im a beginnner bassist
im tinkin of gettin an effect pedal after playin bass for 2 years without any pedals...

any suggestion ?
i've read thru the pinned post above...but too many choices

my first pedal was a boss odb-3
haha... wanted to overdrive along with guitars man....
or if u have the money can always get a effects processor. can do more with it

Ah so you want a bass effect?

My 1st pedal was a Boss MetalZone MT2. Frankly, the dist was too kao for versatile use.

zoom 505II

used it for many many years

Have you checked out the Zoom B2.1u???
http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/b21u/index.php

It's resonably priced (should be about 500 ringgit range), it performs quite well, has most of the effects that you will need to play around AND has a USB interface to record to your computer.

Or if you don't like Zoom, you can try out Digitech's BP80 or BP200 products. Doesn't have a USB plug, but according to some, performs much better compared to the Zoom.... SHOULD be around the same price range.

But if you REALLY have cash to splurge on, Check out the Digitech BNX3.... http://www.digitech.com/products/bnx3.htm

My first was the Yamaha Magicstomp. Still loving it... the effects on it are killers, especially the reverb and delay... unbelievable...

wah digitech abit over la!!!
but i kinda like the Zoom B2
ee where can i grab 1 of those?

thx man

Mine was a DS-1

Ah, those were simple days

mine is an SD-1

still loving it.... lol

my first efx would be a EHX Big Muff Russian & Digitech RP3...

rarely use the muff now thanks to the heavyly mod Boss OS2 n also Behringer GD121...

Oh, my first stompbox was the DS-2, got it together with my first guitar. I wanted to get the DS-1 initially but Woh Fatt only had the DS-2 and the Metal Zone.... Arrr... used to think it was THE distortion hah.

i called bentley last month to enquiry about the digitech bad monkey....but they've no more stock.....will be stock in mid of may......

i think my 1st pedal would be digitech bad monkey......

but still hestitate which pedal should i get btw the digitech bad monkay and boss ds-1......gimme some advice pls....Thanks..

If you're talking about GUITAR effects...... I think my first pedal was the Zoom 505, 2000 limited edition silver one..... Then added on a GCB-95 Dunlop wah (Got it for my 21st Birthday).
I then got the GFX-5, and added in the ZW-44 and now, the ZW-45.

I think you can get the B2.1u at Chambers in Sungai Wang or Bentley.

Also.... since on the subject of Pedals..... Dunlop FINALLY came up with a Slash Wah!!!! http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=pr.../p_and_e_detail

Looks REALLY killer and would be a good alternative to the Crybaby from Hell or the Wylde Wah.....

Err... I was at Bentley just now and the Bad Monkey is there. List price was RM190???

Both the DS1 and BM are different pedals. The DS-1 is a distortion pedal that provides you heavy tone that reminds one of the grunge era, eg nirvana's smells like teen spirit. The BM is an OD pedal and at full gain, it should sound like ermm... perhaps classic rock bands like Cream & AC/DC?

Simple. get the ZW-44.....

yeah...it's RM190.....
icic...step closer to the bad monkey now......the tone is most suit my taste......

haha...but don't u said that ZW-44 is quite picky?

i scare it would sounds 'bad' on my amp....furthermore bcoz of its price.....quite exp.....RM560(neuvas's price) right?

WHEE!!!!
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lol kidding

My first pedal was the Zoom 505II.. but I sold it after juz around few months cause the sound is too digital for me...
nvr realy love the sound at all

then after that I got myself a BOSS MD-2.. and then now a Behringer Hellbabe wah-wah pedal... emmm thinking to get a GT8 in the future too.. hopefully can la

My first pedal was the DD-3 ..........
Delay is my first pedal and then grabed a JAPAN DS-1 in e-bay....

DS-1 have a nice killing sound !!!!

Like most people, my first pedal was a BOSS Metal Zone. Thought it was the best pedal ever, now? It's horrible.

You can try CK music in Jln Imbi. I got my Zoom B2 for around 380. But of course if you have the cash do go for the B2.1

I love the Zoom B2...

yee B2.1u in chambers gud ah !!
shal check it out end of the month....after i get my pay keke

how often do u guys use wah?
i guess u must hav reali great drivin skilss after profesionalise in a wah pedal
hahah

380 ah wahliao !!
hmmm shud i get the pedal 1 or without pedal??

Yup...the list price for the B2 was actually 425 most music shops usually give 8-10% off the price.

