walker - 07 December 2009 05:16 PM
Just bought a HOG. I’m a bass player using it mainly to emulate a rhythm guitar. Any other bassists have good settings?
I found the same problem while in bybass, the dry signal goes through both the ‘output’ and the ‘direct output’. I run the direct out to my bass amp, and the output to a guitar amp. So this creates a real problem, when all of a sudden I have bass notes going through my guitar amp. A volume pedal works, it’s just another thing to switch though, kind of a pain. There are several people who make mute switches. You just got to search through google. There’s also builders who make ‘fixed expression’ pedals, just a momentary switch to toggle toe up/toe down (just like whats build into the HOG)
Hi, I’ve been using the hog with my bass for a couple months, more for bowed string and organ sounds than guitar emulation.
I’ve been using the dual outputs and have a few ideas about mutes I’d like to share in case they’re helpful. Why not just leave the effect on and use a mute or volume pedal as your single switch? As Julian mentions above a tuner pedal can be a very useful mute ( I find a hands-free tuner like that really useful) and you don’t necessarily need to hit the bypass switch on the hog too if you have this since your still getting your dry signal from the direct output. Then, to tune in between songs, just hit the bypass switch first so your getting the clean signal.
Another single switch way to turn on and off your effected-hog-to-guitar amp output could be to get the foot controller and save a setting with volume all the way down. you’d still get five other presets but anytime you stomp your mute preset you’d have nothing going to that guitar output. Then you could just stomp on a different preset you want to reengage the effected guitar amp output when needed, while still always hearing the direct-out-bass. Of course, If you don’t already have the controller this idea won’t save you any pedal board space.
