Bass Synth recommendations

[Freddi375]

Hi guys,

 

I'm looking for a decent bass synth pedal which would be able to produce a sounds close to George Bensons - Give me the night, and Fatback Band - I found lovin.

 

Something that will be good enough on a gig, not just at home.

 

I have the EHX Bass MonoSynth, but definitely not good enough.

 

Any recommendations would be appreciated :-).

 

Thanks

Freddie

[Elfrasho]

I've tried alot of synth pedals over the years and the best is the source audio c4, in my opinion. 

 

Can't say it will do that particular sound but I'm sure it will.

 

To be honest though, in my experiemce most pedals are a glitchy mess unless you're being very particular with what notes you play and how you play them.  I'm a reasonably clean player and I've never really been comfortable with any of the pedals ive had in a live setting for this very reason!

[Quatschmacher]

Future Impact.

 

It’s now on v4 so there a few previous-model bargains on here to be had in the for-sale section and these will do the job. 

Edited November 19, 2024 by Quatschmacher

[SumOne]

The FI and C4 are the two to go for ....but you can also get some great synthy sounds in an analogue way by combining octaver, envelope filter, fuzz, and potentially with other pedals like chorus and delays. I expect you could get an alright 'give me the night' bass sound just with a down-sweeping envelope filter.

 

I prefer that simplicity, especially live. I mean, look how long the FI and C4 threads are with people running into technical issues that seem more akin to computer programming than playing Bass. It  isn't rock n roll!  In contrast, there aren't many technical 'how do I turn on my envelope filter and fuzz pedal' threads.  

 

 

Edited November 21, 2024 by SumOne