bass distortion

[edmund_7]

what is the gear that creates the distorted or overdrived sound on electric bass?

 

[Mjollnir]

come on man i dont think ull need any of those distortions for ure bass man lotsa bands dont use distortion for bass stick to the roots

 

[Enigma]

Distortion on electric bass

Hi Edmund,

There are certain effects made for bass wich are the same as guitar. i.e. Bass overdrive, bass distortion.

I rarely use efx cus I'm a 'clean' player. The most I'll go is a bit of overdrive for a longer sustain or Reverb and Delay(This two I use a lot). Only when I really need then I'll use heavy overdrive. (Talking about guitar).

For bass, I use a little bit of overdrive on fast songs. Or some chorus at times. But most of the time I play 'clean'.

 

[edmund_7]

come on man i dont think ull need any of those distortions for ure bass man lotsa bands dont use distortion for bass stick to the roots

i'm a "clean" bassist.. just wanted to know more and may buy one to play ard if i had extra cash.. tot it sounded fun to play wif 8)

 

[Enigma]

Experiment

Edmund,

Keep experimenting until you find your sound and tone which you want when you play. Have fun!

 

[edmund_7]

eh thx..
wah u very active poster? every of my post u reply siak..
thx thx :lol:

 

[stars]

hmmz this is about basses and bass efx ? i was wondering , do basses have "wah-wah" type pedals / drives

 

[Enigma]

Bass Wah

Yep,

Bass has most of the efx if not all of the efx that guitar can use.

 

[Z3r0_G]

but then again we hardly have any use of them because the guitar's the main thing in songs. sure we could use mild overdrive or distortion to maybe cover up a missing rythm guitarist or chorus/flanger to enhance the groove of the song or do a solo (stuart hamm.. he's gooood). but that is a rare case.

i bought a Zoom 607 just to experiment around and i really could not find much use of it. i guess when i'm much better then i can somehow fit it in.

 

[gruel]

You should try using a Marshall Guv'Nor pedal, it works great with a bass ....

 

[Enigma]

Bassists with efx

Well fellow bassists,

Keep practicing and improvising. Then you can start a new trend by being 'lead bassist'. *smile*

Have fun experimenting.

 

[gruel]

ever heard of les claypool?

 

[angeldogleslie]

for bass solos hmmm is a the chorus gd enuf ? how about those phasers ? what are they for ?



Anybody has a whole rig-set jus for the bassist itself ?

 

[Enigma]

Bass Rigs

Yep. Les Claypool of Primus. One of the best bassists around. Too bad we have to d/l his songs though.

For bass efx and rigs you can try the Behringer Bass V-amp or the Pod Bass XT. Or there's this one by Tech 21, forgot the name. Used it in church before.

 

[gruel]

oh great, not another christian "rocker".

 

[soft]

oh great, not another christian "rocker".

this is the kind of comment that i really dislike. especially someone who is a fellow musician. i just dont understand why your post is always attacking people or putting people down?

are you having some problem in life? do share with us and i will help you if i can.

 

[hofner]

oh great, not another christian "rocker".

its high time u change yr attitude...

 

[angeldogleslie]

For bass efx and rigs you can try the Behringer Bass V-amp or the Pod Bass XT. Or there's this one by Tech 21, forgot the name. Used it in church before.

How much are those effects ? are they useful ?

 

[Colarndo]

+1 James

Doesn't matter what race or religon we're all from, music is a joy to be shared with the whole world. Peace man.

this is the kind of comment that i really dislike. especially someone who is a fellow musician. i just dont understand why your post is always attacking people or putting people down?

are you having some problem in life? do share with us and i will help you if i can.

 

[angeldogleslie]

For bass efx and rigs you can try the Behringer Bass V-amp or the Pod Bass XT. Or there's this one by Tech 21, forgot the name. Used it in church before.

How much are those effects ? are they useful ?