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Zoom b3 patch Ideas
- Thread starter Crystalman85
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So I just received my gently used B3 today and I want to say how tickled I am to find this thread. As a bass player with ZERO effects experience, the plethora of options on this unit are a bit overwhelming. To everyone who has contributed here, thank you! I've already played with a couple of the suggested patches on here and have bookmarked a couple to program into my unit once my extra long USB cable shows up.
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...and don't forget to go nuts with your own settings as well!
Having zero commitment to whatever you come up with (unless you like it - in which case by all means go ahead and save it) really makes the B3 interesting for trying out new things and getting to understand what you like and what you don't like effects-wise.
Question, is anyone using an expression pedal with your b3? I was hoping to use the whammy pedals, but when I put the pedal at 100 it's just shy of the octave. Is it supposed to be out of tune like that?
Oh man....I'm loving the SVT amp sim!
I've recently picked up a used B3, and am still in a state of intimidation over it. But today I used the B3 to drive my RCF EVOX8 compact line array PA system (1200watts, 12" bottom, 8x2 top array). This essentially mimics using a FRFR rig. I am blown away by the SVT amp sim and ALL/ANY of the cab sims that go with it. It's like a tone monster's smorgasbord!
My advice with this pedal is to focus on, and get good at, just one thing at a time. For me, that one thing currently is the SVT amp sim with the cab sims. One could even study all of the pedals of a group: amp sims, preamps, comps, verbs, fuzzes, etc...Then think about putting pedal combinations together into patches.
For those of you experimenting with the amp sims, are they all as compelling as the SVT sim?
I've recently picked up a used B3, and am still in a state of intimidation over it. But today I used the B3 to drive my RCF EVOX8 compact line array PA system (1200watts, 12" bottom, 8x2 top array). This essentially mimics using a FRFR rig. I am blown away by the SVT amp sim and ALL/ANY of the cab sims that go with it. It's like a tone monster's smorgasbord!
My advice with this pedal is to focus on, and get good at, just one thing at a time. For me, that one thing currently is the SVT amp sim with the cab sims. One could even study all of the pedals of a group: amp sims, preamps, comps, verbs, fuzzes, etc...Then think about putting pedal combinations together into patches.
For those of you experimenting with the amp sims, are they all as compelling as the SVT sim?
They're interesting! I still enjoy my B3. I think the Monotone and Markbass sims were interesting as well.
Has anyone played with the B6? I'm wondering if all the great knowledge here can somehow be used on the latest and greatest in the line.
This is exactly what I want to do with my B3. I see a lot of players on here saying a full range FRFR speaker won't be enough to compete with a bass specific rig but I think it has more to do with what you put into it.
The only limitation of the B3 is the raw processing power. I wish I could stack more than 3 effects. Many times I've wanted to use distortion, eq, compressor, and noise cancelling. If I were to use a powered speaker I'd have to add another distortion pedal on like the Source Audio Aftershock.
Hi, does anyone have a patch that would replicate a 12 string bass like Cheap Trick's guy? Thanks. Rick.
Ooooo -- I for sure like that Jive pedal saturation sound! I'm guessing one of the B3 amp sims will get you there?
Hey everybody! Just reuploading all the patch banks, with fixes for the two that were accidentally wiped empty! I'll more than likely not be coming back to this thread so any questions just email me! Happy thumping
Zoom B3 Patch Ideas From the Talkbass Forum as of 24AUG2022 - Google Drive
Zoom B3 Patch Ideas From the Talkbass Forum as of 24AUG2022 - Google Drive
John Campbell (according to equipboard) uses an EBS multi comp and sansamp into a mesa. The Mcomp is based on the EBS, use that and the bass driver, and tweak the settings to your bass and amp. If you're going direct you could maybe try the Aguilar amp sim in place of the mesa head.
i can’t seem to get into the Dropbox link. Can you send by any other means or describe the patch in text?
Hey, does anyone else feel any latency in the SVT amp sim? Or any of the other amp sims?
I love how the SVT amp sim sounds in my practice studio, but out on a gig it just seems like it lacks punch? On gigs, after a few songs, I end up taking the B3 out of my signal chain altogether and just go direct into my MarkBass Blackline 250 head, and there I get my punch back.
I love how the SVT amp sim sounds in my practice studio, but out on a gig it just seems like it lacks punch? On gigs, after a few songs, I end up taking the B3 out of my signal chain altogether and just go direct into my MarkBass Blackline 250 head, and there I get my punch back.