Napalm Pedals

Napalm Pedals

Napalm Pedals – Kill 2 Tune – Tuner Router/Signal Muter $58.46

Napalm Boosta – Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $94.80

Napalm Boosta – Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $142.21

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $67.15

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $67.15

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $71.10

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $79.00

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $106.65

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $181.72

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $126.41

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $82.95

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $82.95

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $86.90

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $94.80

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $122.46

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $197.52

Napalm AB (Napalm Pedals) $158.01

Napalm Pedals – ABY (Output Selector + Volumes) $105.88

Napalm Pedals – ABY (Route Selector + Volumes) $109.04

Napalm Pedals – Tap -Momentary Footswitch (Boss FS-5U) $47.39

Napalm Pedals – M.O.M Kill – Latch/Unlatch Kill Switch $53.71

Napalm Pedals – Snowball – True Bypass Feedback Looper $63.20

Napalm Pedals – M.O.M – Feedback Looper $93.22

Napalm Pedals – ’69′ – Feedback Looper (true bypass) $97.96

Napalm Pedals- Compresa – Compressor (true bypass) $126.41

Napalm Pedals – Napalm ABC – ABC Switch / Pedal $94.80

Napalm Whammy Blender – dry wet digitech whammy blender (napalm pedals) $47.41

Napalm Whammy Blender – dry wet digitech whammy blender (napalm pedals) $71.11

Napalm Whammy Blender – dry wet digitech whammy blender (napalm pedals) $79.02

Napalm Whammy Blender – dry wet digitech whammy blender (napalm pedals) $102.72

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $134.33

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $181.73

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $181.73

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $229.14

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $229.14

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $244.95

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $229.14

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $244.95

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $229.14

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $244.95

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $276.55

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $292.36

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $308.16

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $292.36

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $355.57

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $371.37

Napalm Splenda – Active Splitter / Blender / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $355.57

Napalm Splixa- Active Splitter / Mixer / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $134.33

Napalm Splixa- Active Splitter / Mixer / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $165.93

Napalm Splixa- Active Splitter / Mixer / Clean Boost (Napalm Pedals) $165.93

Napalm Death Bass Guitar Sound?

What pedal should i buy to get my bass guitar to sound like that on Napalm Deaths first couple of albums (most notibly the songs CS, Scum and Evolved as one). Thanks in advance

*not having heard napalm death’s bass sound*

I figured I’d do a bit of Googling. What I came up with makes a lot of sense – add a fuzz pedal and EQ appropriately.

If you’re looking for a warmer growl, then a Big Muff followed by a frowney-face EQ (ie boosted mids, lower bass and treble). The benefit to this approach is that the bass will actually be *heard* in the mix – mids is what helps you cut through.

Some of the comments focused around getting a deep punch and lots of click – if that’s the case I might forgo the pedal entirely and just apply a smiley-face EQ with a judicious amount of drive/gain from the amp – (smiley face = boosted treble and bass, with cut mids). You run the risk of being lost in the mix, but it will help you keep that lower end and still be able to hear the fret attack. The comments seemed to focus around a treble at 6/7, mids at 4, bass at 6 for this approach (although YMMV).

When you apply distortion you do risk losing your low end – some bassists (like the guy from Muse) run a parallel signal chain, where their signal is split into multiples. One goes clean, one goes into a Big Muff, and one into a synth pedal (in his case) before they’re mixed back together and fed into the amp.

Bootsy Collins did this back in the day – ran multiple signals at the same time so he could still get the low end but also run different fx on top of it as well. Your approach could be as simple as a Y-jack or a stereo pedal, with a small mixer at the other end, or be full-blown rack setup, whatever.

The Big Muff is the pedal I’ve heard the most associated with bass fuzz. I’m betting a Zvex Fuzz Factory would give a wicked assortment of fuzz tones as well, it’s a pretty extreme pedal (I think the guitarist from Muse uses it – I dunno if that helps at all).

Something you could do is bring your bass into a music store that sells guitar distortion pedals (ie Guitar Center, etc). Plug into an amp and try five or six of ‘em until you find something you like. Perhaps something like the Boss Metalcore, ElectroHarmonix Metal Muff, or … I dunno, the Swollen Pickle or something might work.

Cheap distortion pedals are something to look out for, too. A Danelectro Black Coffee or Fab Tone or something like that. EQ’d properly, those cheapo distortion pedals can be fabulously filthy, and might be just the thing you’re looking for, for a lot less than a boutique model.

But don’t rule out just overdriving your bass a little, too. Just a little bit of growl might be best – gain will take away from that clean “clicky” sound, if that’s what you’re going for. Unless, of course, you do the parallel signal thing and blend creatively….

Hope this helps a bit! (btw I’m not really a Muse fan, but I’ve run into a lot of gear info about ‘em…)

Saul

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Napalm Pedals – MOM Feedback Looper Demo 3