I think the bass in this video sounds great. Any other opinions?
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=US#/watch?v=uaJc1M4bh40
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=US#/watch?v=uaJc1M4bh40
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This bass tone
- Thread starter ghostrider
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The original link was for mobile devices I guess.
This should be for desktop or laptop computers: Fell the setting sun - YouTube
This should be for desktop or laptop computers: Fell the setting sun - YouTube
Icky. Way too bright and clacky for me. I don't care for that sound of the strings bottoming out when hit that hard.
Although that's one way to cut through when you are out-powered by the guitar.
Although that's one way to cut through when you are out-powered by the guitar.
the fender amp lighting up is my favorite part. bass sounds pretty bad. infact, i dont think it could be any worse.
but to each his own.
but to each his own.
Action should probably be a little higher or maybe needs a truss rod adjustment. Also, plucking needs to be more consistent, strength-wise and rhythm-wise.
Sorry, just my opinion.
Sorry, just my opinion.
Sounds like Rotosounds with way too much treble boost on the amp. Not a sound I like, although I can get it.
The beginning was pretty rough, but I stuck it out and around the 2 minute mark it started to sound much better. It makes me think of maybe Geddy Lee if he wanted to sound a little bit sensitive or something. I get it, but it's not for me. I like my tone fat, warm, and round.
hrbassji said:
No it's fine. I think the kid has a really aggressive and powerful right hand, but personally I just like a clanky tone and he has lots of punch to it. Maybe if he turned down the treble, I think it would sound better.
I liked it when he was in the upper register but when he went low there wasn't enough body to the sound. And he probably needs higher action if he plays that hard. I have been known to be pretty aggressive on the right hand and have a medium action so that I can adapt either way - but it took a long time to learn to get it under control and so used to keep my action pretty high.
Too clicky and clanky - lots of fret buzz. No balls, no growl. Impossible to make audible in a mix without the clank being the loudest thing in the band.
TimmyP said:
Not all amps and basses are able to obtain a growl. And I think the "no balls" is somewhat hyperbolic cause he has the punch, but too much click.
Agree with everyone else clackaly (made up word) annoying. Like you said has punch but hard to get through the clacking.It gets better as you watch seems like the sound man saved his sound after he let him go with what he felt was his "sound" I would not have stay if I was there had it not been fixed
rtslinger said:
Well, any suggestions to correct it besides lowering treble frequencies and raising the action?
Several methods of reducing fret noise:
-Higher action
-More relief in the neck (via trussrod adjustment)
-less-bright strings (nickel less bright than steel, half/ground wound strings less bright than nickel rounds, flats less bright than rounds)
-Heavier gauge strings
-Higher action
-More relief in the neck (via trussrod adjustment)
-less-bright strings (nickel less bright than steel, half/ground wound strings less bright than nickel rounds, flats less bright than rounds)
-Heavier gauge strings
KingRazor said:
Thank you for the suggestion. I've never adjusted the action or truss rod on my bass, so I'll take it in somewhere.
Hmm... I would prefer to hear a sound that's anchoring the low end solidly and staying out of the way (mostly) of the guitar. I'm thinking that once you get a drummer involved, he (or she) will wash out this bass tone due to what I think is an over emphasis on treble here.
Check out John Entwistle tearing it up with his own band, covering his "other" band's song "The Real Me" here: John Entwistle Band- The Real Me - YouTube
He's got a ton of treble going on with the fuzz and flanger going, but he doesn't let go of the bass frequencies - he's got solid fundamental tones in there even when he's high up on the fretboard, so even though there's a ton of other treble competition from the cymbals and synth and to some extent the guitar too, he never gets lost. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of the flanged fuzz sound he's doing either, but it definitely isn't getting lost due to the fundamentals being present.
Check out John Entwistle tearing it up with his own band, covering his "other" band's song "The Real Me" here: John Entwistle Band- The Real Me - YouTube
He's got a ton of treble going on with the fuzz and flanger going, but he doesn't let go of the bass frequencies - he's got solid fundamental tones in there even when he's high up on the fretboard, so even though there's a ton of other treble competition from the cymbals and synth and to some extent the guitar too, he never gets lost. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of the flanged fuzz sound he's doing either, but it definitely isn't getting lost due to the fundamentals being present.
