The tap key also makes it easy to set tempo and start a one-man jam session anytime. Your Personal DrummerĮvery bassist needs a drummer, and with the B3 you can choose from 40 different rhythm patterns, including 4, 8 and 16-beat, shuffle and many others. Note: When the UNDO/REDO function is enabled, the recording time is limited to 20 seconds. You can even create a 'full band' feel with the built-in drum machine and DSP effects for a live solo. The 'sound-on-sound' function allows you to layer bass sounds as many times as you want in real time and use looped sounds as simple backing tracks. The B3's Looper capabilities include 40 seconds of phrase recording and overdubbing. Looper Function with 40-Second Phrase Recording/Overdubbing By using 32-bit floating-point processing, the B3 can produce amplifier sounds that are more realistic than ever before. The all-new ZFX-IV DSP effects processor boasts amazing power and clarity, upgrading everything from sound to functionality and operability over previous ZFX versions. In addition, the B3 can store up to 100 of your original creations without a hitch. It also includes patches personally designed by four of the world's top bassists: Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones), David Ellefson (Megadeth), Frank Bello (Anthrax) and Doug Wimbish (Living Colour). You can use up to three effects in any combination, as well as its high-quality stereo tube presets and bass synthesizers. The B3 offers 99 diverse types of stompbox effects, including some of the world's most popular bass pedals and rack-mounted processors.

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The B3's modeling technology provides the best tone for both live performance and direct recording.Įdit&Share lets you to create, edit and save your personalized amp and effect settings. By combining amplifiers and cabinets, you can digitally design your own custom rig. The B3's 12 super-real amp models range from vintage heads to the latest trends in amp technology, each with its own distinct cabinet modeling that can be used to its tone characteristics. From the warm, fat sound of R&B to the intense, aggressive tone of metal, the B3 can simulate amplifier sounds that are authentic to the original models while maintaining the nuances of fingering and picking techniques. Evolution of Tube Amp SimulationĪ newly developed sigmoid curve clipper re-creates the smooth clipping of a tube amp's waveform. This intuitive design makes creating, saving and rearranging the effect chain of your own sounds a breeze and provides easy navigation in live and studio settings. The interface has also been simplified with three control knobs for each display. The B3 offers three large LCD displays and corresponding footswitches that form a graphical interface, allowing you to utilize up to three stompbox and amp effects simultaneously. Offers 100 preset sounds, including patches personally designed by some of the world's top bassists Three Stomps, One Pedal

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