pobrien_ie

Flavour of the month for me right now are D'addario Chromes. They're probably not to everyone's liking though.

[quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1343982115' post='1758046'] Ace, I've got a P so I'll put my boot through my practice amp tonight :-D [/quote] Thanks for the Friday laugh!

I'm interested in this thread too. I recently bought back my fretless MIM jazz that I sold 8 years ago. I was feeling a bit nostalgic more than anything, but now I have it back I remember how well it played, although the pickups seem to lacking a small bit in output now. I was looking at the Fender reissue '62 pickups or custom shop 60's pickups, mainly due to how much I like the '62 P bass pickups I bought recently. Will follow this with interest...

I really respect Jamerson's work and just love learning his lines, but alcohol problems aside, you have to wonder why he found it so hard to find work after the Motown days. Although the likes of Bob Babbitt (RIP) found it tough going, they adapted their styles and found work. Jamerson appeared largely unable or unwilling to change his style. Having said that, IMO we (electric bass players) are all forever in his debt...so many of the greats name Jamerson as a big, if not their biggest, influence! My favourite of his lines at the moment has to be I was Made to Lover Her, but I love Ain't too Proud to Beg and You Can't Hurry Love for their simplicity and effectiveness. I think it was the later Motown days when he was really let off the leash!

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1343817903' post='1755586'] Well the thing with the ODB-3 (I assume that's what you're using?) is that it has a 'fizz' to it that some people like and some people dont. I imagine with the Compressor set the way you have it, it's picking up those higher frequency characteristics. Just experiment with the settings on the ODB-3 I guess? Or maybe experiment with different overdrives to try to get a sound that you're happy with. Dont forget, effects need to work for you. You shouldnt have to compromise your sound or your playing to accomodate characteristics of various pedals. If its not working for you, move it on! Truckstop [/quote] Yeah that's a fair point. I'd prefer to have my sound adequately compressed firstly and work from there. It is the ODB-3..just couldn't remeber the code off the top of my head As I've started a few posts recently you can probably see I'm relatively new to the world of effects...well maybe that should be new to the world of being anal about my effects . I've finally got a bass I'm happy with sound-wise (P Bass) after years of using different basses, so now I want to get my effects working for me or else ditch them! Thanks to all for the advice, suggestions and opinions....all much appreciated!

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1343778816' post='1755267'] i have to admit i tried very hard to like mine, but sold it in the end for similar reasons. ymmv to the OP of course [/quote] I definitely did feel like moving it on recently, but the suggsted settings mentioned by sixdegrees just seemed to work for me. Admittedly, I didn't mess around with it too much before that. I can see how they wouldn't be to everyone's liking though. It's also helping clear the muddiness I felt there was in my BDI-21 signal. Still a bit of tweaking to do but it's sounding better to me. The only issue it now raises is that my boss overdrive pedal is sounding very overdriven. I had it set to give me a classic rock style overdrive, think Smoke on the Water, but now it's much more modern and bright sounding...which isn't really the sound I'm going for. I can't seem to get it to revert to the sound I had. Perhaps this is just a signal chain issue....it's currently sitting after the compressor.

Got a chance to try out those suggested settings and really liked them.... With my amp's eq set flat it gave a more aggressive but really nice tone. I see what you mean about adding clarity. Thanks again!

Great, will try that. I'm pretty happy with the amp's sound, so will be interesting to see what the bdi can add to it. Thanks!

Thanks for the really great advice. I'd already downloaded the manual, but didn't find it great for suggested settings, so yours will be very useful!

Anybody out there using one of these old things? I've had mine for a while and I'm not sure how impressed I am with it. Can anybody suggest some useful settings that I can work from?

I'm pretty sure with G n' R that the guitars were detuned also. Up until recently I played in a covers band that played a lot of Thin Lizzy and G n' R and it was a pain when learning the songs! I generally just detune when learning so I don't have to transpose by a half step when playing live. A covers band I played with over 12 years ago have just reformed for a one-off gig. Back in the day we always played in standard tuning even though a lot of the songs we played were originally played with Eb tuning (Live, Thin Lizzy, Placebo, early Green Day etc.) When we jammed again a few weeks ago we thought we'd try the Eb tuning to compliment some of the original reordings and to help the singer. Sounded ok for some stuff, but for the songs that were recorded in standard tuning it just sounded wrong (Pearl Jam, Chili Peppers etc). The singer also found it harder to sing, as he felt it was stretching his vocals in the more "shouty" parts.

