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[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1343774631' post='1755209'] I had one many moons ago and didn't think it was all that great. I seem to remember it was a bit of a tone-sucker. [/quote] i have to admit i tried very hard to like mine, but sold it in the end for similar reasons. ymmv to the OP of course

i really only concern myself with the physical durability of the cables i use. i really don't think my hearing's good enough to splash lots of money on high-end cables.

take the both to a bass guitar exhibition, let them listen to what they started and [i]then[/i] see who'll own up to it.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1343310954' post='1748741'] He has no finesse, a completely naive musical approach, uses a bass in a way it was never intended .. but you know what, he's a bit of a genius in his own f***ed up way. We should greatly respect Hooky as someone who did it in the only way he knew how to, and for truly expressing himself and not trying to be someone he isn't. 99% of us are just being someone else with a titchy little gloss of our own personalities as the cream on the huge bass trifle. [/quote] plus the one

a friend of mine (dogload, you there ?) once complained that if he used a capo he looked lazy, but when i put one on a bass it looked 'arty'

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1343234756' post='1747539'] Black metal. Pay attention. It is very nearly Steve Albini. Pretty good band. [/quote] oops, sorry. black metal - ok...no bass, tinny. thanks

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1343250960' post='1747926'] Even if you don't like Hooky or Joy Division/New Order, this bass riff is utterly brilliant at sorting out the intonation on a bass - I play it every time I get a new bass (which is lets face it quite often) to help me do the setup properly [/quote] hahahha - me too !

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1343250743' post='1747918'] I always assumed Hook played high on his G string because he didn't have the faintest idea what could be done on the rest of the fretboard. [/quote] hook didn't spend his whole time up the dusty end ! transmission and digital spring to mind as two played lower down. there are others tho....my memory fails me on the titles.

i'm not offended if you don't 'get' it. but powerful basslines and a great sound do it for me.

so, is the point that death metal supposedly sounds tinny and has no bass ? it feels a bit like i'm watching an impressionist impersonating someone i don't know.

ian masters from the pale saints. not that i'd imagine anyone has heard of him, or the brilliant pale saints, which is a shame.

who told you i was wearing a wire ?

it's interesting what people have said about rats as i've had a few, and modded a few and i've only ended up disappointed with the tone. i found the reutz mod to yield a too 'farty' sound, and although the turbo rat certainly cut less bass, the distortion was too fierce. my current tweaked rat is a turbo rat that was modded by silent fly for better bass response, but then further modded by changing the clipping circuit to a mosfet and a silicon diode. it's nice and touch-sensitive, but i'd like to eventually tweak the gain control to give a better sweep at lower gains. having said that, a rat blended with a clean signal to keep the bass is pretty darn good.

my neighbour is a professional composer and uses things like realstrat and realguitar all the time. they're amazing pieces of software, and yes, i'd imagine most of the 'real' instruments you hear on soundtracks are nothing of the sort. make me wonder how many 'guitar' bands actually use this kind of thing instead of actually recording guitars.