edder
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As dedicated bass effects are not really very available in the market, there´s always this question on where to get, how to use and which is best.
Guitar effects are a plenty... cos we guitar playing people are really a bunch of spoilt brats who like colourful boxes at our feet... whether we use it or not is another matter...
So wat can an experimenting bassist do in a pinch cos the new Boss bass multieffects is not within reach?
Basically a signal splitter/mixer unit will do quite ok. What it does is to split the bass signal into 2 identical parts. One part goes direct into the mixer. The other goes into the guitar effects and effects output to the mixer. You´d know whats next. We mix and match and blend the original bass sound with the effected sound and voila... instant usable guitar effects ona bass instrument.
Wait... i know you want more.... Using the same concept, we can make a crossover instead of the identical splitter. Say we use a crossover of 250Hz. Anything above 250Hz goes to effects and anything below that goes clean. Even better make the crossover point adjustable.
I think this concept may make it sound more natural sounding as 1 instrument. Splitting the signals and blending it may make it sound like 2 instruments.
A box with Input/Output, To Effects/From Effects and Individual volume can be an added secret weapon to experimenting bassists who needs to keep the low end.
Bassists! What do you think? What other ideas you may have? Questions?
Ed
Guitar effects are a plenty... cos we guitar playing people are really a bunch of spoilt brats who like colourful boxes at our feet... whether we use it or not is another matter...
So wat can an experimenting bassist do in a pinch cos the new Boss bass multieffects is not within reach?
Basically a signal splitter/mixer unit will do quite ok. What it does is to split the bass signal into 2 identical parts. One part goes direct into the mixer. The other goes into the guitar effects and effects output to the mixer. You´d know whats next. We mix and match and blend the original bass sound with the effected sound and voila... instant usable guitar effects ona bass instrument.
Wait... i know you want more.... Using the same concept, we can make a crossover instead of the identical splitter. Say we use a crossover of 250Hz. Anything above 250Hz goes to effects and anything below that goes clean. Even better make the crossover point adjustable.
I think this concept may make it sound more natural sounding as 1 instrument. Splitting the signals and blending it may make it sound like 2 instruments.
A box with Input/Output, To Effects/From Effects and Individual volume can be an added secret weapon to experimenting bassists who needs to keep the low end.
Bassists! What do you think? What other ideas you may have? Questions?
Ed
