Your effect pedals?

[Alex_G]

Hi all,

In the past, I always added my effect pedal to my playing. Since I do the B2B course, I disconnected it.

Later on I’ll add it again. Not because of the effects, but because of the added drum computer. It’s really nice.

I do have a ZOOM B2.1X.

What do you have?

[Mike_NL]

1289 posts for your reading pleasure:

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…

[akos]

I don’t have any, because I still haven’t been able to make up my mind whether I want to go with a multi effects unit or with individual pedals

[John_E]

@akos

, because I still haven’t been able to make up my mind whether I want to go with a multi effects unit or with individual pedals

…and if you want another collecting hobby, which, it turns out is just as addictive as the bass collecting part….more so.

[akos]

Yep that’s the biggest reason why I don’t want to go with pedals. I already have EUR 1.5k worth of pedals on my wish list…

[eric.kiser]

Me too!

@Alex_G We have a lot of Zoom pedal fans around here.

[thomas]

I am not a fan of multifunctional ‘I do all for you’ pedals. I prefer one trick ponys, which can be replaced if necessary without loosing other functions. Currently I use three, preamp, compressor and tuner.

[PamPurrs]

I used to have a huge pedalboard covered with every pedal you can imagine. I have since sold all the pedals and the board, and now just play directly into a VTBassDI. I do have a Zoom B3n but rarely use it. The only effect I may add occasionally is a little chorus, but that’s it.

[Paul]

@Mike_NL

1289 posts for your reading pleasure:

Don’t forget the 844 posts in My First Pedalboard!

[Barney]

If that tuner doesn’t say ‘By your command’ when you press the switch then the marketing team have missed a trick there. Obscure 70’s TV reference for the younger readers on this forum

1970's Cylon - By Your Command

[AngelC]

Just bought a Zoom B1X Four last week, have only toyed around with it a little bit, but I think the drum beat machine and the looper will be of great use and fun for me

[PamPurrs]

That B1X Four is a nice box. I used to have one prior to getting my B3n, but never found a use for the drum or looper features. Enjoy!

[thomas]

@AngelC

Just bought a Zoom B1X Four

Just had a brief look at the feature list. WOW. What a surprise it can’t make popcorn

Honestly, I am too old-school for stuff like that. I need to see all dials in one view and do adjustments just by turning a knob.

[Wombat-metal]

I have a tuner, a compressor, and a preamp. That’s it. I also have a synth pedal but have not tamed it yet, so it’s not on my board. Will get back to it someday.

[howard]

I used to be about $1000-1500 into a pedalboard but sold it all and now do all my effects in software and am about ten times happier.

I tend to use a lot of effects, as you can probably tell.

[akos]

@howard

I used to be about $1000-1500 into a pedalboard but sold it all and now do all my effects in software

How far are you into plugins?

[howard]

um… more

[John_E]

I have an inventory app for insurance purposes, and can only say that it is not good to add things up.

[howard]

@thomas

do adjustments just by turning a knob.

That’s what its knobs are for