Comparing three basses

[ped]

I made a little video to compare my basses on a track. Excuse the poor playing - I spent so long working out how to record and sync video that I was losing the will to live. Nevertheless it should give some useful discussion points!

So here you are -
G&L SB1, vol 80%, tone 60%, Labella 760fx strings
Stingray, vol 70%, bass centred, treble backed off a tiny bit, Elixir 40-95
Celinder, Vol/Vol max, bass boosted 10%, treble cut 10%, Elixir 40-95

 

[Ricky Rioli]

G&L SB1, vol 80%

Thank you for the excellent demonstration that turning down the volume on an MFD split brings out a much more traditional tone

 

[ped]

Thank you for the excellent demonstration that turning down the volume on an MFD split brings out a much more traditional tone

Haha oh and what about that totally planned major third?!

 

[Ricky Rioli]

Haha oh and what about that totally planned major third?!

I was being serious!!

 

[ped]

I was being serious!!

Yeah the volume and tone controls do a LOT on that bass - and it's the loudest bass I've ever had!

 

[BassmanM]

I made a little video to compare my basses on a track. Excuse the poor playing - I spent so long working out how to record and sync video that I was losing the will to live. Nevertheless it should give some useful discussion points!

So here you are -
G&L SB1, vol 80%, tone 60%, Labella 760fx strings
Stingray, vol 70%, bass centred, treble backed off a tiny bit, Elixir 40-95
Celinder, Vol/Vol max, bass boosted 10%, treble cut 10%, Elixir 40-95

They all sound good, thanks for sharing!

I think I like them in the order of appearance.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

Excellent choice of groove to compare them with... Celinder for (must be my anything other than J bass ADHD)

 

[chris_b]

They all sounded good. Not much between them. I could gig with any of them but I would reach for the Celinder first. To my ear there is a little more depth in its sound.

 

[SJan3]

I made a little video to compare my basses on a track. Excuse the poor playing - I spent so long working out how to record and sync video that I was losing the will to live. Nevertheless it should give some useful discussion points!

So here you are -
G&L SB1, vol 80%, tone 60%, Labella 760fx strings
Stingray, vol 70%, bass centred, treble backed off a tiny bit, Elixir 40-95
Celinder, Vol/Vol max, bass boosted 10%, treble cut 10%, Elixir 40-95

Gimme the SB-1

 

[akukulich]

Nice demonstration. They all sound great in their own way.

 

[Theorage]

Great demo of each bass tone, all good. With your selected EQ settings, I was especially drawn to the textures of the Celinder sample. The Stingray was all scooped funk, and your G&L has snarly-good note projection. NICE!

 

[vindibona1]

The G&L was my favorite. It just seemed to have more nuance, laid back when you wanted so the pops could be more prononuced without being overdone. While JMO I thought the Stingray the least appropriate of the three for this tune.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

That Cylinder has some serious growl!! I agree that the Stingray was just too in your face . Maybe with some flats and mids pulled back slight boost on the treble and bass.
The SB-1 was my 2nd favorite.

 

[Dr Zee]

I liked the Stingray. Never really gave too much thought to the MusicMan line of basses but this demo followed another one that I found impressive, the Cutlass.

 

[Ricky Rioli]

I get a sense that your right hand finds the sounds of the G&L the most natural to control - the articulation sounds confident and relaxed, like you have an instinct command of the instrument. With the Stingray, you sound a tiny bit more measured and conscious of what you're doing.

 

[ped]

I get a sense that your right hand finds the sounds of the G&L the most natural to control - the articulation sounds confident and relaxed, like you have an instinct command of the instrument. With the Stingray, you sound a tiny bit more measured and conscious of what you're doing.

That's a great observation. Honestly the clips are a pretty poor show playing-wise; I had spent half the day beforehand trying to switch my entire system around a new mixer and I was getting REALLY frustrated with iMovie too, so I really wan't at my best - but you're right; the SB1 is like an old jumper and something about the neck and the strings just feels so right, and I think the nature of the sound makes me think it's more forgiving of 'mistakes' or at leats it hides them better (just in my head - certainly watching back, it doesn't!).

Cheers

 

[Durham52]

The SB1 and the Celinder for me on that tune, but they all sounded good. It's probably all personal preference/bias in the end though, I like a nice fat P tone and a both pickups on Jazz sound.

Thanks for the comparisons.

 

[scottfeldstein]

I liked them all, but probably the Stingray lease of the three. The mids are a little honky for my taste. Probably you could EQ it out, but why fight the natural voice of the instrument? I think all three of these basses are also setup in a way that I like. I like the "rasp" that you are getting when you want it. That's low action. Nothing else will do that for you.

 

[red_rhino]

Nice demo. The Celinder was easily my favorite. Really nice 3D tone.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

I made a little video to compare my basses on a track. Excuse the poor playing - I spent so long working out how to record and sync video that I was losing the will to live. Nevertheless it should give some useful discussion points!

So here you are -
G&L SB1, vol 80%, tone 60%, Labella 760fx strings
Stingray, vol 70%, bass centred, treble backed off a tiny bit, Elixir 40-95
Celinder, Vol/Vol max, bass boosted 10%, treble cut 10%, Elixir 40-95

You need to put this in the great Jeezy bass off yo.

The Great Jeezy Bass Off!!!