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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

#13,844
Bob_Ross said:
"Correlation does not imply causation" ...or does it?
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#13,849
hieronymous said:
I thought this looked interesting - Chase Bliss CXM 1978

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For now I'm content with my Strymon blueSky, which also cost less than half what this does...
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I'm looking at the OTO Machines BAM, which might be based on similar original designs. I wonder how they compare.

 
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Status update: After being trapped [sic] in Arizona for four months with just one 4-string bass, no pedals, and no amp, I am finally back home in New York City. Last night I went to my rehearsal studio and played 8-string bass into my Big Amplifier® for a couple hours. Still no pedals, just trying to reaquaint myself with the sound of genuinely electric bass for the first time in months.

Y'know what's the first thing to suffer when you play unplugged for so long? Controlled string muting. Gah I suck...
 
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Sorry to spam y'all....thought you might enjoy. A piece I wrote for Bill Frisell yesterday (out of respect for..not for him to play....although that would be pretty incredible...right?!). I used a Montreal Assembly CT5, a Catalinbread CSIDMAN, and my Neunaber Wet v5 (with a little extra verb from the Neunaber Wet in my recording program). The CT5 and the CSIDMAN ended up being a great combination!! I was definitely trying to get that Frisell with a DL4 vibe.
 
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emjazz said:
Sorry to span y'all....thought you might enjoy. A piece I wrote for Bill Frisell yesterday (out of respect for..not for him to play....although that would be pretty incredible...right?!). I used a Montreal Assembly CT5, a Catalinbread CSIDMAN, and my Neunaber Wet v5 (with a little extra verb from the Neunaber Wet in my recording program). The CT5 and the CSIDMAN ended up being a great combination!! I was definitely trying to get that Frisell with a DL4 vibe.
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Very nice. Are you tuned EADGCF?
 
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emjazz said:
A piece I wrote for Bill Frisell yesterday (out of respect for..not for him to play....although that would be pretty incredible...right?!). I used a Montreal Assembly CT5, a Catalinbread CSIDMAN, and my Neunaber Wet v5 ...[snip]... I was definitely trying to get that Frisell with a DL4 vibe.
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Coincidentally, I wrote a piece "for" Bill Frisell -- inspired by him, really -- back in 1989, but I've never been particularly happy with any of the renditions the various bands I worked on it with ever achieved

...until I started playing with a CT5 and a CBA MOOD during last year's lockdown. After 30 years of trying to get the sound in my head out into the ether I finally realized what I was missing was some strategically applied ambient goo! I may have to schedule a recording session in the near future.
 
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#13,854
Finally remembered to replace that crappy Nordstrand pickup in my P bass. Ordered a Fralin 5% Overwound. I loved my old 10% overwound, so it should be good. Can’t possibly suck as bad as that Nordy :)

Also ordered a Mesa TT800 to try out. Was torn between that and the WD800 but I’m endorsed by Mesa so I can swap em out if need be
 
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dukeorock said:
Finally remembered to replace that crappy Nordstrand pickup in my P bass. Ordered a Fralin 5% Overwound. I loved my old 10% overwound, so it should be good. Can’t possibly suck as bad as that Nordy :)

Also ordered a Mesa TT800 to try out. Was torn between that and the WD800 but I’m endorsed by Mesa so I can swap em out if need be
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Interesting that a couple of you guys have really disliked Nordstrand pickups. I'm such a huge fan of them. A couple of the earlier designs didn't do it for me, but what they offer now is incredible (for me).
 
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dukeorock said:
Finally remembered to replace that crappy Nordstrand pickup in my P bass. Ordered a Fralin 5% Overwound. I loved my old 10% overwound, so it should be good. Can’t possibly suck as bad as that Nordy :)

Also ordered a Mesa TT800 to try out. Was torn between that and the WD800 but I’m endorsed by Mesa so I can swap em out if need be
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emjazz said:
Interesting that a couple of you guys have really disliked Nordstrand pickups. I'm such a huge fan of them. A couple of the earlier designs didn't do it for me, but what they offer now is incredible (for me).
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I only tried the Vintage P they had, easily the worst Precision style pickup I’ve ever tried.
Never tried anything else they offer.
If they make a magical split J set that sounds like singles , I’m all ears.

Good choice on the Fralin, I have a really old one from before the offered overwounds. My other fav is the EMG Bobby Vega ;)
 
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Bob_Ross said:
Coincidentally, I wrote a piece "for" Bill Frisell -- inspired by him, really -- back in 1989, but I've never been particularly happy with any of the renditions the various bands I worked on it with ever achieved

...until I started playing with a CT5 and a CBA MOOD during last year's lockdown. After 30 years of trying to get the sound in my head out into the ether I finally realized what I was missing was some strategically applied ambient goo! I may have to schedule a recording session in the near future.
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sounds the the beginning of the thread’s first collaborative EP. It could be all Frissell, or we could branch out to other Bills if needed.
 
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