Building the "growliest" bass

[CamdenRob]

I always thought the widely accepted bass sound characteristics were;

P Bass - Thump
J Bass - Burp
Rick - Clank
Warwick - Growl

With everything else basically being a variation of the above with differing amounts of twang, rumble and zing...

[Mikkoantt]

Old Warwicks with wenge neck.

[LukeFRC]

personally I would be looking at this and asking Chris what he would think about making this part of the design.... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/239238-acg-eq03/page__p__2513463__hl__acg__fromsearch__1#entry2513463

[Skol303]

Go for bubinga. On everything. Even the strings

[roonjuice]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1407257028' post='2518877']
personally I would be looking at this and asking Chris what he would think about making this part of the design.... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/239238-acg-eq03/page__p__2513463__hl__acg__fromsearch__1#entry2513463
[/quote]
Cheers Luke, is exactly why I posted this thread, to extend ideas and see what's out there, ultimately I will be trusting Chris's judgment of course, that's why I am commissioning him as my luthier:)
R

Edited August 5, 2014 by roonjuice

[roonjuice]

Hmmm trem?

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='roonjuice' timestamp='1407257428' post='2518883']
Cheers Luke, is exactly why I posted this thread, to extend ideas and see what's out there, ultimately I will be trusting Chris's judgment of course, that's why I am commissioning him as my luthier:)
R
[/quote] So if I suggest something idiotic and chris has to spend hours talking you down from the idea he's going to blame me isn't he?
Alpher strings are really good!

[roonjuice]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1407257914' post='2518893']
So if I suggest something idiotic and chris has to spend hours talking you down from the idea he's going to blame me isn't he?
Alpher strings are really good!
[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHA
FLAME THROWER HEADSTOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='roonjuice' timestamp='1407258131' post='2518897']
HAHAHAHAHA
FLAME THROWER HEADSTOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[/quote]

Hi Chris

Sorry I'm really really sorry that both the dogs got burnt, I saw the photos on Facebook and they do look odd without any hair. It must be hard to have to rub ointment into them every three hours. I guess you have the time now, how long do you think before you get the workshop up and running? Real shame about Alex, I'm sure you'll miss him.
At this point PLEASE PLEASE can I point out that I had nothing to do with the flame thrower idea- I wouldn't suggest something that, as we now know, is so dangerous. I just was making a few suggestions to Roon and suggested they could help his Alpher bass "light up the stage" and he took it a bit literally.
Luke

[roonjuice]

Best post ever on Bc.
Fact

[Kiwi]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1407247281' post='2518719']
Why are you asking us? Surely that's a part of what you are paying your luthier for - to advise you on the best way to get the sound, feel and look that you are after.

IMO if your luthier isn't doing this for you, then you have the wrong one.
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Its more than just a luthier, its also what kind of wood they have in stock.

My Spectors are also growly but because they use soft maple. The maple that Jon Shuker uses is too stiff to be growly without a healthy dose of wenge. The maple is almost like graphite. Dood's headless 6 sounds nice and growly though. Martin Petersen makes some amazing wenge and maple necks. Urb's bass has exactly the kind of growl I've been looking for. The Yamaha BBNEII Is also very growly but has a 5 piece maple and mahogany through neck and alder wings. Old Musicman Stingrays are super growly and some of the SR5s from the late 80's and early 90's are very growly too - maple neck and ash body.

Each bass is its own recipe and has its own flavour of growl. The Yamaha is very soft and purry, the Spectors are a little barky and the stingray has an aggressive snarl.

[cocco]

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1407242539' post='2518663']
Growl is such a loose term as it means so many different things to different people - to me, growl is a Precision or Rick being driven hard (think Live at Leeds or early Rush), whereas to some people growl is the back pickup of a Jazz bass. To me that's burp.

[/quote]

I'm with Ben, growl is a P with a pick through a big valve rig with a Sansamp.

Edited August 5, 2014 by cocco

[lukeward2004]

Growl is a streamer stage 2 with an OBP-3, bass and treble boosted slightly, and mids just a smidge over the centre position.

THAT is just the most sexual bass tone!

[51m0n]

I love this build diary, the chap making this is clearly entirely insane, no one else rolls their own oil filled capacitors, but the result is a growly as they come:-

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/169606-1960-jazzbass-build.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6E7iSATY7M

Edited August 11, 2014 by icastle
Link fixed.

[Roland Rock]

How growly is the Tobias Growler?

[Kiwi]

About as growly as a stingray - depends on who is playing it.

[Muzz]

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1407317188' post='2519346']
I love this build diary, the chap making this is clearly entirely insane, no one else rolls their own oil filled capacitors, but the result is a growly as they come:-

[url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/169606-1960-jazzbass-build.html"]http://www.tdpri.com...bass-build.html[/url]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6E7iSATY7M
[/quote]

See, I'd describe that as 'burpy'...

Edited August 11, 2014 by icastle
Link fixed.

[roonjuice]

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1407329705' post='2519471']
See, I'd describe that as 'burpy'...
[/quote]
[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1407317188' post='2519346']
I love this build diary, the chap making this is clearly entirely insane, no one else rolls their own oil filled capacitors, but the result is a growly as they come:-

[url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/169606-1960-jazzbass-build.html"]http://www.tdpri.com...bass-build.html[/url]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6E7iSATY7M
[/quote]

That's amazing!
tapping the wood with a tuning fork to gauge the resonant frequencies etc is such a simple but brilliant idea!
Thanks for that!!!!

Edited August 11, 2014 by icastle
Link fixed.