steve-soar Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU-t7Rx8lDQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU-t7Rx8lDQ[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Well yes it is, but it did make me think: If you didn't know what it was, and only heard it, would it really jump out at you that the bass kept changing? I don't think it would to me. Count (Cloth Eared) Bassy Edited August 6, 2012 by Count Bassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Warwick sounded great to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1344275903' post='1762145'] Well yes it is, but it did make me think: If you didn't know what it was, and only heard it, would it really jump out at you that the bass kept changing? I don't think it would to me. [/quote] I think you would notice the difference between the Stingray and the others. the Stingray just sounded so thin and twangy. Good but noticably different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydentaku Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I really enjoy that. Alembic sounded particularly awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Superb! I liked the Warwick Star Bass best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1344275903' post='1762145'] Well yes it is, but it did make me think: If you didn't know what it was, and only heard it, would it really jump out at you that the bass kept changing? I don't think it would to me. Count (Cloth Eared) Bassy [/quote] They mostly sounded very different to me. I closed my eyes and only looked at the ones I enjoyed the sound of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Wow. Thats fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Great video and what a fantastic player! I also really liked the Warwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1344283150' post='1762303'] They mostly sounded very different to me. I closed my eyes and only looked at the ones I enjoyed the sound of. [/quote] I did the same thing. Turns out I like the Jazz the most. Followed by the Warwicks. Loved the sound of the fretless stingray too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 What a great vid, and playing. The Jazz was my favourite, and I also quite liked the fretless 'Ray and the Star. Every time the fretted 'Ray came on, I involountarily winced - way too trebly for me, and quite unpleasant IMO. I especially loved the Slap tone on the Star - very Larry Graham. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysh Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1344283052' post='1762299'] Superb! I liked the Warwick Star Bass best. [/quote] +1. good that I have my starfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick_Official Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Ha, I did the same thing! I just love the sound of the Star Bass. Its got so much vibe, and is so versatile. Next on my list, for sure. Thanks for posting! Edited August 6, 2012 by Warwick_Official Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Good video, I watched blind and my favourites were the Warwick Star, Alembic and the fretless 'Ray. The Streamer was a bit too refined and the burgundy Ray was too high end sounding for me. Nothing wrong with the Jazz but I preferred the other 3 I mentioned. Oddly, if you put all the basses in front of me and said I could have 1 but had 10 seconds to decide (not hearing or playing any) I think I'd have gone for the Streamer or the Jazz. Proof that you should listen with your ears and not your eyes. Edited August 6, 2012 by GarethFlatlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alstocko Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Excellente! A good insight into sound comparison, it's hard to do each instrument justice in so little time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://youtu.be/nxJtW2qOKkA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Great idea, I liked the Warwick hollowbody. Incidentally this was the song that really got me working hard at playing bass, Zender was my big inspiration and I really think the bass part on that particular tune is inspired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I was reading through the comments as it was playing but scrolled back up when I heard a nice bass sound and it was the two Warwicks every time. The Star then the Streamer for me. I could spot the fretted Stingray every time (I winced at the sound...). Always liked the idea of a Stingray, being a big Flea fan but tried one and it was a horrible clangy piece of crap in my opinion. Perhaps a bad example combined with bad playing but it was truly dreadful for me. Different strokes and all that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 very interesting when all compared so close together in conitnuity like this normally am a big warwick and ray tone fan but these ones didnt do it for me although the star was my personal fave of the two warwicks J by a mile for me wonder how much difference there would be through a different rig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Jazz was my favourite to. Although the Warwick star was surprisingly tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Just got round to listening to this, the Warwick star for me was awesome and the alembic second but for different reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I thought the Warwick Star was by far the best one on there - great sound & looked pretty good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1344283150' post='1762303'] They mostly sounded very different to me. I closed my eyes and only looked at the ones I enjoyed the sound of. [/quote] Yes, but if you hadn't known that he was changing basses would you have sat up and said 'Oh, he's changed basses'. ?. I could hear differences (many of them not that strongly), but then I knew (and could see) that they changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I watched this one video and now I too can say that the Stingray is twangy crap Seriously, skip lunch before playing one. You'll want to save space for when you eat up those words In related news: EQ. Great vid, enjoyed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1344377943' post='1763797'] Yes, but if you hadn't known that he was changing basses would you have sat up and said 'Oh, he's changed basses'. ?. I could hear differences (many of them not that strongly), but then I knew (and could see) that they changed. [/quote] I heard pronounced differences on most of them, and subtle differences on some of them. It's also confirmed for me that I'll never own a Stingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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