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[quote name='Rimskidog' post='802343' date='Apr 11 2010, 08:59 AM']the key to good recording is capturing good quality going in. That starts at your own fingers. Every bit of the chain is important and every bit either adds or takes away from the final product. So you need: a good player, a good quality instrument, good strings, and then either a good bass amp, speakers and well position appropriate mic in a good room going into a good/appropriate preamp or alternatively a good quality DI going into a good preamp. All of this needs to go through a good quality a/d converter. You are also likely to need a compressor on their somewhere (a decent software plugin will hold down the dynamics but a good hardware one will be more musical). Now don't get me wrong here. I'm not saying it's not possible to get an adequate bass recording without that. I'm just explaining how every part of your signal chain that is lacking will take a few percent away from the product. Now if I was on a low budget and wanted to get the best quality bass I could I'd probably buy a BSA ar133 or similar DI, unplug the behringer and go directly into my audio interface/converter. (a good rule of thumb is the shorter you can make the signal path the less degraded the signal becomes. Now it isn't clear what your exact signal chain is. If you can list it here that would be useful. Hope this helps. [/quote] that is a big help cheers, by signal chain do you mean what is the chain from my bass going to my computer? If so, at the moment it is - bass (fender jazz) - amp (peavey tnt) - pre out on amp - mixer (does not have a preamp on the mixer) then into computer using realtek plugin - Cool edit pro I hope that's what you mean, I know it's not the greatest lot of equipment but I'm trying to make do

Hi guys, for the last year or so I have been doing random little recordings of my bass through a small behringer eurorack mixer then through to cool edit pro on my computer, I really am useless at recording bass, so does anyone have any good ideas in how I can get something that sounds as good and as clear as this: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Ea_FTBtew&feature=fvw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Ea_FTBtew&feature=fvw[/url] ??? Cheers

[quote name='Doddy' post='785144' date='Mar 24 2010, 08:57 PM']Yes I have.... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_FAQteWySc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_FAQteWySc[/url][/quote] only claypool could pull that off!

If you are looking for the kind of slap tone like marcus millers, you should be able to achieve it with a 70s jazz. This may sound daft but....sometimes with amps you have to lower the lows and mids a bit then wack up the high. I have to do that with the peaveys at my college.

Couldn't agree with you anymore, even the uptight arse of a technician at my school who never agrees with me thinks it's amazing (he's a bassist too). Your bass looks sweet, I really want to play a few fretless's. Go on YouTube and look up bill clements, one handed bassist. He plays a reverse fretless bass and it sounds incredible!

Cool I'll check them out, I learnt larry graham - Pow! A long time ago, crazy song

I'm sorry, im uneducated and only 16 years old haha

frank zapper?

Hi guys, been playing lots of stuff over the last few years, from mark king, marcus miller, flea etc etc, im getting a little bored of slap bass now, i have been learning hit me with you rhythm stick by ian dury recently so..... My point is, does anyone have any ideas for songs that i could learn that do not have slap bass in? Cheers

Yeh man, ashdown practice amps are good, my old mini rig was exceptional, if you he can find one of them cheap, hes a winner

So many people have been telling me that MIJ fenders are better than MIM and MIA fenders! Have you got those pictures paul!

MiJ basses are the way forward man! they are built better than usa's...........so i have been told by many people

Cool man! Good luck on buying a new bass!

[quote name='Plux_the_Duck' post='750730' date='Feb 19 2010, 11:59 AM']hmm.. I found it the other way round, I loved its fingerstyle tone over its slap tone... well difference of opinions if and when I get it, I'm going to put the east marcus pre in it, as I've heard people raving about them[/quote] Yeh man, well your probably right, I havnt played the bass I'm just saying what people told me, if you go on thomann.com and look at the marcus miller bass and listen to the short tracks they give you as demos.

yh they are good! keep an eye out on fareastguitars.co.uk they dont have much stock at the moment, but they will soon.

ITS CHRIS

ok man, ill think about it when i some money, looks good though

many people think that just because it has the U.S.A badge on it then it instantly makes it better. However i have been told by many people that the japanese build quality is better than the usa build quality! And the american pickups are better than japanese pickups apparently! so its win win for me because mine is MIJ/CIJ and has USA pickups! Such a little difference anyway like you say

[quote name='Plux_the_Duck' post='749865' date='Feb 18 2010, 03:36 PM']lovely bass, I want the marcus miller jazz - I love the 70's jazz look with the block inlays, its a fantastic look[/quote] I was going to get one, however after looking at lots of reviews everyone said, its awesome for slap bass but not so good for anything else :/ But i agree it looks awesome

[quote name='Doddy' post='749834' date='Feb 18 2010, 03:18 PM']iGig cases I've added a link i the original post,but here it is again [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/IGIG_Bags.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp.../IGIG_Bags.html[/url][/quote] Well, with me buying this new bass, i am pretty skint, sooo im looking for something cheap, so second hand :/