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NAMM 2020 BASS First Look

NAMM 2020 BASS First Look

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  • @velosiped135
    @velosiped1354 сағат бұрын

    逆夢 - King Gnu (Japanese group)

  • @carlmontney7916
    @carlmontney791610 күн бұрын

    I think in this demonstration the Ric came the closest. However when considering Getty and his tone a lot of what he gets is due to not only the sansamp but also the way he plays. I saw an interview with Geddy where he's talking about how he uses the top of his fingernail on the strings which creates a unique attack.

  • @NoirL.A.
    @NoirL.A.15 күн бұрын

    he has always stated the FENDER jazz is his all time fave axe so i've always wondred why he pretty much exclusively used the RIC on stage fer all those years and i understand he used both quite alot in the studio basically switching as he pleased. i'd also be very curious to know what amps he used on stage over the years i know they were HIWATT at one point but no idea beyond that. also, nobody dares to say it because they don't want to defame the almighty GETTY in any way but he absolutely was quite heavily influenced by CHRIS SQUIRE especially during the 70's. am i alone in the opinion?

  • @samboyd4393
    @samboyd439317 күн бұрын

    Just another example of why you would need both basses. You would have it covered.

  • @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan
    @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan22 күн бұрын

    #13_June2024_ToughJobYetDoneWithClass_AppreciationFromThisViewer🦆

  • @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan
    @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan22 күн бұрын

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  • @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan
    @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan22 күн бұрын

    #145_SixtyTwoMonthsLater_NiceTwoSeaWattAppearsToBe_UnbiasedAndReal_ArtistReview_TooMany2024KZread_creatorsHaveGreatSkillAsVideoEntertainers_ButAreLackingInRealWorld_Sincereity🥀

  • @joannalewis5279
    @joannalewis527923 күн бұрын

    I'm gonna Geddy

  • @samprock
    @samprock25 күн бұрын

    Blue Monday! Awesome collection 😊

  • @user-rh5ix2ky6q
    @user-rh5ix2ky6q26 күн бұрын

    great collection thank u sir. Just an Illusion and Funky town are quite good too gee there are so many😆

  • @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan
    @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan27 күн бұрын

    #277_WrongAlreadyAt0min48sec_CheckHarleyBenton_OnlyThruEuropeDealer_ShippingSucksBut_LessThan300USD_ReadWatchReviewsTruth🇺🇸🇮🇱🇱🇧✝️

  • @57precision
    @57precision28 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this. Always been an illusive tone for me since I play lightly and have to force myself to hit the strings hard. Using your tips I'm happy to confirm that a Dingwall D-Roc 5 will in fact Geddy. The middle pickup is a reverse split coil P, but it's sort of in the Rickenbacker bridge position. Solo'd and running through a Sansamp DP-3X and I'm as close as I've ever been. Tried the Geddy signature Sansamp through a 70s jazz and couldn't ever be satisfied despite this being the obvious formula. Too ice-picky and trebly. The D-Roc is an inherently darker bass and is probably purpose built to take distortion well.

  • @soundslikeben
    @soundslikeben26 күн бұрын

    The D-Rocs are sooo cool!!

  • @timhenderson6473
    @timhenderson6473Ай бұрын

    Good advice mainly.disagree completely on 5 vs 4 string.beginners start with 4 string.make it easy on yourself.and u can buy a decent new bass for 200 to 300.i would also start on a long scale

  • @david894
    @david894Ай бұрын

    Great video! Thank you.

  • @jimmypalavi
    @jimmypalaviАй бұрын

    Needed the volume turned up on your bass to hear whether it hit the pocket.

  • @justinkline1294
    @justinkline1294Ай бұрын

    That tuxedo Ric is my birthyear. Don't suppose you would part with it?

  • @soundslikeben
    @soundslikebenАй бұрын

    I know longer have that one, but I do have an amazing 2023 4003s.

  • @OstirBass
    @OstirBass2 ай бұрын

    I have alder 5 2nd gen. No crisp sound like this, just dull. I've tried to boost bass and treble, nothing. 1gen alder sounded much better with alnico magnets. Any suggestions my friend please?

  • @soundslikeben
    @soundslikeben2 ай бұрын

    Fresh strings and a lower setup are a big part of that sound. For EQ, cut the mids a little and boost the treble and bass.

  • @OstirBass
    @OstirBass2 ай бұрын

    @@soundslikeben Mids to be on like 30, 40 %? Thx my friend.

  • @christianfoster3806
    @christianfoster38062 ай бұрын

    The number one factor to sounding like Geddy is to pluck the strings REALLY hard, and not worry about string buzz.

