Ambassient
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Visog, I was leery about this pedal too because of it's metal accolades. I am a jazz guy after all. I truly found it's clean sound to be out of this world. I play along with solo piano quite a bit so the need for a low noise floor was exceptionally important. I will say that the Two Notes had great tones and adaptability. I just found more of a quality sound from the DG. The aux in was a big deal for me too.
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Had the opportunity to demo this preamp recently, and it completely blew me out of the water! I was using a Two Notes Le Bass tube preamp, but the hiss was unbearable. The darkglass was ultra silent. The tone from this unit was both full, deep, and rich as it was punchy and clarified. Via the low and high mid toggles and dials, i was able to dial in the greatest of clean tones. There really wasn't a non quality tone from this preamp regardless of how i dialed it in. The overall quality of the housing and components was absolutely top notch and the graphics were really the icing on the cake. As if all of that wasn't enough, this unit includes a headphone and Aux in jack for stand alone practice. Finally, a component of this preamp that i have recently begun to really enjoy is the cab sim included with the direct and headphone outs. Connected to a computer, one is able to select one of about 20 different cabs, each with their own unique flavor and sound. It really has been a treat recording with the various cabs. I have tried a lot of preamps over the years, and this one is absolutely the best one i have ever encountered. I highly recommend it.
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I knew listening to Jazz was a bit odd... but didnt know that it was now considered a recognised disability... 😉 Nice... It's not, but that's funny. I have a serious mental illness and bass has become my refuge. I can be having the worst of symptoms and when i go in and play, it almost all disappears.
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hello all!! my name is Todd and I am a jazz (standards and modern) player. I started playing bass on fretless four years ago and only play them. My main bass is a Fender fretless jazz bass. I run it through a Darkglass hyper luminal compressor into a Darkglass Microtubes B7K ultra v2. i put them through an Ampeg BA115. it's a simple set up, but works really well for me. I am on disability so i play a lot.
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I have played an unlined fretless since the first time I played bass. Initially I played through all my scales with a tuner on. I eventually increased speed. Eventually my ears took over and intonation is second nature.
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Not right from the start like you but I had an unlined Status S2 for about 15 years, so I understand what you're saying and playing the thing isn't the problem. Unless you're a robot, by it's nature playing fretless could never be an exact science. Isn't that what all the sliding around's about? However, there are certain mechanical aspects of the bass itself, that couldn't hurt to get as close as you can.
There is something about what you say that I don't quite get though and I'm not being rude. Since were talking about a mechanical problem that can be dealt with by a few adjustments to the bass, how is deliberately placing your fingers a little out to find the right note any kind of a solution?
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I take my hat off to those who can instinctively intonate the bass by being able to slide into the position giving the correct pitch. Sadly, that's not a skill I have, but I would like to play fretless, even if that means I need to keep an eye on the side dots as well as the dots on the page; which is challenging.
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What tuner were you using please?
Mine has latency that would make it slow progress if I was to apply it to practice it that manner. Generally, the lower the note the more dithering the thing does. It could do with being shielded better too as it appears to find the G note when there is no note audible.
It stands to reason that a tuner needs a minimum number of cycles to tell what frequency (note) is on the line. I'm thinking there is a point beyond which tuners can not go despite being expensive and full of "helpful" features.
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Jacos debut, and Bill Evans Live at the Village Vanguard
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When I started playing bass I bought a fretless, it’s all I’ve ever played. With practice it becomes second nature.
