Recent content by sonthebass

Yeah thats one of the problems for sure. But it just feels theres alot more effort to play on the G and D string. Especially the G string when the action is so low.

So I got the SBW Dirty guts strings on my bass. I use the 4 thinnest ones. I think my E and A string are very easy to play and do slaps on. I primarily do single slap or what you call it. I just pull the string and release. No hand slap. playing fast rockabilly. But the D and G string are way...

The Sugarslaps didnt sound good on my bass, Maby i got to low string height. Sounded good when piz but slap was horrible. So im sticking with the SBW strings for now.

Im using the four with lowest tension but I dont think the tension is even across the strings. The E and A are very floppy and the D and G are perfect. Sure playing single slaps on the E and A is fine and on the D and G is fine. But its when i start using 3 string or all string in the same...

Even when playing fast rockabilly basslines?

ahh a little missunderstanding. I call it singleslap when i just pull the string and release. Then the string makes a slap sound against the fretboard. thats whats uneeven. if im doing double slap or trippel with my hand that sound is fine.

because im trying stuff out 😅 And it doesent help because my slap sound different even unplugged.. I think its the strings

1. Yeah im trying to record directly from the shadow DI into my focusrite on the computer. 2. Yeah Kinda the same problem directly into an amp. The slap is higher in volume on the E and A string, i think its because there is more slack in the E and A string. Im talking about the click slap...

Hello. Im trying to get an even slap sound out from my bass. Just tried recording with a Shadow Rockabilly DI so i get 2 signals. But im getting a lower slap sound from the D & G string then from A & E. The tension is obviously lower on the A and E string but still, this seems to be a common...