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So what would you bring to my sessions...

#45
flagstaffcharli said:
Why do I ask? Because I want to buy a bass for home recording and do some of the easier & demo work myself. I'll probably always continue having real bass players on most of my stuff, but as a guitarist I'd like to at least take a stab at recording my demos. I would running through the same John Hardy pres I use for vocals and guitar.

Thanks for your thoughts!
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The P bass is a safe bet, not that I'm a big fan of just doing the safe thing for the sake of safety. That much you've got hopefully at this point ;)

If I was buying a bass for me, I'd get a Bongo. Fun looking and playing, and very nearly as versatile as a bass gets. And, I think most guitarists like playing with the pre given that it is so ridiculously powerful. It is SO unlike a guitar it almost forces you to play it more, which is good. Check one out before you buy a bass that is as exciting as eating vanilla ice cream out of a paper cup with a little flat wooden spoon :)

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#47
I would bring my Rob Allen Mouse.

I played it direct in the studio last year and the engineer was blown away by the full sound and rich output, it prompted him to compare the wav form with my Fender P and Sadowsky. It was not a matter of passive vs active either, just more dense, complex, and rich tone.
 
#49
It's already been covered. A jazz bass.

I would prefer it to have 5 strings especially with studio work.

Ed Friedland on the J bass: "It's pretty much a go anywhere and do anything bass."
 
#50
I'm a HUGE James Taylor fan. His two main bassists over the years have been Lee Sklar and Jimmy Johnson.

Here, Lee is playing a fanned fret Dingwall:

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And Jimmy Johnson has never strayed far from his 5 string Alembic:

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Looks like the more important factor is the long hair. You must have long hair. :D
 
#51
chadhargis said:
I'm a HUGE James Taylor fan. His two main bassists over the years have been Lee Sklar and Jimmy Johnson.

Here, Lee is playing a fanned fret Dingwall:

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And Jimmy Johnson has never strayed far from his 5 string Alembic:

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Looks like the more important factor is the long hair. You must have long hair. :D
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The beard is, of course, optional.
 
#52
I love Jazz basses. Now having said that, a P bass sits in a mix in a way thats hard to beat. Something about that pickup in that spot generates a really solid bass sound that a J bass can only get close to.Not to say J basses dont have their own attributes of course.But for recording,if you only bring a P bass its hard to be wrong.
 
#60
flagstaffcharli said:
Your'e hired! :bassist:

Wow! I went and brushed my teeth and got 7 replies. No Music Man Stingrays? Isn't what Tony Levin brings?

Yeah, I've been snooping around here for a week and the P-bass seems like popular choice. And I work with a guy who uses a P-bass and it sits in the mix really nice - killer tone too. Of course - if I want that - I could just hire him to play. Part of me thinks i should go for a different option based on that.
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Funny, I was going to say MM Stingray but I know how a lot of people feel about them. To me there is nothing better - but I do love my P-bass
 

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