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Recording a Bass VI
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Sat Apr 09, 2016 11:16 amby gae86
Hi guys,
I want to start recording something with my Squier Bass VI. Usually I've been recording my JM through my pedalboard, into a presonus audiobox, into garageband. Now with the Bass VI I feel like the sound is very weak. Do I need some kind of bass preamp?
What do you use for recording?
Re: Recording a Bass VI
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Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:16 pmby GardenoftheDead
Have you tried just plugging the bass VI straight into the interface and loading up one of the bass amp models to see if it changes the sound at all?
Re: Recording a Bass VI
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Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:15 amby gae86
yep, but still the sound is not so alive, somewhat dull
Re: Recording a Bass VI
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Mon Apr 11, 2016 3:37 amby rfurtkamp
I either (or a combo of both, since I can) go DI into a Boss GT-001 through the normal pedalboard, or record through the amp.
No issue like you're describing.
I'd look at levels and EQ first-off.
Re: Recording a Bass VI
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Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:21 amby duffmcshark
Is the strangle switch activated? I run mine through both guitar and bass rigs, recording with miked amps or SansAmp Character pedals into my interface. Never had an issue. When playing it like a guitar I use the strangle switch and keep it on the bridge pickup for the most part. When using it like a bass I usually keep the strangle off and use the middle or neck pickups, or any combination of the three.
Re: Recording a Bass VI
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Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:33 amby rfurtkamp
Yea, I'm fairly similar, except I pretty much use the middle pickup as default for everything.
Add/remove them as needed, it's old hat after playing a Jaguar for so many years.
Re: Recording a Bass VI
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Fri May 13, 2016 4:49 pmby louderthangod
I run my VI through a Mesa Mark III and a Sunn Concert into a 15 with a Sennheiser 421 on the Sunn and a Heil PR30 on the Mark III and I get a great mix of deep bass and some crunchy mids. I personally mic everything even bass, I've never liked DI tones, they just never sound as good to me with my recordings at least.
Re: Recording a Bass VI
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Sun Jun 05, 2016 3:53 pmby GardenoftheDead
So "dullness" to me sounds like it's probably just the limitations of your audio interface's preamps unfortunately.
Re: Recording a Bass VI
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Sun Oct 09, 2016 11:32 pmby BoatRich
I record mine with an audix d6 on a bass cab, a sennheiser e609 on a guitar cab, and a clean DI for reamping/messing with in software.
Re: Recording a Bass VI
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Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:04 amby Bon Hoga
BoatRich wrote:I record mine with an audix d6 on a bass cab, a sennheiser e609 on a guitar cab, and a clean DI for reamping/messing with in software.
This is the way to do it.