; just a sound that will work. I only have a cheap pod fx unit.
Any ideas?[/quote]

Well I got a decent sound by just using a Big Muff through a Trace Elliot combo last time I played it live. As I said before though, if you want something quite close you'll probably want to invest in a synth pedal as well. And possibly a line selector.

[The Funk]

A cheap workaround is an octave pedal + distortion pedal + wah. You could probably even approximate it without the octave pedal.

[Muppet]

We need a sticky for Muse sounds.

[Muse_Cubed]

[quote name='Muppet' post='48046' date='Aug 20 2007, 10:47 PM']We need a sticky for Muse sounds.[/quote]

It's very true

I think people need to know that it's either i) a synth or ii) a couple of pedals which will collectively set you back about 500 quid. It's the easiest way

Edited August 20, 2007 by Muse_Cubed

[Clunge]

I get it by using my OC-3 and Blowtorch.

OC-3 on Drive mode with a full octave down (turned to full) and the Blowtorch on some setting I can't be arsed to type.

Then play it up an octave (7th on D position).

[Dood]

Instead of a sticky, why not pool the information into our Wiki?

[zaney]

I have since found out he plays clean bass over programmed Juno synth. Have messed around with a zoom bass fx and got the sound but when whacking up the volume to play in a live situation found it was at the cost of losing the bottom end of the bass sound. So it sounded weak on the chorus and middle 8.

[Muse_Cubed]

[quote name='zaney' post='48265' date='Aug 21 2007, 12:45 PM']I have since found out he plays clean bass over programmed Juno synth. Have messed around with a zoom bass fx and got the sound but when whacking up the volume to play in a live situation found it was at the cost of losing the bottom end of the bass sound. So it sounded weak on the chorus and middle 8.[/quote]

No you didn't, I told you ^^



Give credit where it's due, biznatch.

[Waldo]

[quote name='zaney' post='48265' date='Aug 21 2007, 12:45 PM']I have since found out he plays clean bass over programmed Juno synth. Have messed around with a zoom bass fx and got the sound but when whacking up the volume to play in a live situation found it was at the cost of losing the bottom end of the bass sound. So it sounded weak on the chorus and middle 8.[/quote]

No, he doesn't use a Juno. Sorry.

[Muppet]

[quote name='dood' post='48261' date='Aug 21 2007, 12:36 PM']Instead of a sticky, why not pool the information into our Wiki?[/quote]


Even better idea, though from the looks of it the edits could take a while!