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Subject: bass tone
Original Message 1/15 24-Mar-01 @ 12:33 AM - bass tone
My bass has two stock pickups, a humbucker in the bridge and a split coil in the neck position. When I record my bass lines, I plug into my Sovtek 60 watt tube head, and then go from the amps line output to an ART tube compressor, and then onto my mixer, sampler, or soundcard.
My problem is that when I record, it sounds kinda weak int he tone dept. I acan't seem to get that thick sound I am looking for. I am thinking the problem lies in one of two things: a: my bass' stock pickups, or b: the fact that I don't have access to a huge, proper bass amp and cabinet t mic out.
I would like to get new pickups for the thing, but i am worried as the pickups that are in it are not a standard size and are rather large. i am not even sure if i can get a pickup that will fit it......
i guess i'm just looiing to see what experience y'alls have had with getting nice bass tones wihtout having expensive active pickups or a proper bass amp.
thanks
Message 2/15 24-Mar-01 @ 07:18 AM - RE: bass tone
But on to tone. I've had pretty good luck, both live and in the board, with a SansAmp Bass Driver DI. It's basically an active direct box that has some great tone shaping controls. My bass is a little noisy though ('71/'72 Fender Jazz Bass w/stock pickups). But it gets you a good tone. Definitely try one out. Plus you can just plug your bass into the SansAmp and then into the board, whilst the direct (unaffected) out can go to your amp for addt'l monitoring.
FP
Message 3/15 24-Mar-01 @ 02:54 PM - RE: bass tone
Message 4/15 24-Mar-01 @ 03:57 PM - RE: bass tone
thanks!
Message 5/15 26-Mar-01 @ 08:54 PM - RE: bass tone
I guess there is a reason people don't play bass through guitar amps too much. I figured the preamp in that thing would work for bass but I guess not.
thanks again
bricks
Message 6/15 27-Mar-01 @ 10:18 PM - RE: bass tone
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Message 8/15 28-Mar-01 @ 11:48 AM - RE: bass tone
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Message 9/15 28-Mar-01 @ 11:52 AM - RE: bass tone
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Message 10/15 28-Mar-01 @ 06:10 PM - RE: bass tone
If you want to do this all on the cheap, there are loads of plugins just for guitar and bass. All kinds of EQ's and stuff. Just record direct into your comp with a countryman, and touch up in Soundforge, then export to Cubase or Logic or whatever you sequence with. That's how the folks that aren't just ripping it outright are probably doing it.
I still prefer having the instrument that will do it, instead of the software, but not everybody is willing to spend literally thousands on a single instrument.
Ape
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