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05-01-2008, 01:04 PM
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i know the main idea is to turn the mids down completely but how is the best funky slap tone achieved do you think?  |
05-01-2008, 01:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oakland, California, USA | | Mids down COMPLETELY?
That'd end up being very hollow.
Slap bass doesn't demand a complete reduction in midrange. The "best" slap tone is a subjective thing... scooping mids is the more popular approach, but you don't have to overdo it to make it sound good. Boosting mids can give you some interesting slap tones, too. And when you throw in effects like envelope filters, you open new doors for slap tones.
Most importantly, it narrows down to technique, because no EQ or effect can save bad technique. Slap bass is one of those styles were sloppy technique really sticks out like a sore thumb... and sloppy technique can cause sore thumbs, too. 
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05-01-2008, 01:06 PM
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05-01-2008, 01:31 PM
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05-01-2008, 02:21 PM
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05-01-2008, 03:52 PM
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05-01-2008, 05:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia | | | What you really want is a very careful selection of mids - you want the definition and punch without too much of the harsh, ugly, biting sound.
Same could be said for the bass and treble spectrum as well - too many people try to get too much bottom end out of their amp and end up not really achieving a good sound. The treble end is also in need of attention because that's where you either get a 'flea' type of sound where it's all in your face all of the time, or a more refined 'hi-fi' type of sound where you just have a shimmer of treble sitting on top of the notes that can really only be heard in the attack of the notes.
The 'smiley face eq' slap sound is great, provided the bass is the only instrument playing at the time. It's used to great affect everyday to sell bass amps! But, the moment you start playing with a band the bass would get completely lost in the mix.
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05-01-2008, 05:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Atlanta, GA Area | | | +1 on the getting lost in the mix thing! The smily face eq is all good when your just showing off in front of the guys or at the music store but it won't cut it at a gig. You definitely don't want to cut the mids...the mids are what allows you to cut through the mix. I boost my mids and treble equally. I turn all my knobs about 3/4 from full range on bass, treble, and mid. Sometimes depending on the gig I may add more mid or bass but they are alwys setat 3/4 or more. Most of the time I play with the bass all the way full and the mid and treble 3/4 up. |
05-01-2008, 07:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle | | | I get lost in the mix when I slap so I use a clean boost and hope to get some kind of clean boost with bass/mid/treble controls some day so I can scoop the mids and boost the bass.
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05-02-2008, 01:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Norway | | | It takes a lot of practice to get it right, really. Multiband compression helps too, but not unless you have a decent technique yet.
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05-02-2008, 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by KarateKid25  A low action helps too. | I actually have found that if I set my action higher on my 'slap' bass I get a better tone out of it. It is damn harder to play that way, but the added string tension gives more twang to my thang.
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05-02-2008, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Mytola It takes a lot of practice to get it right, really. Multiband compression helps too, but not unless you have a decent technique yet. | Oh yeah I got compression too. I leave my compression on all the time so sometimes I forget to even mention it.
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