Recent content by Kerem Koseoglu

I have two identical P basses; one with flats, one with rounds. Go for it!

Whenever I use a passive DI (like JDI), engineers complain that my signal is not hot enough and must compensate on the desk. An active DI (like J48) always gets their thumbs up.

Thanks for chiming in. If you do, please share whether a pickup change solved the issue.

Here is my usual analog board. I sometimes use the Tone Hammer alone if I'm travelling though.

I had a Yamaha BBP35 and a BB435 in the past, and in both cases ran into the exact same issue: the P pickup was missing the thick, pillowy feel of a typical Fender P bass. I had the same experience with other PJ basses too, including a Sadowsky MetroLine PJ. In my opinion, these basses aren't...

There are different approaches in Brazilian music. Traditional, fusion-like, etc. In my opinion, you'd want surdo-like low mids in a traditional ensemble and articulate modern high mids in a fusion-like ensemble. Different situations may call for different basses. I play in a more...

If the noise is not loud enough to be noticed within the mix, you can always throw in a noise gate towards the end of your chain to mask the problem. I almost never gig without one, because even though my rig is quiet, some venues introduce factors like dirty power, EMI, etc.

I can imagine very creative uses of that bass in the next John Wick movie.

My current analog board. Everything is always on (except the tuner), and fits into Mono Tick+ / Stealth Relay bags easily.

I had the same experience with Hyper Luminal. In my non-scientific A/B test with similar settings, it was more noisy than Cali76 (v1). That's why I sold it. My opinion/theory: This pedal was designed with loud and hard-hitting players in mind because input sensitivity is relatively low. Since...

Compressor coloring is real for some pedals, and I agree that Cali76 does that. In contrast, Empress Compressor is more transparent. That's why I use Cali76 with transparent preamps (like MXR M81) and Empress with "colorful" preamps (like Aguilar Tone Hammer). Having both units "colorful" or...

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I'd advise being careful: Some PJ basses are voiced for a pickup "blend" rather than soloing them. The pickups might be underwound for that purpose, which means that you might not get a typical fat, pillowy P sound out of the soloed neck pickup. That's my personal experience, not a universal...

Currently, I'm back to a simple system. All my basses are passive 5-stringers, running through Empress Compressor into Aguilar Tone Hammer. My all-around middle-ground main is a Fender P with NYXL strings. For an upright-ish vibe, I play another Fender P with TI or Dunlop Flats. For improved...

I sold both basses since, but I can share my opinion on the Sadowsky Modern, as I played an M5-24 for many years. It's in the same sound family as Ken Smith and StingRay. It has a high-mid oriented, articulate, in-your-face sound with a killer B string. What it's naturally good at: Modern...