Best DIY bass FX?

[birt]

a bass player asked me to build him a pedal, so i asked wich one.

He just said "surprise me".

he likes the typical synth like bass effects. but i wanna make him something he can't get everywhere.


SHOOT!

[MartyMart]

How about EH 'BassBalls" or a "BazzFuzz"  which was originally a Bass only Fuzz pedal ??

Marty.

[markusw]

Meatball or Mutron would be nice  

Markus

[birt]

post links to the schems to please because i don't want to build anything to big (it's all on perf..) because i'd like to keep the price very low, he's a student with not a lot of money

[Halion]

Well, alot of DIY pedals will "work" with a bass, because high quality components can make sure the FX works on the entire frequency range, so there's not loss of bass tones,  but not every effect will work as well.

Most Envelope Followers/wahs will work pretty well to super with bass, but you might need to tweak some values. My EH Mini Qtron owns on bass. Fuzzes will work aswell, and are easy, but not everyone's thing (not mine at all).  Phaser, chorus and flanger will work aswell, but are a little less suited for most music styles.

A cheap and very nice FX would be something like the DOD 440 EF. A verry simple filter that sounds great and will fit in any box. Parts are only a couple of bucks. With any luck, you could make one for 30 bucks or so. You won't have a killer FX though. A mutron would be better, but harder and more expensive.

www.generalguitargadgets.com has alot of usefull schems and pcs layouts (including the DOD filter).

[j0shua]

you can try the Orange Squizer ( Naranjito )
it's good compresor, simple to build and exelent sound , cheap no expensive ......

[birt]

you can try the Orange Squizer ( Naranjito )
it's good compresor, simple to build and exelent sound , cheap no expensive ......

i've got one i made (with a dynacomp and ross in one pedal).. but i don't use it since i discovered i'm not a compressor fan :oops:

i'll check the dod440

[birt]

would a scrambler or a green ringer work for bass?

[birt]

*Bumpsy*

[Halion]

Anything will "work", but if it fits for bass, that's another thing. I don't think any bassplayer will have much use for a ring modulator, but then again, I'm don't know every bassplayer

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

Would an 'expander' (as opposed to a compressor) be useful for bass?
I mean something that increases the dynamic range.

[Halion]

Probably not. A bass already have a very big dynamic range, while in modern music, the standard seems to be to compress the bass alot. Expanding it will not be very usefull at all.

[niftydog]

I don't think any bassplayer will have much use for a ring modulator, but then again, I'm don't know every bassplayer

You sure don't know me then! I'd walk across broken glass for a Blue Ringer!

Paul, expanders are used in recording situations, but for live music they are not useful at all. Bass needs to be squeezed up pretty tight then amplified carefully (turn down the bass for christs sake!) so as to be heard alongside all those screaming guitars!