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LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:26 am

So distortion is musical?

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:06 am

Try a bass octave pedal. MY friend also said that auto wah on a trombone sounds sick, but I think with the right setting, would be cool on a tuba as well.

ginnboonmiller · Post by **ginnboonmiller** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:58 pm

Are you looking specifically for distorted tuba? That's usually very disappointing when you hear distorted guitar and try to duplicate it. Brass instruments don't usually react well to electronic distortion in my experience.

In the meantime, as far as amps are concerned, you're better off with a decent bass amp than a guitar amp for lots and lots of reasons. I like SWR stuff in terms of bang-for-buck. Maybe check out the Workingmans 15 combo - around $250 on ebay. You'll probably be happier going into a DI directly into the PA in any kind of room that has a good one, though.

Microphones are a pain, and different ones are better for different situations. For me, (I lead a loud band with electric guitar, electric bass, drums, and tuba), I get by in most situations with a Shure SM-57 about a foot from the bell. And you'll need a pre-amp for the mic before it goes into any effects you use.

If I were just starting to play with this stuff again, I'd probably get a used Zoom 707II on ebay. It's a multi-effects unit designed for bass, fairly cheap, and a nice way to see what kind of sounds you want to work with. In just about every case, once you figure out what you'll actually need and use, there are millions of choices for individual effects pedals that will sounds a thousand times better than the Zoom. But it gets expensive fast, and the 707II really isn't bad at all.

Dylan King · Post by **Dylan King** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:00 am

This is the digital age. You obviously have a computer. I'd recommend getting a decent digital-audio program with plug-ins. The possiblities are endless, for a much better cost than hardware in the long run.

winston · Post by **winston** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:24 am

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:11 am

I have heard Jon Sass' stuff and I like it.

It's just I remember going to an electronics store and watched a young man listening to static and he thought those were good sounds. Then, when he left, I commented on it and the salesman he talked to said it was the most popular song at the time.

ginnboonmiller · Post by **ginnboonmiller** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:24 am

LoyalTubist wrote:I have heard Jon Sass' stuff and I like it.

It's just I remember going to an electronics store and watched a young man listening to static and he thought those were good sounds. Then, when he left, I commented on it and the salesman he talked to said it was the most popular song at the time.

Different people have different tastes in music. The horror!

Winston, I think you might be using the word "distortion" wrong -- which isn't important until you go to Guitar Center or something and end up buying the wrong stuff. Distortion is a specific effect, and like I said, not something I've had any success with with the tuba.

Again, if you go into a guitar shop and ask for a distortion pedal, they'll sell you one, you'll be disappointed in how little it does to change your sound, and that'll be the end of that experiment. I stand by my recommendation of the Zoom multi-effects pedal as a cheap way to experiment, by the way.