selta
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Selta's bass presets & general bass help.
Hey everyone,
I'm going to be making some efforts here to bring more value to the bass sub-forum. I plan to spend some time with my various basses (and, also, with basses of friends / builders etc. that I personally know and can get access to), and develop some presets for them. When possible, I'll also do some popular bassists' rigs (think Steve Harris, Marco Hietala, Geddy Lee, David Ellefson, Justin Chancellor [I'll be doing this with a Wal bass, but it'll be interesting!!], etc. etc.).
I'll also toss out the idea that if you have a particular bass tone you're after, let me take a stab at helping you get it. Keeping in mind a lot of what you may be hearing is studio magic and also part of "being in a mix" versus what you may hear when playing solo. Also, of course, my playing and basses are not yours, so some tweaking will be necessary. If/when you request a preset, please let me know what bass you (or your bassist) plays. If I don't own it, I'll see about borrowing one like it, so I can do a bit better.
Lastly, I'm pretty available for general Q/A for bass specific stuff, Axe-Fx related or not. I generally shy away from gear recommendations right out, but will still try to help if asked.
Basses I personally own
Amps I own
Cabs I own
Basses I have easy access to
Hey everyone,
I'm going to be making some efforts here to bring more value to the bass sub-forum. I plan to spend some time with my various basses (and, also, with basses of friends / builders etc. that I personally know and can get access to), and develop some presets for them. When possible, I'll also do some popular bassists' rigs (think Steve Harris, Marco Hietala, Geddy Lee, David Ellefson, Justin Chancellor [I'll be doing this with a Wal bass, but it'll be interesting!!], etc. etc.).
I'll also toss out the idea that if you have a particular bass tone you're after, let me take a stab at helping you get it. Keeping in mind a lot of what you may be hearing is studio magic and also part of "being in a mix" versus what you may hear when playing solo. Also, of course, my playing and basses are not yours, so some tweaking will be necessary. If/when you request a preset, please let me know what bass you (or your bassist) plays. If I don't own it, I'll see about borrowing one like it, so I can do a bit better.
Lastly, I'm pretty available for general Q/A for bass specific stuff, Axe-Fx related or not. I generally shy away from gear recommendations right out, but will still try to help if asked.
Basses I personally own
- Dingwall Combustion V4, 5 string
- Spector Euro 5 (neck through)
- Ernie Ball Music Man Bongo 6 H/S
- Ernie Ball Music Man Bongo 5 H/S/p Fretless
- Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling 5 HH
- ESP M-IV (Made in Japan 4 string P/J bass - EMG pickups)
- Squire Affinity P bass (flatwound strung)
Amps I own
- SansAmp RPM
- 1969 Ampeg SVT (verified build year of 1969)
- 2007 Ampeg SVT-CL
Cabs I own
- Audio Kinesis ThunderChild 1x18 (two way, FRFR cab. Monster, monster cab)
- Ampeg SVT210AV (sealed 2x10)
Basses I have easy access to
- Wal MkI 4 string fretted
- Wal MkI 4 string fretless
- Wal MkII 5 string
- various NYC Sadowsky
- A pre-CBS Fender J (all original)
- An early 70s Fender P
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