emuemulator2
GearIQ 3670
Joined Mar 2022
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After a lot of neglect, I have now turned this thing into a pretty decent bass. Adjusted truss rod, intonation, a lil bit of fretboard rehydration, and sweat wiped off of neck, then restrung with Roto 66s. Now it's actually really good, I plan to eventually add better pickups and maybe a hi-mass bridge. But the playability is great now. Pots are a little scratchy but I'm actually really impressed with the tone. I'm in the market for a Fender P bass but that can honestly wait a little while thanks to this providing a solid P bass sound.
Because my bass is active when I unplug the bass even with the tuner on, you still get a little pop. Not as loud as with it off but its there a little bit. Not a fault of the unit, but annoying nonetheless. Still, it's a durable tuner and it's not that big of a deal as if you were to be tuning the thing at stage volume ;).
These are the best strings you can get for a fretless bass. I don't own a fretless anymore. But if I did, it would be these again. They give you enough brightness for rock/metal whilst being easier on the fingerboard and your hands vs standard steel rounds like Rotos. Maybe they still eat through the fretboard a tiny bit over time, but it's so marginal compared to something like Rotosounds. (See Tony Franklin's old number P-bass that had Rotos on it vs his newer basses).
Had this laying around, the guys get a kick out of my crappy pianoman impression.
Praying this thing doesn't have any issues in the future as right now it is easily the best bass I've ever owned. The sound is classic thumbprint Fender J and can be used for quite literally any style of play and any genre of music. I almost don't even want to play my other basses as I just feel so at home with this one.
For context I was playing through a fender rumble 25 before this. Paired with my Ashdown 115 I get the perfect mix of vintage growl and hi-fi sparkle. I'm running it at 8 ohms so it's not the loudest thing in the world but I don't see why it couldn't keep up with a drummer or at shows.
I'm a pretty scrawny guy so me carrying a 410 is out of the picture. Fortunately for me I like the sound of 15 inch speakers better anyway. This cab is very smooth sounding and has a great amount of low end. Paired with my Ampeg micro VR I get a fantastic all-around tone.
Great for any JD/NO/DM stuff. Tone cuts through and is quite loud for a little thing. I don't love that it has a prop 65 warning on it but hopefully not for the mouthpiece.
Free and sounds great, FM section gets nasty. That's all you need to know.
If you use this plugin, your hair will grow back, you will grow an extra foot, and your annual salary will double. This plugin saved my failing marriage, paid for my house, and walks my dogs.
In all seriousness though this plugin is awesome. Put it on anything, crank it up, watch your pretty little Juno preset become a beastly roar from below. Industrial heaven.
String instruments 2
Praying this thing doesn't have any issues in the future as right now it is easily the best bass I've ever owned. The sound is classic thumbprint Fender J and can be used for quite literally any style of play and any genre of music. I almost don't even want to play my other basses as I just feel so at home with this one.
After a lot of neglect, I have now turned this thing into a pretty decent bass. Adjusted truss rod, intonation, a lil bit of fretboard rehydration, and sweat wiped off of neck, then restrung with Roto 66s. Now it's actually really good, I plan to eventually add better pickups and maybe a hi-mass bridge. But the playability is great now. Pots are a little scratchy but I'm actually really impressed with the tone. I'm in the market for a Fender P bass but that can honestly wait a little while thanks to this providing a solid P bass sound.
Amplifier 2
For context I was playing through a fender rumble 25 before this. Paired with my Ashdown 115 I get the perfect mix of vintage growl and hi-fi sparkle. I'm running it at 8 ohms so it's not the loudest thing in the world but I don't see why it couldn't keep up with a drummer or at shows.
I'm a pretty scrawny guy so me carrying a 410 is out of the picture. Fortunately for me I like the sound of 15 inch speakers better anyway. This cab is very smooth sounding and has a great amount of low end. Paired with my Ampeg micro VR I get a fantastic all-around tone.
VSTs 11
Free and sounds great, FM section gets nasty. That's all you need to know.
If you use this plugin, your hair will grow back, you will grow an extra foot, and your annual salary will double. This plugin saved my failing marriage, paid for my house, and walks my dogs.
In all seriousness though this plugin is awesome. Put it on anything, crank it up, watch your pretty little Juno preset become a beastly roar from below. Industrial heaven.
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Keyboard instruments 1
Great for any JD/NO/DM stuff. Tone cuts through and is quite loud for a little thing. I don't love that it has a prop 65 warning on it but hopefully not for the mouthpiece.
DAW 2
Does everything I want it to, haven't used any other DAW much nor plan to. Perfect for my applications.
Sample Libraries 3
I run samples of this from drums into Groove Agent on Cubase pretty much exclusively. It's an Industrial powerhouse! Sounds like Ministry - me like!