That's cool you get to try all the stuff. Here in the backwoods, I have to comb thru reviews very carefully to try and avoid having to ship an 80 lb box back across the country.
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I'm drinking the wrong kool-aid!
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I went through the same thing a few months back. I tried all the GB stuff and thought it all sounded thin, and the new ampeg stuff wasn't any better...i eventually settled on Aguilar DB series cabs and a Thunderfunk head. i wasn't looking for that stuff at all when i started, but along the way it's where my jouney led me.
I'd like to throw the following into the equation:
If we were all piano tech geeks, we'd be talking about what kind of strings (ok, we do that), what kind of soundboard (ok, we do that too in the "body" sense), and what kind of hammers sound best (the thing that strikes the strings). And, if there were pianos designed to strike the strings differently, then we'd be endlessly talking about which of those systems sound the best.
But interestingly, we *have* those same issues with the bass guitar, it's just that it's our fingers that are striking the strings (or picks), and our technique of attack that varies how and where our fingers hit the strings. That right there plays such an important role on how the final sound comes out, that one person's technique could make Rig A sound amazing, while another person's would make it sound bad.
And then there's personal preferences in tone too!
I guess what I have to accept is that my fingers, and my style of playing and my tonal preferences for some reason don't match up to the majority of other bass players. And thats, ok.
If we were all piano tech geeks, we'd be talking about what kind of strings (ok, we do that), what kind of soundboard (ok, we do that too in the "body" sense), and what kind of hammers sound best (the thing that strikes the strings). And, if there were pianos designed to strike the strings differently, then we'd be endlessly talking about which of those systems sound the best.
But interestingly, we *have* those same issues with the bass guitar, it's just that it's our fingers that are striking the strings (or picks), and our technique of attack that varies how and where our fingers hit the strings. That right there plays such an important role on how the final sound comes out, that one person's technique could make Rig A sound amazing, while another person's would make it sound bad.
And then there's personal preferences in tone too!
I guess what I have to accept is that my fingers, and my style of playing and my tonal preferences for some reason don't match up to the majority of other bass players. And thats, ok.
The thing I do is ask peiple why they like it. I know my sound. If you're a bassplayer that likes a bright, modern tone, you and I aren't going to see eye 2 eye.
I like bright tone. But not bright, modern tone. More bright slightly distorted snarly tone.
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