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Ok Comboomer posted:Apparently the Crush Mini gets really good reviews on MusiciansFriend? I didn't know people really loved anything in the orange crush line. Its definitely kawaii
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gently caress, I wanna be cool like Trevor Peres of Obituary and use a Strat thru a Rat. It blows me away how they sound every time - especially live thru their JCM 800/900's. Like... just amazing.
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Mar 11, 2020 14:08
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Mr. Humalong posted:Hi, I have a question that I figure some of you may be able to help me with. I work 16 hours a day basically every day and my job involves a lot of sitting around killing time, so I’ve been debating the idea of taking a cheap guitar and a small amp into work and practicing during my downtime. Problem is, I have no idea how cheap I can go before it would become a detriment to my practicing and I’m not sure what a decent, portable amp would look like. I’m a bass player trying to get better at guitar (honestly you have too many strings) and with bass almost any amp works. I know that’s not quite the case in this situation, and I really don’t think I could get away with using my giant Ampeg. If it''s just noodling at work maybe one of these? https://voxamps.com/en-gb/series/headphone-amps-en-gb/
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Mar 11, 2020 14:20
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Vintersorg posted:gently caress, I wanna be cool like Trevor Peres of Obituary and use a Strat thru a Rat. It blows me away how they sound every time - especially live thru their JCM 800/900's. Like... just amazing.
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Mar 11, 2020 16:39
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I mean, that's more or less been Andreas Kisser's setup of choice for his Strats as well, and Sepultura, even without the Cavaleras, has always been crushing it live.
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Mr. Humalong posted:Hi, I have a question that I figure some of you may be able to help me with. I work 16 hours a day basically every day and my job involves a lot of sitting around killing time, so I’ve been debating the idea of taking a cheap guitar and a small amp into work and practicing during my downtime. Problem is, I have no idea how cheap I can go before it would become a detriment to my practicing and I’m not sure what a decent, portable amp would look like. I’m a bass player trying to get better at guitar (honestly you have too many strings) and with bass almost any amp works. I know that’s not quite the case in this situation, and I really don’t think I could get away with using my giant Ampeg. I love my THR 10 and now that the new models are out you can find the originals used for under 200 pretty easily. The THR II series seems cool but more for the phone control and features like that.
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Mar 12, 2020 05:39
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I got a good deal on a used audio interface today and bought the basic version of bias fx2 then whoops spent like 4 hours loving with amps and pedals
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Mar 12, 2020 06:01
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Why doesn’t the THR have a looper built in.
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Mar 12, 2020 06:45
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Something dumb just occurred to me: Why the gently caress are some tone-chasers obsessed with Metallica and their 80's guitar tone? Like it's probably a combination of bias (I don't much care about Metallica outside of "Dyers' Eve", my favorite song of them) and a little bit of insomnia talking here, but wasn't their tone decidedly mundane?
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Mar 12, 2020 12:59
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Wark Say posted:Something dumb just occurred to me: Why the gently caress are some tone-chasers obsessed with Metallica and their 80's guitar tone? Like it's probably a combination of bias (I don't much care about Metallica outside of "Dyers' Eve", my favorite song of them) and a little bit of insomnia talking here, but wasn't their tone decidedly mundane? I still love the ..And Justice For All tone. Don't you judge me for chasing it!! *goes and chases tone in corner* But seriously, I think that album (which might not be the 80's tone you are referring to) was the first "OMG HEAVY AS gently caress METAL" thing many people got into. It was the gateway drug to earlier Metallica and the other heavy stuff of the time, so I imagine there is a lot of nostalgia involved. At least there is for me!
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Mar 12, 2020 13:30
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Wark Say posted:Something dumb just occurred to me: Why the gently caress are some tone-chasers obsessed with Metallica and their 80's guitar tone? Like it's probably a combination of bias (I don't much care about Metallica outside of "Dyers' Eve", my favorite song of them) and a little bit of insomnia talking here, but wasn't their tone decidedly mundane? Cause they're loving idiots.
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Mar 12, 2020 13:50
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Fun option: because the bass is gone so you only hear guitars, drums and vocals, which makes the guitar tone seem fuller? Idk, I hate listening to that album because I like bass.
