Dunable bass

[deff]

Also want to add, when I watch Deafheaven on youtube, he plays the exact same bass in a busy band mix, but I (maby wrong) think they play in drop D. Which is far away from drop C and all the way down to drop A..

He also uses a pick in mostly all the videos I have seen from them. While myself prefer the fingers. But can play with pick aswell, just love to feel the strings in my finger tips instead. And I hit them pretty hard..

Watched Bongripper from 2019 just now, and it looks like a one pickup bass yes! But their music is more about to let the notes "ring out", and often slow tempos, so thats not my case. I think the bassist from Bongripper is on these forums (love your music!)

Chris plays mostly with his fingers in his other bands. He plays pretty hard as well. In Summoner, he is fingers exclusively. You can tell that he plays with his fingers on that bass because of the wear marks where he rests his thumb.

 

[Sapatown]

Chris plays mostly with his fingers in his other bands. He plays pretty hard as well. In Summoner, he is fingers exclusively. You can tell that he plays with his fingers on that bass because of the wear marks where he rests his thumb.

I will check out Summoner!

 

[chanson]

It's really just a matter of taste. There's so many bands playing in C or far beyond that. I've seen just about the whole spectrum of basses used. Everything from single pickup vintage basses, to active modern 2 pickup basses and everything in between.

I personally like having a bridge pickup for low tunings. I prefer a slightly more cutting modern sound. I find a single P pickup to be too robust for my preference. But, I wouldn't listen to anyones advice except your own opinion.

Nate Newton from Converge plays a P bass in drop C and sounds incredible. But his tone is definetely on the more robust and vintage side, in my opinion. Tons of doom/sludge/stoner bassists use straight P basses.

 

[Sapatown]

It's really just a matter of taste. There's so many bands playing in C or far beyond that. I've seen just about the whole spectrum of basses used. Everything from single pickup vintage basses, to active modern 2 pickup basses and everything in between.

I personally like having a bridge pickup for low tunings. I prefer a slightly more cutting modern sound. I find a single P pickup to be too robust for my preference. But, I wouldn't listen to anyones advice except your own opinion.

Nate Newron from Converge plays a P bass in drop C and sounds incredible. But his tone is definetely on the more robust and vintage side, in my opinion. Tons of doom/sludge/stoner bassists use straight P basses.

Thanks ! I will check it out. Think I may get a bridge pickup aswell since thats what Im used to hear.
Its just wierd that I have to worry about if one pickup is not gonna make my tone.

In my town they opened up for bands to play live again with 50 people max limit. I saw a band play yesterday where the bassist used a P bass, and the sound was awesome. And the audience really dont notice the difference anyway, but thats the life of a gear freak I guess.

 

[chanson]

If you're playing in multiple bands and possibly different genres, just get the extra pickup. If you don't want to use it at the time then just turn the volume off and use the other pickup. It will be there when you feel like you need it.

 

[Sapatown]

If you're playing in multiple bands and possibly different genres, just get the extra pickup. If you don't want to use it at the time then just turn the volume off and use the other pickup. It will be there when you feel like you need it.

After alot of tought, I did indeed get a J pickup. I saw some guys ordering two P pickups too. But I just go fpr classic PJ!

This is so cool. Can't wait to get it home.
I will post a pic when it happens.. Probably many months from now. Haha