All Blues on Hofner and Peavey

You know, those two basses didn't sound identical, but they sounded about as close as you can reasonably expect two extremely different basses to sound. And people wonder why we say, "Tone is in the hands."

 

as Bootsie confirms, as long as groove is in the heart

sure tone is in the hands

Cheers,
Wallace

 

The one thing I loved about the Hofner I used to own was its ability to kind of emulate the sound of an upright if I played it near where the neck meets the body. It took advantage of that hollow body to deliver that.

 

I like the tone of the Peavey much better.

The basses sound nothing alike in my opinion despite being played by Dr. Cheese.

P.S. - The Lakland's tone was superior to the Peavey tone in the other video.

 

Absolutely. Given your typical choices in instruments, I was surprised to see you diggin' on a Hofner. I have one and just recorded some with it this morning.
That and your Forum 5 talk about antithesis ! The Hoffie is unique and can sound huge in the right setting.
My favorite Miles line to knock off is So What ? especially if I pick up a fretless to showcase how badly I play one.
@ JimmyM they both sounded like Doc but have a distinct character as well.
I recorded several different basses this morning, they all sound like an 800 pound gorilla is playing them that's just my baked-in sound I guess. But The ahh factor was in 2 different basses on two given tunes though .

 

You definitely get your distinct sound out of the different basses!

 

I think if you rolled off the treble, you would be more of the sound you are looking for. It's always tough trying to come close to an upright tone for songs like this.

 

You are getting some good tones, but some of it sounds kind of thin for what I think you are shooting for. I would fool around with the EQ - I think you will find it.

 

Understand - for most of us, a Hofner is something we get if we are doing Beatles covers and want to look the part (that's why I got my Epi Viola).

 

I liked the Hofner for the Blues, for sure. However, this is "bedroom sound" what we get when playing by ourselves. The REAL test is how it sounds playing with the band.

For me - the BEST bass sounds I have had on a gig (I record all our gigs from the audience position) were '08 MIA P with LaBella Flats and my Peavey Fury with T.I. Flats. Classic Rock.

 

To me the Peavey sounds like any other bass, but the Hofner gets as close to an upright sound as you can probably get on an electric bass guitar. I preferred the Hofner tone, for this use-- but couldn't play one for an entire gig, or even most of one. It would be nice to have in a collection for special uses. I have bought 5 basses in the last 6 months so I will be taking a break from adding to the collection, though.

 

This. Well said. And so true.

 

That's probably true, but I got my first violin bass (Jay Turser) because it was super light and I thought it would provide me some relief from using this extremely heavy Jazz Bass I had. Ended up being my main bass for over a year. Then I got my late 60's Realistic violin bass because it said "Realistic" on the headstock A real fixer-upper, but fix it up I did and it kills now! I still love violin basses, but our singer hates them and complains every time I trot one out. I still trot one out now and then, but he's kind of right that my Fenders work better overall, so even though I don't have to listen to him, I do.