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20 Bass Shootout!

#21
Don't know why I left a comment on youtube instead.

Ill copuy paste what I wrote:

Starcaster and Eb-2 sounded worst to me (eb-2 still the best looking bass ever though). But then again they have a similar sound. Old fashioned, muffled, no definition. Some people like that I guess. Not sure which one I liked most. The Yamaha the P standard and the Krist Novoselic I thought all sounded nice.


Then again so did a lot of others. The Ric is great too.
 
#28
Very very interesting - Thanks so much for this!

It would be great to know which type of strings are on each (Flats, Rounds, Halfs) and also wondering about the placement of the tone controls? Was it the same for each bass? They were mostly bright enough that I might guess that they were all in the middle somewhere or possibly full up. Was the amp flat or was there a mid or top boost?

An amazing comparison - if you are doing more, I would love to hear each bass with the tone control rolled all the way off, in the middle and full on. That would also be a cool way to compare.

Thanks again, very cool.

BassHappy
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#32
Coolhandjjl said:
If any one is one the fence about getting a Ric, this video would be the clincher.
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Yeah., this does not help my Ric GAS out at all. It conclusively wins the shootout, IMO. Just a fantastic, unique, rounded yet aggressive tone. I. Want. One.

That EB-3 of yours continues to be impressive, I'd rank it a solid second. Also, I continue to be in love with the EB-2. It wouldn't be a bass I'd use 100% of the time, but it's got a lovely warm round tone that would fit perfectly into some tunes. The Yamaha was a pleasant surprise. Surprisingly, the EB13 didn't sound as good in this shoutout as it did in your previous clips.

The Ibanez and ESP sounded horrid to my ears. The Jazz also seemed very thin and wimpy - this coming from a long time Jazz fan and player.

Please, keep these coming! Any chance you can include a EBMM Sterling and/or Stingray in the future?

Thanks for all your efforts Johan!
 
#38
Thank you for putting this together. The consistency of your playing is remarkable.
It is very interesting to hear these bass side by side.

I like the three P's the best, 2014, 1974 and 1951. Next would be the Ric.
I think our preferences will reflects what we love tone wise for than the best tone.
There might not be a best tone, just different shades of color for the music.
 
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#40
Thanks Milk, Yeah the mudbucker sound is not for all.

Cheers
Johan

Milk said:
Don't know why I left a comment on youtube instead.

Ill copuy paste what I wrote:

Starcaster and Eb-2 sounded worst to me (eb-2 still the best looking bass ever though). But then again they have a similar sound. Old fashioned, muffled, no definition. Some people like that I guess. Not sure which one I liked most. The Yamaha the P standard and the Krist Novoselic I thought all sounded nice.


Then again so did a lot of others. The Ric is great too.
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