Back in the day I had a Bubinga Corvette 4 string. Having done the whole Fender,Musicman,etc etc thing I'm back with Warwick with an Ash Corvette in Honey Violin.(very nice too). However I heard a studio recording of my old band with that original Corvette and it sounded awesome. I can't get that sound with my new Corvette-I seem to have lost some growl. I know the different body woods account for some of this, but I'm sure the neck woods are different too. The new necks are Ovangecol (sp?) but I think my old one was Wenge with a Wenge board. Am I right? (we're talking 13 or 14 years ago here).I'm seriously considering a CS Corvette to my originals spec. TIA for any help
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There is a bubinga + wenge corvette on e-bay. It's got a custom pre-amp though. worth a look still. And it's a 5 string.
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apples v oranges
Is it fair to compare what you hear live using your new 'vette against a *recording* of the old 'vette?
Ideally, you'd want to compare your new 'vette in a studio recording with the solo'd (your bass track only) recording of your old 'vette. IMO, differences in tone due to differences in wood, mfg processes etc, are smaller than the fact that you're comparing live to recording.
Without doing this kind of comparison, I don't think you can conclude that you've "lost" your tone.
Is it fair to compare what you hear live using your new 'vette against a *recording* of the old 'vette?
Ideally, you'd want to compare your new 'vette in a studio recording with the solo'd (your bass track only) recording of your old 'vette. IMO, differences in tone due to differences in wood, mfg processes etc, are smaller than the fact that you're comparing live to recording.
Without doing this kind of comparison, I don't think you can conclude that you've "lost" your tone.
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Re: apples v oranges
good point. i used to compare my new live sound to an "old" sound (on some studio recordings)... but it's just pointless because there's so many in-the-studio factors (studio hardware, your engineer, the mix) that contribute.. in fact, the bass in question often sounded different across different sessions for those very reasons
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good point. i used to compare my new live sound to an "old" sound (on some studio recordings)... but it's just pointless because there's so many in-the-studio factors (studio hardware, your engineer, the mix) that contribute.. in fact, the bass in question often sounded different across different sessions for those very reasons
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Well I have a bubinga vette, and I played my buddies ash vette and mine is a lot more "growly" though like everyone said it could be amp settings or 1000 other things.
Just shooten this out there but bubinga is "heavier" than the ash... so it would make sense, though it may be the frets? It seems my bass has become a lot mor "growly" as the frets seem to be "breaking in"
Sorry for my excesive use of "marks"
Just shooten this out there but bubinga is "heavier" than the ash... so it would make sense, though it may be the frets? It seems my bass has become a lot mor "growly" as the frets seem to be "breaking in"
Sorry for my excesive use of "marks"
Ian
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Yesterday I played a Corvette Bubinga and I have to admit it had much more growl than my previous Corvette Ash and my current Corvette $$...
It gives me good hope for my custom shop Streamer LX, ordered with a bubinga pommelé body...
It gives me good hope for my custom shop Streamer LX, ordered with a bubinga pommelé body...
