Help! I need to get rid of that new string sound!

[TortillaChip520]

Originally Posted by Mike

Why not a nice white wine sauce?

That's one of the wackiest things I've ever heard. I wonder what they would sound like in ketchup?

Which condiment is best for metal???

[BigBeatNut]

Originally Posted by srptopdog

It ain't all about the 'tone" of dead strings. If that were the case then you've got the right idea - just EQ for a less bright tone. But more to the point, some players like dead strings becuase of the quicker decay dead strings deliver, in addition to the duller tone. Pick up a copy of Marvin Gaye's groundbreaking record "What's Going On." You'll hear possibly the best James Jamerson (IMHO) and some great Bob Babbitt tracks that embrase the dead-string concept.

Bass notes that ring on-and-on forever with mucho sustain has its place, and I love that sound for some stuff, and bright strings and clear harmonics are cool for other musical styles for sure. But think about a bass sound that punches hard and then dies out after a short bit, and how it can lock-in with the bass drum. So now you've got great low-end punch with a bit of bass drum flavor to it, and when you marry that sound to a great drummer's kick drum, you've got the ingredients for some bass-ass R & B going on all over the place.

Anyone got that BBQ recepie handy...??

Peace...

+1

I'm listening to a lot of that kind of stuff recently. Don't have the Marvin Gaye CD, I'll check it out ... thanks.

Andy

[darkstorm]

Uhhh, why not roll off the tone control if passive, and roll off the treble control if active?

[Marley's Ghost]

Originally Posted by darkstorm

Uhhh, why not roll off the tone control if passive, and roll off the treble control if active?

This seems to work for some. It does not work for me. If I roll off all the treble, I find that the tone that results is lacking, new strings or not.

[FromTheBassMent]

I can't believe I'm the first person to post this link in this thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNJ1g18fmwg

[bluesfordan]

Originally Posted by FromTheBassMent

I can't believe I'm the first person to post this link in this thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNJ1g18fmwg

I was flummoxed when I saw that. She had me rofl-ing.

I'm still in the clanging, squeaking, endless sustain phase of the round wound 7250ML on my squier jazz bass, had the guitar about 5 weeks now. I would like some of that deader, motown kind of sound. If my computer hadn't been so sub-par in video performance lately (don't know why), the video for the ghs pressurewound was pretty convincing.

[bluesfordan]

Originally Posted by Rocks

Something thats always worked for me on my rosewood fretboard basses is I wipe down the fretboard (with the strings on) with lemon oil, let it soak in for a minute or two and then wipe it down with a soft cloth. It takes the "new" out of new strings and makes them nice and slippery.

put the lemon oil only on the part over the neck? Will wiping the fingerboard/strings down smear the oil to the rest of the string?

[trkelley]

Chicken. Definitely chicken. Organic free-range for your hippie sandwich planks, tofu will not work. KFC for the average Fender.

[LeoSash]

Originally Posted by Slowrider

Vaginal juices always worked for me. It only lasts for one gig, though. Then, you have to take them off, insert for 10 minutes, then re-install. Sometimes, I wonder if it's all worth the hassle! I started noticing this smell after about 3 songs. All depends on how lenient and adventurous your girlfriend is!

Originally Posted by Brilliant Fool

Make a thong out of the strings and wear (only) it for a month.

The strings will be nice, grungy, and dead when you unsheath them.

Sig worthy right there. both of them lol Weird thread though