Getting bass to properly sit in the mix...
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KeithRT99
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TheStoryteller
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The difference is audible, really. I don't know if it makes a difference in the mix though.
It makes a difference in the high end of the tone....tends to cut thru better than with dead strings. That percussive slap of the strings on the frets comes thru and gives better articulation of the pick (or fingers) hitting the string. Fieldy from Korn is an extreme example of this element - although I don't particularly like his tone. I love Trujillo's on "Art of Rebellion".
I always throw on a new set for a proper session but when they start dying I replace them and keep the old set, then boil them later for pre-production demos. Saves a bit on the string bill. When I was gigging a lot and couldn't afford strings they used to get me through a gig or two before having to be replaced. The more you boil them (or deaden them) the less effect it has though.
Having a decent bass usually means you can get away with leaving them on a bit longer. Most music stores have new high-end strings on all the basses including the cheaper ones to make them sound better. Give it an hour of solid sweaty playing and you'll find out exactly how bad (or good) it really sounds.
I always throw on a new set for a proper session but when they start dying I replace them and keep the old set, then boil them later for pre-production demos. Saves a bit on the string bill. When I was gigging a lot and couldn't afford strings they used to get me through a gig or two before having to be replaced. The more you boil them (or deaden them) the less effect it has though.
Having a decent bass usually means you can get away with leaving them on a bit longer. Most music stores have new high-end strings on all the basses including the cheaper ones to make them sound better. Give it an hour of solid sweaty playing and you'll find out exactly how bad (or good) it really sounds.
Aaron Smith
Envisage Audio
Does anyone know if there is any real benefit between having the EMG-HZ bass pickups as opposed to the real active bass EMG pickups? What's the sound difference?
doc_backmask
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Head over to our website (link in sig) and listen to intro for Blacklisted (EMG-HZ) and the The Architect (EMG 35DC/35P). Both basses were ESP LTD's.
EDIT: The biggest difference I notice is in the high-mid grind. The actives make that region a lot brighter, without damaging the low end. The passives feel much more submissive to me, and make for a really great rock tone, but I get a metal tone I like better out of the actives.
Here is what I do for bass:
Buss the amp and Di to one track, getting a balance that consists mostly of the amp. I'll usually push a bunch of sub low, like 50Hz, and then maybe some upper mid for bite, say 2-3k.
Then i slam it with a compressor, which brings those eq spikes to life.
I would tame the 100-250Hz area if its overbearing. H
Example:
www.yellowmatterrecords.com/slate/LoatheMasterMS.mp3
Buss the amp and Di to one track, getting a balance that consists mostly of the amp. I'll usually push a bunch of sub low, like 50Hz, and then maybe some upper mid for bite, say 2-3k.
Then i slam it with a compressor, which brings those eq spikes to life.
I would tame the 100-250Hz area if its overbearing. H
Example:
www.yellowmatterrecords.com/slate/LoatheMasterMS.mp3
