Bass Pedals / Bass Pod

Lazzaro · 7th October 2003, 12:03 PM

Does anyone use stuff like this, cos I'm just playing mine straight through the amp and I'm starting to wonder if maybe I should be experimenting with different sounds.

The world according to Rye · 7th October 2003, 07:39 PM

Lazzaro · 7th October 2003, 09:00 PM

cheers rye, helpful as always

Misanthropy · 7th October 2003, 09:27 PM

I just have a boss bass overdrive. it's wank.

The world according to Rye · 8th October 2003, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Cornell

cheers rye, helpful as always

No problem buddy... i do my best

Steve_T.g.S · 8th October 2003, 03:15 PM

Na i dont have anything like that but i plan 2 invest in one of them, normal sound is getting a bit boring

C.I. State · 8th October 2003, 03:31 PM

I just stick my bass through by guitar fx unit (Zoom GFX-8)

Not so good if you're looking for sweet bass tones but great if you want nasty or weird sounds out of your axe.

Steve_T.g.S · 8th October 2003, 03:46 PM

ah very cool yea its the weird sounds im looking for...nice pedal btw

Friend of a Friend · 8th October 2003, 07:04 PM

I have a Zoom BFX - something or other, and its quite nice for playing around on. Lots of weird souns and some really useful synths/blues/fuzz/power etc. Plus u can play around with the sounds. Only problem is the sounds are only 'ok' and it isn't great live. It is good for seeing what effects u would use and how they sound though, then go and buy an individual stomp box. I use a Digitech Bass Overdrive, that has loads of different distortions on it, well if u r prepared to play around it does. But it all depends on how u r gonna use the effects.

Steve_T.g.S · 8th October 2003, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Friend of a Friend

I have a Zoom BFX - something or other, and its quite nice for playing around on. Lots of weird souns and some really useful synths/blues/fuzz/power etc. Plus u can play around with the sounds. Only problem is the sounds are only 'ok' and it isn't great live. It is good for seeing what effects u would use and how they sound though, then go and buy an individual stomp box. I use a Digitech Bass Overdrive, that has loads of different distortions on it, well if u r prepared to play around it does. But it all depends on how u r gonna use the effects.

yea i just really want 2 use the effects same as a guitar, mad noises and thats it

Jon · 8th October 2003, 07:57 PM

our serge uses a bass pod pro... good range of sounds from basic clean, to a bit of dub, bit of crunch or all out distortion... some cool effects on it too - well worth the money but its not a toy for just kicking about the house with

mrlizard · 8th October 2003, 09:49 PM

The bass pod is pretty versitile, it doesn't sound as turd as the guitar version.

mrlizard · 8th October 2003, 09:51 PM

I like big muff / eq pedals on bass, you get a really fuzzy cool distortion.

Afro Joe · 9th October 2003, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mrlizard

I like big muff / eq pedals on bass, you get a really fuzzy cool distortion.

cool, i might check that out. i need a good fuzz box for my funk band

macsabbath · 9th October 2003, 12:55 PM

I've got a Bass POD Pro which I was lucky enough to buy with a guitar POD Pro at a great price. I bought them for recording only and they are very very good for that. We tried the Bass Pod Pro live a couple of times but whereas the sound was very good we seemed to have problems with the signal from the POD fluxuating a lot. The same seems to be true with the guitar POD also, it varies a bit. It might be a feature of digital modelling, I don't know, but certainly although the sounds are great the dynamics are not the same as a real amp. I find that the guitar POD is worse for this than the bass POD and it is especially noticable when you backoff the guitar volume and expect the POD to act likean amp. It just doesn't, it basically delivers the same tone at lower volume, whereas a real valve amp would change it's tone and dynamic feel of th esound would be quite different.

THe bass POD has a good selection of amps on it and some nice bass effects and enough outputs to let you mix the processed with the unprocessed bass tone, to get a really nice sound.

A word of caution......in common with all digital amp simulators and effects products they are designed to run into a neutralpower amp and NOT into the front of a guitar amp. If you run them into the front of a guitar amp they will probably sound like a bag of shite in a mincer !!

7th October 2003, 12:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lazzaro Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 6,065	Bass Pedals / Bass Pod Does anyone use stuff like this, cos I'm just playing mine straight through the amp and I'm starting to wonder if maybe I should be experimenting with different sounds.

7th October 2003, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
The world according to Rye Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,385	no.

9th October 2003, 12:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
macsabbath Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Beyond The Grave Posts: 170	Bass POD Pro I've got a Bass POD Pro which I was lucky enough to buy with a guitar POD Pro at a great price. I bought them for recording only and they are very very good for that. We tried the Bass Pod Pro live a couple of times but whereas the sound was very good we seemed to have problems with the signal from the POD fluxuating a lot. The same seems to be true with the guitar POD also, it varies a bit. It might be a feature of digital modelling, I don't know, but certainly although the sounds are great the dynamics are not the same as a real amp. I find that the guitar POD is worse for this than the bass POD and it is especially noticable when you backoff the guitar volume and expect the POD to act likean amp. It just doesn't, it basically delivers the same tone at lower volume, whereas a real valve amp would change it's tone and dynamic feel of th esound would be quite different. THe bass POD has a good selection of amps on it and some nice bass effects and enough outputs to let you mix the processed with the unprocessed bass tone, to get a really nice sound. A word of caution......in common with all digital amp simulators and effects products they are designed to run into a neutralpower amp and NOT into the front of a guitar amp. If you run them into the front of a guitar amp they will probably sound like a bag of shite in a mincer !!

7th October 2003, 09:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lazzaro Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 6,065	cheers rye, helpful as always

7th October 2003, 09:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Misanthropy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,101	I just have a boss bass overdrive. it's wank.

8th October 2003, 03:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Steve_T.g.S Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denny Posts: 728	Na i dont have anything like that but i plan 2 invest in one of them, normal sound is getting a bit boring

8th October 2003, 03:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
C.I. State Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 109	I just stick my bass through by guitar fx unit (Zoom GFX-8) Not so good if you're looking for sweet bass tones but great if you want nasty or weird sounds out of your axe.

8th October 2003, 03:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Steve_T.g.S Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denny Posts: 728	ah very cool yea its the weird sounds im looking for...nice pedal btw

8th October 2003, 07:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Friend of a Friend Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miles away Posts: 1,440	I have a Zoom BFX - something or other, and its quite nice for playing around on. Lots of weird souns and some really useful synths/blues/fuzz/power etc. Plus u can play around with the sounds. Only problem is the sounds are only 'ok' and it isn't great live. It is good for seeing what effects u would use and how they sound though, then go and buy an individual stomp box. I use a Digitech Bass Overdrive, that has loads of different distortions on it, well if u r prepared to play around it does. But it all depends on how u r gonna use the effects.

8th October 2003, 07:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 617	our serge uses a bass pod pro... good range of sounds from basic clean, to a bit of dub, bit of crunch or all out distortion... some cool effects on it too - well worth the money but its not a toy for just kicking about the house with

8th October 2003, 09:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
mrlizard Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Glen of Tranquility Posts: 1,054	The bass pod is pretty versitile, it doesn't sound as turd as the guitar version.

8th October 2003, 09:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
mrlizard Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Glen of Tranquility Posts: 1,054	I like big muff / eq pedals on bass, you get a really fuzzy cool distortion.

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