But I do suggest you go and try it out yourself. Look for a guy called Faizal...very friendly and helpful. The only drawback that I have the with the B2 is enabling the bypass function....I ended up getting a footswitch to help me. I ended up paying 510 for the B2, the footswitch, power adaptor and a cable.

I'm a heavy Wah abuser......
So much so, I now have 3 kinds of Wah......
A Wah from from GFX-5 (Almost never use), my GCB-95 Dunlop Wah (my work horse for 3 years and counting), and my brand spanking new Wylde Wah (EXCELLENT Metal/Funk wah)......

Get the G2.1u with the expression pedal..... not only can it act as a wah, but you can use it to control the volume, tremolo effects and all kinds of crazy stuff.....

my first efex is Zoom GFX-5..dah jual kat lyn forumer sebab jarang guna

i'm using the gfx-5 too for 3 years. May i know where you got the wylde wah ?

guys...how about the Zoom G2.1U...it seems quite welcomed and i read quite many satisfy comment from user on the web......

Got the Wylde wah from Bentley last Saturday...... last one there according to them.

To evryone or Every shredder in tha house..my friend want to sell his Digitech Distortion Factory (DF7) <<very good product,,Boss Acoustic Simulator AC3 effect pedal,Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 Pro and Seymour Duncan 59 model pickups..if youre intrested call me at 016-014-6299591 or PM me..im just helping this guy to sell it.Thanks!!

My first effects pedal was the Digitech RP3. Decided to get it fixed lately and tried playing with it and realised why the company's name is called Digitech. The effects really sounded very digital. Not natural enough, well to me. Even when using a tube amp.

wow man......how was it?

mnd to tell us how much for it?

a usual electric guitar wah works wit bass ah?

Nah I am using an electric guitar

But from an electronic point of view, the signal coming from the bass can be processed via the electronic effects pedal though

Yes it can be used, but the frequency isn't as low as a wah that is made for the Bass, so you can't really hear the wah effect as much......

Why not get the Dunlop 105Q Bass wah? http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=pr.../p_and_e_detail

Also, since on the subject of Dunlop pedals, they just released The Blowtorch, A 3 band EQ Overdrive/Distortion pedal........ looks and sounds killer......

http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=263

And the Digitech Distortion factory........ not as fantastic to me. I prefer The Weapon instead.....

hehh... another one who got the MT2 first.
for heavy distortion use, i like it. but anything less, its hopeless. kills the subtle nuances of your playing. but i still miss it though... all because it got stolen.
nevertheless, after that, i decided to get myself a Korg ToneWorks AX1500G.
I'm still happy with it till now, the only gripe about it is that some of the distortion models lack the punch and tonal clarity (hence i wanna build a TS808 soon), and the fact that you can't have the freedom of arranging the effects in any chain you want (but thats expected from effects of this range anyway).

This post has been edited by MetalZone: May 18 2006, 11:28 PM

wud u guys like an array of pedal effects?
or a reali gud mutli effects pedal?

Both

Honestly....... my perfect setup would be a 2 FX-loop system...... switchable using a Tonebone Loopbone......(http://www.tonebone.com/tb-loopbone.htm)

One loop will lead to either a Pod XT Live, Boss GT-8 or a Vox Tonelab SE, with a seperate Crybaby from hell/Slash Wah (Something that's customizable) and then the other will consist of the Zakk setup......which is the ZW-45 Wah, Rotovibe, ZW-44 Overdrive, EVH Phase 90, EVH Flanger, Octave and a Chorus pedal........

And then the signal will output to a JCM800 2203x (or ZW model) with the FX loop in the rear....... either that or a Marshall Mode4.....

i've played a bass thru a MT-2 before thru whatever bass amp they had that time in king's studio.
was messing around on cliff burton's anesthesia

oh yea, MT-2 was my first pedal also.

This post has been edited by Everdying: May 19 2006, 06:45 AM

oh wat the heck...thought i'd give it a go...
first pedal...more like first 2 pedals, purchased them simultaneously - BOSS AC-2 and ibanez SH-7

switching from electronics to acoustic with a single stomp alternating with my fren's chorus patch. sweet...

POD xt live n BOSS GT-8 togather??

haha i see u hav quite n array of pedals
my gosh !! i cant imagine seeing so many of it with u on stage!!!!

or u put the 1st selection on the right side of the stage while the other side wit the zak??

i would be blur with too much effect pedals. haha !

mine would be MT-2 and CH-1. thats for guitar.
for bass, i would like to get bass equalizer first. but no time and money yet. aiyooo.

