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Melissa
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honestly though...I've worked with a lot of great bass players and it's NOT all about the playing...especially bass guitar going down digitally...getting a great bass sound requires some engineering skills..everyone knows that great playing makes it easier...if it were as easy as recording a great player, anyone could do it....and that simply is not true...frankly, you describing a 6176 to high enders (that's not me really) is kinda funny.
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Hi Melissa - and thanks again!
Can you tell me a bit about what gear you find yourself going to - for that nice big fat sustained pop bass recording?
I very much appreciate your feedback here! And I feel compelled to agree with you - at least on some strong levels - given the HUGE amount of difference simply swapping out my strat pickups has made in order to acquire the chimey sparkly higher frequency tele sound in my current recordings.
Despite the fact that I'm a seasoned studio guitarist, I have quite a bit of boutique gear, and I've got some wonderful techs at my disposal - the pickup swap to the Rio Grande Stelly was night and day - it really takes that twang to the next level for recordings.
So, it completely makes sense to me that the proper bass recording chain would give me a way better chance at the tone I'm seeking now!
Thanks again for any additional gear recommendations!
...On a side note, it seems like most of you guys are recommending flat-wound strings, so far.
...JOOC, why is this?
Oh, and why would the 6172 on passive pickups be such a bad idea?
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