Planetjazzbass

Hey Chris thanks man!..I always visualise when I hear music in my head so maybe that translates into what I put down,plus it always helps to have collaborators like Slap and Zappo around who can get into whatever musical focus is on the table..........As for my bass sound,ok you asked for it here's the full story! lol.

Since I've gotten into digital recording I've been on a quest to get the best bass tone for my style of playing,I don't think one can ever be perfectly happy but I'm well satisfied at the moment if that makes sense! lol...ok down to what I run...I use a 68 Jazz Bass here in which I overwound both pickups with slightly thicker coil wire (this does give a beefier signal but not overly significant)more importantly I use a PIO (paper in oil capacitor) which is of Russian military specs (bought on ebay for a couple of bucks) this and a set of DR SunBeams 45-105's bass strings just make the instrument sing,very piano like,on this track I'm using both neck and bridge pickups cranked full on......my signal path is (and bear in mind I bought these preamps specifically for their low noise floor) a Demeter VTBP-201s set quite bright with treble bias with a little presence and then into a Presonus EQ3B set very bass biased...then into my interface a Presonus Firepod(a touch of onboard preamp here on a mono channel)..next and this makes a significant contribution right at the end into NI Guitar Rig Vst on my bass track within Ableton...just about any clean amp preset I imagine will work,but I use a Fender Bassman emulation..all controls including cabinets are turned off apart from the normal volume in the gui,I also add a little reverb here,using the vst gives you that final tweakability I find and pumps up the sound without relying on compressors ...that about does it,mind you the biggest contributor is right hand finger style and muting plus keeping the calluses thick! lol...thanks again for your cool review and interest Chris!
cheers Dave :)

Thanks mate!..glad you enjoyed the track...cheers Dave :)

Thanks mate!..glad you enjoyed the tune..cheers Dave :)

Hey MyKael thanks buddy..glad you enjoyed the track man!....much appreciated from all the lads,it's a funky world and everyone needs a little funk in their system now and again..cheers mate Dave :)

Hey Dazz,thanks man! appreciate the listen..cheers Dave :)

Cheers Kieser!..thanks for taking the time to listen and glad you enjoyed the tune.... Dave :)

Hey Danke..sorry for the very late reply..thank you very much for your cool review,all the best for the festive season and thank you again for the listen,much appreciated!..cheers Dave :)

Dan..sorry for the inexcusably late reply mate..all the guys respect your opinion and when you give the thumbs up it is very much appreciated!..I hope all is well with you and you have a great Christmas and New year!..Bon chance! Dave :)

Thanks Jeff!..sorry for the very late reply,I dig Serge Gainsbourg!..all the best for the New Year mate..cheers Dave :)

Hey Doudie..sorry for my late reply to your great review!.thank you from all the guys it's much appreciated!..all the best in the New Year!..cheers Dave :)

Hey Richie..thanks mate!..glad to know the sounds are coming out of the bins properly,you know how mixing/mastering goes.. you sit there for ages tweaking away and then you start to question whether you've plateaued out on the track and put it into a nose dive,lol...we definitely need to collab on a piece mate...I have a few projects that I have to finish up first then if your free we can put our heads together...cheers Dave :)

Hey StrawHat..thanks for listening mate!..glad you enjoyed the groove.again very much appreciated!...cheers Dave :)

Hey Spiv thanks man!..glad you enjoyed the track mate,and commenting on the mix,I think I spend most time now on the mix and master! lol..cheers mate Dave :)

Hey Ken,thanks mate!..a fantastic description,which accurately captures the glancing or in some cases the crushing blow that porn has had on the collective social psyche....weirdly,I've always wanted to play backing music for porn films..I think it's because I'd be guaranteed of a monstrous audience! haha...cheers mate Dave :)

Hey FR..good to see you mate,thanks for the listen.....very much appreciated and glad you enjoyed the track!!...cheers Dave :)

Hey Brill...thanks buddy!...much appreciated,poor ol JH died an untimely death and by all written accounts wasn't just a big swinging .... he left an impression it's fair to say though! ..cheers mate Dave ;)

Hey thanks mate!..I also love Slap's playing on this track he lays back and gets that horn blowing! (lol)..70's vibe is right Mr12..oohh how I loved that decade,women on tap,not a care in the world,and all washed down with beer,bourbon and cigarettes!...all those things have changed!!!haha..cheers Dave,Syeve and Detlef :)

Hey Ed,thanks mate...trying out some new strings on my bass(DR Sunbeams,I really dig them.) and couldn't stop slapping the stick a little.....I'm not really a big fan of slap bass as it's bordering on instrument abuse! lol...glad you liked it man!..all the best Dave,Steve,Detlef :)

Dang the waiter's getting sloppy,he's spent too much time pumping up the giant pig ballon! lol..thanks man,appreciate the listen and glad you liked it..cheers Dave :)

Hey SJ..yeah that's the guy,the senator's a legend! lol..thank you very much for the listen and review,much appreciated!...cheers Dave :)

Hey Domenico..thanks man!..glad you enjoyed the tune....I really liked the tune in that link,unfortunately I don't understand Italian,but I just know it's funny! lol..once again your review is very much appreciated!...cheers Dave :)