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Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 1:19 am
by Bartimaeus
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?
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 1:20 am
by sonidero
Bass Pedals??? Dano Longhorn...
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 1:53 am
by Mudfuzz
Could alway get a Ric
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 4:22 am
by Gearmond
Mudfuzz wrote:Could alway get a Ric
alsou acoustic/electric. those always sound weird
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 5:51 am
by Derelict78
I really dig the sound of the Höfner "violin bass". Definitely not the typical fender sound.
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 6:27 am
by one bad monkey
EB Stingray has a very signature sound and tone, with a familiar feel.
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 6:32 am
by coldbrightsunlight
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.
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 6:37 am
by cheesecats
you could get a fretless and get a swelling sound as well as glissandos.
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 8:40 am
by Bassboar
Some kind of semi-hollow.
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 8:55 am
by skullservant
15 pounds of awesome:
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 9:16 am
by ryan summit
stand up
with two piezos
in a stereo rig
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 10:32 am
by dase
Something with a neck mudbucker. EB3?
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 11:02 am
by Jwar
one bad monkey wrote:EB Stingray has a very signature sound and tone, with a familiar feel.
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 11:27 am
by Psyre
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
Re: Unusual Sounding Basses?
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 12:23 pm
by Rob Fossil
8 String maybe? The Hagstrom reissues are pretty reasonable.