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I just purchased a bass. The brand is Samick. It has a wood looking finish, which I always preferred with guitars. I have never owned a bass, even though that was the first instrument I wanted. I supplemented bass in my recordings either with the bottom strings of an electric or acoustic guitar or through the bass sounds on my synthesizers.
I don't have a bass amp, and when I first played the bass went from my equalizer to the line-in on my pc. But I would like to do it right and get a bass amp or maybe something makeshift with that that the members might suggest.
How crucial is having that bass amp and what brand do the members suggest?
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You can record bass well if you have a preamp for recording and plug straight in.
If you don't have a preamp, there are lots of small, inexpensive solid state bass amps that are fine. Ampeg, Peavey, Carvin, Fender, etc. You can find one at a pawn shop for not much money and since you don't need much power or volume for recording, it can be quite small.
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Thanks Colin.
I saw some nice preamps in a local pawn shop. That would seem to solve most of my hookup issues with instruments in general, if I understand the function of them. Not any bass amps though. I might have to go outside of the city I live for that.
The way I have it now is kind of rinny tin tin. But there is still a lot more power with a real bass. It sounds like a complete garage sound even with the weaker setup.
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You probably only need a bass pre-amp. I've seen stand alone units starting under $75. Cindi Lauper's bass player did their last tour using a bass pre-amp routed into the PA.
I have a presonus tube channel strip that does wonders to a bass's sound. I'm sure any decent pre-amp channel strip would be a big improvement over DI.
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I remember in the eighties that Cindi Lauper's original backing band was The Hooters. I always liked "All You Zombies". A stand alone pre-amp unit would seem better. I was looking more at PA's because of not being able to track down a bass amp where I live. My stereo amp setup thuds with the sound.
I would like some simple bass tracks to be judged with that sound when I get that. If I could indulge that with the members. The first instrument I wanted to play was bass.
Thanks much for the advice.
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