Actually in some ways bassists are more fanatical..maybe not the rock/metal ones but jazz bassists have an insane amount of active circuitry, preamps and tone shaping tools on the bass itself...5-6 knobs, 3-4 toggles etc etc. They are just a lot more obsessive about tone and less driven by gimmickry than guitar players. For example, there is a lot more experimentation in shapes, woods, pickups etc going on in the boutique builder bass world than there is in the guitar world.
great KT, I would also like to experiment with diff guitar shapes, anyway I dont know why most guitarists prefer to stick with the Strat / Tele / LEs Paul shape, as if THAT leads to better tone or playability. LOL
I think Roland had this real high end thing(Processor) which Stu hamm used for a while. It was the bass version of The Roland VG88 V guitar system. anyone got a link or a pic??? Few bass processors I know(pretty high end) 1) Digitech BNX3 Bass Workstation 2) Line 6 Bass xt live 3) Boss GT6B Bass Effects Processor 4) Behringer Bass V Amp Pro(Endorsed by bass gurus Alphonso Johnson, Ken Taylor and Hellmut Hattler) 5) Line 6 Bass PODxt 6) Tech 21 Sans Amp Programable Bass Driver DI(this ones pretty interesting) 7) Boss ME50B Bass Multi Effects 8) Korg AX3000B
Noramly pros dont use processors ...they use racks or pedals ... And if u felt a band can do without bassy ... think ....
Read my post properly.. a Bassie COMPLETES a bands sound.. Which has a derived corollary "A Bands Sound is Sometimes Incomplete Without a Bassie"
Rock on bro... But stu hamm doesn nned a proc i guess.. You give him any bass he will make a hell out of it..
Quite Noticable.. I wonder if Billy Sheenan uses some pedal.. Cause he gets a lot of Distortion... John Myung uses DELAY.. So we shouldnt be surprised if he uses a Good rack..
Every Pro Bassist uses sound processing equipments. At a minimum he uses Delay and Reverb. Compression is also pretty popular. There are time when they use Chorus too. Jason Newsted uses Big Muff Pi as his overdrive. A lot of them use Overdrive too. It need not distort the sound but a bit of drive adds a sparkle.
Jason NEWSTED USES WAH PEDAL too.. Have you see Binge And Purge?? Compression is used a lot by Death Metal Bands...
What crap. Compressor is used by bassist across all genre. Mainly used by Jazz Guitarists. Infact it's used by most bassists. I dont think Death metal even requires a bass or any bass would do for that crap. Even a Givson Bass into a 20W stranger amp would do.
Well I agree that in most death metal bands a bassist is more of an ornament, but that doesn't stop him getting fussy about his sound and using a compressor. HA; to tell you the truth, u think that in a gig, anyone listening give even two hoots about the guitar tone? but that doesnt stop us B.t.w. what purpose would a compressor on bass solve? (+ it would reduce the dynamics of the bass)
Compressor on bass gives a smooth driving tone. Hear Take it That by Pink Floyd. The Compressor on Bass is pretty obvious.
