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The bass tone by itself is kinda.. Meh. But I think it blends pretty well with the guitars.
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Seventh Arrow posted:Was that his Rickenbacker that he was using? Probably his Aria
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Actually, now that I think about it, does anyone know how people are getting these isolated bass tracks? I know it has something to do with the Guitar Hero/Rock Band stuff, which separates the tracks. I'm asking because it would be much easier to transcribe stuff that way (although I only have RB3 so far).
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Jun 7, 2013 01:03
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Yeah it's rock band with the isolated tracks.
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LordPants posted:I know it's dumb, but it's sad Cliff Burton was buried so deep in the mix Obligatory claypool wank. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9USb_OQza44 This lead me to remember that my father once bought me a subscription to Bass Player Magazine years ago. I have not read, nor seen one in years. Are they still having cover stories on Victor Wooten and Jaco like every other issue? This is a burning question that must be answered. Stravinsky fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Jun 7, 2013 |
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Jun 7, 2013 03:49
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Stravinsky posted:This lead me to remember that my father once bought me a subscription to Bass Player Magazine years ago. I have not read, nor seen one in years. Are they still having cover stories on Victor Wooten and Jaco like every other issue? This is a burning question that must be answered. I have the most recent two (I think), and one has Dug Pinnick and the other has Geezer Butler...I think they do try to diversify. I had a subscription last year and I remember seeing guys like Avishai Cohen, Anthony Jackson, that guy from Rancid, some gospel guys, Nathan Watts. On the other hand, I hope you like lots of ads and positive reviews for just about everything that gets sent to their office.
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Stravinsky posted:Obligatory claypool wank. I actually bought an issue for the first time in 10 years because of Gary Willis, but there was no real content 
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LordPants posted:I know it's dumb, but it's sad Cliff Burton was buried so deep in the mix Which of the stuff he does specifically do you think is nice? I realise the question sounds condescending, but it's not meant to be: It's more that I've been starting to worry lately that I've lost touch with what other people listen for and it's hurting my music. cactuscarpet fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Jun 7, 2013 |
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Opinion question: looking for a good set of strings for a short scale acoustic/electric bass, mostly to play unplugged. Some quick Googling shows me that some folks are leaning towards regular electric flat/tapewound strings, but I have precisely zero reference knowledge for this. Surprise surprise, this is for my son...I feel like I should have a custom title about him at this point...but he deserves every penny I spend on him for instruments and accessories. 
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Acid Reflux posted:Opinion question: looking for a good set of strings for a short scale acoustic/electric bass, mostly to play unplugged. Some quick Googling shows me that some folks are leaning towards regular electric flat/tapewound strings, but I have precisely zero reference knowledge for this. Surprise surprise, this is for my son...I feel like I should have a custom title about him at this point...but he deserves every penny I spend on him for instruments and accessories. I'm not sure what if La Bella has short scale tape wounds or not but they are my go to string.
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I just got a Lakland 44-60 AJ yesterday. Best bass I've ever played. I don't think I'll ever buy a Fender again.
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js86 posted:I just got a Lakland 44-60 AJ yesterday. Best bass I've ever played. I don't think I'll ever buy a Fender again. You got a 44-60 or a 44-AJ? Either way, nice! As an official whore for Lakland, let me say welcome to the club edit: nm, just saw your post in the other thread. Congrats! Scarf fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Jun 10, 2013 |
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No sense in posting to the new gear porn thread, but I finally invested in a used VT Bass to give the old Ashdown MAG600 a kick in the pants. Initially, I thought I'd just use the Box of Rock to give a little dirt; however, the drat thing would always sap my bottom end for some reason. I only realized, post purchase, that I was pretty much killing the preamp by running the Box through my effects loop, and could have preserved the signal, I guess, by putting it before the preamp. Welp. No harm done, however. After introducing the VT Bass into the picture I no longer need the Ashdown preamp at all, to hell with it. I've dialed in some great tones, but I've mostly followed the settings for the trusty fliptop so as to get that tasty '66 sound. Completely changes my tone for the better, that little bit of dirt, and the touch of compression I've been needing since my last show where my sacred bottom G was lost to a tile floor. As for the Box of Rock? Well, with the VT Bass pushing my bass, my guitarist made a smart move and asked me about boosting his signal. He pushes a little '65 Reverb, so he's been having difficulty getting drowned out because I'm still pretty new at setting levels. He's also losing a lot of mojo in those uppermost notes. So, now we have me with the VT, my guitarist with the BoR (more like the SHO, since he prefers the Fender tones) and my drummer even splurged on some new heads and his preferred sticks, to replace the crappy backups he's been using. Today's practice was like unleashing a whole new animal.
