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I was thinking.....................it's kinda ironic..............
Us bass players, before playing the bass guitar, I guess many of us felt attracted (and still are) by the sound of low frequencies. Somehow, the sound of the regular guitar, no matter how pretty and awesome it may sound, is not just "you". So we pick up the bass.
Now the ironic thing is, especially being a Warwick player I guess, is that the charachter and presence of our instrument is for a large part contributed to the midrange and treble characteristics, and not just to the low frequencies. I believe the phrase "cut through the mix" is pretty much determined by these non low frequencies.
I mostly like loud music, bands such as Tool and Mudvayne, and especially with loud music, it is very difficult that the bass player is heard. Very often I don't hear the bass player to my regret. My introduction to Warwick was by listening to Mudvayne's L.D.50 album. I was soooo utterly amazed how freaking loud the overall music is, in terms of guitar and vocals, but you can practically hear every single note Ryan is playing. Of course, there are other factors as well: Ryan does a lot of slapping and popping, which contribute to being better heard. I have to say as well, that in my opinion, Sony Music (L.D.50) is very bass player friendly; you just hear the bass a lot better, than on another avarage label.
I'm a Thumb freak, and the Thumb is known for its bottomy sound. Interestingly, the pickup configuration of the Thumb 5 has two pickups very close to the bridge. Placing the pickups close to the bridge will result in a bigger contribution of the higher notes and harmonics, than when the pickups are placed close to the neck.........
Another phenomenon is the changing of strings; new strings produce more treble..........
I guess this is like a Yin-Yang thing of bass; we are completely lost without the higher frequencies..............
Thanks for reading.
Us bass players, before playing the bass guitar, I guess many of us felt attracted (and still are) by the sound of low frequencies. Somehow, the sound of the regular guitar, no matter how pretty and awesome it may sound, is not just "you". So we pick up the bass.
Now the ironic thing is, especially being a Warwick player I guess, is that the charachter and presence of our instrument is for a large part contributed to the midrange and treble characteristics, and not just to the low frequencies. I believe the phrase "cut through the mix" is pretty much determined by these non low frequencies.
I mostly like loud music, bands such as Tool and Mudvayne, and especially with loud music, it is very difficult that the bass player is heard. Very often I don't hear the bass player to my regret. My introduction to Warwick was by listening to Mudvayne's L.D.50 album. I was soooo utterly amazed how freaking loud the overall music is, in terms of guitar and vocals, but you can practically hear every single note Ryan is playing. Of course, there are other factors as well: Ryan does a lot of slapping and popping, which contribute to being better heard. I have to say as well, that in my opinion, Sony Music (L.D.50) is very bass player friendly; you just hear the bass a lot better, than on another avarage label.
I'm a Thumb freak, and the Thumb is known for its bottomy sound. Interestingly, the pickup configuration of the Thumb 5 has two pickups very close to the bridge. Placing the pickups close to the bridge will result in a bigger contribution of the higher notes and harmonics, than when the pickups are placed close to the neck.........
Another phenomenon is the changing of strings; new strings produce more treble..........
I guess this is like a Yin-Yang thing of bass; we are completely lost without the higher frequencies..............
Thanks for reading.
(a lot more respect to the guy that plays it)
