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05-28-2011, 12:03 PM
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Hi, was wondering how to set my tone and frequencies for a nice, funky slap sound?  |
05-28-2011, 12:04 PM
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05-28-2011, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by kski94  scoop your mids | Or don't. Scooping will get you that modern slap sound, but running flatter mids can get you more of a punchy old school funk slap sound. Careful though, those mids can get out of hand. |
05-28-2011, 12:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota | | | A lot of it is what your mids are doing...
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05-28-2011, 12:18 PM
| | | | what are mids? |
05-28-2011, 12:20 PM
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05-28-2011, 04:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Maui, HI | | | I can only assume that you're using a bass with two pickups? It helps.
*bracing for flak from Pbass fans*
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Originally Posted by BullHorn Guitars should pew pew pew on top while the bass is boom boom booming on the bottom. | |
05-29-2011, 06:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2011 Location: Paar, South Africa | | | awesome, thanks for the quick replies! |
05-30-2011, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by avvie I can only assume that you're using a bass with two pickups? It helps.
*bracing for flak from Pbass fans* | You're right, this sounds horrible: YouTube - ‪p-bass slap funk‬‏
Actually, I'm not a big P fan though. I prefer J's. Point is just that there are many cool slap sounds out there to be had, even with a P bass. |
05-30-2011, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Mattbass97 what are mids? |
They come after the beginnings and before the ends . |
05-30-2011, 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by avvie I can only assume that you're using a bass with two pickups? It helps.
*bracing for flak from Pbass fans* | It's a split coil... counts as two!! Lol
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05-30-2011, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ninepoundjammer |
The chorus adds a bit of out of phase funkiness there.... but as I said, having two pickups helps... at least for what I'm assuming he wants as a funky slap sound. The MusicMan split coil is pretty awesome for it too, I must say.
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Originally Posted by BullHorn Guitars should pew pew pew on top while the bass is boom boom booming on the bottom. | |
05-30-2011, 10:33 AM
|  | Se habla espaņol | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: La Jolla,CA | | | I get a nice J-Bass slap sound out of my P...I scoop it a ton, roll of the tone just a wee bit to balance it out, and put some compression on it. Maybe add some chorus or reverb if you reeeally want it to cook. If you have a J-bass, that whole setup just got a lot easier for you.
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