Synth Bass Pedals | A Secret Weapon Everyone Should Try

[@tolstoy21]

The video is a bit old, but Zachary Rizer gives a great demonstration of using the Doom 2.

[@tplank216]

Zachary Rizer is responsible for more G.A.S. than Taco Bell

[@tolstoy21]

Finally snagged a Doom 2 a couple months back. I have to admit, I don't really love it as a straight-up fuzz, but it is sweet when coupled with an octaver or envelope filter. With the Doom 2 and a Micro-Tron 4 , I have finally been able to faithfully replicate the synthy-goodness of Hancock's Chameleon.

[@SwoffBass]

I had SO much fun with this vid! It was like hanging out with friends making sounds and creating…just seeing what fun ideas come up and what inspires. I also learned a little about how to better tweak some settings. So good…thanks for this one. 👍🏼

[@admarhermans1]

Like many of us, I first learned about both bass fuzz and bass synth by Juan Alderete from when he was in Bassplayer Magazine in the early 2000s and later on his KZbin channel. I’m now many a pedal later... 😄 Juan, although less visible now, still is a huge force of inspiration. Many other players followed in his footsteps for me. Like you, Janek. Although Juan never could/would love any pedal with a dry signal, I’ve come to learn that I really need that in the bands I’m in. That’s why I settled on fuzz and drive pedals by JAM Pedals (Rattler Bass is a must have!) and the old synth, modulation and crazier Multiwave distortion pedals by Source Audio (Soundblox 2) live. But, the pedal bug got me and my wallet, 😄. I’ve got loads and loads. Guitar pedals too. 🖖

[@Andyanddiana467]

That double reverse P bass 😍

[@tplank216]

Great vid as usual man. Just finishing it now, literally jumped off of youtbe 20 minutes after you dropped the video so i could hit up 3leaf and grab the safety orange variant. 😂 Ive been wanting one of these for years

[@AndrewAmado]

nice to see the Pearl Octaver getting some love, very underrated pedal!

[@simonpaulengland7833]

Great as ever Janek, nice wishes.....!

[@PascalFuhr]

Amazing sounds in there!

[@wallace_nelson]

I'm having to save for the doom 2 and octave pedaI. Great video 👏🏿 Thanks for sharing

[@emmsone]

I've had a Doom 2 for a couple of years now. It's definitely not a typical fuzz pedal and it has it's own thing that I haven't really heard in anything else. It's totally amazing in a synth chain and I even thought I don't use it on its own so much because either most of my pedals are on, or very few / none of them are, it's still plenty fun on it's own exactly because it's not the typical fuzz sound. If you want a typical fuzz, you just need one of those too!

[@PorchBass]

When I got mine I was surprised that it didn't replace my gated square fuzz. It is a low gain, expressive fuzz for sure.

[@marylewis3311]

I really like the range of tones, grit and sonic splutter. The chords are filthy af. I have an old Rat, Green Muff and Micro synth in parallel with the dubby lows fat and clean but I still get smiles from our guitarist when I step on it all. 😎

[@sonicassassin4131]

Great video as always. The pearl octaver is a killer pedal, thinking about putting it back on my pedalboard.

[@serjkirsanov4128]

If you have a chance, try Future Impact synth pedal by Panda Audio. One of my favorites:)

[@dylangoode9393]

Love the xerograph videos

[@bengalinsky4300]

Bass fuzz with a sub and/or filter is arguably a more flexible synth bass setup than a synth pedal

[@PorchBass]

The bass knob is the dry bass, which you can toggle to be filtered down. The other toggle turns on the octave up. Reading the manual avoids confusion at the start but you can't go wrong with this one

[@joaniepeters2565]

Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve been researching synth petals for the last year mixing and matching petals right now to get a pretty good sound, but I want a stand alone pedal.

[@Cake_Doge]

I have ibanez SB7. The controls are really fun to play with. I will pair it with a Pearl OC7 clone hopefully.

