Album just back from being mastered, let's hear some feedback. :)

Doodaddy · #1 03-21-2007, 01:20 PM

Giving Up Putfile

Giving Up Megaupload

That is one of 10 songs on the album. All are original. We do have a Myspace, but I don't care for that player and I feel like the audio is compressed. At least what I uploaded to putfile is 320kbs.

The band is called AlteredWorship, tell me what yall think.

Doodaddy · #2 03-21-2007, 01:32 PM

Ah, the bass is a Yamaha RBX775 with D'Addario half rounds. Plugged straight into an Avalon U5.

How could I forget that? lol

Ian Perge · #3 03-21-2007, 10:47 PM

Very nice to my ears! I absolutely agree with the both the dual compression to mp3s and them uploading them to the MySpace player. I own two 775s myself (one fretted, one custom fretless) and IMO the B is unbelievable for a bass that was in that price range. My tone is a touch puncher and less smooth than yours, but I believe that more a matter of EQing, your using half-rounds compared to my stainless steels, playing style, and what tone the song calls for - I'm sure you could get close to my sound and vice verse.

Nice job with the recording!

Doodaddy · #4 03-22-2007, 12:42 AM

My sound isn't normally quiet so smooth, but I did enjoy the tone once the music was mastered. I honestly didn't expect much to change with the mastering. Before, my bass didn't really have much of a tone. It was just, kinda there. After the mastering, the sound was so much more "full".

With my personal rig, I use the Sansamp RBI and can get a fairly large range of tonality (not like I would like though

), but I am pleased for the time being.

However, I am most unsatisfied with my B string. It's just pure mud. I blame this on the half-rounds. I love those strings on all but my B string. In the song on Putfile, I don't really touch that B string much except towards the latter part, but there just isn't much "sound" to the B string, if that makes sense. I'm going to a single round-round B string and mix my strings. I think a brightness to it should liven it up and make me pretty happy. What strings are you using at the moment?

And you're right, I got my 775 for $299 shipped and that cannot be beat. I had never played bass before and this band came to me wanting me to. I had just graduated highschool and had some cash laying around. I saw the deal in Musicians Friend, and knew Yamaha was well known so I jumped on it. I played bass for the first time that next Sunday, on stage in front of about 90 people.

This June will be 3 years ago. :coo:

Ian Perge · #5 03-24-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Doodaddy

I'm going to a single round-round B string and mix my strings. I think a brightness to it should liven it up and make me pretty happy. What strings are you using at the moment?

I used D'addario ProSteels on all my fretted basses, and while the bright, "piano-like" tone absolutely works for me, a single might be too overwhelming to go along with half-rounds (they're pretty bright). I'd try a set D'addario Nickels - almost the "mainstay" of bass strings and one a bit closer to what you currently use. That, or just try some new sets completely.

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And you're right, I got my 775 for $299 shipped and that cannot be beat.

I purchased mine and a week later bought a second to defret and have a matching fretless. I was also lucky enough to be able to pricematch mine down a touch even below the $299 price.

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I had never played bass before and this band came to me wanting me to. I had just graduated highschool and had some cash laying around. I saw the deal in Musicians Friend, and knew Yamaha was well known so I jumped on it. I played bass for the first time that next Sunday, on stage in front of about 90 people.

Pardon the true awful pun, but the phrase "baptism by fire" comes to mind...

Congrats, and nice job again on the recording.