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Help - My Dimension bass WON'T STOP GROWLING!!!
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I like Rotosound roundwounds, but not for what I'm playing at this time. They sound fantastic especially for rock and heavy metal.
I know, right? A lighter touch did ease it up, but it was still too much. The problem is I like digging in and that was part of the problem too.
If this is Fender marketing, they'd better send me a free Fender American Jaguar bass in sunburst... I WANT ONE.
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That may be so, but I'm listening to Give it Up and On the Good Foot by James Brown, and I don't hear any growl in those tunes. I may be wrong, but I do not hear growl/overdrive/fuzz/distortion in those tunes.
All the reviews on Dark Glass are positive but they are expensive.
I'm not saying that growl doesn't belong in funk, guys, but I don't hear it in vintage James Brown and that's what I'm working on. Thanks for all of the comments, I appreciate everybody chiming in. The nickelwound strings that were suggested by many of you did the trick. I bought 2 for 1 at GC last night. They price-matched Amazon.
BTW, I got a ton of useful information from everyone and a few laughs.
Thanks everyone!
BTW, I got a ton of useful information from everyone and a few laughs.
Thanks everyone!
Earlier today after reading this post i threw a set of rounds back on my D bass to hear her growl .I played it for about a half hour.Nope my Americsn deluxe IV H sounds waaaay better with my LaBella Flats......way better(classic rock player)
Terry
It's there for sure, but not fuzz as in distortion, just equipment pushed to its limit.
By the way,if you haven't checked out the recording from Paris in 1971, do so, it's amazing. I just wish he didn't play some of those songs so fast live. But still amazing.
Yeah I agree with what you're saying here. My problem, as was stated in the topic, TOO MUCH growl. The new nickel wound strings resolved the issue. Big difference. I can now manage the tone much better.
I've seen that video. I too wondered why they played so darn fast!
I've seen that video. I too wondered why they played so darn fast!
You DO realize that James Brown was the "Godfather of SOUL"
He was Soul.
Not Funk.
That's right, how could one forget. Especially his hit "Make it Soul-ly."
Papa's got a brand new bag pretty much signaled the start of funk. But does it matter? It's James Brown.
Update:
My previous recommendation was pretty simple. You drop the 1khz part of your high-mids down and it should help. I still stand by that. On my Carvin BX250 I can do that pretty easily, but my Markbass LMII and Hartke combo it's not as easy. Sooo, I bought a Zoom B1on and tried some experimenting with VERY simple signal chains of just 1 "effect" at a time. I tried EQ's only, amp sims, etc.
YMMV, but my best settings were as follows.
AMP - Flat (didn't matter which amp I used, I wanted to work with the basic stock tone that the amp produces.)
Bass - volume (max), treble (full cut), mids (full cut), bass (mid position)
Zoom B1on - Aguilar amp sim (Bass (center), Mid (-5), Treble (-4), Mid frequency (1khz), Gain (40), Level (75), Char (deep), Cab (Aguilar), Mix (25)
I used this exact setup last night with my Carvin BX250 + Harke 210XL and it sounded fantastic. It was warm, full, lots of thump and the growl was kept in check. For my ears, the Aguilar sim seemed the best and easiest way to get a beautiful tone. I am very pleased. For $45 the Zoom B1on is a great value.
My previous recommendation was pretty simple. You drop the 1khz part of your high-mids down and it should help. I still stand by that. On my Carvin BX250 I can do that pretty easily, but my Markbass LMII and Hartke combo it's not as easy. Sooo, I bought a Zoom B1on and tried some experimenting with VERY simple signal chains of just 1 "effect" at a time. I tried EQ's only, amp sims, etc.
YMMV, but my best settings were as follows.
AMP - Flat (didn't matter which amp I used, I wanted to work with the basic stock tone that the amp produces.)
Bass - volume (max), treble (full cut), mids (full cut), bass (mid position)
Zoom B1on - Aguilar amp sim (Bass (center), Mid (-5), Treble (-4), Mid frequency (1khz), Gain (40), Level (75), Char (deep), Cab (Aguilar), Mix (25)
I used this exact setup last night with my Carvin BX250 + Harke 210XL and it sounded fantastic. It was warm, full, lots of thump and the growl was kept in check. For my ears, the Aguilar sim seemed the best and easiest way to get a beautiful tone. I am very pleased. For $45 the Zoom B1on is a great value.
I stand corrected, positions 1 and 5 are both neck coils and both bridge coils respectively. I meant to say that at least two coils are activated in any position of the switch. Either way, there is no pan control.
So, did that all-caps, one-word post let you feel good about how smart you are?
Sorry I razed my voice. Also, #3 is all coils (or both pickups full on) , #2 is outer coils, and #4 is the inner coils.
That's pretty versatile. I really like that. I'm not a fan of blend/pan pots. I'd much rather have 2 volume pots.
Hi eff-clef. Sorry for being a smart@$s.
Yeah, I like that switching scheme a lot. Traben did one like it on their Chaos and Havoc models. The only thing I can't figure out (without viewing a schematic, which I can't seem to locate), is in positions 1, 3, and 5, when both of either pickups' coils are activated- are they in series or parallel? If it's the former, there would likely be a noticeable drop in output, and a significant boost in treble response, when switching to position 2 or 4.
If I bought a Dimension bass, I could see myself changing the controls to a Volume\Volume\Treble\Bass setup, as I do most of my midrange EQ shaping on my amp anyway.
Yeah, I like that switching scheme a lot. Traben did one like it on their Chaos and Havoc models. The only thing I can't figure out (without viewing a schematic, which I can't seem to locate), is in positions 1, 3, and 5, when both of either pickups' coils are activated- are they in series or parallel? If it's the former, there would likely be a noticeable drop in output, and a significant boost in treble response, when switching to position 2 or 4.
If I bought a Dimension bass, I could see myself changing the controls to a Volume\Volume\Treble\Bass setup, as I do most of my midrange EQ shaping on my amp anyway.
