Do ALL your Basses sound good thru your rig?

[Johnny Crab]

Yes BUT ACME B2's at close range tell you EXACTLY what you sound like.
All my cabs are full range, preamp is a Line 6 BassBODXTLive with 6 years of tweaks.

[Kwesi]

I wouldn't own them if they didn't.

[akdmx]

I have a shuttlemax 9.2 on a bergantino hd410 -- what bass WOULDN'T sound good through this rig?

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by Passinwind

I own three basses and have built rack preamps specifically tailored to each one. "My sound" is radically different in each case, otherwise why have multiple instruments? That said, all the basses have onboard buffering and EQ and all give workable sound through most bass rigs I plug into.

My three electrics all sound similar, though not exactly the same. Primary bass, tuned EADG, backup bass to that bass, also tuned EADG, and mod platform bass, tuned BEAD. There are other reasons for owning multiple instruments.

[jasper383]

Yes.

However, my Hofner Club bass sounds a little better through my Acme B2 cab than it does through my Bag End s15 cabs.

[lofreq64]

Yes

[kellyrojo]

absolutely--and my rig was 300$!

[iualum]

Of course they all sound good.
I'm playing them!

[JonnyAngle]

I'm a little late to the game, but I had the same issue as you. It turns out that I just love music man! I don't own any more fenders

[Swipter]

Yes, although some may disagree, I think Eden and Markbass compliment well so my basses can be interchanged as well as my amps and or cabs and still get a great sound. I have found that if I will be using both basses to set the Pedulla (active) and the Fender (passive) will pretty much be good to go, except for a volume increase on the bass to match.

[77 StingRayBass]

Originally Posted by fdeck

All of my basses sound good through all of my rigs, and I look good playing them.

Órale!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mojo-Man]

They better, I paid big $$$$$$ for my rig.

In a word yes. Good rig, nice basses= good tone.

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by Sartori

My three electrics all sound similar, though not exactly the same. Primary bass, tuned EADG, backup bass to that bass, also tuned EADG, and mod platform bass, tuned BEAD. There are other reasons for owning multiple instruments.

Makes total sense, I was just laying out my personal wants and needs. I never carry a spare on gigs, but I reckon something completely different would work fine for me if I ever did decide to.

[KsPiNeSh]

My two basses cover a lot of different tonal ground, but they do exactly what I want them to. So I guess my answer is yes

[Unrepresented]

I have to tweak the settings on my rig if I switch basses.

My active Warwick sounds great through my GK with the eq all set at 12 o'clock. I have to do a good deal more dialing in with my Jazz bass to get anywhere close the amount of thump that the Warwick offers, to the point that I rarely play my Jazz bass anymore.

[fuzzy beard]

Love my mustang through my Bassman 20 but just cant my upgraded Mikro to sound good to me. Others like the tone but i dont!

[Demonjrx]

My rig is a headphone amp and a pair of $20 Sony headphones... NOTHING SOUNDS GOOD IN IT!!!

[johnk_10]

yep. all 33 of them.

[mccartneyman]

All but one do, and that's why I don't play it -- an OLP Tony Levin Signature five string. I have a Dinosaur -- yes, Dinosaur --P bass clone that sounds better than the OLP, but the action is terrible. I have two rigs, a TC Electronic BG250 combo and a Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.0 with two 112 cabs. I have to tweak the EQ on the TC for different basses, but the Shuttle sounds good with no changes.

[atomicdog]

OK, great thread—my basses all sound different through my rig and some sound like crap. At times, all my basses sound like crap and I start thinking its the rig. But . . . maybe it's me!!! But seriously, am I the only person on TB that can say that has to dial every axe in to to get a good sound?