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Mar 12, 2020 14:58
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Bass is so good, I need to pick one up someday
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Mar 12, 2020 15:06
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Brawnfire posted:Bass is so good, I need to pick one up someday Been purchasing strings a lot more often now that I have a main and a backup 8-string and use them more frequently, and it surprises how it's... like 15-to-20 bucks of difference between that and a 4-string set for bass.
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Mar 12, 2020 15:28
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Just get flats or tapes and never change them imho
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Mar 12, 2020 15:29
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I see a fair number of inexpensive Ibanez basses around here, are they decent enough to start with?
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Mar 12, 2020 15:34
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Brawnfire posted:Bass is so good, I need to pick one up someday Mustang Bass is best bass. Seafoam Green is best color. Short scale basses for wayward guitar goons
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Mar 12, 2020 16:12
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Brawnfire posted:I see a fair number of inexpensive Ibanez basses around here, are they decent enough to start with? Yes, but I recommend playing around with basses in person if possible. You really want to buy something that feels good to play and hold. I ended up with a Gretsch Junior Jet 2 because of how nice it fit me when I tried it at a store, combined with having an awesome tone for a short scale.
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Mar 12, 2020 16:16
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Brawnfire posted:I see a fair number of inexpensive Ibanez basses around here, are they decent enough to start with? Try out a Yamaha TRBX304, they're cheap, very well made for the price, very well and sound great. I'd be getting one myself if I wasn't already on the hook for a bass. And the Gretsch is a fantastic bass too, definitely try that out.
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Mar 12, 2020 16:21
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Definitely try out basses before buying, neck dive is real and may be a deal breaker depending on your build/patience for learning to deal with it.
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Mar 12, 2020 16:26
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I'm going to ask a question that I probably already know the answer to, but... are there decent acoustic-electric basses? I'm far more of an acoustic person than an electric person, both in terms of play and visual aesthetic, and I've seen some very attractive-looking acoustic basses out there. I'm a soft, folk singer-songwriter so I don't think I'd need anything too punchy, and the option of playing around with it without plugging it in is nice, and I'd be able to plug it into my interface for recording... I don't know, keeping my options open at present.
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Mar 12, 2020 16:48
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I've recorded several bands with several types of acoustic/acoustic-electric basses across the years. The Bass that made the biggest impression on me was a relatively cheap Alvarez (AB60CE? It's in the storage rn, don't have it with me atm) that several people used in the span of like 3 years so I got convinced that it did the job well enough that I decided to buy one for the studio and even when I've sold a bunch of my equipment, it's one of the things that survived my 2017 purge. I think you can grab one of 'em somewhere in the 300 range used. Pretty solid little fuckers. 
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Brawnfire posted:I'm far more of an acoustic person than an electric person, both in terms of play and visual aesthetic, and I've seen some very attractive-looking acoustic basses out there. lol all acoustic bass guitars are for weebs. only upright bass is ok
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Mar 12, 2020 17:04
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Ok Comboomer posted:lol Like... anime people? Why?
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Brawnfire posted:I'm going to ask a question that I probably already know the answer to, but... are there decent acoustic-electric basses? I'm far more of an acoustic person than an electric person, both in terms of play and visual aesthetic, and I've seen some very attractive-looking acoustic basses out there. I'm a soft, folk singer-songwriter so I don't think I'd need anything too punchy, and the option of playing around with it without plugging it in is nice, and I'd be able to plug it into my interface for recording... I don't know, keeping my options open at present. i have a warwick alien 5 string. its cool
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Mar 12, 2020 17:24
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Get a U-bass.
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Huxley posted:Get a U-bass. This is the correct answer, the U-Bass is awesome
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Mar 12, 2020 18:00
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My friend has one of those and swears by it... It's kind of fun but not quite as oomphy as I prefer
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Booyah- posted:I love my THR 10 and now that the new models are out you can find the originals used for under 200 pretty easily. The THR II series seems cool but more for the phone control and features like that. Definitely going to look into this. Appreciate all the other posts replying to me as well but I’m on mobile and quoting multiple people is a hassle. As for the guitar, I’m hearing good things about Harley Benton. Would this be a good idea? My home guitar is a Squier so it’s not like I’m playing a $3000 American guitar or anything, but I don’t want to end up playing an early 00s Rogue-tier guitar if that makes sense. Also for basses you really want to make sure the neck and bridge are solid. Everything else is pretty subjective, but those two are definite determiners of quality.
