What in your opinion is the most responsive bass?
'responsive' meaning little effort or attack needed to play the bass.
'responsive' meaning little effort or attack needed to play the bass.
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most responsive playing bass.
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It's same question as "What;s the best ( bass,amp,cabinet,string,etc..) for whatever style of music. Strictly subjective,so there is no such thing.
I think that would vary on the person? I like my yamaha rb375,... not too crazy for a 5 string, not heavy, and DR blackbeautys mean easy to play without shredding your fingers as well as being able to play with a lighter touch,... the pickups are very responsive too,... only gripe I have is that I can only get one "tone" if I play with the onboard settings as such out of it without hearing too much finger noise or string "clack"... hence my want to try one of the ESP basses out...
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my personal pick is what ever model yamaha my bass is, but thats purely my preference, i paid a far bit for it even though it was second hand but it fits me perfectly in every way and i knew the history of it.
a c neck vintage p bass with 45-105 or 50-110 roto flats with 99% straight relief and LOW LOW action does it for me.
So.....you're telling me that a Wish will be able to compete with the action on my Conklin? No wai! Sheesh, first the P bass was the answer to everything, now we don't help people at all.
Not all fretjobs are created equal, sadly. Almost all of the boutique basses will allow the strings to go so low that it will knock your socks off.
Under a thousand, the Peavey Cirrus is capable of extremely low action. All you gotta do is take the truss rod to minimal buzz on the 3rd fret (you hear it while playing but not through the amp), drop the saddles, and I'd suggest a .040 G since it's XL scale.
Just note that with action really low, you'll need to adjust your right hand technique a bit. Not that difficult.
I agree that there is no single bass that will do it for everyone.
I would have to say a properly set up EBMM Bongo 5 will cut through most anything and growls when you barely touch it. 18V of active electronics is one of the main reasons for this.
I would have to say a properly set up EBMM Bongo 5 will cut through most anything and growls when you barely touch it. 18V of active electronics is one of the main reasons for this.
is it like the bass with the strongest attack and/or most percussive attack?
if yes I'd say the bass with the most percussive attack I've tried was a Warwick Thumb Dirty Blonde LTD.
if yes I'd say the bass with the most percussive attack I've tried was a Warwick Thumb Dirty Blonde LTD.
Honestly, while the question may be subject to some scrutiny, the OP does present a valid point.
Purely from my experience, the most "alive" and "responsive" basses are
Fodera and Roscoe.
Fodera is not my favorite company btw... I really dont know if I would own one.
Purely from my experience, the most "alive" and "responsive" basses are
Fodera and Roscoe.
Fodera is not my favorite company btw... I really dont know if I would own one.
Gotta agree ... Solid body, chambered, or hollow whatever type of body it should be responsive to the string vibrations.
Lots of body configurations and materials do that it just takes finding the right one for you.
Pickup wise most of the active system tend to be quite touch sensitive, passive wise the Dark Star is very responsive so much so it requires a little getting used to.
In the insert favorite bass ____________ here catagory ... don't really have one too many good ones out there.
... Consistancy wise for overall playability and sensitivity, might want to try a RIC.
