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    Barefaced versus gr bass cabinets

    in Amps & Cabs

    Posted

    I have video reviewed both the GB Cube 800 and a nice handful of Barefaced cabinets. I think all the reviews are in this playlist.  I hope they help! 

     

    I have been road testing the Barefaced Big Twin 3 and have been very impressed with its big tone delivery. I'd really love to give the Big Baby 3 a spin too and, even beterr, for the system I am using, a powered option would be so cool! 

    Blu De Tiger. This girl is going to go far.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 minute ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

    Just done both. Sorry I’m so late to the party 😎

     

    Thank you!! 

     

    We've got a massive pile of new gear to video review, including lining up this very bass for a full in-depth deep dive! I've recently covered the Fender Player Plus Jazz bass that is, I guess, the same family as the Blu DeTiger Signature Bass, and I really liked the one Fender sent me. 

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    Blu De Tiger. This girl is going to go far.

    in General Discussion

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    11 hours ago, ezbass said:

    Coincidentally, this appeared in my Bass Gear Magazine newsletter, this evening. I haven’t read it yet, so I have no comments/opinion on the contents.

     

     

    https://www.bassgearmag.com/fender-and-bass-sensation-blu-detiger-unveil-signature-masterfully-designed-for-her-unique-sonic-identity/

     

     

    For basschatters, it's worth sharing that the Bass Gear Magazine newsletter is free to receive and you won't get bombarded with daily spam like some. Furthermore, all of the full video reviews, interviews and columns in the magazine are also free to read! 

     

    You can subscribe via the link above. You can either enter your details on a side panel or at the bottom of the screen depending on what page you are looking at. 

     

    You absolutely should follow the BassGearMag YouTube channel too!

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    Blu De Tiger. This girl is going to go far.

    in General Discussion

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    2 minutes ago, Beedster said:

     

    I had a double J-PUP at the bridge on a bass a few years back and never liked it, didn't have a lot of life, bit too close to the bridge I expect?


    My first bass was a Marlin Sidewinder! 80’s P/HB config, which, I believe pre-dated the Fender Deluxe that had the same. I read a rumour that the Marlin inspired the Jazz Bass Special too, but I’ve not looked in to it. Though, I think with the right HB, it certainly has a fatter tone than a standard single coil. There’s a few basses I have reviewed with downright weedy bridge pickups. 
    I don’t tend to solo the bridge pickup in all honesty. Nice to have something useable if I need to.

    Blu De Tiger. This girl is going to go far.

    in General Discussion

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    1 minute ago, BigRedX said:

     

    Could you provide some YouTube links that don't have 5 minutes of ads in front of them? I supposed that's the price for fame?

     

    The only things I could find where I didn't run out of patience before the ads had finished were her and a drummer with some pre-recorded synth noises.

     

    Have you tried Brave browser, I find that useful to keep the ads at bay. 

    Blu De Tiger. This girl is going to go far.

    in General Discussion

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    15 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

    She's attractive albeit in a fairly conventional way, although generally conventional is more palatable for mainstream success than anything even vaguely extreme. 

     

    She knows how to make the most of her image which I can see will upset a forum of mostly middle-aged men many of whom wouldn't know an image if it slapped them around the face and seemingly most of the time can barely dress themselves.

     

    The music itself is the problem because from what I've heard IMO it's the sort of thing that mostly appeals to other musicians, and the sorts of pseuds that think a bit of showy technical ability is more important than having a memorable tune, and again the majority of these are men.

     

    And good on her if she's been able to persuade Fender into making her a signature bass. I'm sure that there's plenty of people on here who would like a (free) signature instrument from their favourite manufacturer. 

     

    What happens next will depend on what she wants to do. I can imagine that after being a TikTok/Instagram/YouTube star, joining a gigging band might be a bit of a come-down.

