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  • March 2, 2009 at 7:56 am #94123
    John J
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    In regards to earlier posts, I’ve never had any trouble running bass into a Holy Grail. Matter of fact, I think it sounds great! And isn’t the Knockout marketed half to bass players as well? I seem to recall Dan Miller saying something about how it’s great for bass in the demo… Maybe I’m thinking of the Steel Leather and just made up that part about the demo. Regardless, some other EHX pedals I really dig for bass:

    Small Clone / Clone Theory / Polychorus
    Double Muff / Big Muff
    Hazarai
    Soul Preacher
    Q Tron / Tube Zipper
    HOG (moreso than the POG because the HOG does 3rds and 5ths)

    FWIW, McCartney’s sound in “Think for Yourself” is my favorite alltime fuzz-bass tone, and Claypool’s work on “Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People” is my holy grail of bass effects usage; low end is not traditionally my greatest concern (although none of those pedals cut much anyways).

    March 30, 2009 at 10:30 pm #95053
    syndroam
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    I think that EHX has to concider that bass players are a neglected part on the pedal business, and every addition to the bass series will only do good to everybody!

    March 30, 2009 at 11:23 pm #95056
    BlueSteel
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    I think that EHX has to concider that bass players are a neglected part on the pedal business, and every addition to the bass series will only do good to everybody!

    It definitely would, there needs to be more bass stuff out there.

    would a bass ehx pedal sound good with a guitar like a bass sounds good with some guitar ehx pedals? I’ve been wondering that for a while.

    March 31, 2009 at 12:30 am #95059
    McHaven
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    Typically what can make a pedal work better for bass is a wider allowable range due to caps. On some pedals, if that cap is changed to allow a greater range, it can work to muddy up guitar tone due to increased bass.

    March 31, 2009 at 8:37 pm #95081
    itsmichaelyeah
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    a Nice Overdrive/Distortion for bass would be nice Like a Cross between a Fulltone bassdrive and a ProCo Bass Juggernaut.

    March 31, 2009 at 8:56 pm #95083
    syndroam
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    a Nice Overdrive/Distortion for bass would be nice Like a Cross between a Fulltone bassdrive and a ProCo Bass Juggernaut.

    +1

    April 1, 2009 at 1:15 pm #95103
    JRiggles
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    McHaven is right, although I’m sure there’s got to be an exception with ‘some’ guitar playing ‘some’ particular genre. Like he says, it comes down to caps.
    (still…more bass)

    May 6, 2009 at 12:56 am #96410
    WatsonWood
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    EHX have got 6 dedicated bass pedals right now, from the Bass Big Muff Pi to the Steel Leather, so that is a start…and there are quite a few of the vintage EHX bass pedals out there to be picked up too. The Mole works well on bass as does the #1 Echo, not to mention the Octave Multiplexer.
    A Bass Mistress would be cool!

    May 13, 2009 at 12:10 am #96633
    xupxthepunxx
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    i have the bassballs and the steel leather and now im looking to get a distortion pedal to finish my setup, i know that EHX has the bass blogger and the big muff pi, i play in a punk band and do you think i would be better off with the extra sustain or fuzz?

    May 13, 2009 at 11:37 am #96647
    WatsonWood
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    i have the bassballs and the steel leather and now im looking to get a distortion pedal to finish my setup, i know that EHX has the bass blogger and the big muff pi, i play in a punk band and do you think i would be better off with the extra sustain or fuzz?

    For a punk band I would choose the Germanium OD! It gives the bass player a good cutting edge. So in your case, xupxthepunxx, I would definitely try one out. It also has the “dying battery” feature which produces fantastic noises (!) which remain under full control of the player. The only other pedal I would recommend to do the job is the Ampeg Vintage Re-issue Scrambler however that pedal is way more expensive.
    The EHX Germanium OD costs around 99 Euro in Germany (Thomann) and around 100 Quid in the UK (Dolphin Music) though I reckon it should be possible to get a better price than that in the UK!

    Here is a demo that shows the range of tones one can get from stuttering crackles to nasty distortion to cutting fuzz. All of which should sound extremely good on bass.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbdzwuKd4bM

    … and I added a pic for good measure….

    May 14, 2009 at 2:39 am #96678
    xupxthepunxx
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    thanks man! ill try it out!
    thanks again for the quick response and the thoroughness

    May 15, 2009 at 2:52 am #96714
    Pablo
    Member

    Grab a Clone Theory for some fantastic Joy Divsion/ New Order Peter Hook tones,
    haunting and atmospheric stuff.

    May 15, 2009 at 4:15 am #96715
    julian
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    Grab a Clone Theory for some fantastic Joy Divsion/ New Order Peter Hook tones,
    haunting and atmospheric stuff.

    QFT.

    May 15, 2009 at 4:17 am #96716
    xupxthepunxx
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    Quote:
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    Grab a Clone Theory for some fantastic Joy Divsion/ New Order Peter Hook tones,
    haunting and atmospheric stuff.

    QFT.

    lol, might sound noob-ish? to ask, but what exactly is QFT?

    May 15, 2009 at 4:40 am #96717
    julian
    Moderator

    quoted for truth

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