Happy Face
Justified Ancient of MuMu
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That's pretty wicked. The bass is overwhelmed at times.
But the guitar stuff aint bad.
But the guitar stuff aint bad.
That's pretty wicked. The bass is overwhelmed at times.
But the guitar stuff aint bad.
Finally remembered to listen to your soundcloud clip. Love the jam! Reminds me of Maggotbrain, but a little jazzier. Of course, I do wish it was a little more biased toward your bass, volume-wise. In any case, thanks a bunch for sharing!
Didn't pick up the AleM-85 for over a year, but finally felt moved to do so. Been experimenting with recording direct into a Zoom H6 direct into my iPhone, also been working on my Phil Lesh interpretation:
Getting some "static" in the recording, not sure what's up with that.
Makes me wish I had brought my Starfire to the office today instead of the Telecaster!
What is this "office" of which you speak?
OK, so after that veer, I'm going to post this again...
...and wonder - how much of the sound is A) the strings (LaBella Deep Talkin' flatwounds), B) the electronics (Alembic), C) the bass (including scale length, body & neck wood), and/or D) the wooden saddles? Actually, the pick may be a significant part of the equation. Obviously it's a combination of all these factors and more, but I do wonder if the sound would change significantly with metal saddles for example, or an Alembic style bridge. For now, I'm going with if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Of all the factors you listed, I think the saddles/bridge would change the sound the least. My gut tells me the most significant factors in the equation are the pick, strings, and Alembic pickups/electronics. Of course, with Alembic pickups and electronics, the point is to get the clearest possible amplified representation of the sound of the wood and strings possible, so every factor in the equation matters!
When it comes to brass vs. wood saddles, a friend once sent me a blind test of his Newark Street Starfire with the two different saddle types on it. I was able to identify which was which, but the difference was so minuscule even through studio headphones that I had to give it a good 5 listens before I had my answer. That, to me, means that in a live or studio mix, the difference would be negligible and not worth the hassle. A full-on recessed 2-piece Alembic brass block bridge however is a very different animal and that might make more of a notable difference.