Must-Have Pedals for Bass Players

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Did we miss any crucial bass pedals? Tell us in the comments below! FOLLOW JANEK GWIZDALA KZbin - kzbin.info Instagram - instagram.com/janekgwizdala Website - janekgwizdala.com Table of Contents: 00:00 Introduction 00:39 Our Goal 01:05 Preamp Pedals 04:03 Compressor Pedals 06:10 Fuzz Pedals 09:22 Octave Pedals 12:06 Honorable Mentions 14:41 Multi-Effects Pedals 16:31 Thanks for Watching!

[@nobleamps]

Super honored to be included in this. Great video, Mason! Thank you!

[@artisanmetalcraft]

Isn’t a tuner is more critical than the rest of those combined?

[@6minus3minus2]

Chorus is a mainstay for me. Not just for 80s sounds - New Order, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, etc - but it can help a bass stand out more for melodic lines. Also works great with octave and fuzz for synth sounds. I use the Aguilar chorus, which sounds great and has a huge range of sounds.

[@sergiogrande1078]

@@artisanmetalcraft Clip tunner mydude,they are precise and save you one slot for another pedal

[@esposoman]

For funk stuff a good envelope filter is a must have. And for general purposes maybe some kind of HPF to get rid of the subharmonic content.

[@nobleamps]

It's true, Janek has serial #9! He along with Tim Lefebvre was one of the early voices who convinced me to quit my day job and go full time building vacuum tube preamps in my garage. Still doing it, still loving it, still grateful to guys like him, Sean, etc.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Hey Jack!! Thats amazing, you make a great preamp. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@madhatter7862]

I am going to switch from my 18 year old Sansamp for tube emulation to a tube preamp. Can you tell me what is different about the Noble than other tube bass preamps to help make an informed decision? The fact that you build them in the garage is awesome! And by hand.

[@EricRunquistBass]

@@madhatter7862 Hi Dennis, I own Noble #32 and it has been a very important part of my rig for years now. Whats different: well, there really are only a couple companies making bass specific tube preamps. The others being “studio” tube preamp DIs. I wouldnt trust them on a pedalboard because they are a little more fragile. Just the fact that you can easily bring a studio quality tube pre/DI with you on your board or in a case at every gig/studio is a huge win. The tone is really warm! Imo I couldnt even compare it against a sansamp. This is very subjective. Even though it gets my bass tone to where i like it, may not be for everyone. It does “warm” things up though. Other bonuses are the HPF switch. This is really handy for boomy rooms. Pedal power! You can use it to power up to 6 pedals. If you ask Jack he will make you voltage doubler cables too. I know its pricey, but so are all the other tube pres that you cant keep on a pedalboard. + its a write-off at tax time :) Will never sell mine! Unless Jack makes something better I suppose. Hope this info helps

[@kevmac1230]

I love bass preamp pedals and would definitely have a Noble if my gigging days were beginning rather than sadly ending.I have a few good ones though.

[@natrick]

My Noble is absolutely incredible, I feel lucky to have one!

[@morphman86]

I feel like this vid went a bit further up the ladder than they claimed (several times). Intro said this was for "beginners", several mentions of "budget options" and "for all price ranges", then the cheaper of the pedals lie in the $150-250 range. What beginner is going to splurge $600-1000 on effect pedals? And there was a lot of talk about the pedals, but no demo to see why you should spend the "10x up from 'this' model" on a pre-amp. No explanation of how each pedal would change the sound, or how the sound would change with different interactions between them. At best, this is a display of pedals you guys happen to own, not exactly a beginner-friendly guide to the essential pedals. And to those out there that are true beginners, ALL the pedal types talked about here are available from lesser-known brands for like $40/50... Or you could get a multi-effect box with all 4 and more for about $200 (the average cost of one of the pedals they talked about as "budget option"). Won't give you the best sound, probably shouldn't bring it up on stage, but excellent for playing around with at home if you're new to the art and don't want to commit a full month's pay into it just yet.

