lukeward2004 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hi Guys & Gals, I think its safe to say I have now settled down with my gear, with my Vigier Passion III 5 string dominating my warwicks and stopping me from buying any more basses (although I would like a nice Jazz bass for fun), however I have some issues id like to get your thoughts on. Firstly, I am talking about playing live, speciafically switching between Slap & fingerstyle and vice versa. I find that when im playing fingerstyle, which is probably about 90% of the time, I can get a real nice tone and have no problems cutting through. As soon as I get my thumb bouncing around, i seem to disappear in the mix and it sounds like I have almost "gone missing" if that makes any sense? There are a few songs I play with my funk/soul band that require me to pull out some slap grooves, but I find that I just cant find that "sweet spot" - ive tried boosting my Mids but it often comes through as sounding too harsh to the ears, and I tend to boost the bass a little and the treble a little to give me some more thump and bite in my sound. How do you fellow slappers get by? What EQ settings / tricks do you use that might be of help? Cheers Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I've had this problem when I've had to go through other people's amps, such as Ashdowns. It's the guys with MM-style pickups that always seem to cut through no matter what rig they're going through. I reckon just stick with boosting the mids, even if it sounds a little harsh to you. At least you'll be heard out front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Plenty of high mid boost. Maybe even cut the low mid for slap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 [quote name='ste_m3' post='203773' date='May 21 2008, 05:46 PM']Plenty of high mid boost. Maybe even cut the low mid for slap.[/quote] This is what Eden's "Enhance" knob does and it seems to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeward2004 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Cheers Guys, ill give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemarks Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 get yourself a nice Compressor pedal - the EBS multicomp is awesome. It'll help give you that boost to hep the slap stuff cut through.... Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeward2004 Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 Cheers Dave - Live I tend to use the built in compressor on the Bass Pod, and works very well. It would appear its all about the upper mids - a little tweaking and im almost there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 [quote name='Davemarks' post='208891' date='May 29 2008, 02:14 PM']get yourself a nice Compressor pedal - the EBS multicomp is awesome. It'll help give you that boost to hep the slap stuff cut through.... Dave[/quote] +1 - I use the same pedal and once you have found the right setting for you you'll come through with whatever bass you have. If you can try recording your songs at rehearsals with different compressor settings making a note of where the knobs are and listening back and then choosing what works for you. Good ole trial and error - cos sometimes what sounds good to you where you are standing doesn't sound so good out front and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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