6 Sounds MOST Bass Players Are Afraid To Use 😱

Variety is the spice of life, yet so many bassist use just one sound. Let’s be brave and branch out with some sounds that don’t get enough love.

Used in this video: Behringer Octave Divider, Supro 1304 Fuzz, Ibanez AW-7, Walrus Audio, Iron Horse V2, TC Flashback Delay, Digitech XMC Multi Chorus, Tech 21 Programmable Sansamp, Empress Compressor mkii.

0:00 Bass Support Group
0:52 Sounds That Scare Us
1:13 #6
2:16 #5
2:59 #4
3:51 #3
4:41 #2
6:00 #1

[joshlikesbass]

This should be titled, "6 Sounds Bass Players Love to Use."

[cesarpinilla]

Well, that was a clickbait title. You just described the 6 most common effects used on bass.

[richardsmith]

Good video about playing bass with effects and some tips to play with them but those are definitely the most common effects used on bass. It kind of feels like a video about basses that most bass players are afraid to use that includes a P bass.

[YTRopp]

Chorus (+reverb) is great for fretless. Octaver can be usefull when playing high on the fretboard while keeping also a low-end. AutoWah for old funk. Distortion can be nice for a solo.

[RoGo]

Duff McKagan from Guns and Roses actually used chorus on stuff like Sweet Child 'o Mine and you can also often hear it in post-punk or doomer stuff like Sudno by Molchat Doma

[LazyCat]

Aka every bassist's dream pedal board

[tooltroll]

LOL! My default signal chain for literally decades has been Just a touch of each. I also don't shy away from (auto-)wahs, defretters, and whammy pedals.

[dirk-pjbt]

Peter Steele of Type O Negative played Bass with Distortion, Chorus, Delay and Sometimes Fuzz. He was one of the best Players.

[ButWhatDoIKnow]

I actually really liked the Octave effect!

Delay is always good in the right setting.

Distortion and Env. Filter was ok too!

Also, I love the Jag Bass!

[alexskibicki]

Personally I like using distortion and chorus on bass. They are one of the best effects I use on bass. I also use flanger effects too. I usually use flanger on certain parts of songs.

[CalebJRoner]

Great video!! I think its hard to utilize many of these sounds especially in a live scenario. Many effects either reduce or obscure timbral harmonics( dist, fuzz) or they restrict rhythmic control as in the case of delay and reverb. 99% of the time bass is utilized as an accompaniment instrument and it is generally sought after for these very features. Ofc theres exceptions to this rule. Music is artistic after all.

[damitch]

The song “Praises” by elevation rhythm has a bass part that a chorus sounds really sweet on!

[bennysandoval]

must not listen to any rock, metal, funk or really anything other than some pop.. most serious bassist have pedalboards full of everything you listed lol

[rainbowslushy]

i'm fearless then....unless you ask me to use a ring mod pedal, i'm fearless not crazy...