What is your sound?

[Neon Blues]

I am curious to know those that have a set sound for their bands, recordings, whatever have you.

What is it? What's involved?

Whilst I try to recreate different sounds in recordings just for fun.

I do have a go to for Open Mics, Jams and fill-ins.

Fender/Styled Jazz or Precision (Favouring the Neck Pickup if a Jazz)
La Bella Gold White Tapewounds
Soft Foam Mute
Heavy on the Mids and slight Bass boost.
Slight Compression if not using a tube amp

 

[ajkula66]

No "set sound" here.

It's all in my hands, good and bad.

If you've got nothing better to do... ...click on the link in my signature and you'll hear what I'm talking about.

 

[Snert]

I do have a go to for Open Mics, Jams and fill-ins.

I take one of the 5s or 6s, all of which are modern and active and a Zoom B1 four with maybe 4 simple patches can make it sound close enough for most tones needed, and can even run on batteries.

 

[Killing Floor]

I hate to be typecast into a stereotype but pretty much this:

 

[Smith357]

P Bass with flats

 

[Azari]

Aria SB-1000 in D standard with DR DDT strings through an EBS compressor & Sansamp BDDI V1 into FRFR speakers. Aggressive fingerstyle… chickenhead switch on position 3 with bass, treble, & presence boosted.

 

[Pings Bass]

I just want the notes I'm playing to be heard, so I mostly don't futz with knobs and switches.

For recording an upright I like a large diaphragm condenser about 18 inches from the treble side f-hole.

For recording electric, I go DI to the interface, pickup(s) dimed, tone dimed (passive) or at center detents(active) and let whoever mixes add whatever comp or EQ is needed.

I rarely play live anymore, but when I do I just try to get the cleanest, most even sound I can get in a given situation.

I'm not sure how to describe my sound, but whatever instrument I play, I sound like me (for better or worse).

 

[gtirard]

I'm always using double humbuckers in series, either with my G&L L2000 Tribute or my Nordstrand Acinonyx

 

[NotHereNow]

I don’t have “a” sound. I’m still searching for “the” sound.

 

[SLO Surfer]

In an interview a long time ago with a band I was in, the drummer was asked to describe our Band’s sound. He said it was like, “a soft, wet plastic bag,” and I like to think that meant something.

 

[moody]

I know I had a 'sound' with a particular band I was in a few years ago. Because I tended to rehearse with a bit of an underpowered amp I upped the mids and cut the bass a fair bit - plus I had an always on slight distortion. It worked and I got compliments for the sound but it wasn't 'traditional' at all.

 

[Element Zero]

There’s a “sound” in my head. Somewhere between a Warwick Streamer and a Ken Smith. That being said, I’m pretty happy with my Stingray and Gary Willis fretless.

 

[Geogio]

Disclaimer: the Rumble 100 is the house amp at a casual I gig at at least 3x per month.
Basses may vary but this rescued battle axe with a passive EMG and Labella flats gets out quite a bit.

 

[BassAgent]

Mostly: a passive, 60's style Jazz Bass (either 4 or 5 string) with .045-.105 nickel wound roundwounds with both pickups and the tone at 100% through a subtle compressor (currently I use a Cali76) through a pretty clean amp with a bit of boost of the low end and low mids through 12" speakers. Loosely based on Paul Turner's and Meshell Ndegeocello's Jazz bass sound. When I'm playing with in-ear monitoring and don't need a "real" amp, I try to emulate that sound with my Helix LT.

So basically this setup defines my ideal sound:

 

[Moving Pictures]

Precision with rounds, usually Hi Beams. If I use nickels, it will be Pure Blues or SBNs.

Two different signal chains depending on need.

1. ToneHammer 500 into a Bergantino 2x12.
2. TU-3 > EBS MultiComp > OE DCX > BDDI v2

We mostly play on silent stages so I use the pedalboard the most.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

Pbass with rounds growl-----> into old Ampeg growl-----> ME

 

[brianrost]

As of today I use four sounds for different gigs:

BG with flats
BG with rounds
DB with steel strings
DB with synthetic strings

I use a few different amps but I’m always aiming at the same sounds with them and dial them in appropriately.

 

[coy garcia]

After every new thing on the market since the 80's I found my thing about 10yrs ago. Single passive humbucker, fretless 4st, into small tube amp. If it's hard rock I turn up the gain for a bit more grit. Who knew I was looking for ancient tech

 

[JRA]

I am curious to know those that have a set sound for their bands, recordings, whatever have you. What is it? What's involved?

no "set sound." each tune gets respect...whatever it takes.

my rigs can vary (gig dependent). i play rounds. usually a PJ.

 

[SteveLo42]

Dirty.