Good J's for slap

[JAUQO III-X]

It could be the strings but since you say that it is an Audere pre, you may have to go inside and adjust the little modules(with a very small screwdriver) to get the proper balance between the mids and bass that you feel you are missing.

[BuffaloBass]

Originally Posted by dmusic148

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's not the pickups. If they work fine fingerstyle, why would they not work for slap? Something else is wrong. Like the setup, maybe.

This happens typically when the string heights are a bit high. The fingered volume greatly exceed the slap volume acoustically, so be it electronically. It could also be the strings. As my inital "gut" to the thread title was " any J with nickle rounds set low, real low!"

There may be more to it than that, as I am no more than a closet amature.

Hope y'all have been well!

[DWBass]

Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X

It could be the strings but since you say that it is an Audere pre, you may have to go inside and adjust the little modules(with a very small screwdriver) to get the proper balance between the mids and bass that you feel you are missing.

Hmmm.....just seeing this. May have to try that. The pre is only a 2 band. Is there still an adjustment for mids?

[Emibass]

At least on my bass. When slap hard I hear the first hit hard but the string doesn´t ring so well. If I slap softer it rings out louder. So when slapping I try to relax myself...

I don´t use compression.

[gre107]

Sadowsky preamp and pickups! Solves the problem and you won't be sorry!

[JAUQO III-X]

Originally Posted by DWBass

Is there still an adjustment for mids?

It may not be but the little module for bass will be a big help in balancing out the problem you described. If you didn't know, the bass response on the Audere can be adjusted down to 2 hertz.