No. It's quite simple really...... a Multi-FX unit with a Wah goes through one channel on the ToneBone pedal..... and my Zakk Attack effects loops goes through another channel.....

The ToneBone basically allows you to have 2 effects chains to switch from, and outputs them to one amp.....

So I will have all the units right where I would normally have my pedals.... only they will be slightly angled........ will draw a diagram when I have the time.

I was in Bentley on Friday and there is another ZW wah there. Definately not the last one. Bet they tell the same thing to everyone.

This post has been edited by noisetrigger: May 21 2006, 11:53 PM

hahah i tink so!!!
bentley, wohfatt haha they're all the same...unless u met a gud salesman (or woman)
or if u hav kawan there !!!

marketing tactic!!

hmmm...wats the diff of gettin an extra EQ n not to hav it 1st?

does the digital multieffects has EQ as well?

like blacktrix, i'd like both
but since I can only afford one, i'd take a good multi effects.
buying a whole array of effects is very costly, but of course, nothing beats analoque in terms of tone.
however, multi-fx have one advantage live, which is the ability to change a whole array of effects and presets with one tap of the footswitch (or more, to change banks, channels). if u had individual pedals each, imagine changing settings and tapping several pedals, there's a limit to what a loop switch can do.

well,for me i would like to get the EQ first because i would like to play with more natural sound and try to find my own tone/sound. it's like, pumpin the energy of my bass. yes, i am a beginner. haha! i prefer to learn more skills and know my ability first. after that only i go for other effects.

digital multieffects i'm not sure whether it has EQ or not. i prefer not to use multieffects with my current level of knowledge and skills.

hmm since im gonna post..my 1st efx is my pod2.0

i too tot tat it would be good to get my efx after i reach a certain level..but wat i didnt know tat i duno how to differentiate sounds on efx now i progress faster then before as i hav more efx to play around with..learn a thing or two as well about how to make certain tones..but still not good at gettin some tones

The Best First Pedal to Purchase, Recommend your opinion

There's already a thread on this topic. I'm going to merge both threads later.

Just bought KORG AX1500G yesterday...
trying to get into it...
try already the wah sound...its just beautiful....
i lovin it...
donno la what will happen later...
got info about AX1500G tell me la...

Woot... another AX1500G owner.
I've had one since 2003.

HI guys my very first effects pedal was a BOSS BE-5M very Old school multi effects...

http://www.bossarea.com/other/be5m.asp

inherited from my unc from the 90's

has all the basic effects : chorus,digital delay,OD/Distortion/Compressor

using it till today until one day the chorus suddenly failed...ALL THE OTHER EFFECTS STILL WORK FINE

I like using this coz it has dedicated knobs and switches for each effect (no menu surfing)

to lazy to go and get the chorus fixed (might be a connection prob) so might wanna sell it off cheap cheap.

waiting for my next BOSS ME-50 to arrive

This post has been edited by fariq_azad: Nov 29 2006, 03:22 PM

The Boss ME-50 IS a great unit..... perfect for people who want just multi-FX without Amp modelling.....

Hope your new ME-50 comes in soon man! In the mean time, why not post pics of your current setup on the flash us thread!

My first 2 pedals were purchased simultaneously and they were the Jim Dunlop Volume Wah & the Boss DS-1.

Am saving up to buy a modified DS-1 called the DS-Ultra after hearing rave reviews about it. Either that or a Boss Digital Delay.

Well, I'm happy with my Vox Tonelab SE, Wylde Wah and Wylde Overdrive...... but I DO want to get a Digitech Whammy next year..... sigh...... that means I have to go Ang Pow collecting..... dammit!

Was using a Digitech RP3 (first multi-effects pedal) until recently when I bought a Boss GT8. Looking at the way I play, I think I don't deserve to use the Boss. LOL, need to spend more time on it figuring out how it works.

hmmm how is the ZOOM GFX-3 compared to the BOSS ME-50???

anyone who has tried both??

First things first..... the Boss ME-50 only produces effects...... not amp modelling..... So if you are looking to plug in your guitar and make it sound like going through a JCM800..... you're outta luck.

The GFX-3 does support some form of amp modelling, but the quality of effects can't compare to the ME-50.

BOth of them are different units for different purposes.

my 1st multifx pedal is the zoom 505 2...and my 1st stompbox is a digitech hot head...

the zoom is still working nicely and the hot head is giving me the distortion that i've been looking for....will try to get the zoom G9.2tt by the end of this month...been eyeing on that multifx unit for quite some time already...

