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Re: Applies to Bass Players as Well

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4/22/2000 1:43 AM
Psyhco Bass Guy	Re: Applies to Bass Players as Well SHHH!!!! Don't tell anyone else! Don't you know that solid state is ALWAYS better for bass?!! At least that what the magazines who make money off the solid state amp manufacturers' ad money say! ; ) Psycho Bass Guy >^}

4/21/2000 8:35 PM

Re: Amp tone at home and with the band

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"i still haven't figured exactly out what type of midrange is best, but i do know that it it makes a huge difference."

It sure does! Marshall's have a huge low mid sound that makes the amp sound big without clashing with the bass player. I prefer the traditional Marshall type tone stack over any other for this reason.

Every Boogie I've ever played has a very weak buzzy midrange. That's why I hate them so much.

4/21/2000 3:33 PM

This is a really good post. I guess we all would agree 'home' and 'away' playing are two different galaxies. I'd just like to share my experience with ya'll. I have a friend who always asks me to stop by and help him "get his sound". For the longest time he played through a Lee Jackson modified Ampeg (you guys remember the amp with the car keys?

) Well, he used to cut all the mids out and crank the bass and presence a.k.a. "teen eq"...I tried to tell him that his job as the git player in the band was mainly to provide the midrange soulfulness but I guess he never quite got it. Each time he'd hit a note it was BOOM BOOM BOOM and his band was mush live. I don't have a problem between playing out and playing at home 'cause I'm a mids freak. To me the overdriven sounds just aint' happening without plenty of midrange fatness. Just my 2 cents. -Jeff L.

4/23/2000 6:45 AM

I, too, have been a victim of the "it sounded fine before" monster. At home, as a solo instrument, you want more bottom end. On stage, it sounds muddy, recorded even worse. It took me quite a while to relearn what I had understood inherently to start with, that "too bright" at home means just right with a bass and drums. I learned that the bass is a lot like an effects device; when I think I have it right, I consider lessening it by half!
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4/24/2000 12:15 AM

The one suggestion that I could make to combo owners is to get a stage stand. The run around $40-$50. They point the amp at your head. Everything sounds fine at home or with the band.

I play AC30's (kinda hard to go wrong when dialing them in). I noticed that with the band I had to tewak the treble a bit, but with the stage stand pointing the amp at my face, I no longer have to.

I would not suggest milk crates as the amp is not pointed upward and may fall off if you play at loud volumes.

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