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The Bass Zone / Re: He sounded like an old Chrysler 300 starting up on a winter day
« on: July 27, 2011, 02:26:14 AM »
Micing the strings? You gotta be kidding.
In a loud rock band you really don't hear the strings ring in the room. No matter how good your ears are. Recording them and adding them to the mix seems silly to me.
Adding noise does not make you a better bass player. Good bass playing does.
And yes good bass players can sound pretty noisy when soloed.
But I don't believe a mediocre bass player's recording will improve when you add any noise.
In a loud rock band you really don't hear the strings ring in the room. No matter how good your ears are. Recording them and adding them to the mix seems silly to me.
Adding noise does not make you a better bass player. Good bass playing does.
And yes good bass players can sound pretty noisy when soloed.
But I don't believe a mediocre bass player's recording will improve when you add any noise.