I am going to go and try to play every one of the models mentioned here except the Rumblefish. I don't know of a single music store in the area that has one and I looked on one of the online stores and it is a discontinued model. Everybody please keep up the good posts because newbies like me are learning alot from them. If I happen to step on it with one of my questions open up with both barrels. I have read the newbie faq section and I will try not to repeat. Again, thanks alot.
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Warm Tones
- Thread starter Bullitt
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A bass with bartolinis. i have owned a pedulla with passive barts and it sounds very warm, wonderful !
The only thing I can add to the above (because flats, passive pups, and a tube amp or cheaper solid state amp from (who?) will get you almost all the way there) is this:
I've found that getting a bass with a neck to bridge pickup selector or blend helps - if you solo the neck pickup I get a much warmer smoother tone. At least on my G&L L2000. Anyone else?
I've found that getting a bass with a neck to bridge pickup selector or blend helps - if you solo the neck pickup I get a much warmer smoother tone. At least on my G&L L2000. Anyone else?
Technique does come into play a bit in tone. Playing with the pads of the fingers by the neck sounds warm. Using EQ or volume to give depth (ie neck pickup vol on jazz bass) to this area of the bass will increase warmth also.
Playing by the neck, and laying into the strings is a big part of what I think gave James Jamerson his warm tone.
Playing by the neck, and laying into the strings is a big part of what I think gave James Jamerson his warm tone.
