Get the same sound recording an album with 2 dif. basses???

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Well, i bought this intermediate bass at 70 on Ebay only to record my album (8 songs). It's a Copley 4 strings bass.

Anyway, about to record the song number 6, the neck started to twist so it became unusable, resend the bass for return, returned broken (i didn't pack it correctly, my bad).

The thing is, i wouldn't like to waste more money buying another bass for only 3 songs i'll record, and some friends of mine can lend me their basses if i want to record with them, but my question is: Will i get the same sound than my previous bass?

I'm recording on Adobe Audition 3 and i pretty much love the unprocessed sound of the Copley bass, so with another bass, will i be able to have the same sound, or maybe equalize both the Copley and the new bass sound to have a new sound (but that sounds the same on both basses)????

Option 2: I still have the bass so maybe i only need to buy a neck, could you give me ideas? This is the link of the bass i bought.

INTERMEDIATE ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR - FREE SHIPPING!!!! | eBay

Option 3: Another cheap bass that sounds like the Copley CBE-14 4 please?


I'd really like you to help me cause i had to stop my recording process for over 2 weeks now, that sucks!!
 
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do any of your friends have a passive fender or squier jazz bass? i looked up that model, it's got 2 J pickups. anything that's basically a jazz bass will sound just like that, granted you use the same exact methods of recording; preferably a squier instead of a higher end fender, just because i'm sure the lowest end squier might actually be on the same level as that $70 bass haha....hell, squiers nowadays are getting better in quality, so even a low end squier might be better than that thing! look into them if you wanna buy one, but warning, you'll be spending well over $120
 
I'm not entirely clear if your desire to find another bass with the same sound as your now-defunct instrument is driven by:
- an impression that the bass needs to sound exactly the same on all of your 8 songs, or
- the fact you've adopted the sound of your $70 bass as the definitive sound that all basses should have.

If the former: don't worry about it so much. A little variety might well be a good thing.

If the latter: I happily stand up for low-priced gear, but the notion that that is the ne plus ultra in bass sounds strikes me as unlikely. As far as replacing it, the post directly above sounds about right. Given that the bass in your link is an obvious knock-off (visually, at least) of a Fender Jazz Bass, another knock-off of the same thing would seem the best bet. Not very many people have succeeded in devising a way to make a profit by knocking off basses at $70 a copy, though.

If you know enough people, you may be able to borrow one. It's not exactly an unusual design (though P-Bass knockoffs are considerably more common). Then again: might you not want to buy one? After recording these last three songs, are you planning to retire a live the rest of your life off the royalties?

It's possible to replace the neck of a bass, but in this case I wouldn't bother. If it were a '63 J-Bass (the real thing, I mean), the advice would probably be different.
 
Ohh i see, well, so can you clarify if these necks will fit into my bass??

Fender licensed Precision bass neck Maple Mighty Mite | eBay

Squier by Fender Standard Jazz J Bass neck | eBay

The latter being more expensive than the bass itself, just want to know for future references.

I guess i'll try to look for a friend's bass with the some model or similar (Jazz bass).

The Copley bass has a good sound to me, i play prog metal and it sounds bright!, and i wouldn't like to get another bass just because i'm about to finish what i was doing, plus the fact that i don't want to make musical experiments, at least not in the middle of a recording! just wanted to mention.
 
I don't think it's easy to say with sufficient certainty what neck will fit that particular bass. If it's an exact copy of a Jazz Bass (of a particular vintage and production), then a neck that fits a Jazz Bass (or a neck salvage off a Jazz Bass) of the same vintage and production will fit it. But I (anyway) don't know if it's an exact copy or not, or of what.

If the bolt pattern, or the shape of the joint or the scale is even a tiny bit different, it won't work. Plus - in addition to buying the neck - there's some work and peril involved in getting it installed and adjusted correctly. Mis-fits that are tiny in terms of percentages of the dimensions involved will be huge in terms of intonation and action, and can result in an instrument that's unplayable and useless.

I believe the current-production P- and J-Bass necks made by Fender have the same joint, so if the Copley instrument is a strict copy of a Fender, you probably could install the neck in your first link. You might be a bit thrown off by the result, though, as the P-Bass neck is noticeably wider at the nut.

The Jazz Bass (and its ilk) is a relatively bright instrument, so far as basses go. Among other options that might be out there, a Rickenbacker is also. You're not going to find a $70 Rickenbacker, though ... unless it's broken (and maybe not even then).
 
honestly, i wouldn't waste the money putting a neck on to that thing. just buy another one if you like it's sound so much; but if you're not ever planning on really playing bass again (since it seems to me you're not a bass player, but you just want to lay it down in your solo work) then just borrow a friends jazz bass; if it's got brand new strings, it'll sound just as growly and bright. that's the two J-pickup tone, it's always going to have a nice growl to it.
 
Don't throw more good money after bad - a $70 bass is a 'throw away'. And don't worry about 'the same sound' unless this is bass-oriented music, in which case you shouldn't have been using a $70 no-name bass!
 
This is the only thing I see on eBay right now; Squier by Fender Standard Jazz J Bass neck | eBay.
I'd ask the original seller if he has an extra neck kicking around, ask your local repair shop, the music store, anyone. And not the high-end chain store, either. Go to the low-end Mom & Pop store, even the mall. You want another cheap throw-away bass. Why you want a cheap throw-away bass is between you and your wallet.
 
Just retrack everything with a different bass. It's bass. It's not hard.
 
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It's bass. It's not hard.
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I was also thinking...so what if the bass sounds different on different songs. Just dial in a tone you like for *each* song, and don't worry about comparing it to the other songs so much. :)
 
just borrow a bass and finish the thing.
no one cares if a bass sounds exactly the same on every single tune.
 
Well, i've been thinking about finishing the songs with a diff. bass, but i really like the sound of the Copley, so that's why i'm looking to fix it.

Re-Record everything?

It won't happen LOL, so far i've made a good work recording the bass, it's not that hard but i had to sit to learn my own songs (The bass lines, i had to rehearse them, because i play guitar).

I think i'll ask the seller if he had a few necks to sell me.
 
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