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I wasn't intending to buy a bass, but the combination of discounted price plus how good it felt in my hands was too good to pass up. Ibanez SRA550. I have spent more time with this bass in the past few weeks than I had with the lovely Yamaha starter bass in the several years that I owned it. Just waiting for the strings I ordered to arrive and I'll give it a good cleanup and setup adjustment, although it still plays very well with the years-old Elixirs that were fitted in the factory. It does have an issue with a hissing sound when the neck pickup is used, the bridge one is fine but as soon as the neck is blended in there is a noticeable hiss. Doesn't seem to be grounding because it doesn't go away when I touch the strings, but the hiss does amplify the closer my thumb gets to the mounting screw in that pickup. The noise happens regardless of the positioning of the treb/mid/bass dials, with multiple different amps and inputs, and with different 9V batteries. I haven't owned anything with active pickups on it before, is this sort of behaviour caused by the preamp? Reviews for this bass called the factory preamp "OK at best", and googling around shows a lot of other people with crappy preamps having similar noise issues. Is this just a matter of buying a new preamp and soldering it in place? Or could it be just a wire in the existing loom that needs a bit of attention?
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Picked these up yesterday as a birthday present to myself! L: 1987 Charvel 2B (Jap build) R: 1978 Yamaha BB-800 (Jap build) The Charvel is, well, a Charvel, rather average but looks mean, I haven't really got into it but it might be a great experimental bass some day. The Yamaha is AWESOME, everything works fine and the neck is solid and straight, I chucked some ErnieBall Cobalts onto it and let the thing fly, they used to call these a 'P-Bass Killer' and I can see why. I don't need a p-bass now, and all it cost me was $180AU...
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New bass day- foraying back into both a 6 string (first time in 10 years) and a fretted (first time in...much longer), got it for a song. Upgraded Barts+preamp, plays incredibly well, sounds great- still think that my fretless will be primary (Lakland 55-02 5) but enjoying it thusfar
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I've always loved MTD's. Unfortunately for me they're relegated to the "if only they made fivers in 34" scale" pile right next to Laklands.
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Cross postin' from the gear purchases thread. I know it should probably go the other way around but oops!   Sorry for the badly saturated picture, my camera is getting up there in years! I've had this bass for a little while now, but it's my most recent purchase so it still counts. I had never used a 6 string bass before this one, but I had dabbed in 5 strings a few times. I started hanging out with some funk/jazz dudes recently and they recommended me to try and start playing a 6 string bass. I went with this Peavey Grind Bass because I had played the 5 string equivilant of it before and I really liked it (I also love their amps). I have to say this thing is pretty drat good, especially for the price. I had to adjust the action quite a bit and one of the knobs came loose right out of the package and had to be re-tightened, but other than that it's a great bass. The sound is great all across the board (heh) and the whole construction feels very solid. I've had this thing for about two months now and I don't think I can ever go back to playing 4 string basses because they now feel like skinny playthings in my hand.
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Does anyone have any experience with the Eastwood Bass VI? http://eastwoodguitars.com/index.php/eastwood-guitars/eastwood-bass/item/sidejack-bass-vi If it came in surf green I probably would have already pulled the trigger.
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PenguinBob posted:Does anyone have any experience with the Eastwood Bass VI? Whoa, dude, loving buy it! I want one and I don't even play anything the drat thing would be good for!
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PenguinBob posted:Does anyone have any experience with the Eastwood Bass VI? That is so hot it's not even funny. The black with gold is beautiful and the vintage cream is too. Pull the trigger.
