Effect Pedal Question

[bbobb24]

I'm kind of new to pedals, I've always been a plug and play kind of guy, but is there any reason why you couldn't use bass effects for guitar, or vise versa?

 

[straightblues]

You can mix and match them. However, most bass effects are voiced too low for guitar and they don't sound very good. It all has to do with the EQ.

 

[DavidE]

I actually prefer a Fulltone Bassdrive for my guitar over a Fulldrive.

 

[bbobb24]

Cool, that's what I was hoping to hear. Like I said I'm pretty new to pedals and I have some playing to do. It'll be fun!!

 

[Steve Haynie]

Bass wah pedals are meant to work with the lower tones, but a regular wah pedal works just fine. Dennis Dunaway used a wah on Alice Cooper's Unfinished Sweet, and at the time there was no one tailoring wah pedals for bass. It worked out fine. Geezer Butler used a wah on N.I.B. It was likely unmodified, too.

Use your ears. If the pedal sounds good use it.

 

[hamerboy_]

Fender Bassman.

How many "bass" players use them?

Go ahead, break the rules.

-Bobby