Hi everyone,
I've been playing an American Precision for some time, and I've never been completely thrilled with the tone. It's great for many things, but I've always craved a more hi-fi, perhaps active sound. My musical tastes have changed somewhat over the last year. I've been into much more aggressive, technical metal such as The Dillinger Escape Plan, hardcore such as Converge, and other stuff like Mastodon (although the band I play in currently is much more psychedelic/electronic influenced).
Here's the rub: I really, really like the look and feel of the P Bass; it's a classic. But, again, the sound just isn't inspiring me. It might seem kind of shallow, but I just can't get on board with the appearance of many so-called "metal" basses. I realize there's no such thing as a totally genre-specific bass, but aesthetically, many don't appeal to me (though they sound awesome).
So, how do you feel about it? Would you look for mods? Look for a new bass? How do you feel about digging an instrument's look, but feeling lack-luster about it's sound? Thanks for having a look!
I've been playing an American Precision for some time, and I've never been completely thrilled with the tone. It's great for many things, but I've always craved a more hi-fi, perhaps active sound. My musical tastes have changed somewhat over the last year. I've been into much more aggressive, technical metal such as The Dillinger Escape Plan, hardcore such as Converge, and other stuff like Mastodon (although the band I play in currently is much more psychedelic/electronic influenced).
Here's the rub: I really, really like the look and feel of the P Bass; it's a classic. But, again, the sound just isn't inspiring me. It might seem kind of shallow, but I just can't get on board with the appearance of many so-called "metal" basses. I realize there's no such thing as a totally genre-specific bass, but aesthetically, many don't appeal to me (though they sound awesome).
So, how do you feel about it? Would you look for mods? Look for a new bass? How do you feel about digging an instrument's look, but feeling lack-luster about it's sound? Thanks for having a look!
