Majid

Hi Tdw, Thanks for your reply. Rumble 100 doesn’t have a so called high freq horn but it has a bright function I use when I am slapping. Maybe it has the same functionality as tweeter. Right?

Hi bass lovers, I have recently bought a Fender American jazz bass pro. II which I was dreaming about since many years ago. Up to now, I have been mostly playing an active Yamaha RBX 374 with a Fender rumble 100 combo and with focus on slapping technique and tone. Now I started playing slaps on my new Fender J bass but honestly I expected a clear and clean tone out of Fender (as I heard on Youtube videos by fender bass players). Maybe it is not a fair comparison to compare an active with a passive bass, but at least I expect a tone similar to what I've heard and watched on Youtube. I changed the strings of the Fender from Nickle Roundwound to pro steel in order to get a brighter sound which would fit for slapping but I am still getting a bit round and fat sound and not bright enough as expected (I had already adjusted the amp combo with cutting mid and boosting low and high freq. by the way). My main issue is that when I do double popping on the strings or using ghost notes in triplets, the muted/ghost notes are not heard well. It causes me popping harder which hurt my finger and not so convenient. I was told by customer service of two different music stores that a bass booster/preamp can solve my issue. Currently I am checking two options for bass preamps: MXR M 81 Bass Preamp TC electronic Spark Booster I know the second one is not a bass preamp but as I understood it can also be used for bass and will probably meet my requirement. Moreover is much cheaper than the 1st option. Now, I would like to have and appreciate your point on views on if a booster/preamp can help me get the tone I'm looking for and also what booster/preamp you recommend. Best regards, Majid