'woody' P bass pickup?
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Re: 'woody' P bass pickup?
OK, maybe this isn't the best high fidelity clip, but I think it demonstrates the concept pretty well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlc6xCPx60U
OK, maybe this isn't the best high fidelity clip, but I think it demonstrates the concept pretty well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlc6xCPx60U
dystrust
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Re: 'woody' P bass pickup?
Just about any vintage-style P-bass pickup should do that. If you're on a budget, the SPB-1 would be good or an Antiquity if you've got a bigger budget. IMO that sound is more about the amp and maybe speakers than the pickup used. I'm not sure what amp he used BITD, but I've seen some recent pics with a NMV Ampeg SVT. To get that sort of grit out of an SVT you'd need to play LOUD.
Just about any vintage-style P-bass pickup should do that. If you're on a budget, the SPB-1 would be good or an Antiquity if you've got a bigger budget. IMO that sound is more about the amp and maybe speakers than the pickup used. I'm not sure what amp he used BITD, but I've seen some recent pics with a NMV Ampeg SVT. To get that sort of grit out of an SVT you'd need to play LOUD.
Re: 'woody' P bass pickup?
My guess is 'non master volume'. I agree, though. It sounds like a P-Bass into a tube amp. There is some distortion there. I don't think you'd need an actual SVT, though- a much smaller amp could do it, although you might need some sort of very slight overdrive. The pickup sounds like a regular P-Bass, so any of the vintage offerings would work.
My guess is 'non master volume'. I agree, though. It sounds like a P-Bass into a tube amp. There is some distortion there. I don't think you'd need an actual SVT, though- a much smaller amp could do it, although you might need some sort of very slight overdrive. The pickup sounds like a regular P-Bass, so any of the vintage offerings would work.
Re: 'woody' P bass pickup?
Yeah, it sounds tube, but still it doesn't sound SVT to me. I could be wrong, though. It's happened before.:9:
A question then, about the Antiquity P-Bass 'Raised A'.
Judging from the picture, and what to me would be common sense, isn't that really a raised G?
Yeah, it sounds tube, but still it doesn't sound SVT to me. I could be wrong, though. It's happened before.:9:
A question then, about the Antiquity P-Bass 'Raised A'.
Judging from the picture, and what to me would be common sense, isn't that really a raised G?
dystrust
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Re: 'woody' P bass pickup?
NMV does mean non-master volume. The pic I found could have been a recent SVT-VR, or an original silver face SVT from the 70s. The actual amp isn't super important, and you could probably get similar grit from a pedal. The speaker cabinet is a big part of the sound too; those Ampeg 8x10 cabs don't have horns and they also aren't super tight sounding by today's standards. If I were trying to replicate that sound today I'd want a cabinet without a horn (or one that can be turned off) to start with. You might also want to look into 12" or 15" speaker(s) as most new 10" speakers won't have that same sort of loose feel.
NMV does mean non-master volume. The pic I found could have been a recent SVT-VR, or an original silver face SVT from the 70s. The actual amp isn't super important, and you could probably get similar grit from a pedal. The speaker cabinet is a big part of the sound too; those Ampeg 8x10 cabs don't have horns and they also aren't super tight sounding by today's standards. If I were trying to replicate that sound today I'd want a cabinet without a horn (or one that can be turned off) to start with. You might also want to look into 12" or 15" speaker(s) as most new 10" speakers won't have that same sort of loose feel.
