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Which Bass guitar would you record with
- Thread starter PleyswethSqwerl
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For 95% of everything P bass, dead flats. They want a bit of slap, P bass fresh rounds. Big band, Stingray.
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Ha yeah, i did not tried every type of Jbass so yes maybe.
Yes we have 2 hours to fit 15 songs with 30 drummers, 2 on each song and we are multiple musicians playing different songs so it is not "not allowed" but every one understood we don't have that much time to set between songs.
And except for Muse - Hysteria all songs are Fxless.
That said i'm used to commit to songs bass tone, not every musician does.
That is exactly what i don't like.
No disrespect here but come on, 95% of bass recorded tone is not Pbass and flats. We are not living in the 50' anymore.
It reminds me of a recording with a original pop songs and a fairly good studio room.
The sound guy had bass in the back of his studio, mostly Pbass with flats.
The second i started recording with my 6 strings and this guy came to me with an old Pbass, frets were grinded, flats were dead to a point i could not imagine, the electronic was faulty and the bass was dirty and grungy on the fretboard.
I mean come on, at least hand me fonctionnal bass, not a piece of trash.
Reason why he handed me this old crap? I was not used to record modern bass and did not know how to mix it.
(I came prepared and my tone was already set for the band i played with).
P bass.
But.
If something with a distinctive tone such as the Ray or the Ric is an integral part of your band's sound, then you should go with that.
But.
If something with a distinctive tone such as the Ray or the Ric is an integral part of your band's sound, then you should go with that.
If u have an original sound then that's great but just about every other bass tone has been done....from Jaco to Mick Karn, Simon Gallup, to Stu Zenders Envelope Filter..There ain't much else left, its just bass and the option to be different is hardly worth the effort nowdays
P bass, dead flats, light touch straight into the board. Heft and grind that will carry any ole tune you stick in front of it.
I saw Don't Stop Believin was recorded with an Ovation made bass. I didn't know they made basses, but apparently they did.
Bullpoopie. I’d completely despair if I was an impressionable new player reading this dreck. Soooo glad I learned to play before the internet.
tv, I’m sure you are a great guy, and irl we would have a nice conversation about things but I’m not going into any pbass, deadflats, light touch coffin for anyone.
not pbass, rounds, heavy but precise touch, big and heavy amps. Oh yeah, miced cabs, effects printed to tape.
This is not a serious question. That depends from a lot more other factors.... what type of sound You would like to achieve, what music genre you are recording, what does the produces wants and lot more.
I’m not sure if you read the original question or not but it states” If “you” we’re recording “your” album what bass would you use?{emphasis added}. Thus a further analysis should be made on your part because the music would be the type of music “you” are recording for “your” album. Simultaneously, the bass would be which one you would choose to do that with. The question was seemingly straightforward. So I reiterated so that you’d understand.
In a live context/stage when he needs my only 1 bass to sound according to the venue's acoustics, sure. But I'll never trust an engineer with a stupid "P bass only in my recording session or go home" motto, this has lead to that highly formated mainstream sound designs we have todays. After 30+ years of experience, I see those guys coming from miles before they force me to play the bass I don't wanna play: I pay for the recording session, I know my sound, it sounds right, learn and deal with it. A REAL sound engineer can deal with ANY instrument, as long as it is not a junk instrument of course.
If I were to record My album with the music I made, the choice of bass would depend on the song I'm recording, the sound I want to get in a certain song and the sound the producer sees as the best for that song.
But, if it had to be just one of the basses that you offered for the whole album regardless of everything else (if only one of them exists in the studio at that moment) it would be Pbass. So I reiterated so that you’d understand.
On my last album I used more than a P. That doesn't mean I couldn't have used just a P; the songs demanded otherwise.
If you're hiring an engineer, ask the right questions before you do so. However, I only hire and work with people I trust. Trusting means that I also value their opinion; they are more than glorified knob turners and fader pushers. "Learn and deal with it" is not an attitude I have ever brought into a studio and hope I never do.
Why is it a silly question? It let’s other bass players know the type of music that “you” play and the type of bass that “you” prefer one recording “your”music.