[@mk098a]

Yeah I'm just starting to get back into bass and look at what pedals and gear I'd need, this video is really confusing tbh

[@catfishrob1]

@@mk098a yeah, not the best video for you right now. I mean, you don't "need" any pedals. Between your bass (tone, pickup volumes, bass boost), amp (EQ, gain for distortion, and usually some other options), strings, and playing technique, you already have a lot of control over your tone. Anything beyond that depends on what you are going for, so I think the whole premise of "must have pedals" is stupid. Even if that were a valid concept, I don't like this video for that because they mention a lot of things that are expensive or harder to get. I'd go OC5 for octave, bass big muff for fuzz, and MXR bass chorus deluxe because flange is awesome 😁 you can get all 3 for like $350 and get a big variety of sounds. The only other ones to consider IMO would be delay and loopers. Just find some videos with side by side demos (like kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJC1oYuibs2KhZI ) and get the one that sounds good to you!

[@jimweird]

Yup click bait title. This is deep past beginning levels in content and presentation. It's for deep gear heads with huge budgets. No talk about how xyz pedals affect clean vanilla sound. Full of insider lingo and shorthand.

[@n_phaneuf]

I know it’s dumb but I have to say: all gigging bass players should have a tuner on the floor.

[@dakotawagner]

This

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Tuners are very important!!

[@akkunzero]

Tuner, Compressor and Preamp/DI must have THREE for any mf genre, that's it. no more shenanigans

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Nice!

[@dakotawagner]

Loving the love you’ve been showing us bass players lately! would love to see something regarding rigs for some studio legends - Janek is too, but you can’t help but see his personal style and flavor coming into his work - and he’s earned it! However, his approach is more creative and out there (jazz and electronic)- so it can be harder to draw more generic conclusions when it comes to bread and butter tone with no special flair. Thanks!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching Dakota!

[@seankent1807]

More bass player love! Woot woot! Thanks Mason, great video!!!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

More to come!

[@jm879]

I've been searching for a video like this for a long time. Great video!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@EllieReagan]

“If you’re a beginning bass player…..let me introduce you to Noble and Origin.” Great vid, guys! Thanks

[@VertexEffectsInc]

You can start at the top or work your way up with some of the other recommendations as well :)

[@darrenwales1092]

They're gonna keep their value. Mark King says the same about bass guitars . Buy the most expensive you can afford and if you do give it up , you should get your money back , or more .

[@CarlosKTCosta]

If I was to do this build I would go compressor - Octave - Fuzz - Preamp because I want the best tracking on the octave and usually the preamp is also the DI so I would like it to be at the end. Honestly the only thing I noticed missing is the EBS Microbass for preamp because it's an amazing an very versatile.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

I agree with that. I think our bass signal path video mirrors this for the most part.

[@jtbass]

Hey Mason, I'd recommend that you include MXR's Poly Blue Octave Pedal in your Octave pedal recommendations. Not only is it capable of producing two sub-octave voices, but it allows for two octaves above the signal as well. In addition to that, it has fuzz built in and monophonic and polyphonic pitch-shifting modes. I just picked one up recently and was pleasantly surprised by how complete it is in this category.

[@stoutlager6325]

Good selection. For Canadians, or bassists who happen to be shopping in Canada for whatever reason: I strongly recommend the Diamond Bass Comp. It's as good as any of the high end US offerings for pedal compression.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for sharing!

[@samhaynes]

THANK YOU for making a BASS video!!! You make amazing informative content -- but very little is about bass guitars. Please do more bass videos!!!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Will do!

[@IPv6Freely]

The Walrus Audio Julia, and the Darkglass Vintage Microtubes are both MUST HAVES for bass.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

All great pedals!

[@KristofferGildenlow]

Wow... the knowledge. Great talk!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Glad you liked it!

[@ImYourOverlord]

Fantastic first choice to name a preamp! I maintain that, in addition to a preamp, every bass player should have a noise reducer and a bass compressor. That is the bare minimum. If I have to add a fourth, in the spirit of this video, I choose a bass chorus 🙂

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Right on!

