Question:
Hey, if I’m looking for a bass that allows me to play funk yet won’t get boggy if I decide to play with a metal band and have to drop my tuning which is better as far as pick ups go? Also as far as basses go? I’m assuming a Warwick for bass perhaps a P-bass because as far as I know thats the funkiest thing you can use that will sound good for dropped tuning metal. I’m basing this off Ryknow from Mudvayne. In my experience playing Phish, Sly and the Family Stone ect., The best coils for slap are single coils.. Can anyone tell me why I’m right or wrong? Thanks
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> Hey, if I’m looking for a bass that allows me to play funk yet won’t get boggy > if I decide to play with a metal band and have to drop my tuning which is > better as far as pick ups go? Also as far as basses go? I’m assuming a Warwick > for bass perhaps a P-bass because as far as I know thats the funkiest thing you > can use that will sound good for dropped tuning metal. I’m basing this off > Ryknow from Mudvayne. In my experience playing Phish, Sly and the Family Stone > ect., The best coils for slap are single coils.. Can anyone tell me why I’m > right or wrong? Thanks
A lot of Ryan’s sound is Warwick, so if that’s what you like… go for it. Don’t buy a Thumb unless you try it on with a strap for 1/2 hour. Good bass, good compressed sound that cuts. As for dropped tuning, save some hassle and buy a 5 string. The best coils for slap… way too subjective. Let your ears decide what YOU want. — O> /() ^^
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I have a five string and the sound is less that what I prefer. However it is a Washburn with an Active Pickup. Apparently it is a rip off of Jason Newsteads design as far as the body. It sounds very clean. Which is good for some stuff but I want a funk/metal kind of thing which I know I don’t have the gear for just yet. Also, how much do cabs help the quality of your sound?
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> I have a five string and the sound is less that what I prefer. However it is a > Washburn with an Active Pickup. Apparently it is a rip off of Jason Newsteads > design as far as the body. It sounds very clean. Which is good for some stuff > but I want a funk/metal kind of thing which I know I don’t have the gear for > just yet. Also, how much do cabs help the > quality of your sound?
Cab’s have a tremendous effect on the sound of your bass. Its the last element of your signal chain, and even if you have "sonic gold" before the speakers, crappy speakers can make it sound like an AM radio. Size of speakers, volume of cabinet, design of cabinet, and the specs of the speaker driver itself make all the difference in the world. Try out several at a local music store, and I’ll guarantee you’ll hear a significant difference.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I have a five string and the sound is less that what I prefer. However it > is a >Washburn with an Active Pickup. Apparently it is a rip off of Jason > Newsteads >design as far as the body. It sounds very clean. Which is good for some > stuff >but I want a funk/metal kind of thing which I know I don’t have the gear > for >just yet. Also, how much do cabs help the >quality of your sound? > Cab’s have a tremendous effect on the sound of your bass. Its the last > element of your signal chain, and even if you have "sonic gold" before the > speakers, crappy speakers can make it sound like an AM radio. Size of > speakers, volume of cabinet, design of cabinet, and the specs of the speaker > driver itself make all the difference in the world. Try out several at a > local music store, and I’ll guarantee you’ll hear a significant difference.
To illustrate… I tried a cabinet with a cheap bass and fell in love! Returned the following week with $$ and MY really expensive bass. Cab sounded very plain with my bass. Goes both ways. Even then, listening to a bass and cab in a store setting is not the same as how the bass will sit in the mix of a band. So… if you want to do it right, and only once, audition the bass and cab at rehersal. From a ways away if you can. Short of that, come as close to that as you can, however you can. Some of the big chain stores give you 30 days to return stuff. Take it to rehersal! Good mom and pop stores will let you do this too, if you talk with them, or they may give you store credit on a return. Check into all of those angles before you buy. Try a few things out. Look at comfort first, then tone and looks. A lot of metal (Iron Maiden) was recorded with just a P bass with flatwound strings, the same gear for a lot of golden oldies, and Sting’s current hits, so don’t limit your perceptions to what you read. Make your ears happy, not mine. :-) Try a bunch of stuff if you can. If you can’t… let us know. — O> /() ^^