Defining the terms

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:11 am

that would be thud ...

no attack, no definition, no bite, no punch, no clarity, just thud thud thud ... not a sound that I like ...

uh oh ... you got me going again ...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:13 am

and don't forget the Rickenbacker "Klank" sound ... for that I think of Geddy Lee playing "Freewill"

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:08 am

Seems funny Jeff, I feel I gained on all those things when I switched to flats. I just lost the high overtones that get in the way of the guitars. It's at a lower frequency but the other band members say they can hear me better now. And not once have I been told to turn down, where with round wounds, it was a constant battle! Even the sound man likes it better!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:36 am

I get the right sound with round wound strings, the line 6 bass pod, an ampeg b2r, eminence 10's, an sm57, a big PA, and the right eq settings ...

If I showed up with a 4 string, and flats, and no bass pod I would get fired from my band ...

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:49 am

It will be interesting to hear what others think of "my" sound at the confluence next week!

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:25 am

Are we talking about Ric bass sounds? My word would be GONK.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:02 am

Cultures and even individuals can't agree entirely on what is being 'heard'...then there's the problem of trying to represent the sound in 'writing'.

Comparing onomatopoeia of various cultures bears this out: the Balinese will swear to you that their dogs are saying "Gong! Gong! Gong!"...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:20 am

who let the dogs out?

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:43 am

Now you're gongin' up the right tree...

david_schwab · Post by **david_schwab** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:03 am

My old drummer used to call it a "Gink" bass! Sort of like "Gonk"

On the Line 6 Variaxe bass they call it "Clang!"

marc67 · Post by **marc67** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:18 am

Grrr, grrr

clankchris · Post by **clankchris** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:43 pm

Kerrannnnng!

titanic_tony · Post by **titanic_tony** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:44 pm

Speaking of dog-speak, what about "Bark" - as in Ricken-barker? That's what my band-mates used to call my bass!

clankchris · Post by **clankchris** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:02 pm

I like how Rick basses can sound really woody when played with a pick,(like someone chopping down an oak tree) then sound more metallic after digging in even harder, esp with a tube amp(like someone chopping down a big flagpole).Ouch!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:37 pm

They can sound pretty much anyway you want them to sound, they are very versatile basses, very responsive to the way they are played.