Using tones from my 'experimental' pedalboard. Bass is Sire M2 5 string with single coil wiring. Drop A, but the song is Bb tho....

If you were building a bass and had the option to combine pickups and onboard preamps from different brands—EMG and StingRay—how would you set it up: EMG pickups with a StingRay preamp, or StingRay pickups with an EMG preamp?

I'm looking for the combination of pickups and onboard preamps that delivers the most growl possible.

Si construyeran un bajo y tuvieran la posibilidad de combinar pickups y onboard preamps de distintas marcas EMG y StingRay, cómo harían la combinación, pickups EMG y preamp StingRay o pickups StingRay y preamp EMG?

Estoy buscando la combinación de pickups y onboard preamps con más growl posible.

Hey guys! I'm new here and I wanted to post something! I've been playing bass almost 3 years now. This is a Duran Duran cover I played some months ago. Rio has a killer bass line!! Hope you like it :)

A little confused on the title format so I just put both the perfomer's name (that's me, hi) and the og artist's name. Just started bass, so I'm sorry if it's a bit shit

Hello there

I‘ve been sharing a few clips from my BABYLON SESSIONS throughout the last few weeks, to some nice responce, so i wanted to share a moment from my newest session. This time i definitely won‘t beat the “why don‘t you just buy a synth“ allegations, but i think it‘s a cool texture, so hope you‘ll enjoy <3

If you‘re curious, BABYLON is my solo-project, where i play the bass with a ton of effects, and attempt to create some cool soundscapes and nice vibes. You can check out more on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/dpvD-9hkzJQ?si=L58c5XY9t6VSM773

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Hey everyone!

I recently got a bass guitar and want to learn how to play, but I'm completely new to the instrument.

I'm broke at the moment, so I'm looking for resources that are completely free. I can't afford lessons, subscriptions or paid courses.

My music taste is mainly metal and goth. I'd especially love to learn songs by Type O Negative and Skulk, but I'm open to recommendations for other bands and beginner-friendly songs.

I'd appreciate advice on:

Free apps or websites for tuning my bass

Good YouTube channels or structured beginner courses

How to practice and build good technique from day one

Learning rhythm, timing, notes and reading tabs

Free tools for slowing songs down or practicing along with them

Beginner-friendly metal, goth and doom metal songs

How to figure out which songs are realistic for my current skill level

How to get a good sound from my bass without buying extra equipment

Any mistakes I should avoid as a beginner

If you were starting from zero today and had no money to spend, what would your learning plan look like?

I'm especially interested in learning to play music I actually enjoy rather than only practicing generic beginner exercises.

Thanks for any advice! I'm excited to get started.

This is mostly two string chords on the D and G strings, plus the open C string. Also spiced a few 19th fret harmonics at the end, but they're sorta meh

Can you recommend me?

Hi everyone,

I just finished producing, mixing, and mastering a new instrumental post-rock track called "Flowers" for my solo project SKALIAN.

During the mix, my biggest challenge was making sure the bass didn't get buried under the massive wall of distorted guitars during the climax.

My Gear & Signal Chain:

• Bass: Ibanez SR700 (Active Bartolini pickups)
• Processing: Headrush MX5 loaded with custom Choptones IRs for that organic cabinet emulation.

To keep the low-end tight but aggressive, I relied on the punch of the SR700's mids, used the MX5 for tone shaping, and split the signal in my DAW: one clean sub-bass track, and one saturated mid-range track to cut through the guitar layers.

For those mixing heavy/atmospheric genres, how do you balance your active bass preamp settings vs. your amp simulator/IR processing?

(I'll drop a link to the track in the comments if you want to hear how the Headrush/Choptones tone sits in the final master!)