Combatting GAS with mixing (and succeeding!)

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Hi,
So recently I was considering buying a second instrument (guitar) to compliment my bass, I’ve been doing lots of research of what would be a good combo and I’ve been split between several models (some half-hollows with piezo, 12 strings and a baritone guitar).

But then I realized that I could just get a dirt cheap Capo, put it on the 12th fret and play chords because my bass has a whooping 30 frets so it’s almost two instruments in one.

I just came back from shop, equipped with a Capo and a hard pick, then I did some quick mixing and came out with this: Stream FretlessDiablo2 by Robert Barc | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
Original thing I was aiming for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XheJnmLAwhk&list=RDXheJnmLAwhk

Now I have another ballpark of sounds at my disposal (which is not perfect but good enough for my purposes) and I saved myself a lot of money. All it took was small gadget for 15$ and some free plugins.

Do you guys have any stories of defeating GAS with free software/other tricks?

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Truly complimenting your bass is to play it well.

Bass love is best appreciated as a hands on experience.

Gas = don’t fight the feeling, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Get really good… Bank those hours. :jbass: :smiling_face_with_sunglasses: :+1:

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Please post some picks of your bass.

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Well, it’s really hard to compose an entire soundtrack with only bass, even if it’s the lead instrument in the mix :slight_smile:

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Here’s one from back when I got eBow for it, that cheap strap was an injustice though - already replaced it.

Edit: it’s either 30 frets or 0 frets, depending how you look at it

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Or both! Nice Portamento!

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Sweet bass. :jbass: :+1:

If you post this in show us your basses you’ll get a lot of love.

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