Unusual Sounding Basses?

Bartimaeus · Post by **Bartimaeus** » Fri May 03, 2013 1:19 am

I like bass. But I don't want the bass that I record to sound like every other recording ever (like a Fender bass). I don't want something that's weird or bizarre or anything, just something that looks/feels nice but has a distintive quality. Maybe even a semihollow bass. Any ideas?

sonidero · Post by **sonidero** » Fri May 03, 2013 1:20 am

Bass Pedals??? Dano Longhorn...

Mudfuzz · Post by **Mudfuzz** » Fri May 03, 2013 1:53 am

Could alway get a Ric :thumb:

Gearmond · Post by **Gearmond** » Fri May 03, 2013 4:22 am

Mudfuzz wrote:Could alway get a Ric

alsou acoustic/electric. those always sound weird

Derelict78 · Post by **Derelict78** » Fri May 03, 2013 5:51 am

I really dig the sound of the Höfner "violin bass". Definitely not the typical fender sound.

one bad monkey · Post by **one bad monkey** » Fri May 03, 2013 6:27 am

EB Stingray has a very signature sound and tone, with a familiar feel.

coldbrightsunlight · Post by **coldbrightsunlight** » Fri May 03, 2013 6:32 am

Derelict78 wrote:I really dig the sound of the Höfner "violin bass". Definitely not the typical fender sound.

Yeah they definitely have their own distinctive sound.

Another thing that sounds different is any bass with one of those crazy huge humbuckers in it, anyone know where the stupidly large bass pickups come from? One of my favourite bass tones is my friend's violin bass copy with 30 year old flats and this gigantic humbucker, it's amazing. Whoever made it the crazy frankenstein it is today was a genius.

cheesecats · Post by **cheesecats** » Fri May 03, 2013 6:37 am

you could get a fretless and get a swelling sound as well as glissandos.

Bassboar · Post by **Bassboar** » Fri May 03, 2013 8:40 am

Some kind of semi-hollow.

skullservant · Post by **skullservant** » Fri May 03, 2013 8:55 am

15 pounds of awesome:

ryan summit · Post by **ryan summit** » Fri May 03, 2013 9:16 am

stand up
with two piezos
in a stereo rig

dase · Post by **dase** » Fri May 03, 2013 10:32 am

Something with a neck mudbucker. EB3?

Jwar · Post by **Jwar** » Fri May 03, 2013 11:02 am

one bad monkey wrote:EB Stingray has a very signature sound and tone, with a familiar feel.

Psyre · Post by **Psyre** » Fri May 03, 2013 11:27 am

Best bass tone I have heard came from this bass. Sounded different than any other bass I have heard. Sounds like a warmer 4001 to my ears. No idea what brand it is. It's the guy from Pinback though and he has been using it exclusively for years.

**edit**

Looks like it's an Alembic Stanley Clark Model :thumb:

Rob Fossil · Post by **Rob Fossil** » Fri May 03, 2013 12:23 pm

8 String maybe? The Hagstrom reissues are pretty reasonable.

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