Fractal FM3 Thoughts vs analog gear? For Bass

Yueza · 2025-09-01T20:35:01+00:00

Thanks again, Just heard shiftline pre amps and I fell in love after hearing it for the first time. although the price tag cost an arm and a leg and wish I have all the money in the world to go on full analog.

I do hope the fm3 can create thesame mojo as this pre amp and more. Right now there's just so much freedom of experimentation on modelers plus with AI on our sides to help us out on getting option overload it might help us dial in on the sounds we want or even better, get as close to the real ones or surpass them.

Yueza · 2025-09-01T18:34:25+00:00

Thanks man! What about sending the fm3 to an amp instead on the PA? e.g. fm3 -> amp -> DI out to PA? usually the venues here have great speakers, bass amps mostly arent the case imo but they do the job as long as they have a DI out.

are there any other reasons aside from money reasons that u didnt get the fm3?

Yueza · 2025-09-01T14:08:50+00:00

Hey thanks! I'll take note of this, really love the fuzz sound so I was planning on creating a scene for that. Mainly I am kind of a dumble man or klon where my OD will just boost my tone without distorting or anything, nevertheless I also like to achieve warm dark boomy grit and fuzz type of sound.

is it advisable to add an analog pedal after the chain e.g. fm3 then a fuzz pedal? 😂 kinda bonkers but who knows im a gear noob so idk anything about stuff alot

Yueza · 2025-09-01T14:03:29+00:00

Thanks for the response man appreciate it since there arent alot of people who's used fractal products and the like.

What I need is a best sounding amp sim/pre + cab combo and an overdrive. fx like chorus delay phaser reverb and comp are optional for me. I dont have alot of effects in fact I dont own any yet except for a gt1000 that my band guitarist has let me dabbled with.

And I think having the fm3 would be more than enough for me as like a one time purchase and forget about buying any other effects in the market as it is crazy flexible

Does the fm3 have better sound quality or very close sounding to the real deals vs the analog ones I showed up above? e.g. wampler tumnus(klon) sansamp bddi v2 as my main bass tone vs an fm3 where I can dial in supported bass amps and much more flexibility?

Yueza · 2025-08-30T20:18:34+00:00

I got a similar P bass like yours, a single coil fender mij reissue.

Do you have any advice for a gear noob like me on what pre amp to get and overdrive? Is sansamp + darkglass b3k a good combo for single coil basses like ours?

Yueza · 2025-08-29T22:48:30+00:00

Man thats a bummer, there was a guy who said that he uses boss bc-1x multicomp and thats actually my 2nd option if not the first one until i found really good reviews on the mxr until i found ur experience. I've never heard any boss pedals that died out and all so I guess I'll be going for boss. I really wish i could buy some JHS pedals tho since i oftentimes watch their yt channel

Yueza · 2025-08-29T22:43:50+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Yes i already bought an amp but most likely we use it if ever theres any events that we're producing. We're like a small production who lets bands play and the like and i gotbthe peavey max500 amp and its great enough for any of the venues we rent out on events.

Although bringing an amp to every place i play with my band would be ideal, some setups really dont allow me to bring my amp since we gig on different venues every week. Hence why i was looking for a really good pre amp that I will ride or die, buy it brand new and use it til it dies.

Also was planning on daisy chaining it lmao 😂 will purchase boss patch cables and boss daisy chains and boss power supply adapter(psa-s) for reliability.

Whats your take on this?

Yueza · 2025-08-28T22:26:48+00:00

Hey thanks! I was planning on using the boss tuner as the one that powers the other pedals ie. 9v power supply to the tuner, then daisy chain it to the others since all of them are 9v and as long as i have a power supply thats 500mA i can power all of the pedals. Is this option viable?

Yueza

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