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Alrite, since it's empty here...let discuss stuff.

What kind of tone you like? How do u set it?

For me, i'm more into modern tone...i set my bass to full bass and treble but i cut my mid (with the mid boost switch on). At amps, depend on what amp i use, i usually dial it to flat (all EQ at 0). Mid-swepping tone is quite popular among bassist anyway so my tone not really unique hehehe~

My friend shared this tip which shape my setting above. He said that u carry your tone on your bass so you shouldn't depend on the EQ at amps since for most of us, we don't carry our own amps to gigs/shows. So, we should shape out tone mainly from the bass itself.

As starters, bass is easier than guitar since bass u usually play note by note compared to guitar. But as musicians, u need to know scaling and chords knowledge since it's the basic. I suggest u learn scaling and chords but dun emphasis on it. Main job of bassist is to lay down the groove and keep it going while locking with the drummer, which keeping the tempo. Then comes all those fancy2 thing like slap & pop, tapping, harmonics yada yada

But really, i dun know scaling,modes,whatsoever (my music theory sux d00d, can't remember shiznik!) at all too...i just play root notes all the time hahaha. Knowing your fretboard is the best way

Just my two cents...from 2 years of bass-ing it out

I guess it's easier to explain with this picture


This is Bartolini MK2 EQ...(1)bass (2)mid (3)treble (4)volume (5)slapswitch
The slapswitch actually will boost the mid...coz slap tone usually have a high amount of mid and then if i turn it off, the mid sounded too weak. So i would actually dial the mid at 0 (can go lower to cut it) and let the slapwitch on.

Hahaha...i'll not letting guitarist go easy...give 'em a low B rattle nyaahahah

yah, i use it all the time. Coz if not, the mid will be too weak or muddy for me.
Want to try? No problem...where is your whereabouts?

monny : if this complicated, then check Fender Stu Hamm Signature bass --> http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0191500886 ...with the J/P/J pickup config, a variety of tone waiting for ya! and that's more complicated than my single humbucker config hehehe~

This post has been edited by chapree: Jun 8 2005, 03:31 PM

I'm in Shah Alam/Putrajaya...no far then
I'm bad at impromptu jam since my incompetency of music knowledge but i would love to come to watch ur jam man

Hmm...how to answer this...the tone is a bit different. Checkout the mp3 i posted.
Constant setting are bass and treble which both are dialled to full
midfullboost0 = Full mid, mid boost off
mid0boost1= Flat mid, midboost on

Midfullboost0 tone is more treblish...something like an active P-Bass with tone dialled up to full. Mid0boost1 tone have muddy mid, when u play some muted notes it sound kinda nice hehehe...

If i put mid full and boost on, can get Sting Ray tone

By the way, both clip are recorded direct to mic port with Sound Recorder. Built-in laptop sound card anyway...so plz bear with the quality

Guess where the bass riff come from

Wazzzup slapper...can u share some tips on slap and pop techniques?

RBX774...i like the design


Attached File(s)
 midfullboost0.mp3 ( 85.83k ) Number of downloads: 142
 mid0boost1.mp3 ( 96.66k ) Number of downloads: 121

Thanks
Woah, so u like pick attack & P-Bass sound...i guess u are punk fan?

Haih...where got keng...that riff were from Limp Bizkit - Rearranged

Hahaha...give some try ler...limp bizkit have some nice bassline and sound. Re-arranged is definately one of them.

Eh dude, share your bass tone with us ler...
Coz my bass v-amp is not around (gonna get it today)...and it's better direct from the bass itself. The real tone hehehe...
I think i got like 4 or 3 more samples all about cutting/full mid while boost0/1...i glad u ask that question since it make me record the tones for easier references

Yo jc133, welcome! Yup, we are using the same bass! Good to know another user...where did u obtain yours? And what color?
Ampeg liao...ampeg Have u tried other ampeg? I think i use B2 before at a show, but the one that totally impressed me is Portabass. 1000w in puny head, and played through 4x10, stabs through ur soul!
Since u eyeing a SWR, would u let go ur Ampeg?

I record that sample, just by plugging it into mic port through a big jack to small jack converter (i'm on laptop using built-in sound card). Adjust the mic volume, that's it...

Curbow...hmmm, i like the design and the weight. It's so light compared with other bass. The neck is fast and awesome. The bart's also...considering i got it at 1.6k, it's quite a deal. As for tone, i like the modern tone it produce and the slap tone especially. So juicy. Jaco sound, well that's quite hard. He's on fretless with a roundwound strings...quite hard to reproduce it on fretted. I never tried extensively anyway...but nothing is impossible.

Oh btw, some more intro from me... I played for two and half years already i think, more into modern rock but i like standard tuning more than the usual down tuning.

