Defining the terms

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:25 am

Ok ,let's define the terms, well, maybe we should list them first
We have:
punch, definition, growl, bite, mwah, round(that old EBO into a Sunn with 2x15 sound) "fart" .

Or not, maybe I'm the only one that cares.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:33 am

Then there's "shock" and "awe"...

lars · Post by **lars** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:58 am

thump

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:01 pm

twang

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:26 pm

See, I knew I would forget some! Although I don't think I would ever want my bass to twang. That is for Telecasters.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:30 pm

You're right, Charlie...but a bass will twang: one of mine did when a soundman knocked it off the stand...I admit it's not a desirable sound in that case...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:39 pm

When refering to Rick basses, lets not forget "Gank" "Clank" and "Honk".

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:42 pm

growl is like a jazz bass running one pickup ... smooth is both pickups ... bite is treble attack ... twang is having the bass cut capacitor in and soloing the bridge pickup ... thump is a p-bass ... punch is getting heard through the mix ... fart is when the low end gets lost in distortion ... definition is when others can tell what notes you play ...

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:49 pm

Anyone care to define 'wiry tone'?...

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:50 pm

When asked about how the Rick bass sounds different, my description has always been "Gronk" -- I guess somewhere between growl and honk. That's with rounds, of course. With flats, it's more of a "Plonk."

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:54 pm

I like

Gitch-pang

to describe Rickenbacker growlage.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:56 pm

how about "gerch-pang"? I think I heard someone mention this sound once or twice....although I've never heard it myself...

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:57 pm

Hey Dave! Great minds think alike!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:01 pm

wall-o-mud=humbuckers on EB-0

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:21 pm

Theres always Jeff Raths terminology for flat wounds "thump" or was it "thud"