inthedoghouse Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1441453559' post='2858998'] Vintage: Proper hefty bass sound with bass played as it should be, as part of a rhythm section. Rugged and manly. Hi-Fi: Widdly-widdly twangy cutlery-drawer-down-the-stairs in your face inappropriate slappy solo nipple-rub for gaylords. I await the backlash with pleasure. [/quote]Praise be - thou speaketh the truth :-) Quote
Muzz Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1441531904' post='2859479'] Very apply named. Assume he doesn't play like that all the time..?? [/quote] As a mate of Nige's, I have to say that's a parlour piece which sells a lot of strings (he works for Rotosound), and he's a great player fingerstyle or, earlier this year, on a G&L 2000 with a pick on tour with Dare. Without Brian C this time... Quote
Highfox Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 For me vintage vs hi-fi is either having the tweeter/horn on or off hi-fi to me is also a scooped sound with a bit of bite.. I always think Marcus Miller. Quote
drTStingray Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1441618806' post='2860199'] Vintage: muffled muddy indistinct sound, where not only can you not tell what type of bass is being played, you can't tell what note is being played either. Think "hippopotamus farting underwater" and you're there. Hi-fi: Unforgivingly distinct sound, where every single wrong note and string noise is amplified a thousandfold. Useful for discovering exactly how inaccurate a tab is. [/quote] Now this is much more like it!! I do recall seeing bands in the 70s and sometimes coming away thinking the bass sound rather like indistinct elephant noises, but Tauzero, you've summed it up magnificently "hippopotamus farting underwater" - flappy farty speaker sounds also help, although not obligatory if the bass is truly vintage. Duff hearing from years of playing can also assist (especially guitarists and drummers) who sometimes seem to have a view on what a 'vintage bass sound' should be. Mr Squire RIPs live sound in the 70s did, however at times (though certainly not always) conjure up Discreet's "cutlery drawer down the stairs" imagery. Goodness, this sounds like a wonderful GCSE English question - describe vintage v modern bass guitar sound!! Edited September 9, 2015 by drTStingray Quote
bassintheface Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1441453559' post='2858998'] Vintage: Proper hefty bass sound with bass played as it should be, as part of a rhythm section. Rugged and manly. Hi-Fi: Widdly-widdly twangy cutlery-drawer-down-the-stairs in your face inappropriate slappy solo nipple-rub for gaylords. I await the backlash with pleasure. [/quote] ***APPLAUSE** Quote
drTStingray Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 [quote name='bassintheface' timestamp='1441786241' post='2861667'] ***APPLAUSE** [/quote] Is that vintage applause (I.e instinct rumble) or hi fi (which shows up every marginally out of time clap) 😉 Quote
bassintheface Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 a rumbling applause.......some definition, but mainly a rumble. Not quite low enough to get the 'brown note' though!! Quote
ras52 Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 [quote name='barneyg42' timestamp='1441532367' post='2859484'] [media]http://youtu.be/fBJxyGDfRWY[/media] [/quote] But that's "Vintage" glass and crockery breaking... #confused Quote
fleabag Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Vintage = Low-Fi Modern = Hi-Fi I'm partial to something inbetween. Mid-Fi Quote
cheddatom Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 I'd rather had a Hi-Fi rig which I can use to make any sound possible, including a "vintage" sound. Controversial I know, but in the studio I like to record as full a range signal as possible so that I have as many options open to me as possible. This applies to everything, not just bass. Obviously some people are convinced that to get X sound you need Y rig... fair enough Quote
elephantgrey Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 im confused, I use both a bitcrusher and a gameboy, which one am i? >.> Quote
discreet Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 [quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1441802967' post='2861889'] im confused, I use both a bitcrusher and a gameboy, which one am i? >.> [/quote] Bitcrusher + Gameboy = Gaylord. Quote
elephantgrey Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1441808331' post='2861944'] Bitcrusher + Gameboy = Gaylord. [/quote] Well im going to have to go have a very awkward conversation with the GF then… Quote
discreet Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 [quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1441813760' post='2862007'] Well im going to have to go have a very awkward conversation with the GF then… [/quote] Just joshing, of course. Sorry, I'm a bit bumptious today. For some reason. Quote
Deedee Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1441453559' post='2858998'] Vintage: Proper hefty bass sound with bass played as it should be, as part of a rhythm section. Rugged and manly. Hi-Fi: Widdly-widdly twangy cutlery-drawer-down-the-stairs in your face inappropriate slappy solo nipple-rub for gaylords. I await the backlash with pleasure. [/quote] Haha 😂 Quote
elephantgrey Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1441821951' post='2862094'] Just joshing, of course. Sorry, I'm a bit bumptious today. For some reason. [/quote] Oh, i was also joking, i think i should probably use emotes more. Quote
TrevorR Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1441800968' post='2861862'] Vintage = Low-Fi Modern = Hi-Fi I'm partial to something inbetween. Mid-Fi [/quote] I'm not sure which I prefer and the reasons for that preference... Why-Fi Quote
taunton-hobbit Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 I seem to recall that one of the (stated) reasons for the split between Orange and Mat Mathias (Matamp) was that Mats stuff was too clean........ Quote
Guest bassman7755 Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1441801619' post='2861871'] I'd rather had a Hi-Fi rig which I can use to make any sound possible, including a "vintage" sound. Controversial I know, [/quote] Same here, you can dirty up a clean sound but you cant do the reverse. Quote
tauzero Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1441971185' post='2863360'] I'm not sure which I prefer and the reasons for that preference... Why-Fi [/quote] There's a lady down the road whose opinion I would value - MIL-Fi. Quote
discreet Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1441971185' post='2863360'] I'm not sure which I prefer and the reasons for that preference... Why-Fi [/quote] [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1441976800' post='2863449'] There's a lady down the road whose opinion I would value - MIL-Fi. [/quote] These comments have made me curious - Bi-Fi. Quote
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