I'm still struggling to get any decent settings. Everything seems to be a bit muddy. Using it in conjunction with a boss overdrive pedal is clearing things up a small bit though. Using a p bass through an ampeg b100r if that helps.

In need of some good cables myself too. How do I contact OBBM? Tried to do a members search but didn'y have any luck.

Having seen your video and having now only read your profile I've just realised you are a woman!! My earlier comment about wearing a tshirt probably seems really offensive . I was referring to the many disturbing youtube videos of topless guys! I'm sure you've seen them, medicocre bass players shirtless for no apparent reason!! The good ones are always fully clothed!

It definitely did the job anyway! I must get the finger out and try to do some videos too...thanks for the inspiration!

Looks and sounds great! What set-up did you end up going with?

The behringer will work using the usb guitar link. I've tried mine through it and it sounds great.

I changed to flats about 6 months ago and haven't looked back. Using chromes at the moment and finding them good. Not sure about them for punk and metal though, but it's all down to your own preference. Always found roundwounds lost their sound too quickly, no such problem with flats.

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1343329925' post='1749137'] What do you guys use to sync the audio and video? [/quote] The method I suggested doesn't require any syncing ...but it does require spending a few quid!

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1343377177' post='1749654'] I found it a little muddy to and then I maxed out the town control on my basses and it sounds great. That little bit of treble sparkle seeps through and really adds that extra bit of definition when playing with the band. Another trick is to leave the blend control at about 2 o'clock. Truckstop [/quote] Great....sounds like another option! I defintiely have room to boost the tone on my bass. Funnily enough when I got the BDI first I just tried it direct into a lptop and it actually sounded really good

Thanks everyone...going to try all these suggestions and see what works best for me!

Well at least now I know it's not just my imagination! On other forums I've seen a lot of love for the suggested settings. Didn't mind them too much until it came to a band situation. Then they were awful....non-existant in the mix.

Can anybody out there suggest some good tube emulator settings for this? Finding the "fat tube" and "svt" recommended settings a bit muddy.

I'm in the process of starting recording videos for youtube too. I've now got all the bits but haven't got around to making a proper video yet. This is what I'll will be using: For the [b][u]bass signal[/u][/b] I have bought a Behringer USB Guitar link which allows me to play my bass on my laptop, via either the bass direct or else via the line out on my amp. This only cost a couple of quid on ebay. It also came with the Guitar Rig software which you could use to emulate a bass amp if you can't hook the amp up. For the [b][u]music[/u][/b] I will be using the "Amazing Slow Downer" software. This allows me to cut the bass from the song....the only downside being that the bass drum is cut also. I first heard of this software on BC and it's really great. You can slow down songs, cut/boost bass, change pitch etc.. For the [b][u]video[/u][/b] I have bought a Kodaz Zi8 camera. This has an internal mic input that allows me to record HD video along with high quality sound from the laptop, i.e my bass playing and the song. I believe that these are the only affordable cameras that have a mic input, however they are no longer made so can cost a few quid. I think I paid in the region of 70 shipped from Germany. So with these components I'll play along to the song while recording via the camera. The finished product is ready to be uploaded to youtube with no editing involved. I know this isn't the cheapest option, but the camera is pretty good so will get plenty of use for other things. One thing.... if you're going to be recording yourself on youtube please wear a t-shirt!!

I stood in with a band over the weekend and this was their set: Black Magic Woman - Santana I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton Here I Go Again - White Snake Fool for Your Loving - White Snake While My Guitar Gently Weeps - George Harrison Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi It's My Life - Bon Jovi Red House - Jimi Hendrix Hold The Line - Toto Superstition - Stevie Wonder Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Can't Get Enough - Bad Company Wishing Well -Free All Right Now - Free Big Bad Moon - Joe Satriani Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore Messin with the Kid - Rory Gallagher Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix Black Night - Deep Purple Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple My Old School - Steely Dan Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy More Than a Feeling - Boston Jump - Van Halen That Was Yesterday - Foreigner Walking by Myself - Gary Moore Sunshine of Your Love - Cream Crossroads - Cream Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers I had to learn almost all the songs on the list in just over a week . Considering I played in a classic rock band for almost 10 years I don't know how I hadn't learnt most of these before! Love learning new songs and have been asked to do a couple gigs so all is good EDIT - Don't try to paste a MS Word table into BC!!