So after "the last bass I'll ever need".... [UPDATE]

[Notes_Norton]

Bapu,

Q. How many basses do you need?

A. One more

After you get one more...

Q. How many basses do you need?

A. One more

[craigb]

Guy 1 - "I even got a bass for my wife!"

Guy 2 - "Nice trade!"

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[Zo]

Os the squier line good enougth ? I had my eyes on the jaguar and mustang ...

Bapu have you ever tried an hofner ?

[Bapu]

2 hours ago, Zo said:

Os the squier line good enougth ? I had my eyes on the jaguar and mustang ...

Bapu have you ever tried an hofner ?

Zo, I  have the low-end Hofner Ignite "Beatle Bass".

[paulo]

5 hours ago, Bapu said:

I  have the low-end Hofner Ignite "Beatle Bass".

Obvs.

[Zo]

7 hours ago, Bapu said:

Zo, I  have the low-end Hofner Ignite "Beatle Bass".

man and so ? how does it sound ? do you have the version with the pick up close or far ?

                       

[Bapu]

2 hours ago, Zo said:

man and so ? how does it sound ? do you have the version with the pick up close or far ?

                       

I have the version with the pickups spread far. It sounds like you'd expect it to: very woody, for me kind of McCartney "sounding" without the brilliant playing.

[Zo]

3 hours ago, Bapu said:

I have the version with the pickups spread far. It sounds like you'd expect it to: very woody, for me kind of McCartney "sounding" without the brilliant playing.

Can i go motown with it or P bass is the only way ? i want a short scale and this video made me mmmmmm !!!

 

https://video1.thomann.de//vidiot/02591c1c/video_i9607p10_yd59vqpa.mp4

[Bapu]

On 11/13/2021 at 11:29 AM, Zo said:

Can i go motown with it or P bass is the only way ?

@Zo As paulo says, they (basses) all sound alike. ? 

Seriously though...

A P-Bass with round wounds would not get close enough to that James Jamerson/Bob Babbit Motown sound because IIRC they used flatwound strings.

This is why I have two P-Basses. One with roundwounds and add on 'hot' pickup, and one with flat wounds and standard pickup.

Since that vid exampled a Hofner with flatwounds 'that' sound shines through. And of course it all depends on playing style too. Whether it was FX'd (compression etc) or playing style I would say the sound of a Hofner in McCartney's hands has more of a choked note feel (very little decay). It's part of his charm on bass IMO.

The  Motown sound of the bass would also have to do with recording chain too. But that's another issue altogether.

 

[craigb]

Black dog.

Edited November 14, 2021 by craigb

[Doc H]

Have you considered one of these?

http://stick.com/instruments/sb8/

[craigb]

He needs some Funk Fingers too!

(Designed by favorite bass player - apart from Bapu naturally! ? )

[Zo]

7 hours ago, Bapu said:

@Zo As paulo says, they (basses) all sound alike. ? 

Seriously though...

A P-Bass with round wounds would not get close enough to that James Jamerson/Bob Babbit Motown sound because IIRC they used flatwound strings.

This is why I have two P-Basses. One with roundwounds and add on 'hot' pickup, and one with flat wounds and standard pickup.

Since that vid exampled a Hofner with flatwounds 'that' sound shines through. And of course it all depends on playing style too. Whether it was FX'd (compression etc) or playing style I would say the sound of a Hofner in McCartney's hands has more of a choked note feel (very little decay). It's part of his charm on bass IMO.

The  Motown sound of the bass would also have to do with recording chain too. But that's another issue altogether.

 

Thks Bapu , i love basses with few sustains , i tend to like muted tight notes ... as for the motown , yep the wounds played a role as well as the custom Di (ACME did a recreation of it if i recall well).... is the hofner comeing with flat wounds ?

https://floatingpoint.audio/fr/boite-de-direct/acme-audio-motown-di-wb3

Edited November 15, 2021 by Zo

[paulo]

13 hours ago, Bapu said:

As paulo says, they (basses) all sound alike.

Intro:    bom        bom         bom        bom 

Verse: bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom

Chorus: bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  

Middle 8: bom        bom        bom         bom bom     bom        bom        bom bom bom bom bom bom bom

Outro: bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom BOM.

[Shane_B.]

2 hours ago, paulo said:

Intro:    bom        bom         bom        bom 

Verse: bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom    bom

Chorus: bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  bom  

Middle 8: bom        bom        bom         bom bom     bom        bom        bom bom bom bom bom bom bom

Outro: bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom BOM.

I think the middle 8 needs to be quantized.

[paulo]

25 minutes ago, Shane_B. said:

I think the middle 8 needs to be quantized.

No, it has to be that way to make the mistake in the guitar solo look deliberate.

[Notes_Norton]

Besides for flatwounds on a P bass, Jamerson  kept the foam mute under the 'ash tray' over the bridge to keep the sustain down.

Notes ♫

[Bapu]

52 minutes ago, Notes_Norton said:

Besides for flatwounds on a P bass, Jamerson  kept the foam mute under the 'ash tray' over the bridge to keep the sustain down.

Notes ♫

I had a senior moment and forgot that.

[Bapu]

10 hours ago, Doc H said:

Have you considered one of these?

http://stick.com/instruments/sb8/

Doc, I'm m ore into my wife. But the Stick is nice.

[Shane_B.]

2 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

Besides for flatwounds on a P bass

For years I've been fighting my J/P bass. I've tried all kinds of strings, set it up to factory specs. Played harder. Played softer. No matter what I do I get fret noise that sounds like metal tapping when I fret.

I was listening to 4 track recordings I made back in the 80s the other night. I used my brothers Ibanez bass and I didn't get any of that noise so I don't believe it's my playing. That Ibanez was a beast. Extremely heavy. Solid natural wood body. Active pups. I don't know how anyone could play that thing live for any length of time. It was really heavy.