Which bass sounds better?

Bass 2 sounds best to me. Humbuckers? It has a nice bump in the lower mids which makes the fingerstyle stuff sound really ballsy.
Both sound great though.

 

Hey, I voted bass 2, cause I thought your overall tone was better. Btw, I really enjoy listening to your style, any tips on how to play that way? How long have you been playing? What did you record with? Nice clip!

-two1frets

 

Bass 2.

 

I've got to go with #1. 2 sounds too much like a J neck pickup only, which I'm not a huge fan of... But I have to say both are great in their own right and your playing SLAYS!!

 

Minor EQ differences, the essential quality of the sound is very, very similar, if not identical. I would not characterize one as... way better than the other.

I will say unequivocally, that your playing is great. Great feel, great lines...

 

!st - AWESOME PLAYING! 2nd - I prefer the more aggressive tone of Bass #1... more modern sounding(?), but... perhaps that's where I'm at.

 

^^ They sound almost exactly the same to me with very slight differences. Number two, for instance, doesn`t seem as present in the mix as the first, yet it`s overall tone seems a bit smoother. In all honesty, they sound like either very slight EQ tweaks, or you just changed your attacks location some.

Honestly, either works for me, although I would personally run the pops through a different track and completely reconfigure the EQ for the finger plucking and do that on another track for a better tone.

 

#2

 

I like #1 a little better, it's a tad more aggressive and #2 is just slightly more "well mannered" sounding to me. Both sound great, though, so it's not a biggy.

 

track 1 is incredible. track 2 sounds great but it's not as alive as track 1.

 

I like #2 better, don't know why.

 

I like 1 a little better; i think the brighter tone fits the playstyle better. The lows were a bit farty at times, was that they keyboard?

 

Bass 1...It's more present in the mix, the second one just doesn't stand out quite as much. I like the slightly more aggressive sound of the first one.

Great playing on both track though! Two thumbs way up...

 

I think for your style #1 is the better choice, it really brings out the technical ornamentation you execute.

What are the basses?

 

track 1 for sure

 

To me, track 2 sounds a bit more muffled. A little duller. 1 sounds more grunty, but clearer.

 

Interesting. Mind disclosing?