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Who has the growl?
- Thread starter Jason Wilson
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Jim Carr
Dr. Jim
- Jan 21, 2006
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IMHO, that is a nice overdriven tone, which is perhaps similar to an animal's growl, but AFAIK, bass growl is more about clean mid-present horn-like tone. P-basses are great, and I have 2 and have have had many, but they don't really growl, IMHO.
I think we´re on the same page with the term "growl".
Horny low mids
that´s growl for me.
The low mids on my Spector Rebop give the best growl I've ever heard on a bass in my possession.
I've heard a J-bass growl is similar, but I won't know for sure until my MIM Active Deluxe arrives this week.
I've heard a J-bass growl is similar, but I won't know for sure until my MIM Active Deluxe arrives this week.
Is this a P Bass? Lots of growl there. I know Dirk Lance is known for his Warwicks, but maybe went for a P when recording this track.
This example and some others posted are to convoluted for me to even hear the bass, maybe if a person listens to this type of music it's easy to distinguish?
To me honestly it just sounds like noise with everything compressed into a single line of tone.
No offense intended, but this is how it sounds to me so my comments are about me, not about your choice of music.
I hope this is politically correct enough?
Peace!
peace
I always thought these were good examples of natural, mid range growl - entirely different from an overdriven Chancellor type growl. Technically they both require distortion, but some basses seem to have it even acoustically - Warwick and Spector, for example - and just naturally find that mid-range half-nasal, half-grunt sound.
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet:
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet:
Uh - my signature is in regards to custom LED lighting that I make. What are you referring to!@?
I went to edit and accidentally deleted that post. I thought that list was attached to your signature and only later realized that it was your contribution to the topic.
Sorry for the confusion
You know I had never really paid attention to spectors before (out of sight out of mind I guess?), but I think they are owning this thread! I might have to keep an eye out and add one to my arsenal.
If you ask me lots of the growl is in the amp as well.
I've heard many basses with nice growly tone:
Warwick, Ibanez, Spector, Rickenbacker, p bass, J bass, Music Man......
Good setup with rather low action,rounds and a good amp with the right technique will growl.
I've heard many basses with nice growly tone:
Warwick, Ibanez, Spector, Rickenbacker, p bass, J bass, Music Man......
Good setup with rather low action,rounds and a good amp with the right technique will growl.
