Ibanez EDA 905

[JonnyB]

Hi there - I recently got an Ibanez EDA 905 from a fellow Basschatter, and, although it's very comfy and light, I'm struggling with achieving the right sound for me - I'd like to be able to play both with the traditional Motown sound, and with a decent slap sound. At the moment I can get a good range of brighter sounds, that have plenty of front-end attacks to them. The slap sound (actually the 'pop') is quite different, a sort of 'razzy' 'synth-y' sort of sound (difficult to describe).

I've heard that there is a big range of sounds you can get with this bass, it just needs tweaking (I have played around a bit with the tone controls underneath - I currently have it on the maximum bass boost setting).

I don't really want to get rid of it - it's just so damn comfy; and I'm sure I'm not playing/set it up correctly.


Any EDA players out there that have any tips?

Cheers

Jon

[Machines]

Before I got my Yamaha RBX775 I wanted an EDA905, when I did try the Ibanez I found the sound too modern and a little brittle for my liking.

You may find it hard to get traditional sounds from it due to the non-wood body, single pickup and piezo. The only thing you can really do is experiment with your hand positioning and EQ, if you can't get the sound you want after doing that then i'm afraid it can't be done .