timhiggins Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 21 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: Nice, thanks Tim. I've learned that ^^^, and to be fair its sounding pretty good to my ears, using my R-4000 with flats. What a sweet little bassline that is. 😎 Found this one too, really nice tune, and fun to play along sympathetically on the electric bass. 👍 I'll get the J bass back out and persevere with it a bit more... Great stuff ..its made me want to dig my acoustic out Clinton Fearon and the Gladiators are superb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 22 hours ago, Teebs said: What, the 'antelope porn' one? Ricky, you have to explain this! Well, when a mummy and a daddy antelope love eachother very much... or actually, in these modern times, it could be two mummy antelopes... or... oh hold on, I think that's my phone ringing... Ask your mother. 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 11 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: Well, when a mummy and a daddy antelope love eachother very much... or actually, in these modern times, it could be two mummy antelopes... or... oh hold on, I think that's my phone ringing... Ask your mother. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 So it’s no longer, is it good for metal? It’s now, is it good for reggae? personally, I think it’s obviously all down to sound and attack. Playing with a pic near the bridge won’t give that authentic reggae tone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigyin Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 12/03/2019 at 12:59, Ricky 4000 said: Is the J bass good for reggae? Well not for me it isn't. Playing with my thumb, around the sweet spot where it's not too deep but not too boney - the backs of my fingers / knuckles keep messing with the volume controls. What are the secret reggae basses that most folks don't know about? These should [probably] be certain models of fairly obscure yet inexpensive basses, with that special 'Kingston Mojo' that "we" done want the old and rich square people finding out about. Because they'll just buy them all up to play covers of UB40 covers [badly] in their beige painted drawing rooms. 😕 Jazz Bass.....jobs a gud'n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 @Ricky 4000 I can highly recommend one of these for reggae, I picked it up during the week for a sensible price, it was already fitted with halfrounds , and has a really low action , it’s my first real go at a 5 string, and the low B drops a serious Bassline 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: @Ricky 4000 I can highly recommend one of these for reggae, I picked it up during the week for a sensible price, it was already fitted with halfrounds , and has a really low action , it’s my first real go at a 5 string, and the low B drops a serious Bassline 🙂 Nice bass RB! That is pretty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Teebs said: Nice bass RB! That is pretty! Thanks teebs, it belonged to a 75 year old country bass player not far from me, who has had to give up playing due to health reasons it was his pride and joy, it plays so nice, he is also a fan of reggae and ska , totally inspiring gentleman 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 20 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Thanks teebs, it belonged to a 75 year old country bass player not far from me, who has had to give up playing due to health reasons it was his pride and joy, it plays so nice, he is also a fan of reggae and ska , totally inspiring gentleman 🙂 And the bass got a great new home! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 12 March 2019 at 17:54, Frank Blank said: This reminds me of the great bass tone on early Public Image Ltd recordings, especially Metal Box, Jah Wobble with the Ovation Magnum Bass. Allegedly he played through an Ampeg rig that faced the wall of the studio and had a microphone behind. Agree with all the comments on this thread that it's probably more about strings and technique than core bass tone, but an Ovation Magnum is just fabulous for reggae / ska - I've never played another bass with such naturally massive low end whilst retaining complete clarity / articulation. Currently using La Bella 750T White tapewounds on my fretless Magnum 1. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 41 minutes ago, Shaggy said: Agree with all the comments on this thread that it's probably more about strings and technique than core bass tone, but an Ovation Magnum is just fabulous for reggae / ska - I've never played another bass with such naturally massive low end whilst retaining complete clarity / articulation. Currently using La Bella 750T White tapewounds on my fretless Magnum 1. The Guv'nor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) The Guv'nor. S'funny, I keep on almost forgetting how great he is/was. By Brian Marks - Jah Wobble, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10290097 Edited March 25, 2019 by Ricky 4000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Cruz Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Reggae is an excellent style todo study palm mute and anticipation of accents. Watch this excellent video. Regards! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 On 14/03/2019 at 18:06, Ricky 4000 said: Nice, thanks Tim. I've learned that ^^^, and to be fair its sounding pretty good to my ears, using my R-4000 with flats. What a sweet little bassline that is. 😎 Found this one too, really nice tune, and fun to play along sympathetically on the electric bass. 👍 I'll get the J bass back out and persevere with it a bit more... That's a very cool performance. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I agree Wobble’s Ovation sounds good, but he only got that in the late 80s. He’s playing a Precision on the Public Image albums. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 31/03/2019 at 17:32, pineweasel said: I agree Wobble’s Ovation sounds good, but he only got that in the late 80s. He’s playing a Precision on the Public Image albums. and in a strange coincidence: 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) @Frank Blank Frank! Cancel that order for the Ovation Unobtanium Grand Magnus Magnum!! It was a bloody P bass! You can get one of those for like, 60 quid. 👍 Edited April 2, 2019 by Ricky 4000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Ricky 4000 said: @Frank Blank Frank! Cancel that order for the Ovation Unobtanium Grand Magnus Magnum!! It was a bloody P bass! You can get one of those for like, 60 quid. 👍 Blimey, you live, you learn, should have just looked st this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Didn't you just love it when R1 DJ's had to introduce music they hated 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Didn't you just love it when R1 DJ's had to introduce music they hated 🙂 Absolutely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) On 12/03/2019 at 13:07, chris_b said: Aston Barrett was rather good on his Jazz basses and there is a Reggae player on here who plays Alembic basses. There are no secrets I just get a good feel and forget the stereotypes. I play alembic for reggae and ironically the one I use mostly is an all maple neck through Europa with humcancelling pickups. When I first had it I thought it was gonna be too twangy and bright for reggae. It is a twangy bass with lots of prominent mids also the bottom end is healthy end has so much clarity without sounding woolly. I am experimenting with using older strings that were on a previous bass for about a year to get a thicker sound and these have been on the bass now about a year and a half and sounding good for reggae. I may try flats next time it's due a string change. But I think any decently setup bass can be used for reggae. Some of the really old reggae was don't on quite shabby instruments and I think that tone is part of the charm of that era. I did try using my P-style alembic bass for reggae but with LP filter based tone controls fully closed for a more bassy tone I started losing volume on the D and G strings moving up the neck compared to the E and A so I have a bit of tweaking to do with the pickup heights on that bass. It's absolutely fine with more treble in the mix. Edited April 3, 2019 by jazzyvee 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 My first bass was a Westone Thunder 1A - produces a very deep bass tone, well suited for reggae. A couple of years ago you could pick one up for around £100, now it's hard to find one at three times the price. I'm still looking for a 11A or 111A with a broken headstock for a headless conversion - let me know if you break yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 *much time has passed* Well, the good news is that I've found the sound I want: Unfortunately, it ain't coming out of my J bass ... need some thicker strings ... gonna get me some tapeworms. 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 37 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: Unfortunately, it ain't coming out of my J bass ... need some thicker strings ... gonna get me some tapeworms. 👍 I think we’ve all been on the , string quest , I certainly have , and for me they are without a doubt my personal favourite strings for reggae , I’ve had a set of D addarios on my jazz for about 5 years and through my home practice LB30 and MB115 or the studio rig , the tone is very similar to this🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Hi ya Ricky, I’ve been going through some of my old school tunes, here’s one you may like , 🙂 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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