new guy to the forum

gtobassn · #1 01-17-2009, 12:27 AM

hey guys, just joined the forum and wanted to introduce myself. I been playing bass for around 4 years, play mostly spanish music (norteño) and have a g&l l-2500 tribute in blueburst (dont know what year it is, i bought it from ebay for $450 a year ago) and I have a Ampeg SVT-3 and 410HLF... here to learn more about this bass and get some tips and tricks on bass playing and hopefully learn to play a new genre of music. well, hope you guys can give me some advice on how to get that punchy bass tone i want. If i cant get it out this bass maybe later on I will add the audere 3zb to it, but hopefully i dont have to.

Assumer · #2 01-17-2009, 08:56 AM

Hey Welcome aboard. Great looking bass.

earlgray · #3 01-17-2009, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by gtobassn

hey guys, just joined the forum and wanted to introduce myself. I been playing bass for around 4 years, play mostly spanish music (norteño) and have a g&l l-2500 tribute in blueburst (dont know what year it is, i bought it from ebay for $450 a year ago) and I have a Ampeg SVT-3 and 410HLF... here to learn more about this bass and get some tips and tricks on bass playing and hopefully learn to play a new genre of music. well, hope you guys can give me some advice on how to get that punchy bass tone i want. If i cant get it out this bass maybe later on I will add the audere 3zb to it, but hopefully i dont have to.

I have a similar bass & rig as you can see in this picture (although my bass in this pic is a US L-2500 fretless). It has plenty of punch, although its a relatively "clean" sound -- I frequently use a 1-15 Mesa Boogie cabinet to get more grit in the tone. The L-2500s can provide an amazing range of tones, so give it some time and experiment with the various settings. I think you'll find that you don't need to replace the preamp. Also, string choice can affect tone as well -- I use TI SuperAlloys on this bass and really love the deep, growly sound.

Enjoy....

hth..

gtobassn · #4 01-17-2009, 10:14 AM

maybe i can post up some videos of how i want my bass to sound like, and u can help me with the settings on the amp and bass. Also wanted to ask how low is your string action ?? is it as low as the ibanez or a lil higher ?? i dont feel that mine is that high because I'm used to it but when other people grab it they say its hard to press down the strings.

earlgray · #5 01-17-2009, 01:55 PM

well, you need to set the bass the way you like to play -- if you play with your fingers, you may want a different action than if you play hard with a pick. mine is a fretless & the action is pretty low.

regarding the sound -- you should play around with different settings to find something you like with your style. -- i tend to use both pickups with the bass & treble rolled back just a bit. far as the pickup coil switch, i prefer the bass boost mode, but some folks don't. i also typically use it active, which adds more punch.

hth.

gtobassn · #6 01-17-2009, 05:19 PM

i play with my fingers, and i think my biggest problem is that the E and B string sound like rubberbands... not really good tone out of them. They sound really flat. if anyone has any suggestions for the amp/ bass/ settings, and maybe different strings, i use the D'Addario EXL round wound, medium gauge, bright. maybe i need some different ones for the tone im trying to get.