Mandatory pedals for bass!

[bass_reaper]

just thinking, which pedals do we NEED to have for a solid and clear tone? and for the occasional od/distortion?

 

[trevorus]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

Tuner. A bass modded or model of a Big Muff is great on bass.

 

[everdrone]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

I dig my tech 21 vt bass pedal for dirt

my dirt from my gallien head is not so great

 

[B2D]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

I've always wanted to build up a bass rig. To start, I'd have a tuner, a good compressor (Barber Tone Press comes to mind), a TRex Bass Juice for OD, and one of those little purple MXR envelope filters.

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

Sounds great, B2D.

However, I think a good amp and possibly a compressor is all I'd really need.

I've heard a few live rigs with just a SansAmp and they sounded great...

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

Compressor , Noise Gate and some folks like a bit of Chorus

*(Sent from my durned phone!)*

 

[bass_reaper]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

so a compressor, a dirt pedal and a noise gate will do?
what about eq?

 

[everdrone]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

I don't think you need both a compressor and a dirt pedal. its nice to have both, but not mandatory. what style do you play? if you need cleans or play slapbass ya choose the compressor over a dirt pedal. my tech 21 mimics characteristics of a tube amp which is pretty cool.



some of my amps have good EQs so I do not feel it is mandatory, but they are nice for fine tuning in a band setting.

 

[bass_reaper]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

I mostly play metal and rock. though a dirt pedal is nice, a compressor really improves my tone since I don't have a good bass.
also my amp's eq is pretty good but I'm setting up for usability anywhere

 

[everdrone]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

most bass players dont use any pedals

they tune once before they play, and then just plug in to the amp

I love using my pedal tuner, my vtbass, decimator gstring noisegate for heavy music! not necessary though. for heavy rock a lot of times they just step on the pedal to stop the noise instead of using a noisegate.

 

[bass_reaper]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

hmm ok. is this chain ok? bass>compressor>od/dist>noisegate>eq>amp

 

[bass_reaper]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

or should I drop the eq? (for both clean and dirt)

 

[everdrone]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

theres no right answer, but I am a tweaker so ya for me more options are better

I would prolly never use the compressor though since distortion is compression, in a general sense. I have both but dont like using them together. when I mix songs I use compression plugin after I record the bassline.

 

[bass_reaper]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

^ thanks for the advice
and what about the chain?

 

[bass_reaper]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

will this be enough or do I need more pedals?

 

[everdrone]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

its enough. my noisegate has a loop and so it is before and after in the chain. but ya chain is good.

 

[CountFeedback]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

any overdrive with a clean mix knob: Sparkle Drive, Juggernaut Rat, Pork Loin, etc..
and Taurus Pedals :bigthumb:

 

[bass_reaper]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

@everdrone- thanks man. really appreciate the help
@countfeedback- are these all od pedals?

 

[JOLLY]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

I never used any pedals

 

[CountFeedback]

Re: Mandatory pedals for bass!

@countfeedback- are these all od pedals?

Sparkle Drive, Juggernaut Rat, Pork Loin are all OD pedals with clean mix knobs, some other options are the Ibanez TS9B, & Boss ODB-3.
The clean mix lets you add some grit without loosing all the lows.
Taurus Pedals are their own thing.