Bass tone: opinion

fastback · #1 10-27-2008, 07:32 PM

I recently bought a GK 400RB, and have plugged it straight into the soundcard IN. Can anyone provide feedback on the bass tone? about 5 seconds into the sample there is bass and drum only section. I couldnt provide an extended version due to file size limits

I am primarily a guitarist, but want to get more into bass playing so was wondering how this would rate as a bass tone, and what i could do to improve it

This is a bedroom recording, but have some decent equipment

cheers

ironrat · #2 10-27-2008, 07:34 PM

OHHHHHHHHH nice tone! Like I like!!!

xshawnxearthx · #3 10-27-2008, 07:57 PM

i would bring it up in the mix a little bit.

rarisgod · #4 10-27-2008, 08:07 PM

That's some nice tone! I'd go a bit crisper for my own taste, but maintain that nice bass response!

Muckaluck · #5 10-27-2008, 08:14 PM

Sounds great dude. I once tried to record from a GK 400RB and got nothing near that tone. I like the way it blends with the mix as well.

What bass are you using? What strings?

fastback · #6 10-27-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by rarisgod

That's some nice tone! I'd go a bit crisper for my own taste, but maintain that nice bass response!

when you say crisper, you mean dial in some more mids?

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Originally Posted by Muckaluck

Sounds great dude. I once tried to record from a GK 400RB and got nothing near that tone. I like the way it blends with the mix as well.

What bass are you using? What strings?

i'm actually just using an old ibanez SR400 i got cheap secondhand.. i want to eventually get a spector euro4lx

I'm using Ernie Ball regular slinky Nickel strings.. i havent experimented with strings, or basses for that matter. I'm pretty new to the world of bass

bass_freq · #7 10-27-2008, 09:05 PM

I'm a kind of guy that likes his mids, and that mid growl always adds that extra aggression in a bass/drum break, I would dial your high mids up alittle more and your low mids up about a quarter more, but thats my opinion, I'm in no way an expert bass player, or pro at bringing out bass tone (I usually just find by experimenting) so give my opinion a try and see how it comes out, and I agree bring it up from the mix just alittle more.

btw the song sounds really cool, is it all you?

Fetusyolk · #8 10-27-2008, 09:15 PM

Holy god, that's a really nice tone. I never was a fan of GK but i was never aware you could do that with one!

fastback · #9 10-27-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bass_freq

I'm a kind of guy that likes his mids, and that mid growl always adds that extra aggression in a bass/drum break, I would dial your high mids up alittle more and your low mids up about a quarter more, but thats my opinion, I'm in no way an expert bass player, or pro at bringing out bass tone (I usually just find by experimenting) so give my opinion a try and see how it comes out, and I agree bring it up from the mix just alittle more.

btw the song sounds really cool, is it all you?

thanks for that, will give it a try..

yeah its all me.. its just a song idea i was playing around with the other night. The drums are a vst plugin called ezDrummer. But i did all the guitars and bass..

jezzamac · #10 10-27-2008, 09:18 PM

What settings did you have on your EQ for the GK?

fastback · #11 10-27-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jezzamac

What settings did you have on your EQ for the GK?

approximately:

mid countor: on
treble: 12 o'clock
high mid: 10 o'clock
low mid: 2 o'clock
bass: 2 o'clock

i'm not at home, but thats basically it from what i recall. I will take a look tonight

bass_freq · #12 10-27-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by fastback

thanks for that, will give it a try..

yeah its all me.. its just a song idea i was playing around with the other night. The drums are a vst plugin called ezDrummer. But i did all the guitars and bass..

ya I've used ezDrummer, LOVE that program, how do you write drum beats for that program anyways? you have a midi keyboard?

fastback · #13 10-27-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bass_freq

ya I've used ezDrummer, LOVE that program, how do you write drum beats for that program anyways? you have a midi keyboard?

no i dont use a keyboard, there are a standard set of beats.. i find the one that i like and works with what im writing, and add it to the midi track, this drags in about a bar worth of drum beat.. i then double click on this, this brings up all the midi hits for each drum part. These can be moved around and modified to suit.. then i copy and paste the beat to build the drum part. I can then modify the copied beats to give some variation (if can be bothered)

**BullHorn** · #14 10-28-2008, 01:05 PM

Damn, it sounds good.

My gear probably costs 10 times yours but I can't get a tone even half as good as that. I suck. :/

cnltb · #15 10-28-2008, 01:12 PM

I think it's the right tone for the music it's applied to.
For me personally it's a little muddy, but not bad at all!!

fastback · #16 10-28-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BullHorn

Damn, it sounds good.

My gear probably costs 10 times yours but I can't get a tone even half as good as that. I suck. :/

cheers, thanks

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Originally Posted by cnltb

I think it's the right tone for the music it's applied to.
For me personally it's a little muddy, but not bad at all!!

I can see where youre coming from.. i was wondering too whether it cuts through enough.. others have mentioned previously to add some more mids possibly..

fastback · #17 10-28-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fastback

approximately:

mid countor: on
treble: 12 o'clock
high mid: 10 o'clock
low mid: 2 o'clock
bass: 2 o'clock

i'm not at home, but thats basically it from what i recall. I will take a look tonight

i rechecked these settings, its about right.. treble though is at 1 o'clock

NeverMIA · #18 10-28-2008, 04:03 PM

Wow, sounds really nice.

4Mal · #19 10-28-2008, 04:13 PM

Before messing with the tone - I think it's pretty close actually - you need to mix the bass a little more forward. I'm not much into the genre at this point it's all a bit lofi. The dry'ish drums and make a nice foil for what I can hear of the bass. I'm not listening on decent speaks - it may be that on a decent set of monitors you are closer to right. Tough call... anyway sounds like you're having fun and leaning. Good on ya!

fastback · #20 10-28-2008, 04:46 PM

^thanks, yeah its been mentioned before to bring the bass up in the mix.. though genre aside, i'm just trying to guage from bass enthusiasts what they think of the bass tone, as i am a guitarist and new to bass.. ultimately i want to improve my bass skills and have a style in the vain of Rob DeLeo from STP, who is influenced by Jamerson