it’s basically a plugin for your DAW (Reaper). @howard created a great topic about that : Plugins I Have Known And Loved
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Depends here. You can give it enough boost to here it clearly. Too much and one (at least I) get distracted by the bass volume. And I feel it’s still very critique-able unless I struggle to here it at all
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That’s a nice little bass you have there yourself - and with a surprisingly full tone! What model is it? I’m feeling a twitch in my GAS…
Its an Old_Noob; Model 1.
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Alright my 1 year playing Bass anniversary happened a couple weeks ago. Started out on Bassbuzz. Heres some stuff ive done.
Regulate by Nate Dogg and Warren G
https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPduJoeNq/
Beverly Hills by Weezer
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTduJXXgP/
Honey im Home by Francesco Yates
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTduJboaj/
Snoop Dogg Who am I?
https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPduJKNQa/
Much more work to do but bassbuzz gave me a tremendous foundation
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great work ! but not sure it could be considered as covers … for partial/incomplete covers, there is this other thread : Post your practice fragments!
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Nice progress @garron.abernathy44 ,
Don’t know any of the songs🤔
But Liked the tone and improv on “honey I’m home”
Cheers Brian
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Thanks
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Trying out the Fuzzface…
All treble (bridge) pickup and a lot of help from the B7K to boost lows and cut all the highs.
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Nice finger workout @Old_WannaBe ,
Don’t know the song, so not sure about the tone in the mix🤔
As mentioned it is hot,
Cheers Brian
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Nice tone from Ricky John @John_E ,
Don’t know the song, but your bass line fitted nicely,
Cheers Brian
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Yellowcard: Oceans Avenue
Been working on this for a while. I used Moises on this one to pull the bass track. Recorded straight into my Focusrite Scarlette ii. No amp sims. Used a dynamic EQ and pumped the bass and cut the treble because my action is super low and I was trying to get rid of the clik clacks. Also original recording is very bassy without much gain. Bass is a little higher than even in the mix.
Let me know what you think.
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Interesting tone. I’d be careful cutting all the highs out of fuzz - not sure about the fuzzface, but one thing that some more famous fuzz pedals add is a bunch of higher harmonics that are kind of characteristic of their tone. Various versions of the Big Muff are famous for this, for example.
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Trying to match the original here which is very, call it, “low fuzz”. Give the original a listen to see.
McCartney’s previous fuzz tones were all treble and highs and no bass but on this track on Abbey Road he did something different and it’s not your normal fuzz and not Big Muff type for sure. Due to the very limited pictures and videos of the final Abbey Road sessions no one really knows for sure how he did it. I even asked the gear expert who literally wrote the book on Beatles gear, Andy Babiuk.
Beatles Gear: The Ultimate Edition Book — Andy Babiuk's Fab Gear.
Spent about an hour in his shop in Rochester messing with fuzzes and talking to him on how to get close.
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@Old_WannaBe - Dude! This is amazing!!!
You nailed this up down left right and diagonally.
I think the bass sits perfectly in the mix.
What I find very consistently is that my bass has to sit a little higher in the mix than the original (at least as far as DAW levels go, not sure why that is, but it comes out very much the same).
Your finger work, your timing, your tone, everything is spot on brother.
This was excellent, fun to listen to!!!
10/10!
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Good job mate. How do you like playing with the pickup cover? I have never installed one and always thought it would get in the way. What do you like about using it?
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I had one on my ‘61 P and took it off because I felt like I heard a lot of harmonic “echo” and noise with it on. Could be in my head but feel like it’s gone with it off. I liked it here for plucking though. Didn’t get in the way at all.
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Makes for a nice thumb rest. I think it gives a little different sound…seems like more sustain and a little gnarlier. Plus it looks cool. Hard to pick with it on tho
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Thanks. Always good to have a first hand account cause I have always thought my fingers would keep hitting it as I played.
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