Effects for bass

[Vriend]

Do any of you bassplayers use effects? If so, what kind of effects do you use and why do you use effects?

I personally don't use effects. I like the sound from my bass as it is.

[HeapsofRob]

IMO I don't think you need effects as long as you have a decent rig. They are fun to play around with though.
@Vriend - what bass/gear do you have?

[Vriend]

I have a Warwick streamer stage

[mikeb]

The only effect I ever use is a bit of compression and thats pretty standard in the bass world. Flanger, chorus, delay, all that stuff is useless apart from just tooling around, imo.

[luciodeath]

compression can be handy sometimes.
i enjoy using a equalizer and that's it.

[InertialGrind]

I`m not a bass player but it depends for what kind of music your playing. Death Metal doesn`t really need effects because it`s so tight and all about accuracy there really isn`t a whole lot of room for effects on bass.

[RandomHero4009]

when playing death metal do you guys use distortion? i saw that alex webster video and his bass was active and didn't seem to need any distortion because of the hot sound, i usually just use the knobs and shit on my svt3 pro

[ten_second_infinity]

From my experience using distortion on bass for death metal just makes everything that much more muddy. I think the old bassist of Cephalic Carnage used to use distortion with his bass. point in case.

[HeapsofRob]

I would sooner use an overdrive pedal as opposed to distortion.

[HeapsofRob]

I have a Warwick streamer stage

Nice. I gotta get me a Warwick.

[mikeb]

Nice. I gotta get me a Warwick.

dont we all...:emot-fail

[Vriend]

Yes, but I also love the Fender sound.
I want a Fender >:[

[HeapsofRob]

The only Fender I have ever liked was an old jazz from the late 60's. My friend wouldn't part with it but he did let me use it for a gig once.

[mikeb]

Another effect I do like to use from time to time is the fretless simulator on my zoom506II... Its not that great though, really all it does is make me wish I had a real fretless bass. :emot-LOL:

[InertialGrind]

My bass player is a nut man. He plays a 7 string(Conklin). Also just started learning stick, plays sitar, standup, plays a fretless 4 string. Just started learning death metal and can hit 16ths at 220. He is in school to be a concert bassoonist.

[GrindYourMind]

Auto-panners are good when you are playing fast slap/tap stuff.

[egdeltar]

One of my best friends is an amazing bassist. He plays in an all instrumental metal/jazzy bad that is out of this world. He uses several pedals. They are all boss stomp pedals. He uses a tuner, bass OD, digital reverb, delay, & a flanger. Makes some out of this world sounds with that shit. Another effect I've seen used is a Mooger Fooger pedal, cant remember which one though.

[InertialGrind]

Auto Panner ? Fretless simulator sounds cool as hell. I was actually wondering if they made those when I read this thread. Cool.

[Dan_Nailed]

I used to run a load of effects, Octave, Distortion, Wah, Chorus and a few EQ's. But I started slimming down my pedal board, sold all my pedals off except my distortion and bought a dbx 166xl compressor/gate when I moved to a rack setup. Now all I use is an Ibanez PD7 pedal in front of my amp that I leave on all the time, and the dbx 166 between my pre and power amp.

[Phoncible]

lotsa distortion in one of the bands i'm playing. can do much with the sound, adding just a bit too. i'd also like to have an eq and compressor (or multiband compressor) to nail the sounds i'd like, but i do use those in my pod, so.. i reckon you can make most basses sit decently with most metal bands with the right use of effects and eq

[fatalerror]

What's an autopanner and how does it make slapping sound better?

[HeapsofRob]

My bass player is a nut man. He plays a 7 string(Conklin). Also just started learning stick, plays sitar, standup, plays a fretless 4 string. Just started learning death metal and can hit 16ths at 220. He is in school to be a concert bassoonist.

Links? I'd like to see what he can do.

[GrindYourMind]

Listen to the song A Show of Hands by Victor Wooten and you'll hear some Auto-panner action.

I dislike this whole bass Cult of Personality that has spawned up around ERB players. More strings doesn't mean more talent. That being said I do play 6 string only to allow for more room to stretch. 4 strings are confining but Jean Baudins 12's are just a little much, he should have just picked up a Warr or a Stick.

[InertialGrind]

Links? I'd like to see what he can do.

I don`t have a vid of him. I`ll try and get him to do one. He does a pretty sick 8 finger version of arabesque.

[HeapsofRob]

I don`t have a vid of him. I`ll try and get him to do one. He does a pretty sick 8 finger version of arabesque.

Yeah dude make him do a vid.

[embryonicdrums]

SansAmp.

Not really effects. But sick. After going through like 4 bass amps in the last 2 years, our bassist has been reduced to using our Carvin PA head for an amp, until he gets the cash to buy a friend's bad ass Ampeg.

But anyway, the SansAmp makes a shitty PA sound like a real bass amp. Can't wait to hear what it does with a real rig.

[Phoncible]

makes it sound like a shitty pa? :D

[sapremianj]

I use a Line 6 Bass POD and do use some distortion/effects. I like a full, thick sound, filling in the voids when the guitars break into their harmonies and shit. That is just me, i always dug Shanes sound, so i always liked the distorted bass sound.