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    How to get this slightly distorted sound on Roy Ayers "Searching"

    Maybe I need to see this technique or my action may be too damn high. I don’t get this kind of tone digging in. Hmmm I’ve played basses with low action and it’s always like that which drives me nuts. I just like the way it cuts. Oh well. Like I said. I’m mostly a guitarist and usually I play...
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    How to get this slightly distorted sound on Roy Ayers "Searching"

    That sucks if it’s just low action because I generally don’t want this type of sound. It is a growl, so I guess that makes sense. Maybe it’s time to finally buy a second cheap bass to try this out on
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    How to get this slightly distorted sound on Roy Ayers "Searching"

    Thanks. How about a pedal? Would that work better?
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    How to get this slightly distorted sound on Roy Ayers "Searching"

    I play mostly guitar, and my bass playing was always clean, but lately i've been messing with some recording plugins, and i'm wondering how did guys get that crispy upper mid thing in 70s funk and disco type songs... i record direct and don't gig as a bassist, and i have a jazz bass... anyone...
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    Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

    Here is a new ambient piece I did for the end of 2020, would love feedback [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    Electric bass that sounds like an upright

    I'm unable to answer your question, but I love his sound on that record, just fantastic playing and tone
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    do people really hate ebmm bongo bass?

    i think these are the coolest looking bass, and they sound good in the demos online, i want one, people seem to hate them, is it because of looks or functionality and sound?
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    George Porter Jr!!!!

    I've been super into Allan Toissant's "Southern Nights" just googled it, George Porter Jr of the Meters, he is so simple, yet so integral to the tunes and groove
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    A Bass players advice for a guitar player playing bass

    you say the guitar is ornamental, yet would you rather listen to a singer accompanied by a bass for an hour or a guitar? let's not be disdainful towards guitarists lol.. there are bands like the black keys and white stripes too, sorry, i'm getting defensive maybe
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    Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

    i just downloaded the logic upgrade, ableton should sue them, lol i was reading that logic is twice as efficient now i need to work out buses and mixing in logic better, and also key commands ableton is more fun and easier to throw down ideas, logic is good for actually making 'songs' for...
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    A Bass players advice for a guitar player playing bass

    I'm primarily a guitarist, and at the risk of pissing people off, I now play quite a bit of bass, in a studio setting ,not a band.. I played bass in a band in my 20s, and I always played bass the way I wanted to hear a bass player play... In many bands I was in, the bass players wanted to slap...
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    Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

    me 3... although, i need to finish more products
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    Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

    I watched for like 10 minutes, and i don't get what it does, it chops up samples in its on way? randomizes? is it like artificial intelligence? is it doing things that you couldn't with say, ableton live?
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    Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

    I used to play with this amazing bass player, Pedro Girardo, I asked him if he'd heard of Thomas, he was like, "yeah we did undergrad together at Manhattan School of Music" I can't believe how much talent is in this town