What about these tones: part 37.3 (Warning: very boring.....)

[mjcarp79]

Here is another of my tone-obsessive comparison posts. This is a very boring track: the same simple, sloppy little riff repeated nine (!!!) times with tonal variations. Super boring, I know.

I was "inspired" by the versatility of my Kiesel PB5, and I thought I would try to get a large variety of tones out of it. They are:

1. Passive, P pickup.
2. Active, blend centered.
3. Active, blend favoring bridge pickup.
4. Active, bridge pup solo.
5. Passive, blend centered.
6. Passive, blend favoring bridge pup.
7. Passive P (reprise, different take)
8. Passive P with pedal board (HPF+LPF, compressor, Q/Strip (set flat).
9. Same as above, but with light overdrive kicked on (Genzler 4 On the Floor).



While it maybe of no practical use to post things like this, I always enjoy the different perspectives/comments people have to offer.

 

[FilterFunk]

I don't find it boring at all! I think it's quite cool that you can get such a variety of tones out of one bass.

I happen to be bass tone-obsessed from having grown up on '70s funk. But my obsession is a little different...I'm actually a synth player, not a bass guitar player (please don't throw rotten produce at me!). I'm obsessed with all kinds of bass tones, regardless of the source. As a synth player, I have access to a huge variety of bass tones, including some pretty authentic bass guitar tones courtesy of my synth modules. I had to narrow them down to few core tones that I use the most in my recordings; otherwise, I'd spend too much time experimenting with tones and not enough time actually using them.

 

[mjcarp79]

I don't find it boring at all! I think it's quite cool that you can get such a variety of tones out of one bass.

I happen to be bass tone-obsessed from having grown up on '70s funk. But my obsession is a little different...I'm actually a synth player, not a bass guitar player (please don't throw rotten produce at me!). I'm obsessed with all kinds of bass tones, regardless of the source. As a synth player, I have access to a huge variety of bass tones, including some pretty authentic bass guitar tones courtesy of my synth modules. I had to narrow them down to few core tones that I use the most in my recordings; otherwise, I'd spend too much time experimenting with tones and not enough time actually using them.

Thanks! I am glad that you found this interesting: I was hoping that someone would! Yes, the versatility of this bass is one of things I love about it. I also love the way it looks, and plays. Thanks again!

 

[mjcarp79]

I should have done this in the initial post, but here are the time marks for when the different sections start:

0 Passive, P pickup. (1)
00:42 Active, blend centered. (2)
01:26 Active, blend favoring bridge pickup. (3)
02:16 Active, bridge pup solo. (4)
03:00 Passive, blend centered. (5)
03:32 Passive, blend favoring bridge pup. (6)
04:17 Passive P (reprise, different take) (7)
05:07 Passive P with pedal board (HPF+LPF, compressor, Q/Strip (set flat). (8)
05:51 Same as above, but with light overdrive kicked on (Genzler 4 On the Floor). (9)

Also, I should have noted that I made a tonal change (by playing closer to the bridge) part way through sections 7 and 8.

 

[thunderstation]

Here is another of my tone-obsessive comparison posts. This is a very boring track: the same simple, sloppy little riff repeated nine (!!!) times with tonal variations. Super boring, I know.

I was "inspired" by the versatility of my Kiesel PB5, and I thought I would try to get a large variety of tones out of it. They are:

1. Passive, P pickup.
2. Active, blend centered.
3. Active, blend favoring bridge pickup.
4. Active, bridge pup solo.
5. Passive, blend centered.
6. Passive, blend favoring bridge pup.
7. Passive P (reprise, different take)
8. Passive P with pedal board (HPF+LPF, compressor, Q/Strip (set flat).
9. Same as above, but with light overdrive kicked on (Genzler 4 On the Floor).



While it maybe of no practical use to post things like this, I always enjoy the different perspectives/comments people have to offer.

I found it to be a pretty clean recording. I also liked the riff. To me, this is exactly the kind of post I'd like to hear in this forum. Nice job.

 

[Killing Floor]

Nice. I have a PB5 and I love it. Only position I could live without is full bridge. I like both the active and passive range on mine.