Before you do, please give the Vox Tonelab SE a try man....... I was a loyal Zoom follower, but after turning to the Vox......... man.... it opened up my eyes.
But yes...... the Zoom 9.2tt DOES have some impressive features on it's own also.......
The final decision boils down to you, but give the VOx a run first.

I'm currently using my Digitech Death Metal pedal....

i'll give it a test run (both zoom and vox) either this week or next week...will definitely get my multifx unit before CK's sales end...

Exactly like what blacktrix explained.
I plugged in my basses into JD JH-1 wah, it sounded very light. The wah-wah sound is there but kinda faint.

For the people with shallow pocket, Behringer have a wah which cost less than RM 200. The only bad thing about that wah is that the body are made from plastic. Serial pedal abuser have to stay clear from this thing.

You go, dawg!

Back to the topic, my first pedals were Boss ODB-3, Ibanez SB7 and Ibanez BC5. I bought 3 of them in one package from a friend
Earlier before that, I got myself Behringer Bass V-Amp. It never meant to be multi-effects to be honest, it work better mainly as amp simulator.

My next target is the Behringer Wah. The ultimate would be Boss GT-6B or Line 6 Bass PODxt LiveLong way to go. Those two babies would eliminate my need to buy another gadget for a very2 long time.

This post has been edited by chapree: Dec 3 2006, 03:53 PM

WOW..... you really WERE left out...... that post was waaaaaaaaaaaay back in May.... Before alot of cool stuff!!!!

I just realized...... this year, my whole guitar collection grew significantly!!!!

Added in the Wylde Wah, Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul, Jackson RR3, Vox Tonelab SE......
*gasp*

you are very very rich indeed

Not rich..........
Opportunist. Right place at the right time.......

well, u still need a full wallet to get those nifty gears...

I have own the G2.1u for 3 months since september....so far very satisfy with that....as long as i switch my amp to Classic Stack....digital sound gone away......some of my patch even can be heavy...crunchy.....it's gain is very satisfactory too....highly reconmended.....

yeah...plannin on my B2 stil waitin for my $$ flow haha

First pedal - Danelectro Fab Tone

Still twiddling around for a Big Muff sound

Coowie..... Where did you get your Danelectro man?
Cheap pedals, surprising tones.........

A guy was selling it in the forum...the Fab Tone produces really badass distortion . Maybe should've opted for a overdrive.

Next stompbox: Dunlop Crybaby Wah

If you play metal and have a little cash left over, highly suggest the Crybaby From Hell wah...... great customization and looks freakin' bad ass as well.

What's the difference between the CFH Wah and the Crybaby? Actually trying to go for the Cliff Burton tone here, was originally buying a Big Muff instead of the Fab Tone but the seller sold it to someone else .

Cliff Burton?? Ooooooooooh. Bassist.

In that case, you'll have to go for Dunlop's Bass Wah, the 105Q.

http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=pr.../p_and_e_detail

I would always recommend a dedicated Bass Wah for bassists. Like I said before, the Wah frequency for a guitar Wah isn't low enough to be picked up by the Bass.

And if you're on a spending spree... would suggest the Blowtorch also.

http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=263

I heard some good reviews about it....... but might not be to everyone's taste.

Wikipedia category: Effects Unit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Effects_units
It's interesting to read 'em, although many of the info pretty incomplete.

Show off.

CFH are more versatile than normal Crybaby, it have a lot of extra modifications. Kinda like a hot-rod wah.

The Blowtorch are pretty versatile as well since they have so many knobs for different frequencies. Judging solely by the sound clip at their website, the tone was pretty good but somehow, I found it a little bit clean.

If Burton is your target, try to stay clear from digital/clean-like tone. Burton tone are gritty. You can't go wrong with a Big Muff.

Meanwhile, Burton uses Morley Power Wah. You might want to check it out

This post has been edited by chapree: Dec 4 2006, 11:09 PM

Ah yes mixed up the Crybaby with the Power Wah

Blowtorch a bit too mahal...and what about with the Sansamp BDDI? Have you used it before?

Not that I had hand-on experience on it but a lot of fellow bassist that I knew liked it. It gave them more warmth to the tone.

Sansamp have a programmable version of BDDI. I like this one better because can switch setting faster.

BDDI have always been compared with MXR M80+. MXR were the cheaper one but have distortion capability. To each of his own, I guess.

my first is a BOSS BD-2...that's Blues Driver for those who are wondering..

and two days ago I got the ZOOM G2.1 U as my first multi effects..and so far so good