How is that even possible? Soloing the Rick's bridge pickup results in nothing but growl. Maybe the pickups were toast on yours?
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What is Growl
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How is that even possible? Soloing the Rick's bridge pickup results in nothing but growl. Maybe the pickups were toast on yours?
a growl is the sound that a bass makes when its set up in a way to rattle slightly..usually heard on a jazz bass of some sort...my Sei does it big time...u retro pre with barts, growls on the B and E a wonder..
This is pretty close for me.
I must like growl, my main bass since '96 or so is a custom, with Thumb woods (bubinga/wenge) and pre-CBS spec Jazz pickups. It can be pretty growly, sort of a lower-fi Thumb or a Jazz with a lot of 4-500hz.
It has a lot to do with the amp, though, as there's an element of a mid-strong tone almost breaking up that adds the, uh, fuzz on top of the growl.
What was that Laurie Anderson quote? Talking about music is like dancing about architecture?
Found it. Here's clean growl. The Warwick thing, but slower than the usual pumping 8th note Warwick-user groove so you can really hear it.
First note may be my favorite recorded first bass note in a song, if I have one.
Growling comes from the bridge. It can be done with a P-Bass when playing near the bridge too.You can feel the Growl when a bass is not plugged in. Believe me i tested this.I was very intrested in getting a Growling tone & i discovered that its in the bridge.It doesnt have much to do with pickups or amps, its in the bass. Some have much more Growly tones then others but most do have it.Its in the way you play also.
I noticed that when i dropped the p/u`s a little lower i got more Growling out of my bass aswell.
Try It !
I noticed that when i dropped the p/u`s a little lower i got more Growling out of my bass aswell.
Try It !
This is pretty good growl isn't it? I mean the bass's low end on the mixing could have been a bit more, but you can definitely tell the bass is awesomely growly yet clean... right at the beginning of the song.
And yes that is Paul Stanely playing the bass on this recording:
please listen, is this not awesome tone? 1979!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p6gEr8POBc
And yes that is Paul Stanely playing the bass on this recording:
please listen, is this not awesome tone? 1979!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p6gEr8POBc
I'm trying to make a synthesizer patch that has a growling bass sound like the one in this clip:
Does anyone know where to get a more precise description of what's happening when the bass growls like this? For example, which harmonics are present and in what relative amplitudes?
Or physically, what's going on in the vibrations of the strings that distinguishes this sound from thumpier, smoother sounds?
Does anyone know where to get a more precise description of what's happening when the bass growls like this? For example, which harmonics are present and in what relative amplitudes?
Or physically, what's going on in the vibrations of the strings that distinguishes this sound from thumpier, smoother sounds?
In the intro of this clip, Jaco's jazz bass is putting out a lot of 'growl':
Growl is something you have to identify yourself because it's different in everyone's ear
I really think it comes from the bridge pick up, not the amp or pedal your playing through.
Growl is something you have to identify yourself because it's different in everyone's ear
I really think it comes from the bridge pick up, not the amp or pedal your playing through.
Growl = Justin Chancellor in "Jambi" for pretty much the entire 7:29 minutes.
When I hear the two words growl and tone in the same sentence, he's the first person I think of.
His secret: a Wal bass, 2 signals split (one clean, one dirty/"growly") and each sent to a different amplifier... among numerous pedals and other setup-related effects that I have very little comprehension of (and don't need to get into because there's already a thread that fully describes every detail of his recording/live setup right down to his underwear color and the fabric it is made out of lol)
When I hear the two words growl and tone in the same sentence, he's the first person I think of.
His secret: a Wal bass, 2 signals split (one clean, one dirty/"growly") and each sent to a different amplifier... among numerous pedals and other setup-related effects that I have very little comprehension of (and don't need to get into because there's already a thread that fully describes every detail of his recording/live setup right down to his underwear color and the fabric it is made out of lol)
When you are on the road you will be eating a lot of restaurant food. Unless you have a wife or girlfriend with you who likes to cook in hotel rooms, that means Denny's, McDonalds, and 7-11 for most of your meals. And if you are playing smaller venues, like Podunk City, that means a lot of one-of-a-kind greasy spoons where the food is very "special". You soon find out what the "growl" is. Be sure to pack a bunch of those car air fresheners to hang in the back of the tour bus. Five or six sweaty musicians trapped on a bus is bad enough, but add in the "growl" factor and the stench can be unbearable.
#1! LOL been there, it aint pretty!
This may be the most consistently necro'ed thread I've ever seen. Aside from '06 and '07 it pops up about once a year, has a few posts, then goes back into hibernation for 11ish months. Fascinating.