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PenguinBob posted:Does anyone have any experience with the Eastwood Bass VI? No experience with that guitar in particular, but Eastwood makes some decent stuff. Price is about spot-on for the quality, but you're primarily paying for niche body-styles that no one else produces. The tone on the ones I've played has been alright, nothing mind blowing, but again, you're paying for the style. If you have the cash, go for it. Anyone else who makes a Bass VI style guitar is going to charge at least double that price (that I know of, at least). Lakland premiered a prototype at NAMM over a year ago, but I've yet to see one hit the streets. They might be special order only. If it's US-made (which it probably will) it'd be over $2k, if they somehow managed to do a Skyline version, it'd be around $1500 more than likely. So yeah, the Eastwood is probably your best bet if you want to dive into the world of a Bass VI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXSXYOVm_hM Scarf fucked around with this message at 13:56 on Jun 17, 2013 |
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 Got myself a Squier Jaguar Special! Was reduced from £300 to £230 with free next day shipping, I would have been insane not to take that up. Now I know everyone already knows about how nice Vintage Modified Squiers are, but let me reiterate: this is hands down the nicest bass I've ever played. Action was perfect out of the box, the neck is incredibly fast (and thin how I like it), the fretwork is great and as for the sound itself...it's amazing. With the P+J pickups both set to full and the tone about a third of the way up, this thing has the most insane alt rock growl to it; I can't wait until my Sansamp arrives and I get to see how it sounds driven. TL;DR: Squier Jaguar VM Special; go loving buy it.
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Scarf posted:If you have the cash, go for it. Anyone else who makes a Bass VI style guitar is going to charge at least double that price (that I know of, at least). And the Schecter Hellcat VI is $749 - http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/schecter-guitar-research-hellcat-vi-electric-guitar After missing out on a couple things over the past few months I finally got a deal on craigslist today:  My best guess is that it is a 70s Epiphone ET-285 - http://epiphonewiki.com/index.php/ET-Series_Basses#ET-285 Unfortunately at some point in the past the body and headstock face got sprayed black (whoever did it did an excellent job though), but if you hold it up to the light just right you can see the Epiphone logo on the headstock. The controls are noisy and will need to be redone, and it could use some shielding, but other than that it is in great shape. I was most surprised by the neck, it is so easy to play and feels great. $110, including a gig bag and a small Peavey combo that hopefully I can flip for $20. DrChu fucked around with this message at 02:40 on Jun 18, 2013 |
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DrChu posted:I don't know what the street price is on the Eastwood, but the Fender Pawn Shop Bass VI is only $799 - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PawnBassVIBk Touche salesman. I completely forgot about Fender's pawn-shop line... But Fender is also labeling it as a baritone guitar, wonder if it's tuned a full octave down like the others. Looks like it's also using some lighter strings topping out at .084 rather than .095 like most others. Scarf fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Jun 18, 2013 |
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Scarf posted:Touche salesman. I completely forgot about Fender's pawn-shop line... I'm pretty sure that it's strung baritone from the factory (down a fifth) but can be setup as a Bass VI with the proper set of strings (and some nut filing I assume).
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The Bunk posted:I'm pretty sure that it's strung baritone from the factory (down a fifth) but can be setup as a Bass VI with the proper set of strings (and some nut filing I assume). Ahh, gotcha.
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Flatwounds... Any recommendations for my Lakland 44-02 fretless? I've heard good things about La Bells and TI. I've also heard that La Bellas snap very easily on string-through body basses. Their website lists a thru-body variant, found here. TI is very expensive, but I may buy them. Is this a good idea? Other recommendations? I've heard concerns that many normal strings are too short for string-thru body, and the model lines are confusing. Standard or Medium for La bella?
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Dominoes posted:Flatwounds... Any recommendations for my Lakland 44-02 fretless? I've heard good things about La Bells and TI. I've also heard that La Bellas snap very easily on string-through body basses. Their website lists a thru-body variant, found here. TI is very expensive, but I may buy them. Is this a good idea? Other recommendations? I've heard concerns that many normal strings are too short for string-thru body, and the model lines are confusing. Standard or Medium for La bella? I will never ever, ever say enough good things about La Bella strings. I don't know anything about the string through variants though. I'd say the standard length not mediums.
