Types of bass effects

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What is a Bass Effector?

It is also possible to use guitar effects with the bass. However, it is another matter whether the bass range possessed by the effect for guitar is output effectively. In general, bass effectors can output thick sound that seems like a bass by effectively applying effects to bass regions (or passing low frequencies as they are).

Multi-effectors and compact effectors

Effectors are roughly divided into multi-effectors and compact effectors. Simply put, a single effector is sold separately as a compact effector, and a collection of compact effectors in one unit is called a multi-effector.
The advantages of the compact effector is that they are "easy to operate, small because it is easy to carry around" and "you can freely combine with other effectors". On the other hand, the advantages of the multi-effector is that they are "less expensive compared to buying many compact effectors" and "You can operate multiple effects ON / OFF, etc. at the same time, "Easy to connect, only one power supply" etc./OFF等を一度に操作できる」「接続が簡単で、電源も１つですむ」等が挙げられます。

Effector types

Compressor / limiter

Both are used to equalize the volume. Because you can arrange the volume of the sounds of finger play and slap, it is an indispensable effector for the bass sound where stability is required.

Compressor

It has the effect of compressing the sound, making the louder sound smaller and making the smaller sound louder.

Limiter

It has the effect of suppressing only sounds that exceed a certain volume.

Equalizer

Like TREBLE / MIDDLE / BASS, it is an effector for adjusting the frequency bands and adjusting the tone. They are visually easy-to-understand, fader-type graphic equalizers and a knob-type parametric equalizers that can be finely adjusted.

Equalizer

Overdrive / Distortion / Fuzz

Like with the guitar, there is an effect called distortion. As the name suggests, it is used to get a distorted sound. Although there is no clear definition, each has its own characteristics, and the following effects are considered to be common.

Overdrive

A mild distortion that reproduces the distortion of a vacuum tube

Deep distortion compared to overdrive

Deep distortion compared to overdrive

Fuzz

Rough distortion with added harmonics

Chorus / Flanger / Phaser / Tremolo

There are effects called modulation. It is an effect of fluctuation of the sound.

Chorus

It has the effect of shaking and spreading the sound.

Phaser

It is possible to add an sound like a rotating speaker.

It is possible to add an sound like a rotating speaker.

You can add intense modulation to the sound.

Tremolo

This is an effect that periodically shakes the volume.

Reverb / Delay

It is an effect called space system.

Reverb

An effect that reproduces reverberation when playing in various environments such as large halls and small rooms

Delay

An effect that delays the sound like this

Wah / Envelope filter

An effect that produces a sound like "wah-wah." There are some that change the degree of picking depending on the strength of picking, and some that are adjusted by the amount of pedaling.

Wah

Envelope filter

Bass effector list