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I NEEEDDDDD THIS BASS TONE SOMEONE HELP PLEASE

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DrBnz said:
That sounds like my JMJ (or any short scale) with Labella flats on it. At times I get the sound of nylon strings. But I am thinking short scale / flats will get you there.
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The bassist used a freeman bass, I’m not sure about strings but in “away” the d string very punchy and I’m wondering how to get that
 

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Not sure I’m hearing what you are.

How does the D string sound different to you?

How the line bites a bit more when going higher on “vacations”?

If so there are many possibilities from setup of the bass, playing style, recording setup and eq choices…..

My epi Jack Cassady sounds very similar and there WILL be some texture changes when ya play up high on thicker strings, first position on thinner ones etc,
 
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soxer said:
See it seems easy but the d string does not sound like this at all
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How do yo know he's actually playing it on the D string?
how close of an instrument setup to the one in the recording do you have?
how close of a signal path to the one in the recording do you have?

The only way to 100% nail the tone in a recording is to have the same gear, same instrument, same engineer, same player.

you have to learn about the EQ spectrum and how it impacts your sound, and be happy to get 80-90% there.

Bass Buzz has the best overview of this idea

 
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mambo4 said:
How do yo know he's actually playing it on the D string?
how close of an instrument setup to the one in the recording do you have?
how close of a signal path to the one in the recording do you have?

The only way to 100% nail the tone in a recording is to have the same gear, same instrument, same engineer, same player.

you have to learn about the EQ spectrum and how it impacts your sound, and be happy to get 80-90% there.

Bass Buzz has the best overview of this idea

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I have his exact bass, and this was a diy album with little mixing and messing with bass it’s minimal and I know exactly how to play the lines
 
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if it's the same bass but "d string sounds different" then it cloud be many things
- different setup (string height, neck adjustment, pickup height etc. )
- different strings
- different technique
- different EQ

also: are you trying to produce a recording that matches this, or are you plugging into an amp in a room and hoping to match?
recorded always sounds different than live. Trying to match what you hear on a track with a live setup is quite a battle.
like I said you may have to be satisfied with a good approximation.

There are useful EQ lessons in that video I linked.
 
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mambo4 said:
if it's the same bass but "d string sounds different" then it cloud be many things
- different setup (string height, neck adjustment, pickup height etc. )
- different strings
- different technique
- different EQ

also: are you trying to produce a recording that matches this, or are you plugging into an amp in a room and hoping to match?
recorded always sounds different than live. Trying to match what you hear on a track with a live setup is quite a battle.
like I said you may have to be satisfied with a good approximation.

There are useful EQ lessons in that video I linked.
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It’s really just my higher notes don’t get the same bite, is it possible my action should be lower maybe?
 

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