Bass purchase

[GHS]

I just purchased a Squire vintage modified Jaguar bass special, ( quite a title!). Inexpensive little bass that got lots of love from the folks I talked to at the guitar store. Has a real nice satin finish P/base neck shape with both P/base and Jazz p/ups, built in active boost, has real nice feel to it. Anybody else ever feel the need to fill in your recordings with your own bass background for a fuller sound? Seems to me some songs just need that low driving pulse to move things along. Success or not for any members?

[DanR]

I bought a Squire Bronco bass for my recording endeavors. I wanted a short scale bass as, I'm not really a bass player and the shorter scale suited me as I'm primarily a guitar player. The simple pickup on the Bronco is quite trebly so I just back down on the tone control until I get a tone I'm satisfied with. It is a super cheap bass but it works just fine for me.

[Bob Womack]

I picked up a Fender Standard Jazz Bass a few years back that has served me very well in the studio.



I've been using it pretty regularly in scoring work. More HERE.

Bob

[Gutch]

I have the same MIM Standard Jazz bass as Bob's, but in natural Ash. It's 10 years old now, and is still sounding and playing great. Simple yet versatile -- A real workhorse of an instrument. Love it!

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by DanR

I bought a Squire Bronco bass for my recording endeavors...The simple pickup on the Bronco is quite trebly so I just back down on the tone control until I get a tone I'm satisfied with...

If you need to get rid of treble there are several ways to do this, the easiest being a switch to either flatwound or nylon-tapewound strings depending on how much high end you want to take out of your tone. As I'm sure you're aware, you're going to need a dedicated short-scale set - which very few local stores carry, so you'll most likely have to order by mail...

If you're a bit more adventurous as well as handy with a soldering iron, these little basses were very popular mod platforms a few years back - a couple suggestions I've seen:

• Upgraded tuners: you'll probably want to do this anyway in the name of tuning stability
• P/J-style four-saddle bridge: see above
• Cap swap: TMK you've got an .022mfd cap on your tone pot (same as a Strat) - step up to at least an .047 (preferably a .1) to shift things into the bass register
• Pickup swap: this is where things really get interesting, as the factory pickguard will handle any aftermarket Strat-size pickup - a tappable rail-type pickup with strong low-end, like the DiMarzio BC-2 (the old hot setup, thanks to its series/parallel/single-coil capability), should give you all the tonal variety you need

Assuming you bought that Bronco new, for a total investment of under $300 you could have a real little tone monster - and if it ever breaks, just remove the good parts and swap them into its replacement...

[muscmp]

i have a pbass and a jazz bass. one of them goes on every song i record.

play music!

[Jeff Scott]

Originally Posted by GHS

Anybody else ever feel the need to fill in your recordings with your own bass background for a fuller sound?

Constantly.

One example:



Okay, two examples!

[GHS]

Very very cool. My instructor will be giving me lessons next week. Should be interesting.

[pieterh]

Originally Posted by GHS

I just purchased a Squire vintage modified Jaguar bass special, ( quite a title!). Inexpensive little bass that got lots of love from the folks I talked to at the guitar store. Has a real nice satin finish P/base neck shape with both P/base and Jazz p/ups, built in active boost, has real nice feel to it. Anybody else ever feel the need to fill in your recordings with your own bass background for a fuller sound? Seems to me some songs just need that low driving pulse to move things along. Success or not for any members?

There was a time in my former professional music career that I was playing more bass than guitar. I still love playing bass when I get the opportunity and yes, I lay down my own bass tracks (though I often score a MIDI track bass first when writing out parts that I won't be playing just to hear how it sounds).

That Jaguar bass is a honey - enjoy!

[MikeBmusic]

I've got a Squire J-bass I use for a lot of recordings, and I gig with it once a year, too!

[stratplexi]

A squire bass is on my short list !


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[GHS]

Thanks for the input. Will be heading out tonite for first bass lesson. I know nothing about them, ( think I would after all these years). Was laid up with a foot fracture, able to get out now. Other folks tell me that Squire, for an inexpensive bass, will do the job nicely. We'll see.

[rrgguitarman]

I've owned the Squire vintage modified Jaguar bass special for a couple of years and I've been very happy with it. I used it to record and it does a great job.