BTW, what does everyone set their EQ to? I never hear anyone talk about that. I keep mine completely flat, if I boost at all it overdrives my amp too much, and not in a way I like.
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Really? I thought I was the last to know.Yup, that old stuff is all spector. Check this out (not me):
YouTube - ‪RHCP - Knock me down [Bass Cover]‬‏
This is a kramer era NS2 direct in so this is the bass by itself. The tone is amazing, sounds perfect. I love the sound but too bad it's not what I'm looking for. I'm selling mine right now but I don't have an ad up. I'll become a supporting member in the next few days so I can. Anyone interested PM me until I can get an ad up.
Wow... I still can't reconcile the notion that THAT bass playing was coming from THAT child! Unbelievable. Nevermind about what basses I want to play: I quit!
After watching some of those youtube guys it depresses you a bit. There's one kid who does all Flea's stuff and very well. He put some videos up 3 years ago and he says he started bass in 06. I never worked on slap bass at all so it's a little discouraging. If I worked on it like I do other things I'd probably be able to do some of that stuff in a few weeks/months. My biggest problem with slapping is my accuracy, making sure I hit the right string. Easy problem to fix but I don't slap enough to practice it.
Yeah that's a Warwick Streamer. Warwick has always gone after SPECTOR artists... offering them this and that. It could have been a time when Doug was trying some other sounds out.
He's a solid SPECTOR guy now though.
I think everyone has had a different bass at one point or another. Before SPECTOR I had Musicman, Ibanez and Steinberger... so it's all good. What matters is what are you playing right now? LOL.
Have you tried turning down the gain knob on your tonepump preamp? The newer Euro's have them. I have mine turned down to about 50-60% it allows me to boost the bass with no problem.
Hope this helps.
Brent
I don't have the tonepump. I have the aguilar, mine's the Euro, not LX. If I set them flat it sounds fine but a little boost and it starts to get to be too much. I might just not be an active pup guy.
Do you have a pad switch or active jack on your amp? Your bass may just be too hot.
Lower the pickups maybe?
Lower the pickups maybe?
No pad switch, tried lowering the pups, it took all the attack away. I'm not really worried about it anymore. I'm trying to sell it and someone will have it who knows what it should sound like and like it. Eventually I'll get another, maybe a NS2 this time.
That is a Warwick, and to correct myself, I know there was a signature Doug Wimbish Ibanez model for a very short lived time, but IMHO it just (like the Warwick streamer) looked like an imitation of a Spector.
I should have said Doug's main bass as far as I know has been the Amber Spector his new signature model is based on.
I should have said Doug's main bass as far as I know has been the Amber Spector his new signature model is based on.
I know how you feel....I have 28 years experience and a Music degree and I sound like a amatuer when I slap and I feel very discouraged.
I have the same problem, my right hand is very sloppy.
But lately I have been focusing on it and it is quickly getting better.
I purchased Beaver Felton's Slap Happy when I ordered my recent NS-2JAR from Basscentral.
He suggest to slap your thumb on your steering wheel when in your car to built strength. And it seems to be working rather well for me.
It is a challenge for someone who has experience to put themselves back to an intermediate stage with a style they havent played much.
Since I just got this in at the tail end of part 10.....
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-ft-feeler-spector-euro-6-lx-poplar-burl-784353/#post11116704
Kind of on the fence about it.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-ft-feeler-spector-euro-6-lx-poplar-burl-784353/#post11116704
Kind of on the fence about it.
I was reading the description of that kids video and said that Spector was his fathers. Imagine that? You have that monster bass in the house available to use? When my 12 year old daughter starts getting near my Spector, I start glaring at her and give her the "no horse play" look
I think deep down, I hoped that was a Spector
I figured other bass players use different gear but since the Streamers and Spectors look very similar, I was hoping he was banging that tune out on the Spector 
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LimaGuy said:
I think the way I practiced slap was to play along with CDs by Primus, RHCPs, 311, etc. Guys that I knew would push me to get better. It was pretty big for me when I could finally play the awakening. One of my all time favs!
Another possible monkey wrench:
I also thought it was a Kramer NS2 until looking at the bridge closer and hearing about the placement of the serial #.
Yet, the inlays, brass nut, Shallers, etc. seem to say otherwise.
I know, towards the end of Kramer, they put out a few "combination" basses that were branded NS2A's but were actually left over NS2 bodies and necks that were adorned (all or in part) with NS2A parts, particularly the bridge. They compensated for the smaller bridge by puting a wood insert inside the already routed US bridge hole. You might be able to tell by taking the bridge out if it has an insert.
I have only seen a couple of these, but you never know.
I also thought it was a Kramer NS2 until looking at the bridge closer and hearing about the placement of the serial #.
Yet, the inlays, brass nut, Shallers, etc. seem to say otherwise.
I know, towards the end of Kramer, they put out a few "combination" basses that were branded NS2A's but were actually left over NS2 bodies and necks that were adorned (all or in part) with NS2A parts, particularly the bridge. They compensated for the smaller bridge by puting a wood insert inside the already routed US bridge hole. You might be able to tell by taking the bridge out if it has an insert.
I have only seen a couple of these, but you never know.
Veddy iiiinnnteressstink... I'll have to check that in the morning. (I left the bass in my office today). To paraphrase Alice, this is getting curiouser and curiouser...
+1 ... I was gonna mention the end of the Kramer era runs too. They used what they had left over.
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