The Reggae Thread

[Reggaebass]

The new one from @donstrumental

 

[SumOne]

16 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

The new one from @donstrumental

 

Treble down, Bass up, that's the way we like to pluck!

 I'm getting quite into using a foam mute for the early Ska sound.  

[Reggaebass]

5 minutes ago, SumOne said:

Treble down, Bass up, that's the way we like to pluck!

Yeah that’s pretty much what I do, with a bit of mid for clarity 

 

6 minutes ago, SumOne said:

I'm getting quite into using a foam mute for the early Ska sound.  

I like the foam mute sometimes, on one of my precision’s I’ve got the bassmute, which you can switch on and off, but imo they are expensive 🙂

[Reggaebass]

This is good for a mute, I got some from work and it works a treat , just cut it to length 

[taunton-hobbit]

 

[taunton-hobbit]

Friday chill-out choon :

 

 

[Reggaebass]

Don’t think we’ve had this one, nice Bassline, definitely some muting going on, unless it’s an upright , what do you think 

 

[Reggaebass]

Friday Fred locks 

 

[ezbass]

29 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Don’t think we’ve had this one, nice Bassline, definitely some muting going on, unless it’s an upright , what do you think 

 

Sounds too precise for an upright and the attack doesn't sound DBish, so I call mute (if that is a DB, that's some of the best intonation ever). Ever since doing a recording with a mute, I've been really enjoying the sound and feel, especially on a my new short scale. I'd like a BassMute, but as you have said, they are a tad spiteful in terms of price and only available on import (?). The Grossman looks like the best option as the Nordymute don't do the string spacing I need in a 4.

[Reggaebass]

8 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Sounds too precise for an upright and the attack doesn't sound DBish, so I call mute

Thanks ez, listening back I think you’re right , If I hear of a bassmute going, I’ll let you know , I’ve seen this one but I don’t know how much they cost 

[taunton-hobbit]

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

Don’t think we’ve had this one, nice Bassline, definitely some muting going on, unless it’s an upright , what do you think 

 

I think I've heard that rhythm track before, but I can't pull it up .................

😎

[ezbass]

3 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Thanks ez, listening back I think you’re right , If I hear of a bassmute going, I’ll let you know , I’ve seen this one but I don’t know how much they cost 

Cheers, my man! That one looks similar to The Fump, looks a bit of a faff but better than some random foam stuffed under the strings, looking like a burst mattress.

[Reggaebass]

6 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Cheers, my man! That one looks similar to The Fump, looks a bit of a faff but better than some random foam stuffed under the strings, looking like a burst mattress.

I recently got this one to try, which is quick and easy but it does mute quite a lot, which is good if your looking for that sound in particular, but it’s a bit much for me in normal use 🙂

[ezbass]

6 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I recently got this one to try, which is quick and easy but it does mute quite a lot, which is good if your looking for that sound in particular, but it’s a bit much for me in normal use 🙂

 

Ah ha! An actual Fump. Interesting to know you found it too much, that saves me a few bob experimenting; ta!

[Reggaebass]

Listening to a bit of Cultural Roots this morning, I’ve added this Bassline to my, to play list for later 

 

[Reggaebass]

Really like the vocals on this, but I can’t make up my mind on the song , I think it needs dubbing up😁

 

[taunton-hobbit]

 

[oldslapper]

This lot are a bit commercial for your average dubster 😂 I remember seeing them at Hammy odeon supporting AWB. But this bass line was great to use for teaching a nice reggae line.

 

[Reggaebass]

2 minutes ago, oldslapper said:

This lot are a bit commercial for your average dubster 😂 I remember seeing them at Hammy odeon supporting AWB. But this bass line was great to use for teaching a nice reggae line.

 

Great one mr slapper, I saw them back in the day and I remember them really driving this one 

 

[Waddo Soqable]

3 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Really like the vocals on this, but I can’t make up my mind on the song , I think it needs dubbing up😁

 

Dubbing it up is Always a good thing..!

[Reggaebass]

Just now, Waddo Soqable said:

Dubbing it up is Always a good thing..!

Definitely, it’s the only way 😁

[Reggaebass]

Trinity and mykal rose are probably my favourite vocalists, I don’t think I’ve posted this, it’s trinity and Gregory isaacs , nice Bassline 

 

[Waddo Soqable]

7 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Really like the vocals on this, but I can’t make up my mind on the song , I think it needs dubbing up😁

 

Actually , been listening to this again, it reaaly grows on you !  This is a lovely song ( course a proper dub would be great too ! )

[taunton-hobbit]

 

[Reggaebass]