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Essential pedals? (sopuli.xyz)

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Anyone have recommendations for essential pedals for a bassist? Besides a tuner, of course.

I was thinking about adding a compressor, but wondered how essential those were

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[–] KreekyBonez 1 points 1 year ago

definitely a compressor. I'm using a modified Boss CS2 right now, but am looking to upgrade. top choices so far are the MXR M87 and EBS multi comp. open to suggestions if anyone has one!

my SansAmp is a very solid drive pedal for a little extra growl in my otherwise super clean sound, and the DI function makes my pedal board a standalone unit.

as for tuners, though, I got a Peterson strobe tuner and can't bring myself to use anything else now. it's incredibly accurate, and very easy to read on stage.

a niche pedal that is quickly becoming essential for me, is my EHX bass synth. I bought it years ago as a novelty, but now that my cover band does a lot more modern pop, it has become incredibly useful to emulate electronic bass tracks. also comes in handy for a lot of 80s tracks.