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Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
your bass sound is bad ass. I know I already said that but look at how many others commented on it. So it's not just my geezer ears.
Any special tricks you use to get that?
it's just a stock Squire p-bass?
And which Ampeg combo?
How exactly did you mic it and get that sound? What kinda strings?
Inquiring minds wanna know!
Seriously ...... if I could get that sound out of a bass track I'd be way happy.
Any special tricks you use to get that?
it's just a stock Squire p-bass?
And which Ampeg combo?
How exactly did you mic it and get that sound? What kinda strings?
Inquiring minds wanna know!
Seriously ...... if I could get that sound out of a bass track I'd be way happy.
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MusicallyMrM
Member
This is a righteously good cover! Easily befitting a brother who was into "Gong" The mix was very good. Instrument placement was spacious and all parts could be heard fairly clearly. I really dug this man.
Atom Bomb
Wtf is a PRS
HA! and also Ha! Great tribute. Good job Greg.
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Greg_L
Banned
Thanks a lot guys.
Lt boob, the bass is a plain old cheap Squire P-Bass. I think I paid like 175 for it new about ten years ago. To my untrained and uncaring bass ears, it feels and sounds no different really from a real USA P-Bass. The bassist in my band has two $1000+ American Fender P-Basses and while they feel a little heftier, they don't sound appreciably better than my shitty Squire version. Not the way I play and amp it anyway. In fact I prefer the thinner neck and lighter body of my bass. I play hard and fast with a pick and amp it pretty much like I would a guitar - with gain and midrange. I'm not exactly sure which specific model amp it is. It's like a 300 watt combo, Ampeg, 2x10. I think it's called a B210 or something like that. It's not mine. I take it home with me from the band practice space when I know I'm gonna be tracking some bass. It's a cool sounding little bass combo though. It's got DI out and stuff like that, but I usually just mic it with a 57 or my kick drum mic. Miking it gives me a punchier and brighter sound that cuts through my mixes better. I've never been a fan of low rumbley fat bass tone. I like it to attack. So that's what I go for. There's no real trick or secret or anything. I just dial in the tone I like and get after it. I will admit though that I am pretty badass at tweaking bass tones. I sneak over to my bassist's rig all the time and tweak his shit. Lol. Anyway, I mic the speaker like I would a guitar cab as well. Right up close and somewhere near the center. Low end is never really a concern to me because it's a bass. I've never had any problem with low end as far as I'm concerned. Bass guitar naturally has enough low end on it's own, so I don't do anything to boost it or enhance the lows. I use GHS Boomer strings 40-95. The strings are very fresh on this song, so that may be a big part of the bass tone. I only have like maybe 3 hours on them. I usually go years between string changes. Let's see what else....I compress the bass in the DAW. I compress it pretty hard. Playing with a pick and miking the speaker can give you some spiky transients not unlike finger slap when playing with fingers. When necessary I bash those down with hard compression and it helps to bring some fullness into the whole bass track. And lastly, I play awesome. That helps too.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
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Greg_L
Banned
well ..... tone IS all in the fingers!!!
Yeah. I try to be pretty humble about my guitaring and drumming because I know I'm mediocre at best on those instruments, but I do fucking rule on bass.
Too bad it's so unbearably boring.
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RAMI
Guest
You been hanging out with GrimT?Thanks a lot guys.
Lt boob, the bass is a plain old cheap Squire P-Bass. I think I paid like 175 for it new about ten years ago. To my untrained and uncaring bass ears, it feels and sounds no different really from a real USA P-Bass. The bassist in my band has two $1000+ American Fender P-Basses and while they feel a little heftier, they don't sound appreciably better than my shitty Squire version. Not the way I play and amp it anyway. In fact I prefer the thinner neck and lighter body of my bass. I play hard and fast with a pick and amp it pretty much like I would a guitar - with gain and midrange. I'm not exactly sure which specific model amp it is. It's like a 300 watt combo, Ampeg, 2x10. I think it's called a B210 or something like that. It's not mine. I take it home with me from the band practice space when I know I'm gonna be tracking some bass. It's a cool sounding little bass combo though. It's got DI out and stuff like that, but I usually just mic it with a 57 or my kick drum mic. Miking it gives me a punchier and brighter sound that cuts through my mixes better. I've never been a fan of low rumbley fat bass tone. I like it to attack. So that's what I go for. There's no real trick or secret or anything. I just dial in the tone I like and get after it. I will admit though that I am pretty badass at tweaking bass tones. I sneak over to my bassist's rig all the time and tweak his shit. Lol. Anyway, I mic the speaker like I would a guitar cab as well. Right up close and somewhere near the center. Low end is never really a concern to me because it's a bass. I've never had any problem with low end as far as I'm concerned. Bass guitar naturally has enough low end on it's own, so I don't do anything to boost it or enhance the lows. I use GHS Boomer strings 40-95. The strings are very fresh on this song, so that may be a big part of the bass tone. I only have like maybe 3 hours on them. I usually go years between string changes. Let's see what else....I compress the bass in the DAW. I compress it pretty hard. Playing with a pick and miking the speaker can give you some spiky transients not unlike finger slap when playing with fingers. When necessary I bash those down with hard compression and it helps to bring some fullness into the whole bass track. And lastly, I play awesome. That helps too.