[@just_kyashi]

Love this idea! I recently minimized my board and am rocking an HX Stomp now but still keep my TU-3 and my Diamond Bass Comp on there. Favourite compressor for me!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Sounds great!

[@willcolemanmusic]

Loved this video. Thanks!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@isaacramirez3729]

I just rearranged my pedalboard. I chain my effects are fuzz (bass big muff Pi) > Compressor (MXR bass compressor) > Boost (guitar BB Preamp) > Overdrive (Bass Commander by a local pedal builder) > Chorus Flanger (Ibanez CF7) > Preamp (SansAmp VT Bass DI) then I have that running to a Quilter Bass Block 800 which is plugged into a 115 that isn't branded so idk what it is lol

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Sounds good! If you dig the tones then it’s all good 😊

[@haxenheimer9707]

Big bump for gettin a multieffect unit for research/starting out! Got myself a Zoom B3 years ago and still use it next to my other pedals. If you're on a real tight budget: get that. It was great for just seeing what effects you like and how pedals affect each other. Got me into vibes and tremolo.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Yes!

[@felipecortegana3209]

I loved at the end of honorable mentions when it gets to the juicy pedals the cash register starts popping off 😂 too accurate

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Hahahahaha!

[@carollinson]

From someone new to bass pedals, this is a silly film where they talk up far too many high-end boutique pedals. Pedals that your average beginner can't afford. No real description about what each pedal does and a comparison between them. It's like product placement on acid. Not inspiring.

[@seanstoltz6957]

Yeah, ain’t no way in aboutta blow $1000 dollars as a high schooler 😂

[@firefibre26]

Janek just shit talks about pedals and gear but no such details.

[@someonebald2022]

The best money I ever spent on a pedal was on the Zoom MS-70CDR. That and my Bass Big Muff Pi make all the sounds and tones I've ever needed, and all for less than £200.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Nice!

[@dboone7670]

Matt Berry's American accent is really coming along nicely

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Huh?

[@dboone7670]

@@VertexEffectsInc kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWW5pX-si657hpo

[@onionpaper7071]

He's been living in Staten Island for a really long time

[@HarryHobbit]

I would have thought chorus on bass would have got a mention in the modulation part? ... great vid though 😎

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Glad you enjoyed the video Greg!

[@madhatter7862]

I love my MXR deluxe bass chorus.

[@djhinormas959]

my board is built around a hxeffect but the V1 sansamp di is the star of my bass tone, cant beat the real thing with the sansamp! thanks for showing the bass some love

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@heftyjo2893]

Been watching a few of your videos using ideas for messing around with my BOSS GT-1B multi-effects pedal. It's a super budget friendly option to be able to mess around with tons of tones. Though setting up patches with the knobs on the pedal itself is kind of a pain. But the pedal will plug into a laptop through USB and can configure everything with their Tone Studio app that makes everything a breeze in comparison. Not gonna lie and say the patches are anywhere close to any of the actual pedals it purports to sample. Of course, it being a BOSS product I assume that it models the actual BOSS pedals like the 'Octaver' fairly close to the real thing. But there are other effects for the: Electro-Harmonix Big Muff pi, the Rack DBX-160x Compressor/Limiter, SansAmp Driver DI

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@BrandonBames]

For a second, before my eyes adjusted I thought you were sitting next to Quentin Tarantino. That would have been a mindf**k lol

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Huh...don't get that vibe, but I've also been told I look like a number of celebrities, most unflattering: Geraldo Rivera, Jack Black, Emile Hirsch, etc.

[@richardselby1711]

No disrespect to any of those who can afford a Noble preamp. Another very good option is the Arkham Oracle Bass Preamp. I just picked one up from Micah and I zero regrets, within 5 minutes I dialed in a nice fat, warm Motown Bass tone. I've heard amazing reports about the Noble, which I'm sure I'll own at some point in the few years. I'm currently using a Darkglass Hyper Luminal Compressor and a Rupert Neve RNDI with the Oracle.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

The Nobel is certainly not a required product, there are many great preamps out there including some more budget friendly stuff from Sans Amp and others.

