Shockwave

[quote name='horribleman' post='532086' date='Jul 3 2009, 10:11 PM']Could be yeah, the sound is lovely and rounded if that even means anything. I'm never going to get some massive cabs as far as I know, just starting out and want to play along with the guys and gals I really like.[/quote] You dont need to emulate anyones tone to play along with other people?

[quote name='horribleman' post='532055' date='Jul 3 2009, 09:35 PM']I'm rubbish at dialling in bass tones. I have an active jazz bass with aguilar preamp and nordstrand jazz pickups and a boss bass cube. I love the tone this guy gets: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KjOhoH0dY4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KjOhoH0dY4[/url] Also in their heavier stuff: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrGu6hkgno4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrGu6hkgno4[/url] Just some tips on what frequencies to cut / boost etc to get me started would be lovely [/quote] Hmm sounds like he is using some pretty beefy cabs, i dont think you could replicate that sound with just Eqing. I tried to emulate a certain bass player recently, and the most significant change in sound was when i actually got some decent large heavy cabs. Anyway, i am a fan of opeth, i reckon the bassist uses a pretty flat EQ, with low mids boosted a little but the high end rolled off. Again i think alot of it is to do with some decent cabs.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='532048' date='Jul 3 2009, 09:31 PM']Steve Swallow has a really unique custom bass and plays exclusively with a pick. John Entwhistle used a pick some of the time and his later basses were almost as esoteric. I rarely play with a pick but I like my unscratch-plated basses getting that nice authentic road-worn look. Alex[/quote] I do know that plectrum players with custom basses exist The question was why do plectrum players seem to not aquire or use them as much

Hey guys. Something i have noticed in the years playing bass is that how few bass players who use plectrums more then fingers, do not or dont want to own a custom shop bass. (IE not a J or P clone) Why is that? I know its not the rule as i know at least one or two people who play with a plectrum exclusively and have custom shop basses (IE expensive), But for those who do not have that sort of bass and get by with a P or J, why do you avoid Custom shop basses? I have a couple of theory's. 1) A good ole P with heavy strings and plectrum sounds awesome. An expensive bass with god knows how much worth of wood and electronics in it, wont sound any better if not worse when played with a plectrum. 2) A plectrum dings up the nice woods of a unscratchplated bass. 3) Plectrum users have their feet firmly placed on the ground Also for those of you who do use a plectrum and have a custom shop bass, is it any different to the usual P or J clone? Why did you choose it? Anyway i am very curious, and please dont degenerate into a plectrum VS fingers debate. Cheers! Rob.

[quote name='Shaggy' post='531820' date='Jul 3 2009, 04:34 PM']Chris Beedster and Shockwave have probably owned most of them There's a nice Spector Euro 5-string in blond flame maple that I seem to have seen at least 3 or 4 times[/quote] As dissapointing as it sounds, i dont actually buy a huge amount on BC, the majority i get off of Ebay or other sources. now compared to most people i still do buy more basses on BC then most, that gives you an idea of how much i buy in total INCLUDING ebay

[quote name='bythesea' post='529135' date='Jun 30 2009, 09:53 PM']One more string and I think I would have found nirvana Beautiful bass.[/quote] I agree.

I have seen the keiper name around, mostly its just a cheap chinese bass that are sold by the dozen to mostly online shops and the factory puts on the shops name or brand onto the bass headstock.

Hey guys. I have been neglecting a bass playing technique for a long time, which is picking, i have decided in a black metal project to do Vocals and bass. However i couldnt do all those 300BPM songs using fingers, so a pick is in order I have no idea on what constitutes as good pick technique, I chose the lower arm moving type technique. Here is a video of it as is it. Please remember this is pretty much my first attempt at using a plectrum on a bass [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfvIc5hS-wM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfvIc5hS-wM[/url] If you have hard trouble hearing me skip to 3:08. I play heavier there. As you can probably hear, i am having problems with consistancy. Comments and critiscms welcome. I am here to learn! Cheers! Rob.

That guy aint got nothin on our very own Joegarcia

mmmm i want that fretless.

Hmm, this is quite annoying, bought and paid for it on Saturday, i have had no word from the seller at all even after repeated emails. I'll have to raise the issue tommorow if i dont here from him. Rob.