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Bass players----pedals?

Posted on 1/13/16 at 11:46 am
Posted by Broke
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 11:46 am
Bass player, when would one want or need to use pedals?
Posted by BCMCubs
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 12:35 pm to
Have a couple buddies that use an Octave pedal from time to time.
Posted by monsterballads
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 12:53 pm to
quote:

Bass player, when would one want or need to use pedals?



why would you not?

pedal tuner, fuzz, octave, compressor, tremolo, wah, delay etc
Posted by KarlMalonesFlipPhone
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 1:07 pm to
Robert Sledge from Ben Folds Five plays the shite out of some Big Muff.
Posted by tbrig3211
New Orleans
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 1:54 pm to
Tuner, octave, envelope filter, fuzz, flanger, chorus, delay.
Posted by Broke
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 3:25 pm to
quote:

why would you not?


I have no experience with them. What would be a good starter model? Depends on what you're trying to do?
Posted by shutterspeed
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 3:29 pm to
I've used a distortion pedal and envelope filter before but otherwise see no need for them for bass.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 4:18 pm to
Don't them for most styles of music.
Posted by monsterballads
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

I have no experience with them. What would be a good starter model?



what do you want to do? what kind of music?

quote:

Depends on what you're trying to do?



greatly
Posted by monsterballads
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 4:26 pm to
quote:

Robert Sledge from Ben Folds Five plays the shite out of some Big Muff.



my favorite bassist of the last 20 years
Posted by KarlMalonesFlipPhone
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 4:37 pm to
He's the very reason I bought a bass.
Posted by monsterballads
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 7:43 pm to
He's an absolute monster. Now go play uncle Walter
Posted by ChatRabbit77
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 8:18 pm to
Darkglass B7K. It gives a more defined and heavy tone. It also A lot of prog players are using it now. Here is a cool demo LINK
Posted by AmosMosesAndTwins
Lake Charles
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 8:53 pm to
It helped keep it interesting when practicing alone. Bass can be boring as hell for beginners.
Posted by MrBobDobalina
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 8:58 pm to
I live for the Fuzz, my only pedal for my bass right now is the big muff (not the bass one though.) Perfect for stony, sludgy, heavy songs....and Beatles songs too. I just love the way Fuzz bass sounds though.
Posted by monsterballads
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 9:20 pm to
I have a Black Russian big muff. It's great.
Posted by olddawg26
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 9:46 pm to
quote:

Robert Sledge from Ben Folds Five plays the shite out of some Big Muff.


my favorite bassist of the last 20 years



We're not so different, you and I....

I practiced all my pop solos and riffs learning all of whatever and ever, and unauthorized biography.

Favorite song might just have to be "Boxing" from his earlier album, wrote it when he was like 15


This post was edited on 1/13/16 at 9:51 pm
Posted by ZacAttack
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Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 10:28 pm to
What's a good fuzz and wah for bass?
Posted by olddawg26
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 10:56 pm to
Russian Muff. Biamped rig.
Posted by monsterballads
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Posted on 1/14/16 at 7:27 am to
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What's a good fuzz and wah for bass?



for fuzz, there's like 5000 different fuzz pedals. it's about what circuit you like and what you want it to sound like.
pedalsandeffects.com is a site I frequent. juan alderente is someone with a shite ton of knowledge about pedals in general and there's a lot of demos on there that they film.

as far as fuzz goes you have big muff, rat, fuzz face etc... a lot of pedals built today if not most are derivatives from those circuits that the pedal builder has tweaked to do different things.
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