Playing the strings strongly

[Lucho.Metal]

Hello, I like Cliff Burton's tone, and I play the strings strongly: my amp sounds ' blop '.

What can I do ?

I really like my technique, because if I play smoothly the metal sound is dead.

[lowendfriend]

The term is "digging in".....maybe you need to get an amp with more headroom on the input stage?

Would help to know your bass and amp/cab.

I use chromes lately because I like to dig in as well.

Chromes seem a little lighter on pickup output to me, so maybe that would help, too.

You might also lower your pickups a couple mm.

[Metal Mitch]

Originally Posted by Lucho.Metal

I play the strings strongly: my amp sounds ' blop '.

What can I do ?

lower your input gain and turn up the master

[Lucho.Metal]

Originally Posted by lowendfriend

The term is "digging in".....maybe you need to get an amp with more headroom on the input stage?

Would help to know your bass and amp/cab.

I use chromes lately because I like to dig in as well.

Chromes seem a little lighter on pickup output to me, so maybe that would help, too.

You might also lower your pickups a couple mm.

I have a Yamaha RBX170 and a Peavey MINX110

[JimmyM]

the amp is not the first one i'd think of for metal. you need more speaker area and wattage. a 300-500w amp with a 410 (a nice cheap rig you can throw together used anywhere in the world) would be the way to go for now.