Sx Jazz bass (to:Tadpui)
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Posted on Jul 28, 2005 04:46 pm
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Melodic Master Mind
Member Since: Apr 19, 2004
hey man...i was also looking for a cheap bass (not important to me as the guitar, but something just put in the works).......and tha is only like 100...good price for me just to have it there in my thing u know.....what i would like to know..is like when u use the pickup more to the neck and play with the tone and thing...could u get a good deep tone? like for reggae u know....with almost no highs and very lil mids....could it achieve that with little or no mud?.....thanks
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TadpuiI am not a crook's headMember
Since: Mar 14, 2003
Jul 28, 2005 07:05 pm I got the SX 5-string J-bass knockoff. It really is a good budget bass. The only things I don't like about it are the tuners. They're not very accurate and they don't hold tune like they could. And the low B string on it is a little floppy.
But it has great pickups for a cheapie bass. It's a little more of a midrange sound. A little more rock and roll.
The deep sound that you're after might be had with a good compressor. Actually, I record it direct thru a tube preamp and compress the crap outta it with software, and it sounds pretty good. Never played it thru an amp, but I can't imagine it having a much different character.
Maybe factor some new pickups into your budget if you want a cheap bass to have deep lows.
But overall, I think its a great buy for the price. It's certainly not a piece of crap, which is about all that you could find elsewhere for $100.
Jul 28, 2005 11:32 pm can't i just eq out some of the mids and thing? and boost the lows?....what kinda sound will u get from it if u do tha?..(and i am using my fingers for it not a pick)...(im looking at the 4 string jazz bass version but i guess it will share alot of the same with the 5 string)
Jul 29, 2005 04:55 pm i'd go with a P-Bass style, with the tone knob rolled all the way down, and use a neck pickup...also flatwound strings produce less overtones. and leave the same set of strings on for a few years.
Jul 30, 2005 01:20 am yea man i realize like when my strings get real worn out on my classical acoustic especially the 3 low strings the tone be lower and round.....i wonder if they got worn out bass strings on ebay LOL......
Jul 30, 2005 11:19 pm Reggae music is my speciality. Go with a P-Bass style bass for sure. Of course, a Fender P-bass (vintage is best) is perfect. Musicman Stingray basses are hot. Modulus basses are amazing too.
Since you are looking for something cheap, a P-bass style will do. Turn down the treble and up the bass. Playing with flatwound strings will give it a really nice tone as well. My bass player almost exclusivly plays with flatwounds on his vintage p-bass. Sounds amazing (Eden Amp and Head). Check out some old Dub or Reggae tunes. Most of those recordings were P-basses. mmm... nothing like good bass playing in reggae music!
Jul 30, 2005 11:35 pm Aye man nice to meet u......well actual thats all the music i had growing up u know reggae and calypso.....mostly reggae tho.....i am from and live in trinidad seen......and i kinda call my style R&B u know but with a different meaning....reggae and blues seen...lol....as bob would say
