The Last Note

Dan Veall signs off with a solution to all our bass problems. This month: delay pedals

elcome back! Hello... hello... hello... is there anybody there... there… there..? tone. Altering the tape speed at the same time made for its own sonic craziness. Looping Delay Looping has become a popular artistic choice for bass in recent years. A looper is essentially a single repeat delay effect. Loops can be recorded in layers on top of each other to create complex accompaniments.

Ping-pong A delay that bounces from left to right across the stereo field. Slapback A short, single-shot delay which – as the name suggests – has the effect of notes slapping back with little feedback.