bfinn19
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I have a Mike Lull bass 5 string which was custom built, and built with the intent of having a very clean, bright tone. It has an alder body and maple top, and maple neck. Bartolini preamp, J-style pickups (Dimarzio I think), a million tone options on the bass itself, which I am keeping flat while building this (too many tone options to mess with, IMO)
I am trying to achieve a patch which has a piano like clarity. Think the low notes on a grand piano: Bell-like clarity, no muddiness or distortion, but not too bright on the hi end. If anyone is familiar with Mark Michelle at low-end University, he gets this kind of sound using Warwick basses (400 lbs of pure tone!), which if anything tend to be warmer than some others.
I realize there are probably many ways to skin this cat. I plan to start with the amp alone and start tweaking from there. Suggestions on:
Will add in effects once I get the core sound right, of course, but open to blocks that might help with the initial tone
Thanks much
I am trying to achieve a patch which has a piano like clarity. Think the low notes on a grand piano: Bell-like clarity, no muddiness or distortion, but not too bright on the hi end. If anyone is familiar with Mark Michelle at low-end University, he gets this kind of sound using Warwick basses (400 lbs of pure tone!), which if anything tend to be warmer than some others.
I realize there are probably many ways to skin this cat. I plan to start with the amp alone and start tweaking from there. Suggestions on:
- Bass amp (or guitar amp) (realizing that the Fx is not known for its plethora of bass amp choices)
- I often don't use cabs an bass patches, but open to this of course
- Compression?
- General EQ guidelines?
Will add in effects once I get the core sound right, of course, but open to blocks that might help with the initial tone
Thanks much