[@michaelglidden4765]

Nobelium C2CE for the solder iron inclined.

[@TotalEvo7]

You guys didn't even touch on the Miura preamp pedal

[@STRATMAN1969]

My signal chain on my chef's polyethylene cutting board is DOD meat box ,EQD tentacles, Boss "tuna", pork,and pickle fuzz, bass dyna comp, soul food (bass) ,Liquifier chorus, JHS milk man (boost always on for a pre amp),Dan electro fish, and chips E.Q./boost .

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Very nice!

[@RobertNolan]

A preamp pedal trick I'm testing lately is a ProCo Rat set to a hair above clean on the gain, filter and output to taste, and you've got a nice extra stage of control that sounds really good. Doubles as something of a drive or fuzz style distortion if you need it as well.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Interesting! Thanks for watching Robert!

[@TwoBassed]

Surprised no mention of an eq pedal.

[@couchcamperTM]

you guys are crazy. essential pedals for way more than 1000 bucks xD

[@VertexEffectsInc]

These are more "food groups" not the specific pedals themselves.

[@RileySullivan]

I use my old DigiTech RP155 for my bass. My main patch includes the Boss CS-3, some EQ, and a Rat distortion. My other patches include a shallow, slow rate chorus effect, and some with delay. It sometimes sounds like I know how to play bass. 😂

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Sounds great!

[@seandalejackson2525]

!DUDE.......@15:13 you killed everything he said before it. hahaha....GREAT VIDS GUYS! Can you do a review on the ZOOM B6, mentioning everything it replaces PLEASE?!?!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@morphman86]

I'm not sure I understand the need for a pre-amp pedal. From what I understand, it's just an EQ and most amps already have one, so why would you need to EQ before you EQ? Is it only to "colour" the tone before other effects, or does it serve a purpose on its own?

[@farhadchaudhry]

The way I use it is to just be able to switch the sound with a button. My amp has a particular sound that I like. If I need to switch it to sound something else, I'll dial the preamp that way. E.g. SVT sound vs. Bassman sound. It saves money than buying another amp and using an amp switcher. But that's just me. I know others use it at gigs if they're just plugging into the house amps or speakers. I think that's the more functional use.

[@kylemurray91]

If you use a solid state amp, you could use a tube pre amp pedal to add a bit more colour and grit to your tone! It would give your tone a bit more ‘life’.

[@morphman86]

@@kylemurray91 That doesn't sound very essential to me...

[@kylemurray91]

@@morphman86 I have an EBS valve drive pre amp pedal that is always on and without it I wouldn’t be able to achieve the tone I desire, so I would consider that essential for me? What pedal do you consider essential?

[@kylemurray91]

@@morphman86 also, I run a direct DI to the PA from this pre amp DI because if I didn’t and I ran an XLR from my amp I wouldn’t be able to adjust my on stage monitor volume and tone without effecting the FOH volume.

[@Danieljfern]

Would be great to have a follow up shootout with each of these pedals

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Coming :)

[@Kuztomshop]

hands down, boutique versions of old EHX vs new versions of EHX, all day long. forget the price, save up and avoid the disappointment - love wren and cuff!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Glad you dug the video Mason!!

[@bumblesnowmonster]

Nice! Good stuff. Keep 'em coming. This is great! Personally digging the Idiot Box Effects Blower Box, EHX Green Russian and DOD Carcosa. Carcosa is def a sleeper and worth checking out. All work well with actives. No chorus pedals? Thought that was THE bass pedal in the… 80's!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Carcosa is king! Great pedal!

[@GRBAquatics]

Very Enjoyable and Informative Video. Thankyou Guys. Not a Bass Player but have a Bass ..... sounds like a good excuse for me to buy some Bass Pedals .... although I will probably just buy another Cuvave Fuzz (awesome) and a Delay and a Compression as I have tried My Guitar Pedals on My Bass and love the sound created ..... Oh and I will need a Tuner for my Bass. So 4 New Pedals ... Fun Times LOL. Cheers

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@mathieuc6934]

Naive question - why use a pre-amp pedal that costs as much as an amp instead of using a really good bass and a really good amp?