You might want to ask him about "paragraphs".
queepy
aka Variaxman
Friggin awesome man! Loved it!!
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Greg_L
Banned
Lol. No shit. I don't like writing them or reading them. But if someone asks me a legit question, I'll answer them completely.You been hanging out with GrimT?
You might want to ask him about "paragraphs".
Thanks queepy!
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RAMI
Guest
Lol. No shit. I don't like writing them or reading them. But if someone asks me a legit question, I'll answer them completely.
ShanPeyton
Member
This is awesome! Nothing about it sucks. And here I was thinking I was doing an awesome job on my own stuff tonight.
The bass does sound pretty slinky. It has a wonderful new string kind of snap n' buzz. How much NOFX did / do you listen to? Sounds very much like Fat Mike's sound. Totally not to discredit you with achieving that sound at all. Just the whole first impressions thing. Not bad for a Squire. Squires are hit or miss, I dare say you snagged one of the awesome ones.
The whole track sounds squeaky f'n clean!! Awesome job Greg. I think I have along way to go before I get that richness in my recordings.
Welcome to Soundcloud by the way.
The bass does sound pretty slinky. It has a wonderful new string kind of snap n' buzz. How much NOFX did / do you listen to? Sounds very much like Fat Mike's sound. Totally not to discredit you with achieving that sound at all. Just the whole first impressions thing. Not bad for a Squire. Squires are hit or miss, I dare say you snagged one of the awesome ones.
The whole track sounds squeaky f'n clean!! Awesome job Greg. I think I have along way to go before I get that richness in my recordings.
Welcome to Soundcloud by the way.
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Greg_L
Banned
Thanks dude. Yeah, I do like NOFX a lot. Great band. I can't say that Fat Mike's tone influences me though. It's good, but I never think of him as any kind of inspiration. I'd probably say Paul Simonon from The Clash is my main bass inspiration as far as playing goes. For tone....I don't know. I never really thought of it. I just dial in a tone that I like.
ShanPeyton
Member
I do apologize, I really hate saying anyone sounds like anything, i think it just came out. I know I don't love it when someone says 'Hey that's not bad it sounds like some band you totally don't sound like' And then i sit there pretending to be cool, If you know what i mean? Who cares though, your track is still rad. I checked out a few of your other ones. Fantastic stuff. Gives me hope that i'll be at that point someday.
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Greg_L
Banned
I took no offense so no need to apologize. There's nothing wrong to me with a NOFX comparison. Hell, that's a good thing. They kick ass. It doesn't bother me when someone says something of mine reminds them of something else.....unless it reminds them of something sucky.
arcadeko
Illuminatius Overlordious
Pure Aweome! I'm adding that to my playlist...
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Greg_L
Banned
rayc
retroreprobate
Guitars, bass drums & vox are all at the usual Greg L level; that is: GREAT!
Thet addition of the Greg Lady in the bvox is great - AND sax too. Seems like she had to pass musical muster before inclusion in Greg Land. She's good & her inclusion lifts the song that little bit more.
Thet addition of the Greg Lady in the bvox is great - AND sax too. Seems like she had to pass musical muster before inclusion in Greg Land. She's good & her inclusion lifts the song that little bit more.
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Greg_L
Banned
kcearl
I see deaf people
Burriliant
Dont know the show but if they were to do a far superior hollywood remake this would make a great updated theme tune
Funny i used to think your old mixes were clean...this is sparkling
Dont know the show but if they were to do a far superior hollywood remake this would make a great updated theme tune
Funny i used to think your old mixes were clean...this is sparkling