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Stoner/Doom Bassists thread 31: We never sleep

#263
Ancient, Just thinking you might consider a Mole pedal, It specifically boosts the low end leaving the rest of your tone unaltered.

Artec and GFS also sell cheap preamps on ebay and their website.

A GFS ray pickup, with 1 meg or 500k audio pots in a P bass would be pretty nifty, do it like the G&L and get a passive/active switch.
 
#266
I don't think GFS has bass preamps. I was looking a few hours ago and only saw guitar ones. That's one of the bummers about trying to do a cheap Stringray copy. Even a cheap preamp is usually over $100. If I start getting much over $200 all told, I might as well just buy a SBMM SUB.
 
#267
Corey Y said:
I don't think GFS has bass preamps. I was looking a few hours ago and only saw guitar ones. That's one of the bummers about trying to do a cheap Stringray copy. Even a cheap preamp is usually over $100. If I start getting much over $200 all told, I might as well just buy a SBMM SUB.
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Yea, I figured you might be able to cobble something together from the stuff on GFS. I like their little onboard effects idea for like a delay or something, but don't feel like buying it.

Artec and a few other shady Ebay dealers have a few preamps, also check craigslist and make a want ad.
 
#270
Hello all. Sorry to break the circle here but...

I'm experimenting with splitting my bass signal with higher and lower gain distortions. On one side I have a modded Bad Monkey and on the other I have a Digitech hot head for more guitar-like distortion.

However I'm getting a slightly annoying 'doing' and psuedo-treble fizz off the roundwound strings I'm using. Do a lot of you guys use flatwounds? I'm tempted to make the move as I've used them before and quite enjoyed them. I found they had a little bit more mids to them and less of the harsh roundwound 'bing' that is bothering me (and making EQ a nightmare).

Anybody fancy a quick head count?
 
#272
Meddle said:
Hello all. Sorry to break the circle here but...

I'm experimenting with splitting my bass signal with higher and lower gain distortions. On one side I have a modded Bad Monkey and on the other I have a Digitech hot head for more guitar-like distortion.

However I'm getting a slightly annoying 'doing' and psuedo-treble fizz off the roundwound strings I'm using. Do a lot of you guys use flatwounds? I'm tempted to make the move as I've used them before and quite enjoyed them. I found they had a little bit more mids to them and less of the harsh roundwound 'bing' that is bothering me (and making EQ a nightmare).

Anybody fancy a quick head count?
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There's at least a decent amount of us that use flats. I don't know if its as much as half of us, but definitely a good chunk. I've been using Chromes on all my basses for the last four years or so. It sounds like what you're looking for is exactly what you get when you move from rounds to flats.

I've never been a big fan of the peak treble frequencies. I find that with flats I can still EQ in some good highs, but without all the hiss and clank. They're all more forgiving on mistakes, easier to do bends and slides with, and I prefer the way they sound and feel. Sounds like you should at least give them a try!
 
#274
Lazarus.Bird said:
I've never been a big fan of the peak treble frequencies. I find that with flats I can still EQ in some good highs, but without all the hiss and clank. They're all more forgiving on mistakes, easier to do bends and slides with, and I prefer the way they sound and feel. Sounds like you should at least give them a try!
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Thanks for the heads up. I've found some stupidly cheap flatwounds online so I will give them a bash.

I remember them being forgiving yes, like the notes seemed to come out at a more consistent volume and with a bit more bass end (I trialed them side by side on my J-bass type bass once).

I guess another bonus is that they will be quite kind to the frets on my bass. I will keep roundwounds on my fretless bass, but sometime in the week I will put flats on my P bass.
 
#275
One downside I have found with flats is that you need to do some tweaking to get some good sustain out of them. Otherwise, you just end up with that "thump" and not much else. Maybe others have experienced things differently, but that's why I run a fuzz pedal as an always on pedal. Give my tone some grit and add in some sustain so I can easily ring out.
 
#276
Meddle said:
Thanks for the heads up. I've found some stupidly cheap flatwounds online so I will give them a bash.

I remember them being forgiving yes, like the notes seemed to come out at a more consistent volume and with a bit more bass end (I trialed them side by side on my J-bass type bass once).

I guess another bonus is that they will be quite kind to the frets on my bass. I will keep roundwounds on my fretless bass, but sometime in the week I will put flats on my P bass.
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which strings have you tried?
 
#277
bassboysam said:
which strings have you tried?
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Picato halfrounds and flatwounds. The flats started out on my P bass, then got shifted over to my Washburn T24 then cut down for my little Frankenstrat bass. I know Picato are not the best brand going, but they were ok. My only fault was that the E string seemed less harmonically exciting than the other strings and had a lower volume overall. Oddly, the online store I bought them from sent me shortscale double ball end flatwound strings. How many people must rock headless shortscale basses? Even fewer must then decide to put on flatwounds as the Steinberger brigade tend to like the sharp and scooped sound with big attack.

I have to ask, Bassboysam, do you know that most of Monobrow's recorded effort is there on Soulseek?

I have a Digitech Bass Squeeze pedal that might help sustain. I'm not sold on the Bass Squeeze though as it introduces a tiny delay to the signal. I have a Bass Big Muff that could be an 'always on' pedal I suupose. I've been messing around stacking distortions as well.
 
#278
Meddle said:
Picato halfrounds and flatwounds. The flats started out on my P bass, then got shifted over to my Washburn T24 then cut down for my little Frankenstrat bass. I know Picato are not the best brand going, but they were ok. My only fault was that the E string seemed less harmonically exciting than the other strings and had a lower volume overall. Oddly, the online store I bought them from sent me shortscale double ball end flatwound strings. How many people must rock headless shortscale basses? Even fewer must then decide to put on flatwounds as the Steinberger brigade tend to like the sharp and scooped sound with big attack.

I have to ask, Bassboysam, do you know that most of Monobrow's recorded effort is there on Soulseek?

I have a Digitech Bass Squeeze pedal that might help sustain. I'm not sold on the Bass Squeeze though as it introduces a tiny delay to the signal. I have a Bass Big Muff that could be an 'always on' pedal I suupose. I've been messing around stacking distortions as well.
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Chromes might be a good choice if they are too bright maybe Sadowsky flats. also dont discount rounds. a set of nickels once broken in can get pretty dark but will have more sustain than flats.

I had no idea about Soulseek. never heard of it until now.
 
#280
bassboysam said:
also dont discount rounds. a set of nickels once broken in can get pretty dark but will have more sustain than flats.
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I know flats can last "forever", but as you said rounds break in, but do they every just die? I pretty much used flats from the first time I changed my strings so the only bass besides my bronco that has rounds, just hasn't been set up yet.

Niff said:
squirrelling away money for a clone 215 of my Sunn 200S and some kind of 610 build, and a 200w matamp clone 300w clone of something head build. screw importing cabinets ever again..
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Something bad happen in your import? Or just too much hassle
 

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