4 candles Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Howdy, Appologies for going over old ground and apologies if this is in the wrong place. looking for some inspiration, still have not found my sound. the closest I have come to my ultimate sound is a sadowsky preamp with bartalloni pickups.(jazz style bass) Is there a better combination out there? would love some feedback regards Mark Quote
wateroftyne Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 [quote name='4 candles' post='717132' date='Jan 18 2010, 09:04 PM']Howdy, Appologies for going over old ground and apologies if this is in the wrong place. looking for some inspiration, still have not found my sound. the closest I have come to my ultimate sound is a sadowsky preamp with bartalloni pickups.(jazz style bass) Is there a better combination out there? would love some feedback regards Mark[/quote] What does your ultimate sound sound like? Quote
xilddx Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 I'm loving my DiMarzio Ultra Jazz pups with an onboard 3 band Demeter pre on my Wilkins Jazz. Quote
Noisyjon Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 My P bass with a SD Qtr. Pounder pickup and SD Jazz Hot Stack bridge unit sounds great through my Sadowsky pre amp pedal and does it for me (at the mo!) Quote
ped Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Gotta be Basstec humbuckers and a Marleaux 3 band EQ, love the high shelving at 8khz and it's just very 'musical' sounding. Crispy and tight. ped Quote
NancyJohnson Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 [quote name='jonthebass' post='717294' date='Jan 18 2010, 10:52 PM']My P bass with a SD Qtr. Pounder pickup and SD Jazz Hot Stack bridge unit sounds great through my Sadowsky pre amp pedal and does it for me (at the mo!)[/quote] I always found the SD to be too whumpy when I had my old '79. I put a Wizard in and it was much more controllable. Presently the combination of a Geddy Lee signature (so I guess stock Fender units) and the Sansamp BDDI is kind of lovely...dirt by the sackload and very controllable. Couldn't recommend the pedal more. P Quote
Kiwi Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Wizard GEM 'kiwi specials' with coil splits and Noll 3 band parametric eq. Crispy, warm and toit loike a toiger...LOADS of usable sounds all very fat and funky and a near infinite amount of tonal control. If I have two inside coils on for a stingray-type sound, I can tweak the parametric eq to make that a tad more convincing. The pickups do need to be carefully matched to the character of the bass though. A crap sound doesn't necessarily mean crap pickups but more a bad choice of pickups. Quote
Ou7shined Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Lindy Fralin Jazz through OBP-3 18v = balls out rock yummyness Quote
thumperbob 2002 Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Nordstrand NJ5Fs through standard Fender Jazz Deluxe 5 pre-amp. Best sound I have had from any bass. Bob Quote
neepheid Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Loving G&L MFDs + G&L preamp at the moment. Just had the series/parallel switch replaced with a 3 way for series/single (inner coils)/parallel for even more versatility. It's all about the pickups really, the preamp is a line amp, and apart from the "treble boost" option does little more than that. Quote
chris_b Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 I’ve heard a very nice Delano pickup just before Christmas and a couple of players I know rave over their Fralin pickups, but I don't really know what's out there these days. As a very long term Bartolini user though (2 out of 3 basses) I'm very happy with my sound. Quote
thisnameistaken Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='717159' date='Jan 18 2010, 09:20 PM']What does your ultimate sound sound like?[/quote] I bet it's warm and growly and sparkly and stuff. I haven't tried that many pickups because it seems I'm not as good as telling what's so sh*t about my current pickups as the rest of you. Or maybe I just got lucky and bought basses that came with perfectly acceptable pickups - assuming they exist but only get sold to people who aren't on Basschat. Quote
velvetkevorkian Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='717741' date='Jan 19 2010, 12:46 PM']I bet it's warm and growly and sparkly and stuff. I haven't tried that many pickups because it seems I'm not as good as telling what's so sh*t about my current pickups as the rest of you. Or maybe I just got lucky and bought basses that came with perfectly acceptable pickups - assuming they exist but only get sold to people who aren't on Basschat. [/quote] Tell me about it, ignorance is bliss eh? Quote
4 candles Posted January 19, 2010 Author Posted January 19, 2010 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='717159' date='Jan 18 2010, 09:20 PM']What does your ultimate sound sound like?[/quote] I love the marcus sound but its a little too toppy for me, needs a little more bass in there and I think I would have it. Quote
cocco Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Shed "hot n dangerous" (cocco specials) with standard Jazz passive electronics give me all the bite and balls I need. Sans amp BDDI provides extra drive and 8 10s create the wall of noise I like to refer to as "the delicate sound of thunder". I like its plug and play simplicity. I dont think this will ever change from my recording tone. Depending on my mood my Trace Elliot T-bass or my 2eq 'ray might take the place of my Jazz. I have too many basses.... Quote
cetera Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 Active 9v EMG's through an original HazLab preamp.... LUSH!! Quote
JakeBrownBass Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 [quote name='4 candles' post='718353' date='Jan 19 2010, 08:31 PM']I love the marcus sound but its a little too toppy for me, needs a little more bass in there and I think I would have it.[/quote] I suggest speaking to Bernie Goodfellow about the EBS onboard preamp if thats the sound your looking for Jake Quote
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