A sound question to the "Marcus Miller 5" owners

LOOVY · #1 12-09-2012, 02:21 PM

Few days ago I played on a friend's "Marcus Miller 5 " bass gtr ,

It had this fat Fender tone full of fundamental , with not too many overtones , just how I like it ,

A big bold round bass recording ready tone , with a shorter sustain and a very punchy tone ,

Remind me a Bass loaded with flatwound strings but it actually was a standard "Daddario" strings and they were not old , one week new or so ...

It also reminded me a bit a hollowbody sound with flats ,

Is that the signature sound of this model or it just happen to be the one I played ?

Do you recognize this sound from your MM5 ?

Thanks

LOOVY · #2 12-10-2012, 03:33 AM

BUMP!

Margus Alviste · #3 12-10-2012, 04:07 AM

I don't own any MM5 and I only played the MM4 but I think that it must be that particular MM5. Doesn't sound like the common MM sound at all.

DJJazzV · #4 12-10-2012, 04:35 AM

Was it in Active or Passive mode? Sounds like Active with only the bass knob turned up to about 2 o'clock.

rimbaud · #5 12-10-2012, 04:50 AM

Normally, it should sound like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJl6GZLgF6o

You don't say if strings are nickels or stainless steel, or flatwounds, or even halfround. If they are roundwonds, only 2 options:
- you didn't manage to EQ properly that bass
- the strings were nickels and they were dead. D'Addario XL nickels can die after 4 or 5 hours if you sweat a lot on them.

I've already experienced that while lending my bass in a jam-sessions. Now I don't lend any bass cos' I want to keep my strings safe from dying to quickly. That's why I tend on the second option, more than the EQ....

rimbaud · #6 12-10-2012, 05:00 AM

Another example, more reliable cos' it's not a cover with any playing over any "original" bass track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmx4uaH9upc

LOOVY · #7 12-10-2012, 05:09 AM

It was in passive mode , I didn't like the Active mode at all , Daddario XL rounds, tone was open, unless something was wrong with the wiring there...

I know it sounds like flats but it's not , I put those strings on ,that's the sound :

http://www.jumbomail.co.il/Downloads...426E346431383D

im2jazzc4you · #8 12-10-2012, 06:26 AM

I have an MMV...Yes it FAT ! At first it's really hard for me to get the 'right' sound but i really loved the huge and bold tone of it. And yes the Passice mode is better than the Active, it had sweet vintage tone that i like. And now i've changed all the pickups and preamp so i can do gig with easily because i'm a session player. But overall im still using it until now coz i like the neck and the lihtweight body and it had a great 70s look as well...so it's still one of my favourite bass. Cheers

LOOVY · #9 12-10-2012, 12:32 PM

well , it looks like you also got the sound I'm taking about ,

Did you listen to the sample I uploaded from this bass ?

I'm curious to see if someone recognize this sound from his MM5 , that's a REDDI DI - ADL600 into ProTools ,

Thanks

im2jazzc4you · #10 12-10-2012, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOOVY

well , it looks like you also got the sound I'm taking about ,

Did you listen to the sample I uploaded from this bass ?

I'm curious to see if someone recognize this sound from his MM5 , that's a REDDI DI - ADL600 into ProTools ,

Thanks

The link is cannot be open on my pad...so sorry

LOOVY · #11 12-10-2012, 01:22 PM

Try Now

http://www.jumbomail.me/Downloads.as...426E346431383D

LOOVY · #12 12-11-2012, 01:57 AM

Is the link ok now ?

Margus Alviste · #13 12-11-2012, 02:00 AM

Yes, it works now. I think it's the question of very dull wood. I have had some experience with that kind of basses. Nothing helps if the wood is low quality.

LOOVY · #14 12-12-2012, 05:26 PM

Well , for some kind of music styls this sound records like a dream