Bass specific - blend, lowpass

[Bent Penguin]

Hi, it's my first post and all.

I play bass with active pickups and want to build a few pedals. I just had good luck hacking a crybaby and now have huge dreams of customs boxes.

2 things I'll want on any pedal would be a lowpass filter, I'm assuming from what I've read and years of tweaking guitar preamps that a simple pot-cap setup on the output will work so that seams easy, but what I really want is a wet/dry blend.

Looking around on the net (man is there a lot of good free stuff out there!) the closest thing I could find would be the splitter-blend at runoffgroove

http://www.runoffgroove.com/splitter-blend.html

This is more work than most of the effects I'm looking at!!! Is there anything simpler I haven't found yet?

My big plans right now are to start with a fuzz, maybe the sili-face II or the bazz fuss design with the diodes. Then a creamy overdrive and then a Nuetron/Mutron. If anyone has any bass specific thoughts on these pedals or similar I'd love to hear them.


Thanks for the forum Aron, I've read a ton of old posts, it's a great resource.

[markusw]

Have a look at  http://www.moosapotamus.com/paraloop/paraloop.htm
Its exactly what you are looking for. Moreover you can easily integrate an another circuit like a fuzz, which is what I am doing at the moment (I also want to use it with bass). Instead of the Mutron you also might want to try the Meatball (do a search for McMeat). It is really great for bass.

Good luck,

Markus

[gez]

For more ideas, take a look at the 'panning for fun' article over at Geofex

[ejbasses]

Blending "wet" and "dry" signals works good on bass. It lets us bass players retain the low end of our sound. I think moosapotamus has a great circuit because it lets you individualy control the volume of both signals.

the splitter blend is more of a panning circuit. Fuzz projects are good starts. also try preamps so you can try replacing the active circuits on your bass

[Bent Penguin]

Thanks for all the tips, the paraloop looks like a great place to get what I want. It also looks like I'm not alone wanting a blend and lowpass.