[@NicHasegawa]

Some stages where you have to use IEMs you can’t have an amp. Also simply, carrying a huge amp around is a lot more hard work than carrying a preamp in your gigbag. If you connect straight into the FOH with good PAs, a good DI/Preamp can be more useful than an amp. Usually amps are used as a monitor for yourself on stage and not really for the audience 😊

[@elliotthall5543]

Great video for a guitar player who needs to play bass in my songwriting process.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stevedunch581]

This was a hard watch

[@davidreidy5750]

😂

[@davidreidy5750]

For reals!!😂

[@akkunzero]

You only need the trinity of bass pedals - Tuner - Compressor - Preamp/DI

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Tuner is a give-in...don't waste the Holy Trinity on a a tuner ;)

[@jacprendo]

First things first you need a good tuner and maybe a mute switch!

[@khayree]

Yes you missed letting us hear the pedals which is the most important thing next time don’t review every pedal on the planet just a couple so we can hear them. Thank you

[@AeGeR97]

Thank you!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Sure thing!

[@HondoFelder]

Dope vid. 🤘🏽

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@bassman5123]

Beginners don't need any of this stuff! You should wait until you are at least at the intermediate level before you start covering up your bass's real tone. And fuzz and/or distortion, although fun, will cover up many of the flaws in your playing. Keep in mind that most new players (for any instrument) quit after a year or two anyway. So even if you're wealthy and don't mind blowing money on these very expensive items (especially a $1200 DI), I don't recommend it.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Cool. Thanks for watching!

[@dakotawagner]

Huh?

[@ileutur6863]

That's not how effects work

[@madhatter7862]

Question, I just got the HX stomp. So why bother with all the analog pedals when the Stomp sounds so good for bass? I may keep my source audio envelope filter becasue I love it so much but don't see the reason to buy any other effects for my application.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

It's an acceptable substitute, but not equal to the analog model the HX is emulating. It depends on what you can live with. For some the HX is the methadone to the real effect whether it be Fuzz, Drive, Compression, etc.

[@madhatter7862]

@@VertexEffectsInc Thanks for the explanation! Veteran bass player just getting into effects, :). I did love my Russian Big Muff Pi (The black and yellow one). Just didn't use anymore now I probably would :(

[@larstinderholt7438]

Out of this world prices

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Some of these vintage pedals have gone crazy price wise.

[@michellebrown7714]

Id argue fuzz is dependent on what genre youre playing, hard rock and metal sounds like ass with fuzz, it sounds way better with overdrive, but overdrive would be a bit much if youre playing a "softer" genre

[@VertexEffectsInc]

I agree with that.

[@maxsalisbury2397]

By far, the best bass pedalboard informative video

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Wow, thanks!

[@taehoonkim6384]

Hi! I am thinking of getting these set. Would this set be enough to start with? Boss Tuner - Noble - Empress Bass compressor - darkglass alpha omega - MXR vintage Bass octave in this order Thank you

[@Wido08GP]

More than you'll ever need

[@littlefishy6316]

I only use one affect and that is the brown colour Boss Octave pedal, gives a huge sound even when used sparingly

[@KlockoFett]

Skip the Noble as a starter pedal. For $1200 it's just not worth it for someone not exclusively making their income with it. Why it was even included here is beyond comprehension. If you really feel you need a preamp, just get a SansAmp Bass Driver for 1/6 the price. As for the others, sure. Go nuts. Maybe look at the TC Electronic Polytune3 instead of the Boss tuner. The Boss pedals have really poor buffers. The TC has a good one they sell as a standalone built in and a slightly smaller footprint.

[@Carsonchildersmusicnow]

Source for Pino using the Noble?

[@VertexEffectsInc]

I know I've seen some photos of it with Blake Mills in the studio.

