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CuteCube² Guitar - Play-in System for String Instruments
- Thread starter bassfunkman
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I struck the strings purposely pretty hard a the A-recording, so when I do the same at the B-recording there won't be any dynamic differences that cloud up the results. PU's where turned up fully, zero tone control. I'll do the PU selection in recording B exactly like in A. Same chain: Bass with PU's fully up > MonsterCable Pro1000 > Apogee DUET (Gain 15) > Cubase 48/24 on Mac > Export to Wav 44/16 > upload to Soundcloud. No Amp, Pedals, Cubase plugins or EQ involved. Pure line-in action. All A recordings were 1st take, just grabbed the bass an played. Will do the same at recording B. You heard me struggling and messing up on Teen Town. The bass was stiff as stiff can be.
Not sure about solid bodies, but yeah, as I said above, I think I've read scientific papers describing the actual physical effects on the structure of the wood (for things like violins). You know, those crazy nuts who are trying to make their modern instruments sound like a centuries old Stradivarius?
Only if you pipe the "brown note" through it for at least a week!I wonder if the CuteCube would loosen me up??
Tks for the tip. Thought about doing that in the first place, but the results with all my basses have been criminal so far, colleagues from a gospel group where I always play my Smith asked me if I got a new bass?!? The naysayers will say nay anyway, that's why they are called naysayers
Those strings would only wake up if they were from Transylvania
I do not intend to persuade nobody in any way, just sharing info about a pretty cool tool that is probably unknown to most members.
Well FWIW, I'm not a naysayer, the image I posted was not ironic - I genuinely want to believe that this works as it's an elegant execution of the principle it's based on.
The only problem is that the principle it's based on has never been proven.
I also think trying to improve your bass's playability by altering it's "stiffness" is about as stupid as trying to improve your car's engine by upgrading to a leather interior.
However, I am aware of and cautiously subscribed to the theory that wood stiffness has an impact on tone, and am constantly surprised by the audible and physical superiority of vintage music equipment. I would eagerly shell out a mere $200 for a tool that could demonstrably bring my equipment to "vintage" caliber.
But the key word there is DEMONSTRABLY. I'm counting on you to demonstrate it, and the more sound your testing techniques the more willing I will be to believe you, regardless of how confident you are in the irrefutability of your evidence.
Nevermind that in countless double blind audio tests listeners prefer modern violins to Stradivarii.
ToneRite kills the strings. Bass is louder afterwards but dynamics are gone. Tone is ugly after treatment, kills the overtones, you don't recognize your bass no more. On my MM5 the truss rod was rattling after treatment. Thank god this went away after a couple of weeks! Got me really worried! Thinking about it, if I was a bass I wouldn't want to be treated with a tonerite...ugly feeling when you touch the bass while the ToneRite is running...like a washing machine on medium fast spin
For those interested, you can save yourselves a lot of money by picking up a similar item in the family planning isle. Just make sure you wash it off before putting it on your bass.
BurningSkies
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- Feb 20, 2005
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You have to leave the house to find one?
Irrelevant! We all know that it's what the players want to hear that matters!
And forget the oboe - I wanna hear that ol' bass oon! I guess the oboe is the "soprano oon".
An old saying: "Never let an oboist into your house!"And forget the oboe - I wanna hear that ol' bass oon! I guess the oboe is the "soprano oon".
Ahh, the Dan of Steel! Or perhaps, Dinah-moe Humm? Ms. Pinky? Ahhh, keep it clean, folks!
It's a solution is search of a problem, IMO, but if you hear/feel a difference then it's real for you. Spend your money however you like but I won't be buying one.
I would definately slap one on one of my basses for a day or two to see what happens, but I wouldnt pay $200 for one. YMMV.
I wonder if a big paint shaker or bass electrocution would do anything to the tone? I am being serious.
I wonder if a big paint shaker or bass electrocution would do anything to the tone? I am being serious.
Actually people who believe they are playing a bass embued with more mojo tend to play better. Amother reason the test is doomed. We need blindfolds, two identical basses, and lots more popcorn.
