Bero Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hi, I use a Geddy Lee Fender Jazz and struggle with sound, would like to get a nice jazzy type stuart zender sound, I use a trace elliott pre amp, the bass says it has 60's Fender pick ups, have used several different strings and guages. Has anyone else had the same trouble with this bass, is it mostly a rock bass, any thoughts on a pick up change or settings on amp. Any help, thoughts would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 On the old Jamiroquai stuff Zender used loads of compression. That was the most obvious thing about his sound, to me, it was heavily squished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Why would you want to buy a GL bass if you didn't want to sound a bit like him? You mess about with this bass and you will never be really happy and it will lose its value. I would sell it and get a bass I actually liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bero Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 i never said i didnt like the bass, i just wanted some tips on how to achieve a type of sound This bass is an excellent bass, lovely to play, as i think anyone on here will tell you, was looking at a way of achieving a sound with a combination of bass and amp settings or effects, or even any modifications to my bass I dont think anyone would just buy this bass just to sound like geddy lee and play rush covers, its a great bass and just trying to get the beat out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I believe in the early days Mr.Z used to use a Boss ME8-B effects unit. Loads of bells,whistles, puppies etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnzy Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 try soloin' the front pickup, playing heavy over it and turning down the tone. this bassy tone is where you need to start. try to imagine that the bass tracks have been heavily processed at every stage. the tone is probably made up of a DI signal post fx, a mic'd signal straight from the rig (which is probably compressed and eq'ed up). on travelling without moving, his tone and playing is very similar to early bernard edwards, cosmic girl anyone??? hopes this helps, apart from buying a maple warwick bass and trace elliot, there is nothing really solid i can offer you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Unfortunately the real solution is practice, and lots of it! Really focus on listening to how how you play changes the sound you get. Forget twiddling knobs, work on getting that vibe from the bass with your hands, then tweak EQ etc to add seasoning. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 [quote name='alexclaber' post='397561' date='Feb 2 2009, 09:35 AM']Unfortunately the real solution is practice, and lots of it! Really focus on listening to how how you play changes the sound you get. Forget twiddling knobs, work on getting that vibe from the bass with your hands, then tweak EQ etc to add seasoning. Alex[/quote] +1 It's amazing how much of your tone comes from your fingers. The keyboard player in my band is first and foremost a bass player, and whenever he picks up my bass at rehearsals it always sounds totally different to when I play it, even with exactly the same settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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