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Same Riff, Two Basses

#21
AngelCrusher said:
I like Sadowsky tone better but it's more modern and bites better for slap. The Peavey was cool, it has a big tone and more mids to it. I'd go to BassJapan on youtube and watch a lot of bacchus vids because you can get one of those for a great price, and it's honestly better (and cheaper) than a Sadowsky if you like Cirrus- like necks, plus it has some mids on it. Ill have a passive one in a week and I can run it through my Sadowksy too and see how that sounds.

Personally, Im looking for a preamp pedal like a Sadowsky that has some mid boost too. I did miss that with the Sadowsky pre, especially with a maple neck. The Bacchus Jazz has more natural mids to it, so it may not matter as much - ill find out soon.

I'd also add that you will want to give the Sadowsky more play time before worrying too much about spacing. Log around 6 hours or so of good practice and you should notice your slap technique will tighten up.
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As much as I love my Forum, that scoop slap on the Sadowsky really appealed to me too.
 
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#22
Dr. Cheese said:
As much as I love my Forum, that scoop slap on the Sadowsky really appealed to me too.
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Yeah for sure. It's killer on slap. I don't slap as much as I play with my fingers, but I want both tones to be optimal. So I looked for J basses with better presence in the low mids to get both things. I like to throw pops out even when I play finger style, so I don't want to have to engage a pedal or turn knobs either.
 
#27
Dr. Cheese said:
I notice that many of you prefer my Forum V, it is almost Peavey's version of the Sadowsky Modern. It is very mid focused and modern, but with bolt on punch. I love it, especially for Gospel and Funk.
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You know, for what you were playing, I prefered the Peavey. That being said, on a different song the Sadowsky might be my preference. Guess it depends on the situation. Both sounded good, and just like Jamie_Funk said, you sounded like you.
 
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Like the Peavey, the Jazz, not so much. Probably like it without the preamp. It sounds too bright and unnatural. But I'm not a bright fan, unless it's a guitar. I love me some Tele!
 
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#32
Dr. Cheese said:
I say mediocre because I cannot do triplets, and my double thumbing is primitive.
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Well I have the fix for that - Ultimate Slap Bass - Beginner Level (Bass Techniques Book 1) - Kindle edition by Stuart Clayton. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

I bought the advanced and intermediate a while back. Works great on an iPad and I think they have a regular version on their website. This is the best slap series of all time IMO. If you put in the work you will see substantial improvement.
 
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#35
Great playing Doc; just my opinion buy i thought the Peaveu blew the other bass oit of the water. It sounded a.lot "fuller" to me and not too crisp or harsh sounding. Sounds like it would for perfect in any mix. I thought it was by far better. Just my opinion though.:D:laugh:
 
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#36
Nice playing doc! What brand of string on both basses? Sadowsky sounds like stainless steel and the peavey is hard to tell. A jazz style bass will always sound very clear and the peavey sounds outstanding as we'll and I could see why some would say it cuts through the mix, doing so is not always what the music calls for ( but you know that already). The player was the major factor here. Again, nice playing.
 
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stuntbass77 said:
Nice playing doc! What brand of string on both basses? Sadowsky sounds like stainless steel and the peavey is hard to tell. A jazz style bass will always sound very clear and the peavey sounds outstanding as we'll and I could see why some would say it cuts through the mix, doing so is not always what the music calls for ( but you know that already). The player was the major factor here. Again, nice playing.
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I think the Sadowsky has Circle K strings, the Peavey has light gauge Ernie Balls.
 
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