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Strongly seconding the LaBellas. The TIs didn't have enough string-tension for my liking. The LaBellas are just loving butter. I wasn't aware they'd come out with a version to string through the body... It's not just LaBella, most any flat shouldn't be strung through the body, it can break the core. But that's interesting if they've developed one that's less rigid. Also, be sure when clipping the strings to the proper length that you measure, bend the string where you plan to cut and get a good crease in there before you snip it. This'll keep you from breaking the core as well.
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Dominoes posted:Flatwounds... Any recommendations for my Lakland 44-02 fretless? I've heard good things about La Bells and TI. I've also heard that La Bellas snap very easily on string-through body basses. Their website lists a thru-body variant, found here. TI is very expensive, but I may buy them. Is this a good idea? Other recommendations? I've heard concerns that many normal strings are too short for string-thru body, and the model lines are confusing. Standard or Medium for La bella? Bass Strings Online is the only place I can remember seeing the string-through La Bellas for sale. I've never ordered from them (the good thing about using flats is almost never buying new strings) but a guy on TalkBass runs it and people are always saying good things about the service, etc.
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Always buy your bass strings from Bass Strings Online. Super quality outfit. Got my rig situated for the time being:  Swapped out an EA iAMP 500 for the Carvin BX1200. Being able to fully open up the Baers with a ton of power is awesome. That said, as soon as Roger lets me buy a Valkyrie I will.
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I've always used JustStrings dot com. I'll have to try out BSO.
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The Bunk posted:Bass Strings Online is the only place I can remember seeing the string-through La Bellas for sale. I've never ordered from them (the good thing about using flats is almost never buying new strings) but a guy on TalkBass runs it and people are always saying good things about the service, etc. Crosspost from the new gear thread: 
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Holy poo poo, I just found out today that Marshall made Silver Jubilee bass heads and cabs as well as the guitar amp/cabs, who knew? Any idea how they sound?
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Dominoes posted:Just put in an order with them. They don't accept separate billing and shipping addresses which I need, but I think using Paypal should workaround this. How're you liking it?
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That double Baer rig is dope. I'm still trying to decide if I want to take the plunge on one of those or the new Bergantino 1x15. I've spent some quality time with my Streamliner, and it's looking like a keeper. It's definitely the most unintuitive amp I've tried, though. The controls are very interactive, and don't behave at all like the controls on most amps. There is so much low end on tap with this thing that I like to cut both the bass and the mids at 220hz, then boost the volume to make up the difference. With the gain button in, I can get pretty close to SVT territory, though the breakup on the Streamliner gets a bit farty. Talkbass users recommend putting a 5751 in the first preamp slot in place of the stock tube, so I may try that to see if it tightens up the low end.
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I'm a guitar player, but one band I play with from time to time needs me to fill in on bass this weekend instead. I've been learning as many of the bass parts as much/fast as I can with the short notice given, but wondering if yall have any tips/words of zen when it comes to playing bass. We play classic rock covers, somewhat whimsical/fusion-ified versions.
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burritonegro posted:I'm a guitar player, but one band I play with from time to time needs me to fill in on bass this weekend instead. I've been learning as many of the bass parts as much/fast as I can with the short notice given, but wondering if yall have any tips/words of zen when it comes to playing bass. We play classic rock covers, somewhat whimsical/fusion-ified versions. Um... I'd say take it easy and don't stress too much because it will gently caress up your playing. I don't know how good your technique is but if you don't know a part for a song it won't be terribly hard to fake it as long as you know the general chord progression. Also practice whatever you can with the metronome, trust me it helps.
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burritonegro posted:I'm a guitar player, but one band I play with from time to time needs me to fill in on bass this weekend instead. I've been learning as many of the bass parts as much/fast as I can with the short notice given, but wondering if yall have any tips/words of zen when it comes to playing bass. We play classic rock covers, somewhat whimsical/fusion-ified versions. Play on the one, and don't fake the funk.
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