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kulten
Gold Member
France
516 Posts |
 Posted - 01/28/2007 : 23:29:52
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my bass guitar sound with a Washburn XS-2, 4 strings detuned B-E-A-D into a BOSS TM-7 "guitar monitor" RCA input/dry sound/no equalizer :
http://site.voila.fr/bleep/normalbass.mp3
realy close to the sound I have with any amps : whatever I play, I always :
- boost "bass"
- give a little "treble"
- and absolutly no "medium". |
Edited by - kulten on 01/29/2007 21:51:48 |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2007 : 17:00:45
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I can hear what you boost and not.
It's funny, cause I kinda do the opposite thing.
I boost a lot of mids and bass and treble just a little, mostly depending on venue acoustics.
That way I get more articulation and presence to cut through loud guitars.
I also play with a pick and a little compression.
And then I have the option of adding distortion and/or chorus.
While not very articulate, you do have a nice deep sound though. |
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Basstyra
Gold Member
France
523 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2007 : 18:53:23
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| I would say the same. I'm doing the opposite, lots of mids, for a precise, mix-cutting sound. |
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Britsie
Bronze Member
Belgium
92 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2007 : 12:52:40
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| Same here. Mid-boost, a little trebble boost and bas neutral. |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2007 : 16:27:34
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Are your settings not related to the environment of the moment?
So in a loud bandsituation with lots of dist. guitar adding a bit of presence and treble may make the basssound more noticeable, also using a pick will add some treble. [Pick is very good tonecontrol device]
Okay you may have a particular sound which may be your favourite, however I find that it really depends on the overal soundlandscape.
Also when you play solos on bass you may just want a different sound.
I mostly use a Jazzbass, and changing the pick-ups works great, so I will get an overal sound which works for the whole song [or band] and then in certain sections may change the postion of the pick-up volume selector--similar as to what switching pick-ups on guitar does really-- |
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kulten
Gold Member
France
516 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2007 : 21:33:12
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thanks for reply.
this post is yours, post samples guys !
note :: I always have this kind of sound. |
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nibla
Bronze Member
France
131 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 10:45:08
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My settings depend of the bass I'm playing..
When I use my precision, I put everything at 12 in order to have the entire sound of the bass, which is rich and full...
When I use my Jazz bass, I tend to reduce the middle and raise the bass and treble knobs, but when I pick my fretless Jazz bass, I only add some highs and that's all...
And when I use my Rickenbacker, I lower the highs and boost the lows, because this bass tends to be very treble-sounding...(I did the same with my Warwick thumb)
So, everything depends on the bass! |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 16:45:07
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True, also depends on the type of pickups and strings.
And very importantly, room acoustics, something that's easily overlooked.
Every venue sounds different, your bedroom, the rehearsal room, a small bar, a large hall or a church, you name it.
I often have to tweak my sound during soundcheck to make it sound good.
It also depends on actual playing volume, I found that when I turn up my amp louder, I don't have to boost some frequencies I would normally boost when playing much quieter.
In the end it's important to make the band sound good instead of relying on a single great sound. |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2007 : 20:42:44
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Q.why did the bassist fail math class?
A.he couldnt count past 4.
jk. i like to play bass once and a while too and have recently been listening to Jaco Pastorius. hes a great bassist
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nosi0
Gold Member
Netherlands
511 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2007 : 03:26:40
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| What about all the frets, he only played the first 4? |
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