[@michaelglidden4765]

Lessee... couldn't afford stuff so... built my own Mammoth... then built a Meatball... a Doppleganger... Bit Commander.. and Nobel.. 1176 is a studio comp and should go at the end of your chain... if your DI is on your preamp it should come after the effects... so the board gets your wet. The tube preamp works great for recording, but shouldn't be a sub for a bass amps ... preamp... Unless you want a super light setup and put a Noble through a clean power amp into your stack. Like a GSS Baby Sumo, or hell a Harley Benton 800... anything to save you from lugging around a fridge is well worth it.

[@jazz4asahel]

Is the compressor pedal for bass different than for guitar?

[@andrewawood3658]

Hey guys great content. Of the 4 must haves Pre Amp Compressor Octave/fuzz Filters Can you give me your preferred order of these four tuner being first of course

[@ampthebassplayer]

There aren't any rules for effect order. I'd say try them out in every order and see what you think sounds good. The order I do on my board is Octave>Fuzz>Filter>Preamp>Compressor

[@VertexEffectsInc]

All great picks.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Be sure to check out our bass signal path video as well!

[@scottlovesplayingbass3495]

I just got a Noble. Use it or stay with my CSspot?

[@ivarssonjorgen]

Absolutely Amazing! Much Appreciated!

[@ImYourOverlord]

Fuzz on bass is pretty niche, even more than overdrive.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Heck yea!

[@SirSelby]

I don’t really think it’s possible to make a “must have” list for pedals, because it totally depends on the player, what kind of music they play, their tastes, and what other equipment they are running. I do think a preamp pedal and compressor are always good choices for everyone, but then again I have met people who don’t even like to ever run compression. Personally, I prefer the Source Audio One Series stuff, due to the customization options for each effect. The Nemesis delay can do any type of delay I can imagine, plus functions well as a flanger, chorus, and bit-crusher. For me, the 4 essentials are: Preamp, Compression, Delay, and envelope filter.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Cool! Sounds like it might be a good video to put out!

[@constantk8780]

Whats the difference between a must-have and an essential?

[@alrightzuleta2842]

which one has the union jack on it?

[@VertexEffectsInc]

No sure?

[@thedddemon]

demos please

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Coming in another video :)

[@kylemurray91]

Which order..? Compressor -> Pre Amp OR Pre Amp -> Compressor??

[@ramoncorradin]

Compressor > Preamp is better

[@mattgolsen5895]

I like compressor after, I did 30 takes with all settings before and after. If you let the untamed peaks drive the OD/distortion you can get more interesting break up then tame the peaks after. Depends on the pedals as always though!

[@pimcramer2569]

If you have kids, the first pedal you need is a headphone amp with cabsim and auxin

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Ha! Perhaps!

[@alvarosolis5719]

I'm transitioning from guitar to bass. Can I use my Joyo Gem Box iii with it?

[@VertexEffectsInc]

I have no idea what that is, it sounds like something that holds your jewelry

[@18JR78]

Pros 👤👤

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching!!

[@regortex3364]

Regarding the tall font Russian Big Muff, it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay over hyped. I’ve owned every iteration of the Russian muffs except the Civil War. I sold all of them, kept my vintage Big Muff Deluxe, og 1978 op amp,og New York etc. The Russian muffs look cool, have that cool vibe, but they are noisey, built like crap and don’t actually sound that great imo. I have a Sola Sound Tonebender that the Russian muffs could only dream of sounding like. If you want a Russian muff buy the modern ehx version, it’s built better and sounds the same, save your money.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Cool thanks for that

[@regortex3364]

@@VertexEffectsInc - it’s just my opinion, hope I don’t offend anyone. Great channel you have.

[@TheBigdub07]

Why would you need to use a preamp pedal if your using a active bass

[@VertexEffectsInc]

More tone shaping and of course the DI element. Also depends on whether you want pedals pre/post the Preamp or some of them even have effects loops. Typically Bass pre's don't have those features.

[@ot4kon]

Pedal for all budget. Haha And I'm here being poor with a BMP behringer copy.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Nothing wrong with that!

[@lindenellefson8558]

Had a chance to pick up an OG OC-2 OCTAVE not the octaver… is there a pretty significant tone difference between the two?

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Janek will know this answer...I've only played an Octaver one on a single occasion and didn't have another later version to compare to.

