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dar512 · 10-20-2006, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Dean makes that? Cool. My cheapass electric bass is a Dean Edge One. Plays great, but I have a lot of trouble with the highs being too bright compared to the lows. I've tried EQ and compression, but I just can't seem to find the right combination of processing to even it out a bit. String suggestions? And how much does that Dean standup electric go for, anyway?

I use Rotosound 88s to get a woody sound out of it. I hear there is a La Bella set that also works well.

I think I paid $660 for it on sale. The current sale price at Musician's Friend is $729.

Elspode · 10-21-2006, 03:37 PM

Is the body of the Dean standup bass an actual resonant chamber, or just a solid block?

If memory serves, Rotosound 88's have a fairly "loose" sort of tone, kind of a rattly intonation. I'm wondering how different the sound is between the standup and my standard bass using the same strings.

dar512 · 10-22-2006, 03:24 PM

No chamber. It's a stick with strings.

I don't know what you would get from the 88s on a standard bass. This thing is fretless and has the piezo pickups instead of the standard magnetic jobs.

Ibby · 10-27-2006, 03:55 PM

Today's the big day!

Our drummer bailed on us YESTERDAY, the day before the fucking gig, but we've found a last-minute replacement, so it's still on. We're meeting at seven to practice for a few hours, then the drummer has to work at the food fair, then we go on at 2.40ish.

Oh man its gonna be sweet.

Elspode · 10-27-2006, 04:20 PM

Break a leg, Ib. Don't forget to flip some picks out into the audience, and make sure you've got a sock tucked down in your jeans for that "enhanced" profile.

Rock on, dude.

Ibby · 10-27-2006, 04:25 PM

Psh, I dont play with a pick, and I dont NEED the sock.

Elspode · 10-27-2006, 04:27 PM

Well, damn, man...you've got to have *some* rock star affectation. Do you have time to get hooked on heroin, or at least get ten or twelve really rad tats?

Ibby · 10-27-2006, 04:35 PM

How's a totally ridiculous pink jacket and a Roseworthy voice?

HOLY FUCKING FUCK I LOVE YOUR SIG!
Fuckin' Zevon pwnz.

Griff · 10-28-2006, 04:55 PM

Tear it up Ib!

Ibby · 10-29-2006, 12:02 AM

We rocked. The singing was terrible, but I was singing so nobody expected better. We couldnt really hear eachother, we were playing outside, but we were all together and playing the right chords. I even nailed the solo from Kids Arent Alright.

dar512 · 11-08-2006, 01:21 PM

My latest acquisition -- an Eminence electric upright. A doghouse without having to carry around the whole house.

Elspode · 11-08-2006, 03:52 PM

I'm green with envy. Nice.

glatt · 11-08-2006, 03:59 PM

Nice! Is that solid bodied or hollow?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-08-2006, 04:24 PM

DAR, get that damn thing off my clean valance lace or you'll be sleeping on the couch!

dar512 · 11-08-2006, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Nice! Is that solid bodied or hollow?

It is hollow. It's essentially an undersized plywood bass.

10-21-2006, 03:37 PM	#137
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Is the body of the Dean standup bass an actual resonant chamber, or just a solid block? If memory serves, Rotosound 88's have a fairly "loose" sort of tone, kind of a rattly intonation. I'm wondering how different the sound is between the standup and my standard bass using the same strings. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-22-2006, 03:24 PM	#138
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	No chamber. It's a stick with strings. I don't know what you would get from the 88s on a standard bass. This thing is fretless and has the piezo pickups instead of the standard magnetic jobs. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-27-2006, 03:55 PM	#139
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Today's the big day! Our drummer bailed on us YESTERDAY, the day before the fucking gig, but we've found a last-minute replacement, so it's still on. We're meeting at seven to practice for a few hours, then the drummer has to work at the food fair, then we go on at 2.40ish. Oh man its gonna be sweet. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-27-2006, 04:20 PM	#140
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Break a leg, Ib. Don't forget to flip some picks out into the audience, and make sure you've got a sock tucked down in your jeans for that "enhanced" profile. Rock on, dude. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-27-2006, 04:25 PM	#141
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Psh, I dont play with a pick, and I dont NEED the sock. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-27-2006, 04:27 PM	#142
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, damn, man...you've got to have some rock star affectation. Do you have time to get hooked on heroin, or at least get ten or twelve really rad tats? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-27-2006, 04:35 PM	#143
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	How's a totally ridiculous pink jacket and a Roseworthy voice? HOLY FUCKING FUCK I LOVE YOUR SIG! Fuckin' Zevon pwnz. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-28-2006, 04:55 PM	#144
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Tear it up Ib! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-29-2006, 12:02 AM	#145
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	We rocked. The singing was terrible, but I was singing so nobody expected better. We couldnt really hear eachother, we were playing outside, but we were all together and playing the right chords. I even nailed the solo from Kids Arent Alright. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

11-08-2006, 01:21 PM	#146
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	My latest acquisition -- an Eminence electric upright. A doghouse without having to carry around the whole house. Attached Images __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-08-2006, 03:52 PM	#147
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I'm green with envy. Nice. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-08-2006, 03:59 PM	#148
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Nice! Is that solid bodied or hollow?

11-08-2006, 04:24 PM	#149
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	DAR, get that damn thing off my clean valance lace or you'll be sleeping on the couch! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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