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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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 Posted - 10/05/2003 : 14:05:09
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I'm still somewhat new to playing bass and was hoping someone would be willing to help point me in the right direction. I'm looking to buy an affordable distorion pedal, but have had no luck. I've done some research but everything looks extremely expensive. Any ideas?
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WolfManMikeLonely
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 10/07/2003 : 09:10:08
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I know the bassist in my band uses an Ibanez bass distortion. I've never been much a fan of Ibanez equipment but he gets a pretty good sound out of it. You can never go wrong with Boss pedals though it's worth the extra money, if they make a bass distortion that is.
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2003 : 13:03:33
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I also use a Boss distortion pedal. I love the sound I get out of it. Higly recomended. I see the light in you.
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2003 : 14:43:31
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Could anyone be a little more specific? I tried out a DS-1 and liked what I heard, but have heard some so-so reviews of them. Are there any other similar pedals within that price range?
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
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Posted - 10/07/2003 : 17:39:59
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| I have the original BassPOD, it's got lots of neat sounds in it..more pricey tho. |
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2003 : 18:19:33
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Yeah, I've heard good things about the Pods, but I'm both a beginner and a cheapskate.
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Cookie
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 10/10/2003 : 16:00:47
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| I suggest checking out what your favorite musicians use via the internet (Guitargeek.com has some bass rigs, but you might also check fan websites). Punk and metal musicians tend to use cheap, readily available equipment (e.g., the Boss DS-1 was a favorite of Kurt Cobain). That's not a diss--punk is my preferred musical genre. I do play bass but I'm primarily a guitarist. However, I will say that, generally, bass guitars are not treated with heavy distortion even when playing very heavy music. I don't think you'd go wrong with a DS-1, though--they're relatively cheap too. |
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2003 : 17:27:24
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I have checked them out(the boss ds-1), have heard some mixed reviews. I played an electro-harmonix big muff pi at a friends house and might go with one of those. They seem reasonable, and have a great fuzz. Any first hand reviews?
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Cookie
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 10/11/2003 : 03:53:38
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I haven't tried the Big Muff Pi so can't speak to that. Apparently there are numerous incarnations of that pedal and you might not get the sound you are looking for if you don't get to try the pedal first(some versions made in USA, some Russia). Harmony Central (don't know the exact address) has some great muscian reviews of everything guitar/bass related.
Hope this is helpful.
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2003 : 17:58:08
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I took my own advice, got the big muff, and can't be any happier. The sound I'm getting is exactly what I was looking for. For anyone whose interested, i give it a ten out of ten.
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faskner
- FB Fan -
Brazil
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Posted - 10/14/2003 : 10:47:00
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i have used the Bigmuff for recording, and it was really great. For some time I also tried the Danelectro Fab-Tone, and it lacked in definition, in my opinion. My main problem was in having the whole signal distorted, losing bottom and definition in the sound, making more of a wall of distortion than the bass line itself. So I sold my Fab-Tone and got myself a MXR Bass DI that is really good. It works like a preamp, letting you to set a tone for the clean channel, and has a nice Blend button, to mix the distorted channel [that you control on the Gain button] with the clean. Works great for me. I think you can find more info at jimdunlop.com.
hope it helped.
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
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Posted - 10/14/2003 : 12:25:31
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| Yeah, i've heard great things about the Bass DI. If i didn't have my POD, i'd get one of those. |
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echo park
- FB Fan -
Saint Barthelemy
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Posted - 10/14/2003 : 22:29:38
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Really glad you discovered the Big Muff on your own - that was going to be my recommendation. My favorite is actually another old Electro-Harmonix called Hot Tubes. Not the clunky expensive ones that they make now, but the late 70's/early 80's one that actually has no tubes in it! My fave for bass - hard crunch with smooth overtones, and some how preserves most of the fundamental tone!
For a fuzzier tone the green russian Big Muffs are great. I got a used one for $25 and it nails it. You can really improve the bypassed tone by replacing the bypass switch with one that does a true bypass. You can find the switch on the web somewhere for $10-15. If you notice that the bass tone is fuller without the pedal between the bass and amp, you might want to upgrade the switch. Do a search on "Big Muff True Bypass", etc. to learn how it's done. I've seen a few explanations out there.
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miguel
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 10/17/2003 : 04:23:59
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I was going to offer giving you my ds-1..the big muff is prolly much better.
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