bass processors

[boredben86]

i'm thinking of getting a bass processor, probably the digitech bp200, and i was wondering if any of you know how good it is, or if you know any better ones. i looked at harmony central, but i don't trust their reviews. thanks in advance

 

[rivercity]

What type of music do you play?

I made the mistake of buying a bass processor, and it was 150 bucks I wish I could have back. I never use it. The only thing I rarely use is the built in tuner, but I have a handheld tuner so its mainly collecting dust.

Harmony Central provides a good range of opinions, but remember, they are opinions...

 

[boredben86]

i play everything from blues to jazz to metal. the reason i was thinking of a bass processor is because i want a wide range of bass sounds, and I also use a BR-8 (the bass amp models on it aren't the best, and i *need* more than that).

on a side note, do any bass players use the br-8? i play both, and i haven't heard of any bass players that use it.

 

[BBB]

My old bass player uses the Bass POD thing and loves it. Can't comment much more on it except that I've jammed with him and it does make some interesting sounds.

I personally use an ART PhatBoy. It doesn't have a huge range of sounds, but it does have nice compression, decent effects (not very tweakable), and a fun "growl" feature (that I never use because it doesn't mix well with my style of music). When I bought it years ago, I scrutinized it and a/b'ed it next to a Hartke amp. I preferred the tone of the PhatBoy to the Hartke for recording.