jdt Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Getting use to playing ,slowly.now pedals, what do they do, how do they need to be set up. sorry but i've no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Basically pedals colour the signal from the bass. If you're just starting out grab a chorus and a distortion/od. Move on from there to synths etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMT3781 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 or a cheap multi-fx, see if you like effects and then splash out on some nicer single effects if you find some sounds you want to explore a little more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 [quote name='jdt' post='768497' date='Mar 8 2010, 08:48 PM']Getting use to playing ,slowly.now pedals, what do they do, how do they need to be set up. sorry but i've no idea.[/quote] If you want to explore another way in which to spend cash, I can recommend a Zoom multi-effect pedal to give you a good idea of what effects do. Some people turn their noses up at these, but for what they do I actually quite rate them - [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/zoom-b2-1u-bass-guitar-pedal-includes-power-supply--30692"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/zoom-b2-1u-ba...r-supply--30692[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Definittely get a really cheap multi andhave a good long muck about. Some sounds may inspire you - some will leave you cold. It is, IMO, a very good idea to get a book, or do some research on the interweb to discover what these fx are each doing so as to best understand what the parameters mean and how they change the sound. Otherwise you are just stabbing in the dark all the time. Tat comes later though, if you really get into fx. For now stab in the dark as much as you like until you hit something you like.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) Def +1 on trying out a zoom multi fx. It'll give you a great cross section of different types of effect to see what you are likely to want to explore further. I also think they sound great and I've had them for something like 13-14 years now. The crucial effect I won't leave the house without is compression, it's dull but a great help and comes packaged in zooms etc along with more exciting stuff like auto wah and flanger etc. Enjoy! Edited March 9, 2010 by gafbass02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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