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Defining the terms
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:25 am
by charlyg
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.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:33 am
by wayang
Then there's "shock" and "awe"...
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:58 am
by lars
thump
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:01 pm
by wayang
twang
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:26 pm
by charlyg
See, I knew I would forget some! Although I don't think I would ever want my bass to twang. That is for Telecasters.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:30 pm
by wayang
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...
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:39 pm
by cheyenne
When refering to Rick basses, lets not forget "Gank" "Clank" and "Honk".
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:42 pm
by jwr2
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 ...
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:49 pm
by rickcrazy
Anyone care to define 'wiry tone'?...
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:50 pm
by bassduke49
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."
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:54 pm
by green_us90
I like
Gitch-pang
to describe Rickenbacker growlage.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:56 pm
by beatlefan
how about "gerch-pang"? I think I heard someone mention this sound once or twice....although I've never heard it myself...
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:57 pm
by beatlefan
Hey Dave! Great minds think alike!
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:01 pm
by jnbass
wall-o-mud=humbuckers on EB-0
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:21 pm
by ken_swearingen
Theres always Jeff Raths terminology for flat wounds "thump" or was it "thud"