charliethornton Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm having an Overwater Contemporary Jazz being built for me with Bartolini soapbars. I'm looking for a gospely sound and I'm hoping the spec of the OW will send me on my way... however I need a decent amp! What can you all suggest I look into? (makes AND models please... not just the manufacturers name... ) I want something with a nice heavy low end with the punch and warmth to make a heart melt... You know what I mean? Fire away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm a church player but I'm not quite sure what you mean by a gospel sound. Could you give some examples . Also we'll need some sort of guidance as to what your needs are for an amp. Combo ? Head & cab(s) ? Is weight a big issue ? What sort of venues ? just stage monitoring ? etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) I thought the typical gospel sound was just an active Hi-Fi bass tone? You should be able to get close with most active basses. 5th string or a drop D tuner is probably a good idea. What are you looking into? A full rig or a combo or something in between? Depending on space, weight and sound needs you can do a lot with a decent budget. For best results try a few setups and get used to EQing with your ears. Edited December 10, 2012 by PlungerModerno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Hmm, the gospel sound that makes it onto recordings is not a sound that works very well live. Forget about ideals. You have a bass that can make it happen so just find a sound you can listen to on stage and let the "gospel" sound engineer figure out "the gospel sound". If your live sound is mic'd for FOH then get a neutral sounding Class D amp and scoop the mids with a parametic eq around 250hz. Good luck hearing yourself, however. On a noisy stage, mids are everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgraham Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Kiwi is pretty spot on there. The typical 'gospel' sound is a bit like that smiley face EQ shape, with loads of warm bass frequencies, loads of super-high top end, and this results in relatively little mid frequency content. This often disappears in the mix. You need to dial in a little more mid and set the high frequency boost a little lower than you might think, just to ensure the bass has enough 'bite' to cut through the mix. That said, a great amp for the gospel sound is EBS - they have a very similar signature sound. Marcus Miller used these for a while, and they deliver the extended frequency range with top-end zing and bottom end warmth (plus punch) with relative ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay-syncro Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Whatever this guy is using. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pATcvr3zAhg&feature=player_embedded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I think sharay uses a Warwick rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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