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The Soundgear Club
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To contribute to that point, I find my Ibanez is pretty growly and I can get plenty of grit just by how I play and by having stainless rounds. I usually have mostly flat with just a bit of mid bump and the strings seem to do the rest. If you've heard Robbie Merrill play on Godsmack I think his SR tone is great. Not a lot of overdrive or fuzz but he's got a lot of punch and growl going on from the natural tone of these things.Cool, I'll have to try that sometime (I'm assuming everything is dimed)? Well, actually I tried a bit through my practice amp earlier and got some growl, but it was WAY too hot to control. Maybe this technique works better when recording, it seems like it's almost getting some natural grit/growl from the recording console. Great tone though!
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One is better than none. Lol I try not to have 2 of the same bass since if I have 1 and it sounds good I'd rather get a better feel for the individual and just enjoy myself. I'm trying to spend more time playing than just collecting and tinkering. However I do like tinkering and new basses are always exiting. But I am a professional amateur and proud of it. Hahaha
I have yet to put on a set of stainless steels just yet, but I plan on it soon for an upcoming gig. But yes, I tend to run my SR1345B the same way, especially in a live context at higher volumes. I'm really digging the 3-way mid selector. Typically I like a low mid (250hz) bump but I've been finding I also like the 450 for scooping some mids out - it seems a great, less blanketing scoop point than the typical 800hz.
To your other point, I completely agree - when digging in, I'm finding lots of natural bite & growl. I like it!
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When I first started playing on my Ibanez the lows and how much beef is in these kinda surprised me. I had gotten so used to the Warwick sound and this has been a great compliment. They both sound huge but just in different distinct frequencies.I have yet to put on a set of stainless steels just yet but I plan on it soon for an upcoming gig. But yes, I tend to run my SR1345B the same way especially in a live context at higher volumes. I'm really digging the 3-way mid selector. Typically I like a low mid (250hz) bump but I've been finding I also like the 450 for scooping some mids out - it seems a great, less blanketing scoop point than the typical 800hz.
To your other point, I completely agree - when digging in, I'm finding lots of natural bite & growl. I like it!
I was all grins when I first hit a low B at rehearsal with my band. Holy cow - HUGE, deep & clear!
I mean, the whole instrument sounds huge of course - but I definitely know what you're talking about.
I definitely had my mind changed about Soundgear basses. I had a bad experience with all the ones I tried at guitar center and thought they weren't very interesting. I happened to try a prestige that was awesome and found out what you need to do to make them sound great. But after setting up and playing mine I'm really hooked.
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Cool, I'll have to try that sometime (I'm assuming everything is dimed)? Well, actually I tried a bit through my practice amp earlier and got some growl, but it was WAY too hot to control. Maybe this technique works better when recording, it seems like it's almost getting some natural grit/growl from the recording console. Great tone though!
I have the mid and treble dimed, and the bass is up a touch. The mid switch is at 700hz.
Funny thing was that having none of the basses set up I did find 2 that seemed good to me. 1 was a stingray and the other was a LTD 5 string. Not set up well but they did sound good regardless.I think I found the problem.
One thing that amazes me with Soundgear basses is that they cover such a huge range of tones & genres despite having a highly metal-leaning public profile. Kinda rainy here right now, so I thought I'd have a cup of coffee, put some overdrive on it, and throw some old school metal at it. The Nordstrand Big Singles handled it very well. Don't know whether to call it rainy day boredom, or maybe Soundclip Sunday, but here's the result.
I'm basically doing the same today... even geographically speaking! But my old school metal/thrash band today is Kreator.
this is one of my favorite sounds. Definitely shows the versatile ability of Soundgear basses. Can't say enough about the man in the vid Sean Malone!!!
While that is true, I'm recuperating from a recent hospital stay. So I guess I'm stuck inside playing bass... Oh dear, what am I to do...Good day for it, although it seems to be clearing up outside!
(Ok, maybe also watching the new Lord Of The Rings show too!)
While that is true, I'm recuperating from a recent hospital stay. So I guess I'm stuck inside playing bass... Oh dear, what am I to do...
Not too bad for a recoup plan! Hope you get to feeling back to a 100 percent soon!