[@lindenellefson8558]

Komitet isn’t that funny the way it works? Either way… sad I didn’t get the octave pedal.

[@STRATMAN1969]

@Komitet There's no r in tone ! brahaha ; )

[@diegom3339]

Eight hundred dollars pedals.. come on, i'm sure you know it's too much for a lot of us. There are excelent alternative pedals for the most of those you commented.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

We talk about several alternatives for each pedal mentioned and different price points.

[@iansmith9125]

That’s not a tall font Russian. That’s a pickle pie - B . Wren & cuff absolutely rule.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Cool!

[@jsalmons84]

The reissue EHX muffs sound the exact same as the old ones. It ain’t rocket science.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Interesting...I haven't found it to be exactly true.

[@ileutur6863]

Even if they didn't, you can always get s clone built to the exact specs of a vintage one

[@twenty3electronics]

Which pedals did Jamerson and Sting use? Those are the only ones you must have

[@VertexEffectsInc]

What about the ones used by Geddy Lee, Geezer Butler, Billy Sheehan, Les Claypool, Flea??? Does bass playing being with Jameson and end with Sting?

[@Caperetiree]

Good one! Too many gear snobs out there. First and maybe only must have is a tuner pedal. p.s. James Jamerson was and still is my inspiration.

[@joekao192]

When you finally buy a dream bass, the most important thing is non using those pedals to mess up your tone!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Huh?

[@kushking420]

Are the prices in American dollar

[@opiedrums6969]

I'd say yes.

[@diegom3339]

You missed an eq pedal

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Not sure if it's essential, but certainly a great pedal to have.

[@Synsizer]

@@VertexEffectsInc If you get a decent one( i.e. MXR 10 band or similar), you can, after time begin to consider them essential. The tone shaping ability is excellent for honing in on that exact flavor you were just slightly missing. Wouldn't be without one now. Personal viewpoint of course. Great vids guys!

[@dannydickylilly]

Mu Tron III...

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Also a great pedal!

[@michaelanthony9068]

Good lord, I had a Mu-Tron back in the 70s I paid 80-120$ and don’t remember what I did with it ! It is priced at 999 now! Ugh !

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Yikes!

[@gentlejoejones]

How ya'll aint got sansamp? Irrelevant.

[@joeyrendon7703]

Do yall even play?

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Not in this episode.

[@canadianguitar-garrettont7368]

1 year of GAS lol

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Yes indeed!

[@maliwilliams7262]

Boss ME 50B?? 'Come ON!!🤔🤨😑😒🤥

[@gunmetal7224]

Beginning bass players and your talking about thousand dollar preamps and 500 dollar fuzz pedals your cheapest multifx was 800 bucks? Dam bro 😕

[@VertexEffectsInc]

We're talking about genres of pedals, not these pedals specifically.

[@ainsbass]

You gotta know what's good, even if you can't get that right now!

[@simaojoseph]

This kinda weird. No real explanation why the preamp pedal as being so essential, and why starting with it. Oh I know, it’s because the famous cats use it. NOICE.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

You saw right through us apparently ;)

[@ileutur6863]

Well yeah. Who wouldn't want a "make me sound good" button as the first thing on their board?

[@simaojoseph]

@@ileutur6863 Guitar players, apparently.

[@joekao192]

Why need Preamp ? No bass amp? Those preamp are all pointless, they don’t improve the sounds !

[@str1fe192]

They do, are you arguing with professional musicians while you never leave your bedroom?

[@rocoafricamg1094]

@@str1fe192I remember when I used not to buy a touch screen phone 😅😅😅ppl argue with ppl who have all the knowledge while we don’t have we just follow 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rocoafricamg1094]

@@str1fe192😂

[@bassman777_]

I think they may be talking live shows.

[@borgesguerardi]

they honestly are just waaay more convenient than amps nowadays.

[@norsangkelsang7939]

McCartney, JP Jones, Squire, etc., didn't need pedals. Just play the bass..

