I was fortunate to receive a Zoom B3 for Xmas from my father-in-law but I'm having a little difficulty finding the right settings to get "authentic" (as best as you can get from DSP, anyways) amp tones with 100% amp simulation. It would be great if some B3 owners can share their amp settings and classic cab pairings (e.g. SVT with 8x10, G-Krueger with 4x10G, Flip-Top with 1x15AG?). It's a little tricky for me to figure it out on my own, in part because I'm not terribly familiar with the tones of amps other than the SVT. Ironically, I end up using the BassDrive effect the most, as the B3 as temporarily supplanted my BDDI for tone emulation, but I'd like to expand my aural horizons.
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Zoom B3 settings for classic amp/cab tone?
- Thread starter rabid_granny
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What are you using to listen to the B3? If you're using a traditional bass amp, the speaker cabinet itself will filter the tone and thus always have final say as to what the pedal sounds like. In this case, cabinet emulation via the Amp model in the B3 will be somewhat redundant, and make things sound sort of muffled.
To really hear the amp/cabinet emulation, you need to listen via full range (PA) speakers, and ones that have enough headroom to deal with the dynamics of bass guitar.
I think the Bassman amp model is pretty good for vintage bass tones, making sure of a couple things: Don't be shy with the Gain knob on the amp model, and
make sure the stock speaker cabinet emulation is 100% emulated (wet). I also find that a lot of the character in the amp models are accentuated in the midrange, so try pushing the mid knob.
FWIW
To really hear the amp/cabinet emulation, you need to listen via full range (PA) speakers, and ones that have enough headroom to deal with the dynamics of bass guitar.
I think the Bassman amp model is pretty good for vintage bass tones, making sure of a couple things: Don't be shy with the Gain knob on the amp model, and
make sure the stock speaker cabinet emulation is 100% emulated (wet). I also find that a lot of the character in the amp models are accentuated in the midrange, so try pushing the mid knob.
FWIW
That's right...come check out my thread on patch ideas for the zoom b3. these patch ideas will also work on the new zoom b1on/b1xon. especially since they have the same effects.