I've used my jazz most in the past, occasionally using the Smith. Most recently, I did a dark little piece using my Cort and my 6 string fretless strung with flats. Made for some interesting contrasts!
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What is your studio bass?
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JazznFunk
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Fretted Lakland 44-02 Deluxe and/or Lakland 55-01 Fretless. Usually direct thru an Avalon DI, occasionally run thru a Tech21 VT Bass before the DI.
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- I play it all. Whatever works for the gig. Q+
2000 MIA P-Bass. The same bass I play every day.
I usually run through a sansamp, but recently have been going direct from my Bassman and through a tube pre.
I usually run through a sansamp, but recently have been going direct from my Bassman and through a tube pre.
99% of the sounds I need in the studio I get with my Jazz bass or my L-2000, both Leo designs. He got it right!
What is your opinion on Cort's basses and guitars? The store I got one of my basses from has half a rackful of those. It's a small store, so they don't have Fenders, Peavey's etc. but they got plenty of Cort's.
(The bass I got from them is an Aria Pro II 40th Anniversary limited Edition, SB-40. The best bass I've gotten so far.)
1965-1966 P-Bass.
1965 neck, on a 1966 body. (Body is very light, bass weighs about 8lbs)
Strung with TI flats.
I just laid down some bass tracks with my Jack Casidy. I was very pleased with the tone.
Before that, I used my Geddy Lee Jazz a few times, which also sounded awesome.
Before that, I used my Geddy Lee Jazz a few times, which also sounded awesome.
It all depends what I am recording for, if it's for me or one of "my" bands then I choose the bass I want to play or has the sound I want. For session work it is whatever the artist or producer prefers, for that my go to basses are usually a Carvin LB50 Koa with EMG HB pups or a Frankenfender with an EMG PJ active set, or another frankenfender that has that has a p-bass pup from the 60's with half rounds that is seeing some action for the country guys.
P bass with flats, like a bassist is supposed to.
I wouldn't go to a studio without a P bass with flats. I will start with the Stingray HH 5 or my upright depending on the song, but if it's not going right a P bass with flats can cover the entire bass universe.
2008 Am. Std. P bass, nickel rounds, into whatever they want to use. Always sounds killer.
I used to use a Modulus Q4 all the time but the P bass just blows it, and every other bass I've ever owned, away. Tone city.
I used to use a Modulus Q4 all the time but the P bass just blows it, and every other bass I've ever owned, away. Tone city.
For consistently great results, my 2003 MIA Jazz with Lindy Fralin's noiseless Split-Jazz pickups and rounds. Next in line, 2004 MIA P-bass with Lindy Fralin pickup and flats. I typically have some compression from an Aphex Punch Factory, and go from its DI to the board/multitrack.
I used to have a DiPinto Belvedere semi-hollow that was fantastic for recording, but I never used it live so I sold it.
I used to have a DiPinto Belvedere semi-hollow that was fantastic for recording, but I never used it live so I sold it.
