Growl

Generally playing closer to the bridge will give you more growl.


I play with a light touch and kind of near the bridge, and I get a great growl.

 

Ditto. I roll full on with the bridge pickup as well.

 

I'll just echo what other people are saying because I completely agree:

close to the bridge = more growl

 

I use overdrive...


oh wait, I mean, I play closer to the bridge.

 

Never have truer words been spoken WR.



Yeeks, that's a scary looking setup there! Who's is that?

 

I forget, do a search on the effect forum for something like "show your effects" it's some famous bassist.

 

Yeah... Sometimes I tend to play REALLY hard in teh middle of the neck to the first pickup... It gives a little clanky bass sounds, sometimes it sounds cool. But closer gets you the good growl .

 

More like ATTITUDE makes you play better!



Treena

 

Doug Wimbish.

 

just go with whatever is comfy, then fiddle with whatever your doing until it sounds just right for that song, thats all ide be able to say. i cant stay where i set my hand, it depends on what im playing, if im playing something groovy or any rock i cannot be farther back on the strings, i need to be right at the bottom of the neck so i can dig in and feel the music, even if i start out with my hand near the bridge, itll move without me noticing.

 

want growl?







get a warwick

 

Or get a REALLY nice amp/cab .

 

Try using your fingernails when you play near the bridge. It's almost an exact replica of a pick tone. Or you could play with a pick; for extreme growl play as close as you can to the bridge with an extra heavy pick. If you've got two or more pickups on your bass, solo the bridge.

 

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