guess the bass in this sample.

[Fretlessdude]

fretless jazz of some sort favoring the bridge?

 

[Beast_Within]

WHAMOLA!

amirite?

 

[Tom7]

guess how many socks are in my sock drawer

LAUGHING! That was hilarious, but this does sound fun so 'll give it a try.

First, LOVE the playing, especially on the first clip soling the bridge pickup, but back to the bass...

It definitely sounds like it has a C string, so it is probably a 6 string bass, or maybe a 5-string bass strung E-A-D-G-C.

In terms of wood, it sounds dark, maybe alder body and rosewood fingerboard.

Also, it sounds like it has single coil J-style pickups, although the soloed bridge pickup sounds, I don't know, less nasal and thicker than a standard J. Maybe like a Lakland or Musicman? But I don't think either of them make a 6-string bass, do they?

I'm going to guess MTD?

 

[mailboxmoney]

Sounds like a jazz - not sure about the preamp, but could be a sadowsky - or maybe a 70's jazz - this is fun!

 

[Solarmist]

It has the un-mistakable sound of a bass with SIT strings on it!

 

[landry.bass]

MIM Fender Jazz. First clip is all bridge, second is all bridge, three quarters neck, third clip is all neck, one quarter bridge... ????

 

[4StringTheorist]

Those of you guessing that the bass is fretless have NOT listened to the second sample.

Fun game. I have no guess.

 

[stewart8980]

Def a Rick 4003. Give me my cookie now

 

[Thunderitter]

Funny, I was talking to a mate this afternoon about how easy it is with modeling these days to make anything sound like something else when you record!

What matters for me is how a bass feels when I'm playing: feel first, tone/sound second! (I say that knowing I'm going to be able to get a decent sound from most 'decent' basses with either my recording set-up or with my rig).

So, this post becomes a showcase for playing and here's me thinking that's what YouTube was for!

Alternatively: I'm thinking of a bass; can anyone guess which one?

 

[Strongjag]

Upright with 6150 fretwire installed, using some sort jazz pickups. It's also likely recorded outside on some sort of grasslike surface.

 

[colorblindbass]

i guess, an Essex jazz, 4 strings, fretted, with stock pickups, and a maple fretboard.


now lets see how wrong i am hahaha.

Edit:

no no, i take this accusation back, its a squier vm 70's jazz bass.

 

[Stingray5]

SX jazz

 

[Dirk McQuickley]

I can conclude only the following:

1. It is not an unmodified Fender P-bass

2. The strings are round-wound.

That's the best I can do.

Dirk McQuickley

 

[1960LesPaul]

Lakland

 

[Alaska Bass]

Guess how many fingers I am holding up...

This is stupid. If you were actually recording these clean in a studio environment, or for that matter recording them mic'd after coming off a reasonably common live rig, then maybe there could be some point to all of this other than an inexplicable need to draw attention to yourself.

Playing unknown (to us) basses, through an uncommon signal path, and butchering them into an mp3 format to post ONLINE? I would be suprised if anyone guesses it, and why should they?

For the record, I didn't listen to the clips, nor will I.

 

[Tom7]

Ah, Alaskan... as one Alaskan to another give the clips a listen. He's a pretty good player, especially in the first clip. You don't have to guess the bass, just appreciate the playing.

 

[Tom7]

I just hope he doesn't string us along for too long and lets us know after a reasonable amount of guessing.

 

[Silaxian]

This is obviously a DamnedIfIKnow bass.

 

[flipper_gv]

Marcus Miller sig.

seems to lack in mids a bit so a 2 band boost only pre comes to mind and it's def sounding like an ash jazz with maple board.

 

[By-Tor1000RR]

My money is on the SX jazz.