[@CassSheldonMisri]

Chris squire would often use a flanger/chorus, and sometimes used other stuff like a few dirt pedals, a mutron wah and a delay. I don’t know much on JPJ or Paul mccartney’s rigs, but i know they both used some pedals. Don’t knock it if you don’t know what you’re talking about

[@PurpleMusicProductions]

Completely agree and not to mention music has drastically evolved from that era. Some of the most iconic basslines were archeived with technique and pedals.

[@E_MZ_]

This sounds pretty outdated

[@stevenpape2021]

They were all compressed at the desk on recording.

[@stankatsion6286]

Lmao, ok, boomer. Grooob Guuub from 100k bce achieved absolutely ecstatic transcended vibrations with just two rocks and maybe a little bit of those strange berries he found that make him see things, but the point is - just take two resonant things and smash them against each other - that's all the music any human can ever need or want to make, because Grooob Guub from 100k bce did it like that

[@jw112mail]

Janek!!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Yes!

[@zmix]

7:39 Thanks @janekgwizdala

[@Nobody-xg2un]

Dont under estimate the joyo extreme metal pedal. It takes a little work to dial in but holy hell it'll get crazy like a politician with no accountability. I love that garbage pedal its 40 bucks and its angry.

[@felipebustos2790]

This is for begginers but they assume that we already know what the pedals do and how they make you sound. Its just talking about how they have so many stuff… dont like the video

[@capitalhopemedia6714]

Yeah, it's not very helpful. Then they use lots of generic terms like "boutique option" on that Noble preamp. Cool....it's very expensive...what does it SOUND like?

[@amoliski]

Would have been nice to hear the pedals. You can't put a $1k pedal on the screen, tell us it's worth that, and then not show us what $1,000 sounds like.

[@grisbain]

That was pretty expensive and convoluted for a “must have” video. You don’t need so much stuff. You don’t need a preamp if your amp sounds good. Any iteration of EHX big muff will sound decent. But if you have a good amp you probably don’t even need that.

[@fjoiewafno]

Yeah this came off like a show and tell for the guy with crazy expensive pedals. Cool pedals of course just not in the spirit of what a video like this should be imo.

[@mikemchaney23]

Personally, I am just so glad that Quentin Tarantino's English cousin loves bass pedals this much.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Ha!

[@jamesnell7224]

I'd say an equaliser is very much underrated. Especially crucial for us guys playing in our bedrooms through a combo with just a bass, middle and treble knob. You can get a lot more from your distortion and other effects pedals by pairing them with a 7 band equalizer & just been able to shape your clean tone more precisely than a typical home practice amp & your bases active circuitry is worth it.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

amen to that James!!

[@jamesnell7224]

@@VertexEffectsInc Good for getting distorted highs with clean lows too.

[@JaapTedros]

I'd say something like the Zoom B1X Four multi-fx is the single must-have pedal for beginner bass players. Extremely affordable, has EQ, a looper, tuner, drum machine, aux input (for backing track), and many, many, many options for amp/cabinet simulation and pedal chains. It runs on batteries if needed, and is even usable enough for first gigs.

[@Moises505130]

I'm surprised there was no mention of an EQ pedal on here

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Good pedal, but maybe not on the "essential" list.

[@catfishrob1]

Why are you wearing two watches?

[@haha-px5xp]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BLRA2007]

because he has 21 octave pedals

[@DefenderB0SS]

My bass pedalboard. (Basic classic vintage precision bass tone) 1. MXR M87 bass compressor 2. Boss tu3 tuner 3. Boss bass equaliser geb7 4. Ameg scr-di pre-amp Why is the tuner second? I like the compressor first because it has a graphic sound visualiser to see sound signal even when muted from tuner which comes after. Why the pre-amp pedal last and not first? Well it sounds better, saturation after compression. And the ampeg pre-amp has XLR-out so it Is the final output of the pedalboard. The ampeg scr-di pre-amp pedal also has a scrambler circuit which is a bass overdrive. I had a bass fuzz pedal but I sold it cause I didn't use it at all ever. These four pedals fit very nicely on a small pedalboard easy for gigs and studio sessions