     

    4 minutes ago, Beedster said:

     

    All good points but again relates to the 'what is commercial success?' question raised earlier. Why would she need to join a gigging band, she can no doubt have an easier, more financially rewarding, and potentially happier life generating content, recording music, and monetising other processes related to these? If either of my daughters wanted to be a musicians these days and were given the choice of an 18-month World tour (and those of you who've done them know that the excitement wears off after a week), or being around their close friends, doing what they love doing but having a normal life beyond it, I suspect I know what my advice would be 👍

     

     

    You know she's been fronting her own touring band for yonks, right? 

    Blu De Tiger. This girl is going to go far.

    in General Discussion

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    In interviews (prior to any discussion over a signature bass), Blu DeTiger had talked about her desire to bring the bass out of the shadows and to the front of the music, having been heavily inspired by Motown and Funk greats and the like. So, that’s not new news, it’s literally the sound of her band and self-penned songs from the beginning.

    As for “empowering bassists” of the future, I don’t have a signature Fender bass, or 2 million followers on TikTok, but I sure as sh*t have spent more years than our Blu has been alive wanting to inspire all ages to pick up the bass and fall in love with it as much as I have. (I made it my career after all; 100’s of video reviews, years of magazine columns and countless students from all corners.) Is Blu different because she is signed and has albums out and stacks of touring air miles? Still just someone who deep down loves bass and supporting other musicians right? You know, like bass chatters …. 🤨

     

    I, like many of us on BC, have been a music teacher for many, many years and the stats everywhere are the same, there are fewer women choosing to play guitar or bass. Why wouldn’t someone in Blu DeTiger’s position want to use the opportunity to spread some positivity and address this? In support of, I can immediately think of three pro UK bassists (female) off the top of my head who have sought to address the issue in either interview or written their own magazine articles. And there are plenty more!

     

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    Two compressors

    in Effects

    Posted · Edited by Dood
    Typo or three..

    Putting two compressors in series is a great studio trick for any instrument with a mixture of transients and longer sustained notes. Vocals with plosives for example. A typical example would be to run a super fast 1176 style compressor to capture the initial transients (on average around 3-5dB of reduction) and then place a slower but more 'flavourful' compressor after in series, such as an LA-2A style compressor to do the leveling side of things. (I like to use a cheeky maximiser limiter in my mixes to lift things a bit too.)

    I'm a massive fan of multiband and parallel compression, something that I have had in my set up for.. i dunno, 25 years+. No, it's not to make up for poor technique, before anyone starts whining, I just like to send a more polished sound to my FOH engineer (when it is appropriate to do so) 

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    A custom pick guard, but...

    in Accessories and Misc

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    I think I want to try a pickguard on one (or more) of my Fender Power Jazz Bass Specials - now, the standard MIJ Jazz Bass Special is a P bass body and thus, without too much trouble a normal Fender Precision guard wil pop straight on (disregarding the controls alignment for the moment). 

     

    However, the PJBS has additional sculting around the horns and a longer 22 fret neck to navigate around. Firstly, I don't know if a pickguard will even look that good on my basses and I wouldn't mind finding a talented basschatter who is good with design to mock up an image and then, some suggestions for people who'd actually be able to make a really high quality pickguard if I decided to give it a go.

     

    I'm not against the idea of a jazz or "54" shape guard if it looks good, as an alternative. 

     

    I'll get a decent "flat on" picture of the bass up later.

    Fender Blu Detiger sig Jazz

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    On 12/09/2024 at 15:34, cetera said:

    Never heard of her. I love it when press releases put things like 'taking the music world by storm'.... 🤣

    Nice looking bass though....!

     

    I've been following Blu for a long while, a good few years. We were asked what upcoming bassists should get a Bass Player Magazine feature way back and Blu got a front cover piece, deservingly.  Other than being a great song writer for her genre, Blu definitely knows how to craft an inspired bass line, citing James Jamerson and other calssic bassists as an influence. So, gets my vote. I'd like a nice jazz bass and this one would be quite close to my penchant for shiny finishes ha ha!! 

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