Which bass tone?

[blacktocomm]

Working on some new stuff and can’t decide which bass tone I like better. Raw tracks, rough mixed. First one is with my Gibson SG loaded with a Novak BSDS and Stonewall bass P90. Second is with my stock Guild B301. Just wanted to see what some other bass players out there preferred. Thanks.

 

[Michedelic]

Working on some new stuff and can’t decide which bass tone I like better. Raw tracks, rough mixed. First one is with my Gibson SG loaded with a Novak BSDS and Stonewall bass P90. Second is with my stock Guild B301. Just wanted to see what some other bass players out there preferred. Thanks.

That’s not exactly an equal comparison, as the Gibson is a short scale, the Guild is full length, but, I’ll give you my utterly biased opinion(Curtis is over in the next neighborhood from me)…the Gibby has a sharper tone, which I prefer, and overall improvement from an original EB bass mudbucker(the ancestor of the SG bass, my first bass was an original ‘60 EB-O, which ironically was based on the slab LP Jr. guitar). No experience with this ‘SG’ descendant, though. I’ve also owned a 301, which was more Jazz Bass-like, an entirely different flavor, plus the 34” scale sustains/resonates differently.

 

[mambo4]

Track 2

 

[trevcda]

FWIW I lked the track marked Track1Guild better. I thought it had better definition in the track. I'm listening on a desk top computer through a pair o JBL 308P MkII Powered Studio Monitors.

 

[Element Zero]

Track 2 by a mile.

 

[bthiemann80]

Guild.

Thanks for sharing man, great playing!

 

[Dincrest]

Both sound good, but I picked Guild.

The Gibson sounded smoother in the mix, but the Guild had that rawer, angrier, "rip paper off walls" tone that just felt more aggressive-punk to me in the context of that song.

 

[yodedude2]

single pickup guild fanboy here 8)

 

[Humabass]

The Guild, although I do like the way the Gibson narls its way through the mix, adds a little less typical bass sound and actually blends well with the heavy guitars but needs a little more body. The Guild works much better for the high part at the end. That interval almost sounds out of tune on the Gibson. Maybe something about the different scale lengths.

Cool stuff. Wish I could play with that much energy these days.

 

[blacktocomm]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I appreciate the opinions. I was also leaning toward the Guild, but the snarl of the Gibson was giving it a run for its money.

 

[Stylee Mousse]

The Gibson sounds more punk. They both are good

 

[Gervais Cote]

To my ears, the Gibson roars like a lynx and the Guild roars like a tiger so I voted Guild.

 

[blacktocomm]

To my ears, the Gibson roars like a lynx and the Guild roars like a tiger so I voted Guild.

Great description

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I liked the Guild by a wide margin. Is the pickup in the P position? Because that the sound I would like for that type of music. (I just looked it up and yes, the single pickup is in the magic spot. It fills out the sound better and sounds more growly.)

 

[retslock]

Yep, track two for me as well.

 

[JohnnyChatter]

I like the Gibson’s mids better but the full sound of the Guild slammed. Way better. I also didn’t read your full post until after reading and assumed I would like the Gibson more but now that I see it’s a short scale that makes sense. I just prefer the lows of a full scale bass.

 

[Wyvern]

Guild by far, sounds brutal.