TomKent Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Well, the Yamaha was my first proper bass. For many months I played it with a shocking set up and had trouble slapping with it due to un-neccasary parts. 10 months ago I had her set up and had the bits removed. The set up is perfect and with the help of some foam/car sponge it sounds brilliant. The Fender was my second bass and remains my favourite, primarily due to the awesome sound it makes and the overall feeling. Again I went heavy handed with the sponge and I've made two custom fittings, one for motown and one for pit/session work. I've got two more basses coming along his month (hopefully), both of which are Precisions (one bring fretted, one being fretless). The fretted one is so I can learn to set up my own bass, once I've worked on that I'll be spending lots of money on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanRLS Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 At the risk of sounding ridiculously stupid... what's with the sponge? lovely pair of basses you have there ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomKent Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 [quote name='JordanRLS' post='848711' date='May 26 2010, 05:20 PM']At the risk of sounding ridiculously stupid... what's with the sponge? lovely pair of basses you have there ![/quote] The sponge means I don't get ringing strings when I don't want them (although muting should do it - I'm prone to accidentally hitting a string). I've found with any west end work, or even orchestra work, they want the more 'deadened' sound of a string. Bit like a double bass really. In regards to the motown sponge, it means I can 'try' and fail to sound like Jamerson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanRLS Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 [quote name='TomKent' post='848715' date='May 26 2010, 05:22 PM']The sponge means I don't get ringing strings when I don't want them (although muting should do it - I'm prone to accidentally hitting a string). I've found with any west end work, or even orchestra work, they want the more 'deadened' sound of a string. Bit like a double bass really. In regards to the motown sponge, it means I can 'try' and fail to sound like Jamerson! [/quote] Ah i see, interesting idea . may have to give it a go myself sometime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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