Bored. What tone are you? Twangy? Thumpy?

[BrentSimons]

Hey Guys,
So what tone are you? What do you like? Stainless steel roundwounds? Flatwounds with tubes for thump? In between?
Brent

 

[standupright]

flatwounds, scooped mids, i get a nice low end thump, with some good high end definiton

 

[funkymonk77]

rounds, j bass sound boosted low mids for punch, active preamp for slap boost or p bass sounds when needed

 

[AlembicPlayer]

Tone? I go for about the opposite of what most modern players are getting these days. I have no growl, no bite, no razor edge in the high end...I use flats, warm buttery smooth tone, no loss of high end due to the series one bass, on the contrary very distinct high end separate from my low signal. to me, the high end when playing in the upper registers is what really makes the most profound difference to my ears when comparing bass tones. Most basses are very capable of producing thundering low end, but to me lack or compromise the upper frequencies. I also scoop the upper mids from my GKRB1001 II amp while leaving all other EQ flat.
I play rock music mostly.
my tone while not for everyone is very satisfying to me.

 

[thumpbass1]

I like the big box of crayolas better. In general I lean more old school, but that's why I use both rounds and flats and whatever else I need to fit the gig.

 

[bwv1013]

ampeg and musicman for me. a dark amp that thumps and a growly bass that thumps more.

 

[Phalex]

Lately I'm into thump. Flats w/ a SD 1/4lb P Pup, but I don't have a tube amp.

 

[René_Julien]

stainless steel bright roundwound strings on a fretless board, sharply surgical working around a thumpy P-pickup into a slight mid scooped high gain uncoulored solid state amp driving 10"s

 

[David Jayne]

Hmm. I play all sorts of basses, and all sorts of music. I generally leave everything pretty flat, I like the pure bass tone, nickel roundwounds. A bit of mid scoop for J bass slap.

 

[MikeBass]

Kinda grindy furry Will Lee-ish type of Jazz Bass tone for me.

 

[EricF]

When my tone sounds like the bounce of one of those big, rubber playground balls, I'm happy. A P with nickel-wounds that are just a bit used so the fresh-from-the-package zing has mellowed a bit, played with a pick, into an all-tube SVT gets me there.

I also love the deep thumpy goodness of a P with La Bella flats, played fingerstyle with a controlled touch, into a tube amp. It all depends on the music I'm playing.

 

[Basshappi]

Twumpy?!

 

[meatwad]

I like mids more than boom. Growl more than chirp. StingRay into an SVT with nickles for me.

 

[lonote]

Chicago Blues & West Coast Swing...thump is what I need and what I crave.

 

[Thunderthumbs73]

CARROTS!

I like carrot-tone because it's orange.

 

[Eric Perry]

I love the tone of a pick, but just can't use one often (I do when a song absolutely calls for it, however). New rounds, and currently a hybrid amp, though I'd like a GK 1001RB-II

 

[lowendgenerator]

Stainless rounds with a pick, with a tiny bit of RAT distortion into a very loud SVT. I call it "Destructive".

 

[SwamiRob]

I'm none, love rounds that are growly and twangy, but not bright, with a plectrum. Play hard rock bass, but I like it clean through a SS amp which isn't too modern sounding but with LOTS of power into my NV215 (and hopefully a couple of 10s at some point), and I definitely don't like it scooped. Also I love Stingrays and Jazzes, but neither enough to use 1 over the other, so a hybrid is coming when my ATK is finished with

So I really don't have much in common with any of those, or any other conventional approach to hard rock music for that matter

 

[spade2you]

I tend to run the full spectrum of tones. Even though I don't have a tube amp, I have no shortage of warmth. Even though I use rounds on some of my basses, my Bart pickups and pre-amps can really send out some deep and thumpy vintage tones.

 

[Slax]

Flats, P-bass, SS amp.

I like to get a nice deep tone, with a hint of punch. Chromes seem to be working great for me.