[@goldenwilliams]

Man, I love the doom2. You ought to check out the crowther prunes and custard. Similar top end to the doom, but it has some synthy goodness of it's own

[@m.boroova]

29:30 reminds me a bit of an Aphex Twin 'Windowlicker' song ending.

[@AmosEstes]

Okay... guess I'm going on Reverb again lol love these videos!

[@vincent8833]

Excellent vidéo Janek !! Would you mind sharing that picture you took at 29:30 ? ´caus it’s definitely a sound to play with !

[@JuliusMcMains]

The IE Xerograph Deluxe is amazing, but if you’re exploring 3Leaf stuff, you should definitely check out their filters. I have every iteration of every one of them - I keep both a Xero and a Chromatron on my board.

[@LEVALmusic]

These videos give me GAAAS

[@toddhamby]

Just got one this week!

[@russellzauner]

Two kits: Korg NTS-1 (mono synth, logue SDK compatible) Hothouse DIY DSP (basically an open source programmable nano cortex-like thing, Daisy Seed based)

[@oliverburnand1228]

I realy like the pedal order I use thr same but with different brands. I use the synth bass tone alot and I personally like the sound of it this way rather than the actual synth bass pedal

[@jasondelorey5552]

My favorite was a cheapo Ibanez Sb7 with the tonelock knobs. Add the oc2 before is and it is just awesome

[@lunacy_bass]

I was lucky enough to get one of the DIs.

[@vodekz1534]

Another Octovre MKIII smaller version will be released next month, I have the 2020 version, and I like it a lot. they are addictive be careful

[@mattrudybass]

What pedal were you using for the reverb?

[@jymyben]

i’m trying to figure out to mess with pedals when practicing, was wondering how do you go about deciding when to add your pedals into your practice time? when you do, are there specific things you are wanting to achieve or is some of it just a way to make noise and explore what you can do? thanks..

[@janekgwizdala]

There's never a moment when I decide to add pedals to a practice session. It's more about necessity than anything. I'll either hear something I can't create with the natural sound of the bass, or I'll be working on music that demands the use of pedals, and then the decision is kind of made for me as to when I need to work on using them.

[@MrWuggles]

3leaf Audio makes damn good pedals, it’s a shame they keep getting swept up by scalpers and resold at a 100-200% markup on Reverb

[@janekgwizdala]

I think doing slightly bigger batches each month might help with that. 🤷‍♀️

[@MrWuggles]

​@@janekgwizdala for what it's worth it looks like they've eaten their fill, as of now the Doom 2 is available

[@ethanlocke3604]

That stereo reverb makes me want to redo my whole setup in stereo lol, I guess that's what happened to you

[@janekgwizdala]

@@ethanlocke3604 💯

[@j8aco]

necesito ese pedal

[@brankovucetin1797]

Tone knob is not just a tone know, on the left is oc2 and on the right is mutron :)

[@christophercheney1006]

Dawg, your palm muting technique can get fucked!! I've so much work to do in that arena. It's all about touch & finesse, which is the essence of all instruments. As always, thank you holmes

[@clayjohnson008]

I got the red one ✊🏼

[@leonardnch]

I may have missed it, but what pedal are you using for the filter?

[@janekgwizdala]

Iron Ether Xerograph Deluxe

[@joachimmahoudeaux8619]

Seriously… put the Fredrics Bugcrusher right after the Doom, you won’t regret it 🤪

[@richardwcole]

Janek, they are selling GUNS, pistols with rubber bullets.. in your adds.

[@janekgwizdala]

@@richardwcole do you honestly think that is something I have control over? This comment is the 2024 version of someone telling Jennifer Aniston they’re advertising tobacco in the comercial breaks of the TV Friends on NBC. Why not contact KZbin if it’s something that bothers you?

[@richardwcole]

@@janekgwizdala I guess I did, my bad, I even work in the industry! ..something I need to think thru, thanks for responding,

[@Theranthrope]

22:02 Imagine spending an ungodly amount of money on pedals (plus one on loan) just to accidentally emulate a $12US digital distortion simulator pedal from Ali Express (Specifically the M-Vave Mini-EFX).