Any good for bass???

[Dougmanbaby]

Looking to make the investment but I'd like some feedback on the effects quality for bass. Not really looking for cab or amp patches.

What are individual effect patches for bass like?

 

In particular I'd like to know whether the expression pedal can be set to speed up and slow down a delay.

 

Thanks in advance

[skybone]

I mainly use my HD500x for Bass, and IMO, it sounds great (though I mainly use it for the amp & cab sims, as well as effects).

 

The effects sound really good, but I don't know whether you can control the delay with the expression pedal, sorry.

 

Before I got the HD, I used a Zoom B3 and then a PODxt Live. The B3's effects were good, but you use 3 at a time. If you used an amp sim, you could only use 2 effects, add a compressor or limiter, you were down to 1 effect. I then got the PODxt Live, with the intention of adding effects, but although the amp & cab sims were good, I was disappointed with the effects. I started doing a lot of research into Multi FX units, and looked at the GT-10B as well as the HD and a few others. I kept coming back to the HD, as I thought it had the best feature set for what I needed, so I bought one. Haven't looked back since.

[pianoguyy]

Thank GOD for the search button --- so that I don't have to repeat myself... 

 

 

I am not a full time bass player. Therefore, I cannot give an honest opinion as to what a full time bass player would need. 

 

But, I do play bass. And the HD500 works fine.

 

 

There are factory patches. There are user patches. There are model packs. 

Sure, the most bang for the buck is going to be for electric guitars. But, it works fine for other instruments, including vocals. 

 

 

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The expression pedal can be used to control any value that can be changed.

If the HD500 can do it, the exp pedal can control it. 

[skybone]

If you're just wanting effects, have you considered the M5/M9/M13?