SJA Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 [url="http://www.myspace.com/newmorningblues"]http://www.myspace.com/newmorningblues[/url] 6 tracks up that I played on last year. (the Soundclick player is set to autoplay- it sounds better). I'm pretty happy with the tone on "Gyroscope", and the sustain's quite impressive on Spirit level and Flat earth society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Sounds really good! Cool sounding band too. Got any pics of your bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 cheers- here's a couple of pics (I didn't use the Trace or effects in the pic on the recording- I played through the studio owner's Harley Benton amp) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Good sound and good looking too. How about some details, p/ups, preamp, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 heavy ash body, BadassII bridge strung through the body (all that weight gives it sustain- sometimes I think I went too far, as I often have to damp the strings to kill the note, when I'm used to the note just fading out on its own), maple neck & fingerboard, Hipshot Ultralite machineheads with a D-Tuner, 2 roller string trees covering all 4 strings. EMG Select P pickup, Kent Armstrong double-jazz humbucker with series/single/parallel toggle, rotary 5-way switch for pickup selecting/panning (like on ESH basses) on the recording I had the P on full, and the bridge pickup in series mode, backed off at a "sweet spot" level. Rotosound Swing bass strings, a pick on "Gyroscope", the rest fingerstyle. a DI was used as well as a mic on the amp- unfortunately I can't remember what preamp was used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 That's pretty thorough, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) ps. I also used the same bass on several tracks that are on the player on my own page- [url="http://www.myspace.com/barrybeatmaster"]http://www.myspace.com/barrybeatmaster[/url] the Ian De Sylva tracks Medicine show, Equilibrium, Oxygen, Broken signal, the old versions of Satellite and Black sea blues, (all done at Toerag Studio, through a Selmer treble & bass valve head into a Selmer Goliath 18" cab, mic'd) and The Now's Star of Angels, Other side, "fast song", Let it feel (DI'd) and my infamous bass solo piece "MTR".(DI'd) Edited January 7, 2009 by SJA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Cheers for the pics SJA......the bass looks and sounds really good! I've been toying with the idea of putting a humbucker in the bridge position on my jazz. I love the aggression on Time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 thanks, the start of Time was my old Fender precision plus, with the EMG select P soloed. I was going for something like the intro to "machine messiah" by Yes. re. the double-jazz pickup, I'd like a higher output than the Kent Armstrong offers, to match the EMG select P. I'd recommend getting a cheap replacement J body and routing that to check out what the double-J sounds like, rather than butchering your fave bass and possibly regretting it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 [quote name='SJA' post='374357' date='Jan 8 2009, 07:38 PM']thanks, the start of Time was my old Fender precision plus, with the EMG select P soloed. I was going for something like the intro to "machine messiah" by Yes. re. the double-jazz pickup, I'd like a higher output than the Kent Armstrong offers, to match the EMG select P. I'd recommend getting a cheap replacement J body and routing that to check out what the double-J sounds like, rather than butchering your fave bass and possibly regretting it later.[/quote] I'd be too nervous to do the job myself, seriously thinking about it though...getting shot of the neck pick up aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 4 new songs are up from my band New Morning Blues- [url="http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=108498"]http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=108498[/url] recorded on the Warmoth through an SWR head & I think a 6X10 cab + DI at Cowshed studio in Wood green, Teo Miller engineering. Josephine is a blatant Jesus & Mary Chain pastiche the bass tone is a bit rattly, squeaky for my liking, but the singer/bandleader is happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 mastered versions of 3 of the songs are up now- [url="http://www.myspace.com/newmorningblues"]http://www.myspace.com/newmorningblues[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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