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Well might he be right? I know here on talk bass were all very quick to jump to "the guitar player doesn't know what he's talking about" but you admit you're only a year into playing and he has more experience under his belt. Without hearing a sample of said "fartiness" i can't really make any suggestions. What kind of amp(speaker size too) are you using and how is your EQ set?
@primusfan1989 TC Electronic BG 250w
Bass 2 o'clock, mid 10 o'clock, treble 2-3oclock, of course there is then factoring pedals etc and trying to balance sound with not getting a huge blast when activated especially things like distortion and overdrive.
We have all thought what we really need to do is hire a big room one time and really get a feel for the mix.
Maybe i was being a bit precious when he called my babies farty!
Bass 2 o'clock, mid 10 o'clock, treble 2-3oclock, of course there is then factoring pedals etc and trying to balance sound with not getting a huge blast when activated especially things like distortion and overdrive.
We have all thought what we really need to do is hire a big room one time and really get a feel for the mix.
Maybe i was being a bit precious when he called my babies farty!
Don't use distortion, just bury him with more bass until he screams it's too loud. And buy him a cheap ukelle.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Why? If you go to a different/bigger room, yes you likely will have to make adjustments, but either there is a problem with your sound, or your guitarist is being overbearing. Record your rehearsal, and listen to it together - everybody should be able to respectfully critique the sound.
just look at him and say
"You know ................ no one in this band really likes you"
"You know ................ no one in this band really likes you"
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try standing on the guitarists tongue, and see if the issue persists.........
...and then you're adding distortion on top of that? Yes, that's going to sound farty.
Turn your bass back down a bit. Turn your mids up a bit. Reduce your distortion a bit. That's a starting point you can adjust from.
Running a humbucking bass with scooped mids and distortion as you are, I'm not surprised you're not cutting through. Mids are your friend when playing live - especially when dealing with a Les Paul/Marshall combo. Let him have his wall of muddy low end. You just work your mids and low-mids and sit right above him in the sonic space. You'll cut through just fine.
This is not a matter of pickups being at fault, you just need to get used to setting up your amp and effects for a good live sound. What sounds good to you when you play on your own will often not work well live. As you gain more experience playing with other people, this will become second-nature.
If he says "farty" again just fart and cover up the sound with a low open E.
Then wait a second and sniff the air and say "oh yeah... I see what you mean"
Then wait a second and sniff the air and say "oh yeah... I see what you mean"
I did that on his new amp when he wasn't looking
There ya go... That's how to lay down the funk "literally"
Eat massive quantities of beans, wait till the appropriate time, and release a rank stankin' SBD in his general direction and ask if that's what he means by "farty".
I say the real issue here is that it isn't farty enough. We're all super into that GAS thing here aren't we?? ;-)