Well, it's a good thing but i really doubt i'm up to the job...i try my best Hope u can provide notes or tabs for the guitar and some info for the drums. Hope it won't hassle u much


Nikki Sixx is from Motley Crue...he's on Gibson Thunderbird IV but he got his own Gibson signature bass too --> http://www.gibson.com/products/gibson/Bass...kisixxbass.html

Hehehe, i can't play guitar for nuts man and pple keep on telling me it's the same thing...

Fat sounding, no wonder u got urself am SRX. How u lower down the metal noise since u have twin hot humbuckers?

Dunno about the billy sheehan but i read/heard about it somewhere...

Maybe Pix could clarify on the recording question...i'm kinda blur hehehe~

I dunno about his fretted J since his famous tone coming from the fretless J. I believe it's the pickup & maybe the body too. J is single coils while the curbow is on humbucker.


I dig those stuff but it's not my main pursue.

Give ur hand some rest la...hehehe~

LOL, yeah u kinda right. But i'm not into this mad practice thing. I got other stuff to do as well...hahahaha~
But mad practice (in the correct way) does make u mad bassist eventually. Easy example is Rozhan Razman. Mad fella

U got to be rajin at other things u know...nyahahahah

This is where everyone post our gears ---> http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=161705

As for introduction, they are scattered everywhere in this forum

Mine is not much diff...i do chromatics till 12th fret and then i play the first part of classical thumb by victor wooten (he thumb it with speed & precision but i can only play the lines at 1/4 the speed and sounded so lousy hahaha). It helps the fingering and speed.My tiny finger oso not strong as the other 3 fingers...somemore so lazy to use hahaha~

Thank you man for doing it

oooooooo...u got back ur sx? jazzy with teh marzio's ah?

woahhh, the nut! What happened man, i never saw that before. Guess, u really play it A LOT! How about getting a non-standard material for ur nut...or u got to change to new one real soon

some slap tips and others --> http://www.warwickbass.com/basssurvival101/lesson_home.htm
Me myself can't slap and pop for nuts hahahah~ but the hardest part for me to slap and pop is to do the ghost notes. Very2 hard...

I think he damn awesome! The slapping...sweet slapping...but i dun really dig his stuff.
Hmmm, great bassist...I conside Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Flea and Dirk Lance as teh great ones. Their groove and technicallity attracts me.

indeed! i saw this one solo he made...forgot what's the song titled. Short song but almost can't see his hand. I was like

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Hahaha, it's easy...
1. I dunno music theory e.g scaling, modes and stuff. I'm more on feel and just gimme the root note.
2. I'm tone deaf as in i dunno recognise notes with my ear.
3. My timing is awful
4. I play root note all the time.

Dun look on my bass...it looks pretty and sounded good but the owner doesn't. You just got to see how is my playing live and then I'm sure you will agree with me

LTD B-2005 is so sleek and nice man with sinful specs hahahah~ US 999 = around RM 3.8k add some taxes/delivery/markup prices...close to 5k maybe? Too expansive for most of us but it HAVE to sound killer.
For me, i prefer Warwick or MPG for the same price range. Dun really dig EMG sound.

This post has been edited by chapree: Jun 20 2005, 03:44 PM

we just re-mixed the demo...i hope gonna get my hands on it soon. I live very far from my bandmates hahahah~
If u got myspace, just look for "dreamingtosleep" for my band. and "syefri" for my personal profile.

Got la...they spend even more than me e.g many lotsa of pop punk bands

hahaha...that includes me i guess.

Anyway, Sujesh alrdy book one ESP B-2005...

i asked him at jamtank loh...

Thanks man...yah, i'm mmu student


yup, he's an avid audiophile and musician. Played for local prog-rock band called Samarkand...
His collection not only consist of bass...got guitar and audio stuff too.
He's known to most of us as the "Warwick" guy...coz if u want one, u can deal with him. Damn, i should buy the Streamer that time...

wah, 3 fingers? Are you Myung fan? eh. dun forget to post ur gears too...
welcome to the "dunno scale" club...i'm ur clubmate

I prefer fingers. Haven't use pick for very2 long time. If i want to get pick sound, i play with my nail

well, do it just like u use pick, maybe start with one finger at a time and then two fingers...maybe next time u messed up, just keep on using finger. In the end, u gonna get hang out of it.
My fingering oso not very good...timing a bit off. Somemore, i play more with feel, i screwed time badly

yup, he do wonders with setting up instruments...but he dun do body works though. I want to send my bass ler, the neck doesn't look nice alrdy. But i got other matters to attend la. Short on money somemore...karat

Oih, mana ada president...hahaha
Dude, u are like my twin la! I oso guitar pro fella! I'm like blind without