I'm impressed this poll is as close as it is. Personally, I believe my technique is what makes my tone. I've worked on my technique for the entire time I've been bassing, and I think it resulted in my tone.
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QFT, but people are probably answering the poll based on the OP's definitions of tone and technique, not the commonly-held ones.
Same here! Don't get me wrong, I love pedals, my rig and my basses! But this tells me that a little over half of the participants in this poll would rather drool over gear than actually try and better themselves.
But hey, some people just like the idea of being a musician but don't wanna actually put the work in to get there. And no, good technique doesn't mean playing flashy or fast, it means having a consistent, grooving sound that's always in the pocket.
To be clear
For me tone also means working how you play to get the sound you like. So not only gear
. Well then, I don't think others are reading it that way! LOL. But I agree with that, the two go hand in hand.
Yeah this thread is a mess , everyone has his own définition of these words haha
What have I done ?!
Lit a firecracker and shoved it in a turd? To be fair, you haven't then run away...
Yes it is interesting me to see what people intends with those words, and then how they see the thing , even if it is not the same meaning than what I wanted
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So you do agree. Your tone is in how you play. You know, most amps actually sound about the same. More or less. Sure, they have different tone stacks that boost or cut different frequencies and different features, but they all simply amplify the sound of your bass regardless. And the vast majority of the time, you're simply running a clean signal to the PA or interface anyway. No gear. Great tone. I'm just saying man. I think you're mistaken that good technique means playing a lot of notes, or being a poster child for bass lessons. It's everything. I tell these kids all the time, bass isn't really about what you play, it's about how you play. If you can't hit two consistent notes, then you have no consistent tone. But, you could be playing off a mic'd 4.5" speaker, on a $150 Gio, and sound amazing.
But, I'm done with this thread. That's my last post. Good bye guys.
Isn't how you play the very definition of technique?
Others have separated feel out, but again that is technique imho.
