Guest MoJo Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Just for a bit of fun, I have recorded 4 small sound samples. The basses in question are a Yamaha BB1100s (neck pickup in passive mode); a Vintage V4 with a maple neck and alnico Wilkinson pickup; a Vintage V4 with a rosewood board and ceramic Wilkinson pickup and an Ibanez GSR200 neck pickup (stock). Which do you think is which? Bass 1 Bass 2 Bass 3 Bass 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I've no idea, but I like #2 the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 im guessing 1 v4 ceramic 2 yamaha bb 3 v4 alnico 4 ibanez gsr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 When it's a P-rick? Sorry - as you were... 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 7 hours ago, Bassassin said: When it's a P-rick? Sorry - as you were... HA Gross Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Yuck Yuck Now I won’t get that picture out of my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 8 hours ago, Bassassin said: When it's a P-rick? Sorry - as you were... Looks awful... but I bet it plays better than a ******fecker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Looks fine to me, heartily sick of Fenders. I love the look and growl of the standard Rick but sadly they are too big for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 #3 for me. pray tell, was it the vintage with the maple neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I liked the sound of 1 the least, I assume that is the Yamaha purely on the basis that I had a 1024X recently that just didn't quite pull off the P bass sound, 2 and 3 I am guessing are the Vintage basses and 4 the Ibanez bass? I preferred the second one overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I thought 2 was quite woolly but I liked it the most, 4 was the most modern and articulate (best for the mix? Depending on the mix yada yada), 3 was in between, and 1 sounded like rubber bands. I believe electronics have a larger influence than wood on the sound of electric instruments, so I guess 2 is the alnico and maple, and 3 and 4 are the Ibby or the ceramics. Which means that it's most likely the Yamaha I don't rate, which surprises me. Looking forward to the results... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) Id say: 1. Ibanez. 2. V4 maple. 3. Yamaha. 4. V4 with rosewood neck. Edited May 8, 2018 by la bam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 23 hours ago, dannybuoy said: I've no idea, but I like #2 the best! 6 hours ago, Roger2611 said: I preferred the second one overall 5 hours ago, ben4343 said: I thought 2 was quite woolly but I liked it the most Quite a bit of love for No.2. When I recorded the clips (plugging each bass directly into my Tascam GB10 Bass Trainer), I was quite surprised how little difference there was between basses 1, 2 and 3 and the variety in the answers above would confirm that. I believe that in a live situation, you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference. Now for the moment of truth. No.1 is the Ibanez GSR200 No.2 is the V4 with the ceramic pickups and rosewood fretboard No.3 is the V4 with alnico pickups and maple fretboard (that'll please @police squad ) No.4 is the Yamaha BB1100s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Well i own a V4 alnico and its the only one i got right,there so good for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 12 hours ago, MoJo said: Quite a bit of love for No.2. When I recorded the clips (plugging each bass directly into my Tascam GB10 Bass Trainer), I was quite surprised how little difference there was between basses 1, 2 and 3 and the variety in the answers above would confirm that. I believe that in a live situation, you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference. Now for the moment of truth. No.3 is the V4 with alnico pickups and maple fretboard (that'll please @police squad ) ha ha. Excellent. I can hear the difference between maple and rosewood boards, maple is more glassy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 On 7 May 2018 at 23:58, Bassassin said: When it's a P-rick? Sorry - as you were... Hah! That's mine. Had it since 1980. Cleaned off a tatty tobacco sunburst that would fetch a fortune these days as a 'roadworn' finish. Plays beautifully and sounds so much better than an original fender. Doesn't get played much as I went 5 string in 1995. The wallpaper was my daughter's choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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