markdavid Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Hi , Does anybody know of any other bass that sounds like the DeArmond Ashbory Bass , I love the sound of this Bass [url="http://www.frozencloudmusic.com/~chrishiscocks/Bass%20guitar%20samples/"]http://www.frozencloudmusic.com/~chrishisc...itar%20samples/[/url] but I know I could not adapt to the 18" scale. Any Suggestions Quote
G-77 Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 it not the scale that is the problem , it getting used to the big fat Rubber Strings and how they behave! If you are able to get to the bash tomorrow i will have mine with me. Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 It was designed to emulate the sound of an acoustic upright. I'm not sure if its more or less easy to adapt to a 43" scale Quote
BigRedX Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 With a bit of experimentation with strings and EQ settings you should be able to get a similar sound out of a [url="http://www.lightwave-systems.com/"]Lightwave Bass[/url]. Quote
BassBod Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Simple answer no - its the soft rubber strings/piezo. But as noted, they can be a pain to intonate and keep in tune (maybe the current Ashburys are better, with geared tuners?.....) BB Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 A current Ashboury sounds a nice & cheap alternative to a double bass or an EUB. Quote
Alun Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 [quote name='markdavid' post='46808' date='Aug 17 2007, 12:13 PM']Hi , Does anybody know of any other bass that sounds like the DeArmond Ashbory Bass , I love the sound of this Bass [url="http://www.frozencloudmusic.com/~chrishiscocks/Bass%20guitar%20samples/"]http://www.frozencloudmusic.com/~chrishisc...itar%20samples/[/url] but I know I could not adapt to the 18" scale. Any Suggestions[/quote] Hee hee, I recorded that and had forgotten all about it! They're not too bad to play once you get used to them. Regarding tuning, intonation is harder AND easier in a way as rolling your finger gives you about a semitone's woth of adjustment so "zeroing in" on a pitch is a little easier. That was recorded with an early 2000s one which has got the "normal" guitar type tuners which hold their tuning pretty well. The biggest tuning issue is the G strings tendency to go flat ( or snap!) in transit. The closest I've got with any other bass is my Alden violin bass with flatwounds, played over the end of the fretboard but it's not the same really. Cheers Alun Quote
paul, the Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 It's sounds very synthetic. Not my cup o'. Quote
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