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Brawnfire posted:I see a fair number of inexpensive Ibanez basses around here, are they decent enough to start with? I got one of these for about £200  Ibanez ATK-200-TP |t has a dual humbucker active pickup so gives me loads of sounds, which is what I wanted cos I am no bass player but wanted to record stuff, I have been really happy with it.
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Brawnfire posted:I'm going to ask a question that I probably already know the answer to, but... are there decent acoustic-electric basses? I'm far more of an acoustic person than an electric person, both in terms of play and visual aesthetic, and I've seen some very attractive-looking acoustic basses out there. I'm a soft, folk singer-songwriter so I don't think I'd need anything too punchy, and the option of playing around with it without plugging it in is nice, and I'd be able to plug it into my interface for recording... I don't know, keeping my options open at present. You should probably try one out, I dunno if they'd be loud enough for you - especially as accompaniment, but maybe they would! But they don't project or cut through anything like, say, an acoustic guitar - they just don't put out enough energy, especially if you're not playing up the neck Another option is to get a lil' portable bass amp, they can be surprisingly loud (indoors anyway), and use that for an electric bass or to beef up the sound of an electro-acoustic one. And honestly I think instrument designs get way more creative with basses, for some reason - if you see something weird it's way more likely to be a bass. (Same goes for seeing something with a billion knobs) So if it's aesthetic you're going for, there's a lot of options out there
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I've tried some in-store and, yeah, they are a bit on the quiet side. Obviously I'd love an upright double-bass but those cost a poo poo ton. But aesthetically speaking, for some reason I just love a hollow/semihollow body. I pulled the trigger on picking up a Firefly for the semi-hollow quality.
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Brawnfire posted:But aesthetically speaking, for some reason I just love a hollow/semihollow body.  If you're like me and hate money, you can get one of these  It won't work at all acoustically if you're playing with someone else, but it's gorgeous!
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Brawnfire posted:I'm going to ask a question that I probably already know the answer to, but... are there decent acoustic-electric basses? I'm far more of an acoustic person than an electric person, both in terms of play and visual aesthetic, and I've seen some very attractive-looking acoustic basses out there. I'm a soft, folk singer-songwriter so I don't think I'd need anything too punchy, and the option of playing around with it without plugging it in is nice, and I'd be able to plug it into my interface for recording... I don't know, keeping my options open at present. no, acoustic basses loving suck. they're not loud enough acoustically to hear in a band context, and they're not particularly fun to play solo imo (the timbre just isn't great). if you want something in the lower registers for what you're doing, just play the low strings of an electric guitar. or the aforementioned u-bass with rubber strings, those things are awesome! Simone Poodoin posted:Just get flats or tapes and never change them imho this is the pro move, i've had the same pair of flats on my main bass for 2 years now and they just keep getting tastier-sounding. jamerson used the same pair for like ten years while playing on 95% of motown's output, and sent the string back to the company when it finally broke and asked for it to be welded back together. the gunk brings the funk (and the bacteria, wash your hands post-playing if you do this)
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BonHair posted:Fun option: because the bass is gone so you only hear guitars, drums and vocals, which makes the guitar tone seem fuller? Idk, I hate listening to that album because I like bass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mwxzcUPKD0
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I've always been a geetar player so dumb bass question: Can you plug a bass into a guitar amp? I imagine you could you'd just get a pretty lovely bass response compared to a proper bass amp?
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Or just do what I'm doing and have flats on one bass and roundwounds on another. In the scheme of things bass strings aren't really that expensive unless you're a mad slapper who needs bright steels and gig most nights. It will come down to the tone you want to maintain and you're going to experiment with strings a great deal anyway in the course of finding that out anyway.
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Zaphod42 posted:I've always been a geetar player so dumb bass question: You can and I have done it, but it sounds like crap and supposedly you risk damaging it if you turn it up too much because it's not built for the kind of tone you're putting out. I would only consider it suitable for low-volume practice if you have nothing else.
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You need a lot more wattage for bass too to shift the air and drive the speakers, so even though a bass can sound good through something like my Bluesbreaker you can't get the volume, it craps out way before that
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Just do the irresponsible thing:  "Get a Bassman!"
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