  • @quantumeseboy
    @quantumeseboy2 ай бұрын

    I have a question about this bass, what is the body wood? The same as the top wood? And do you happen to know if this fretboard finish is what Kiesel refer to as "hard as nails" finish? Thanks.

  • @4unkb0y
    @4unkb0y2 ай бұрын

    Nice, you totally nailed the reasons why I'm looking at this Gretsch. An addition reason I'm looking at this specific instrument is I'm doing more "vintage" gigs these days &, well, as much as you'll have to pry my MusicMan Stingray 5 from my cold dead hands, both the look & the sound are very modern. Sure, you can certainly get good old-school tones out of the 3 band preamp with the right amp settings if you know your way around both, but the Gretsch's short scale & single-coils do it right out of the box. Horses for courses, as they say... Advantage #8 of this Gretsch is that it's inexpensive. I'm mostly going to gigs in bars & clubs in the center of a big city on a bicycle, & coming back late at night... I'm not going to cry if it gets dinged up a little bit, & if it gets stolen, well, they got this instead of my MusicMan...

  • @4unkb0y
    @4unkb0y2 ай бұрын

    Great job picking basslines from classic tunes to dial in good tone :-)

  • @robertwagner386
    @robertwagner3863 ай бұрын

    I own one, it doesn’t have hum bunkers as they advertised

  • @andrewloya76
    @andrewloya763 ай бұрын

    Damn....I need ine of those Gary Wilis models!

  • @RussellCatchpole
    @RussellCatchpole3 ай бұрын

    Maybe not the Geddy tone, but that fretless is super-farty ❤

  • @user-ib1cc8mi3g
    @user-ib1cc8mi3g3 ай бұрын

    All talk and no play equals a great big 👎🏾

  • @Bellamarcella1212
    @Bellamarcella12123 ай бұрын

    My Jr Jet bass is pink

  • @quantumeseboy
    @quantumeseboy3 ай бұрын

    I think NS Design would do better if they put fret lines on their fretless basses.

  • @samstinkeringaround8961
    @samstinkeringaround89613 ай бұрын

    What they don't tell you is the amp fades out while you are playing if you don't turn the WIFI of. It continually searches for upgrades to download. Also the Bluetooth sometimes freezes up keeping you from using phone control for the AMP. Over all totally awesome amp short of the issues they have. I thing this is an on going issue because the 800 amp head that first came out had the same issues , read about it on reddit . Got this off reddit :Hey folks, got a new amp and it seems to randomly cut out and then fade back in. Not sure what's causing it to do that, but it might be something with the power cable if some of the old talkbass discussions I've read are correct. Is this something to bring it to an amp tech over? If you have the WiFi network turned on, try turning it off and see if the problem goes away. Quite a lot of people have reported that it does that when it's trying to do firmware updates and it can be fixed by turning the WiFi off. Like I said all and all great amp , but if you get one once set up turn the WIFI off unless you are doing an update.

  • @ShortFuseFighting
    @ShortFuseFighting3 ай бұрын

    30 years i been dreaming of owning one of these....

  • @BlackuLaLa
    @BlackuLaLa4 ай бұрын

    That burgundy colorway is phenomenal! I almost got one in that color, but found a significantly less expensive one in red.

  • @deadandburied7626
    @deadandburied76264 ай бұрын

    What for mellow 4 string?

  • @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan
    @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan4 ай бұрын

    #237_View_4YearOldVideo_HandKnowComments_AGAIN_EweOarGettingMyHackelsUp🇺🇸🇮🇱✝️

  • @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan
    @Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan4 ай бұрын

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  • @SuperMBARutgers2013
    @SuperMBARutgers20134 ай бұрын

    Fantastic!

  • @muleblues71
    @muleblues714 ай бұрын

    does it have a marshall so it can do motorhead?

  • @michaelgioia776
    @michaelgioia7765 ай бұрын

    The Jazz an the Squire sound the best

  • @matthewhoag2609
    @matthewhoag26095 ай бұрын

    You play yacht rock, but it’s the drummer’s birthday… laughed so hard at the scenario. Good one - caught me off guard, lol!

  • @Fuff63
    @Fuff635 ай бұрын

    Always loved the synth bass line in Dream Weaver man. Cheers

  • @RobVespa
    @RobVespa5 ай бұрын

    This video was helpful. Thanks!

  • @thescatman5029
    @thescatman50296 ай бұрын

    That's a nice Keep Forgetting track!

  • @richardwinslow5512
    @richardwinslow55126 ай бұрын

    I'm convinced none of these video guys have ever played a gig. As a working musician, what friggin' good does it do me to hear any amp in someone's bedroom? Huh?

