Would you rather...

[billfitzmaurice]

But since I already play lower than most, obviously I went for the bass.

I doubt it. I live below D2. Where others would go up to the 3rd and 5th, I go down. If you do the same then you've got to choose between maximum bass and maximum volume, because the mechanics of the speakers being what they are you can't have both simultaneously. Besides, if you live in the lows you don't need a lot of bass to fatten up the bottom, the notes you're playing do that. It's guys who only occasionally visit the E string below the 5th fret that need added bass.

BFM posted a RTA of a Bob Marley and the Wailers show, pretty much what you think of as big, fat, deep bass. There was nothing going on below 50hz and the real big output didn't kick in until 60.

That's a 1/3 octave RTA. Bands from the left are 20,25,32,40 and 50 Hz. All the meat is between 50 and 125Hz.

 

[walterw]

I doubt it. I live below D2.

i suspect jimmy meant "lower volume" than most.

 

[Korladis]

I prefer a sound that can be heard clearly to one with a lot of low end, if I must choose.

 

[JimmyM]

I doubt it. I live below D2. Where others would go up to the 3rd and 5th, I go down. If you do the same then you've got to choose between maximum bass and maximum volume, because the mechanics of the speakers being what they are you can't have both simultaneously. Besides, if you live in the lows you don't need a lot of bass to fatten up the bottom, the notes you're playing do that. It's guys who only occasionally visit the E string below the 5th fret that need added bass.

That's a 1/3 octave RTA. Bands from the left are 20,25,32,40 and 50 Hz. All the meat is between 50 and 125Hz.

Me unclear words using. Said I should, volume lower, bass not lower tuning. I like 50 and 125 very much.