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NBD!
« on: September 06, 2012, 02:19:27 PM »
New bass day :D Bought this just for recording really. It's my first bass and I didn't really know what I was looking for in one, so just went with a classic P-Bass design. It's a Squier Vintage Modified P and to my untrained ear/hands it seems awesome. It feels as good to me as the Fenders I played in a few shops, and I do love how it looks :)  The first thing I noticed was how resonant it is, even unplugged when I play it I can feel it shaking through my body haha

Unfortunately I'm only playing through Amplitube 3 at the minute, would love a proper amp but can't justify it just for recording. Also I'm sort of "cheating" and playing with a pick at the minute, just feels better coming from a guitar and I actually prefer the sound of it. Now, time to crack out the Rancid CD and learn Maxwell Murder :) Bass is so much fun!


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Re: NBD!
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2012, 02:29:35 PM »
Congrats, love the look of it. The strap is cool too.

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Re: NBD!
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2012, 02:43:11 PM »
Nice, now pop a Badass II bridge on it!  :P
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Re: NBD!
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2012, 02:52:42 PM »
Very cool - a classic!

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Re: NBD!
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2012, 03:07:43 PM »
And a new smartphone to go with it!

_tom_

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Re: NBD!
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2012, 03:53:09 PM »
haha I've had that for ages, the box just hasn't moved off my chair for months :\

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Re: NBD!
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2012, 05:29:59 PM »
Nice looking bass. It defenitely has a vintage vibe going on. If you record Maxwell Murder please link to the song  :D Matt Freeman is one of my favourite bass players and Rancid wouldn't be the same without him. And by the way Rancid kicks arse!
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Re: NBD!
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2012, 05:51:30 PM »
very nice :)

_tom_

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« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2012, 07:14:08 PM »
Now comes the painful process of re-recording everything I've ever done and replacing the octaved guitar with a real bass :lol: Quite liking Amplitube 3's Gallien Krueger patches, through my monitors up loud I'm still shaking the room! Finding it hard to get a good mix with the real bass, seems quite easy to get either too boomy yet bright, or lost in the mix.

Here's a quick clip - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15027660/Intro.mp3

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Re: NBD!
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2012, 07:24:46 PM »
Nice one Tom.
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Re: NBD!
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2012, 09:48:01 PM »
Nice one dude! I got myself the Squier Jaguar Bass a few months back for recording, and I still love it! £190 goes a long way in the Squier range, heh!

Congrats on joining the club.  ^_^

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Re: NBD!
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2012, 10:26:34 PM »
A good Squier is a splendid thing indeed.

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Re: NBD!
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2012, 10:28:38 PM »
Gratz. Nice guitar. I went for an Ibanez when I got a cheap bass. Wish I'd gone for a squier really.

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Re: NBD!
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2012, 11:54:09 PM »
Looks great, congrats!
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Re: NBD!
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2012, 08:50:50 AM »
Nice one... just been catching up and saw the Epi had shifted, and here's the result!

And playing with a pick is not cheating, just different :lol:

And I reckon you're gonna love playing bass... :D
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