  • @soundslikeben
    @soundslikeben6 ай бұрын

    Videos are helpful and will cover features you may learn about at a gig, but if you really want to know how an amp sounds with a band, support live music and go hear the amp in person. See what the players on the scene who play the type of music you like are playing. How do you like their sound? Does it sit well in the mix? Is it loud enough? How is the schlep? How do they like the amp? Go meet another bass player and talk to them.

  • @gregmetundoute1084
    @gregmetundoute10846 ай бұрын

    Solana

  • @Channelofdk
    @Channelofdk6 ай бұрын

    Does it have compression or a separate pedal is needed?

  • @soundslikeben
    @soundslikeben6 ай бұрын

    Yes, it has 2 compressor effects options: Single Comp, which is like the MXR Dyna Comp, and Compressor, with the traditional gain, threshold, attack, and release parameters.

  • @MrGallade475
    @MrGallade4756 ай бұрын

    Now I really want to play some metal and noise rock with this thing. The aesthetic mismatch would be glorious.

  • @daveweed2765
    @daveweed27656 ай бұрын

    First off go as cheap as you can and do a little research on styles and pickups. Then what genre of music do you wanna play? I mean Jazz, country, honky tonk or juke joint, rock or metal? Then do have the dedication to play music? Playing guitar hurts for a little bit. It really hurts both arms, wrists and finger tips. If you wanna take lessons then when the lesson is over you still go over and over and over and over again what you learned in that hour or two even while watching tv. That is the best practice running theough scales you are splitting your attention. You wanna watch TV but running through through scales fast all along the neck perfectly. Then the theory gomes in. Then root notes and fifths which sound naturally good together. Speed comes with perfection slowly. Every family member that wanted to play guitar never got past GCD. No time or it was to painful and their little fingers hurt or wernt getting the results they wanted to play a song within a month. So buy the cheapest you can and learn on. Then work yourself up. My cousin asked me what instument was easiest to play. Mu answer was none snd they all are equally hard or easy to learn how to play according to how much he wanted to play them. Even asked me about banjo and yes i can play one. My style is like Grandpa Jones with the claw and totally different style than just finger picking. But i like the sound on a 5 string banjo. I tried playing a six string Epi in Arkansas, my home state, and it sounded like shit. As for bass and guitar, stay totally basic and once you learn that then start adding strings be it seven or five and six on bass. Then moving from six strings to four is a bitch too. But it does give you a leg up sort of. Never ever do the short stroke because its easier. Go with the standarn neck length. And on six you have a space 😊to pick without ever thinking much aboutthe tone. Bass is different. You add a distortion pedal then you play closer to the neck. Without a distortion pedal you play closer to the bridge and then pick or finger. So much goes into the sound you want to reproduce or produce on your own.

  • @MJamesIII
    @MJamesIII6 ай бұрын

    Funkin for Jamaica

  • @HintiMaschu
    @HintiMaschu6 ай бұрын

    difficult to hear you speak too loud background track

  • @michaeljoeallen9412
    @michaeljoeallen94127 ай бұрын

    Don't be left handed and want one.

  • @elsongs
    @elsongs8 ай бұрын

    Wow, thanks for this! I play both keyboards (primary instrument) and bass (secondary), so I appreciate this. I sing and play keyboards in my band, and also play bass guitar and synth bass in our studio recordings. So it's so difficult to find someone else who can play both electric bass and synth bass for our live shows...Most bass players just want to "fake" synth bass by using pedals. It's not the same! Some other iconic synth bass lines: Michael Jackson - "Thriller" (1982 - Greg Phillinganes) The Commodores - "Night Shift" (1985 - Jeff Lorber(?)) Janet Jackson - "The Pleasure Principle" (1986 - Jimmy Jam) Bruce Hornsby and the Range - "The Way It Is" (1986 - Bruce Hornsby) Bobby Brown - "My Prerogative" (1988 - Teddy Riley) Madonna - "Cherish" (1989 - Patrick Leonard) Michael Jackson - "Remember the Time" (1991 - Teddy Riley) I did not know the "Black Velvet" bass was a Korg M1 and not a real fretless! Wow! But also thank you for including Boz Skaggs' "Miss Sun" here - I haven't heard that song since the early '80s!

  • @sebaphone
    @sebaphone8 ай бұрын

    Just get one.Superb !

  • @soundslikeben
    @soundslikeben8 ай бұрын

    This vid has one of my favorite recorded bass tones of myself, and it was just a mic on this combo. I’m hopeful the Tone Master Pro will get some bass love from Fender soon.