Recent content by Eli J

Interesting that there are so many opinions. Maybe there is more than one way to get a sound similar to this. The only things that haven't been challenged yet are that this 1. is a bass, 2. picked, 3. compressed, and 4. played through a B-15. I honestly have a tough time recognizing basses...

The squeak is a good point, but the Rotos are not completely flat, and I can make them squeak a bit. And I have not found any way to make the pick attack sound like that on any kind of rounds. It's possible that they are something else similar to Rotos that are in the territory between...

So I was inspired by the comment from Jimmy M about Rotosound flats (as well as what other people had said about them) and I went and picked up a set today and threw them on. After I hit the first note with a pick, I knew they were what I have been searching for. I guess there is still a...

The string issue has been the most mysterious part of the sound to me. The biggest reason I was doubting that they are flatwound strings is that sweet singing sustain, but compression would explain how flats can sustain like that. I have never heard that compression can make the pick attack...

Interesting. So does the compression help the flatwounds sustain more like rounds? I am playing a P Bass into a B-25 and SVT 4x10 cab. I know it's different than B-15, but I otherwise like the sound and I can actually afford it. I have tried a variety of strings.

I am in serious need of help from the gear experts. I know I should be searching for my own tone instead of stealing someone else's (and I plan to do that in the long run), but at the moment I am obsessed and frustrated trying to achieve something close to this sound...

Glad to hear it worked out. Those are some very sad pictures of a beautiful piece of equipment.