Pedal Gear

[willials]

Is there a place on the BassBuzz site or forum that discusses pedals (I.e. what they do, which ones are necessary for achieving a particular sound, etc.)? I’m almost finished with the course but feel I have very limited knowledge of what pedals, compressors, and the like that I should know about. Any help would be much appreciated.

[howard]

Yep, thanks for asking!

My First Pedalboard!

After years of not really caring about pedals and effects that much, I caught the bug! I’ve been having a lot of fun learning about effects, trying out new gear, and making new sounds. Here’s my first pedalboard ever, which just went on its first tour: [pedal1] Here’s the signal path from bass to amp: Bass (Peavey Cirrus 4) Line 6 Relay G30 Wireless (not pictured, need to re-adhere to the bottom of the board) Keeley Bassist Compressor Source Audio EQ Boss OC-2 EHX Nano POG Chase Bliss …

[MikeC]

Welcome, @willials. Yes, the Gear section is the place to discuss pedals and any other gear. Feel free to search there or to start a new thread.

Now head over to the Introduce Yourself section and tell us about you and what brought you here. The B2B family will happily welcome you to the group.

[John_E]

There is also this thread….

What's the deal with effects and pedals? (Also: sound in general)

OK, so before picking up the bass, I had not played any other string instrument, and I am trying to understand what the deal is with those gadzillion effects and pedals that can be found for guitar and bass. While I understand that every instrument has certain parts and certain design features that contribute to the overall “sound” of that instrument (and that let people fiddle with them to make the sound more individual), no other instrument than the electric guitar (and apparently the bass) ha…