lungimsam
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So for fun I did a blind sound test. Wife seated with back to me. Could not see which bass I was plugging in.
My Blue Flower Pbass vs. Ric 4003 vs. Starfire II bass. All of them have flatwounds on them. Neck pickup used on the two pup basses. Amp settings the same.
They all sound fantastic. But my wife, after listening to them back and forth said she thinks...
the Starfire sounds the best!!
She was surprised to turn around and see that I had the Starfire on when she was saying that this one is the best sound.
The Pbass was too "sharp" sounding to her ears.
The Ric was super "clean" sounding to her ears.
But she said the Starfire had the best tone to her ears and was more "powerful".
I agree that the neck pickup on the Starfire sounds really good. Very present and powerful and nice balance of highs and mids and solid fundamental low end.
(oddly, the bridge pup sounds too thin, imho). But only the neck pup was used for testing. It is interesting that there is a huge diff between the tone of neck pup and bridge pup on a Starfire. Gives a good spread of tone to use, though.
To my ears it is a tie between the Ric and Starfire. They both sound just as good but different. 4003 is thinner sounding. Starfire is beefier sounding.
PS - a future sound test is still to be had with my Gibson bass once I get a Bisonic in it and the new harness wired up.
Have you done blind bass sound tests with someone of your basses? What did the listener decide sounded best?
My Blue Flower Pbass vs. Ric 4003 vs. Starfire II bass. All of them have flatwounds on them. Neck pickup used on the two pup basses. Amp settings the same.
They all sound fantastic. But my wife, after listening to them back and forth said she thinks...
the Starfire sounds the best!!
She was surprised to turn around and see that I had the Starfire on when she was saying that this one is the best sound.
The Pbass was too "sharp" sounding to her ears.
The Ric was super "clean" sounding to her ears.
But she said the Starfire had the best tone to her ears and was more "powerful".
I agree that the neck pickup on the Starfire sounds really good. Very present and powerful and nice balance of highs and mids and solid fundamental low end.
(oddly, the bridge pup sounds too thin, imho). But only the neck pup was used for testing. It is interesting that there is a huge diff between the tone of neck pup and bridge pup on a Starfire. Gives a good spread of tone to use, though.
To my ears it is a tie between the Ric and Starfire. They both sound just as good but different. 4003 is thinner sounding. Starfire is beefier sounding.
PS - a future sound test is still to be had with my Gibson bass once I get a Bisonic in it and the new harness wired up.
Have you done blind bass sound tests with someone of your basses? What did the listener decide sounded best?
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