Doctor J

[quote name='Linus27' post='1132494' date='Feb 18 2011, 05:42 PM']However, I just can't get my head around my Olympic White Precision with black scratchplate playing this sort of music. I just think punk. I guess I could put the tort plate on which makes it look cream coloured and more retro but in my head its my punk bass that I have slung low and play with a pick [/quote] Bob Babbitt, Motown bassist.

That sounds like a Precision would be [i]exactly[/i] the bass to have. You're just looking for an excuse to GAS out!

Mint. Get mint on there.

I had a Behringer flanger, dirt cheap, which I sold to buy a Boss one. Big mistake, the Behringer was a much better sounding pedal, though I'd be nervous about gigging it's plastic case for as long as I've gigged the Boss. I've used one of their ADA8000 mic pre units in the studio for seven or eight years now and never had a bit of bother with it.

[quote name='Cyrene' post='1127929' date='Feb 15 2011, 08:15 AM']I have two and am dying to play in company. Just lack confidence.[/quote] There's nothing to fear, just get out there and get stuck in. Playing with others will be the most exhilarating (and most infuriating) thing you can do as a musician

Search for some setup guides, there are countless ones out there. Read them, understand them, then examine your bass and adjust to your taste. There is no black magic at work here, just a series of simple factors which combine into something which seems to intimidate a lot of people. You can fix this if you just put a bit of time into understanding it.

I haven't had a bass gig in about 3 years, but I still classify myself as a bassist first and foremost and I do a fair bit of recording at home so I'm keeping 'em all, thanks.

Good man. Nice to see people digging something other than the standards!

Yep, but I do it with a small file and then several runs of fine grade sandpaper until it's smooth as silk. The only downside is when you pick up a standard instrument, you really notice the harsh edge.

From a gig last Friday and, before you say it, yeah I know.

Gah. I read three pages of that talkbass garbage before I simply had to stop to preserve my sanity... I just hope it didn't push something important out the other side of my brain

[b]In:[/b] Ibanez SR1300PM [b]Out:[/b] n/a

Over here the selection in shops is pretty crap so if you want to play anything other than a Fender, Ibanez or Cort you've got to be a little adventurous, I bought a second hand Bacchus 5er from Japan unseen, it was so good I bought another 5er, a P and three Bacchus guitars. Only sold one, the second 5er, because I wasn't comfortable enough with the slab body, the rest I will keep for life. I traded for a couple of Godlyke basses here and, again, I love them. They're keepers for sure.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1109416' date='Jan 31 2011, 01:23 PM']Ernies Balls[/quote] This.

Tony Thompson, Sean Reinert or Reed St. Mark.

Mine would be always do a quick search [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=118611"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=118611[/url]

The reason I ask is because generally, for Metal, this [quote]i EQ to taste removing any high end popping/twang and add a little gain drive to warm and thicken things up[/quote] often doesn't work in a live setting, especially if you've got guitarists who do a lot of low chugging riffwork and if your drummer is fond of double bass drumming - there can be a lot of instruments trying to fill the same low frequency space. I can quite easily see why an engineer might brighten up your bass tone in order for it to be heard, rather than disappear in a sea of low end mud. I can't access any of your links in work, blocked, can't hear your stuff so could be a mile off.

[quote name='digitalmetal' post='1101966' date='Jan 25 2011, 12:14 PM']its not a problem because like i said i[b] DO[/b] go seek them out and explain what we want to them, but ive only ever come across a handful of soundguys who act like they are even remotely interested in what i have to say.[/quote] Fair enough. The guy last night, what did he say about what he did to your sound?

[quote name='digitalmetal' post='1101953' date='Jan 25 2011, 12:05 PM']he really should come and find out about us and our sound if he cares at all about what he is doing.[/quote] There's your problem.

The sound engineer shouldn't be viewed as an enemy, he's there to make your band sound as good as possible. There's nothing extra in it for him for you to sound sh*t either. Did you talk to him, tell him about your tone, about the sound your band is going for or just say nothing, watch him set up in his own way and then complain that he didn't mind read and get the tone in your head via telepathy? When you enter the venue, seek out the engineer, shake his hand and offer to buy him a beer. If you have a stage plan, even better, you'll make his and your evenings so much easier. You'll be amazed how receptive an engineer can be if you engage with him and if he thinks your band knows what they're doing. If he's the regular house engineer he'll know what works and what doesn't work in that particular room. Between the two of you, you can come to an understanding which benefits you both. It's so very easy. If you just ignore him, it's no wonder that he'll just assume you're another crap band and take as many of the variables (bizarre amp settings you may have - who knows?) out of the equasion. Fighting the work the engineer is trying to do by changing volume levels on stage, moving mics, etc is unbelievably stupid and counterproductive. It's astonishing how many musicians don't reaslise that. Talk to the guy.

There's a 10th anniversary edition, both mixes are on that.

I usually find Dingwalls quite offensive to the eye but that one is rather nice.

If you build it, they will come

[quote name='nash' post='1101031' date='Jan 24 2011, 04:59 PM']Does anyone prefer the USA mix?[/quote] No. The austerity of the original mix suits the mood much more than the gloss the US mix added. The original is perfect. Seriously.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1100805' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:15 PM']Ahhhh, so refreshing! Normally people like the later stuff and not the holy bible. It's a work of art.[/quote] The Holy Bible is one of the greatest albums ever written. Saying that though, I can understand why it's not to everyone's taste, especially people who can find merit in the later stuff