robscott Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Advice needed from you effects experts! I'm not really into effects for bass, I'm more of a plug in and play guy. I have an always-off compressor and that's it. However my band is covering EWF Let's Groove and it would be nice to snag that nice fat synthy bass sound for it, also for JTs Can't Stop The Feeling. I'm not sure if I need a synth pedal or an octave thingy so some advice here would be much appreciated. However I don't want to pay out for a do-everything effects unit with 278 sounds of which I will use one. A nice little pedal that says "Let's Groove" on the front would be ideal, or as near as I can get. All suggestions would be gratefully received. Thanks for reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knicknack Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Two fun tracks to play there! I've done let's groove in a few different lineups, sometimes on a Moog, sometimes with effects, and if i'm honest I've generally found a nice warm bass tone to be the best option, as Verdine does live. However either the Source Audio C4 or Future Impact, will be able to replicate the synth tone (i'd be stunned if someone on either of their threads here hasn't made a patch already, or a good Octave pedal into an Envelope Filter will get you in the ballpark. Can't stop the feeling is an interesting one... could be an envelope filter/wah, or some really slow modulation. A Phase 95 set slowly will probably please your bandmates and won't change the mix too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 If there is a pedal that says 'let's groove' on it and makes that sound I'd want it too....unfortunately I don't think there is one. You could get a second hand one of the cheaper synth pedals for a roughly similar sound (EHX Bass Micro Synth 'sub' setting, or the Boss SYB-5). But cheap bass synth pedals are pretty annoying for poor tracking and latency. Or an an octaver like the OC-2 sounds similar enough. The C4 and Future Impact are going to probably be the best for getting the sound and having good tracking and low latency, they're expensive though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) I used to play Let's Groove on an actual synth (Arturia Microbrute), since I was already using it for a couple of other songs. Out of curiosity, I dug out my old Behringer BSY600 pedal (cheap clone of Boss SYB-5), and I think it does a passable impression: let's groove.mp3 Edited July 28, 2021 by MartinB typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robscott Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, knicknack said: Two fun tracks to play there! I've done let's groove in a few different lineups, sometimes on a Moog, sometimes with effects, and if i'm honest I've generally found a nice warm bass tone to be the best option, as Verdine does live. However either the Source Audio C4 or Future Impact, will be able to replicate the synth tone (i'd be stunned if someone on either of their threads here hasn't made a patch already, or a good Octave pedal into an Envelope Filter will get you in the ballpark. Can't stop the feeling is an interesting one... could be an envelope filter/wah, or some really slow modulation. A Phase 95 set slowly will probably please your bandmates and won't change the mix too much! Thanks for the suggestions, very helpful. The C4 seems to get a lot of love. I'm also considering an actual Moog, which would open up lots of other possibilities. Some of those synth bass lines are a struggle to reproduce cleanly on bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robscott Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, SumOne said: If there is a pedal that says 'let's groove' on it and makes that sound I'd want it too....unfortunately I don't think there is one. You could get a second hand one of the cheaper synth pedals for a roughly similar sound (EHX Bass Micro Synth 'sub' setting, or the Boss SYB-5). But cheap bass synth pedals are pretty annoying for poor tracking and latency. Or an an octaver like the OC-2 sounds similar enough. The C4 and Future Impact are going to probably be the best for getting the sound and having good tracking and low latency, they're expensive though. Good advice, thanks. I think you guys are steering me away from a cheapo pedal. This tracking issue seems to come up a lot. So it's either a decent pedal or a Moog! Hmmmmm...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 If it's just for a couple of songs then a C4 or Future Impact is overkill (although they are very addictive) a decent octave pedal will work brilliantly for "let's groove" OC2/5 etc and "can't stop the feeling" is deffo a bubbly envelope Filter so an MXR bass envelope Filter will do that. However the price of those would probably be similar to a C4 😂 If you can find one a Digitech Bass synth Wah will work on both those for not much money😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadHands Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, lee650 said: Digitech Bass synth Wah I second this as a cheap alternative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robscott Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 12 hours ago, lee650 said: If it's just for a couple of songs then a C4 or Future Impact is overkill (although they are very addictive) a decent octave pedal will work brilliantly for "let's groove" OC2/5 etc and "can't stop the feeling" is deffo a bubbly envelope Filter so an MXR bass envelope Filter will do that. However the price of those would probably be similar to a C4 😂 If you can find one a Digitech Bass synth Wah will work on both those for not much money😁 Thanks for those suggestions. I'm tracking a Digitech Bass Synth Wah on eB@y ATM, we'll see! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 10 hours ago, robscott said: Thanks for those suggestions. I'm tracking a Digitech Bass Synth Wah on eB@y ATM, we'll see! Cool! Happy Bidding 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 If all else fails then the zoom ms60b has some great synth options - the filters on there are great too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I always used the G-LAB Wowee-Wah Bass Wah for Let's Groove when we did play it in my old function band. I do use it a lot in other songs now though, including the intro to Video Killed The Radio Star. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.