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Ok. If you can budget for a Electro-Voice RE20, that'd be perfect. There is the cheaper RE-320, but don't know enough about it, but both are well beyond £100.
Otherwise popular dynamic kick and guitar amp microphones are within your budget, or can be found easily second hand for that money. Kick mics do tend to have a smile-esque curve to them, so are far from flat. Trusty old SM57s are actually flatter in response in comparison, but can only use them rammed up against the grille for bass amps due to its low-end roll off.
Worth a read if you haven't come across it already: https://web.archive.org/web/20150608005446/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar99/articles/recordingbass.htm
Ta
That's assault. Prick. And no, not sure I do. Or do I?And Shadowkay, if you're on a budget, stop ducking about and just DI the bass. You will get much, much better results than a cheap Mic on a (guessing) budget cab, especially if you use some good prostate processing.
Already do. Prostate is fine thanks
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Budget?
No idea. Budding hobbyist? (£100?)
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Hello you.
Do any of you have a recommendation for a mic to record from a bass amp?
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The extra mass of the strings means they're more likely to be affected, though that's counteracted by the extra inertia, so erm, who knows.
Looking at what you've described, it doesn't make sense. If you fret it at the 12th fret, that note is sharper than the harmonic directly above the fret?
It sounds like you have gone up a gauge in strings, and if so you're intonation will be off. You need to adjust the bridge until the open note is the same note one octave down from the 12th fret. The bridge saddles need to move back away from the nut. Can you please post some pictures?
I'm not sure the magnet is strong enough?
Yes, the 12th harmonic is fine, the 12th fret is sharp. The bridge has been moved back as far as it will go, an it has made next to no difference. I also lowered the action to as low as it would go.
As you can see it is a bit of a pain adjusting the bridge as it is not as simple as tightening a screw. More like undo a hex bolt, loosen string, guess placement, tighten hex blot, tune, repeat.
My next thought would be to adjust the truss rod, but that is something I am less comfortable doing. Orobably really simple but I'd like to deal with other options first.
The gauge can't have changed dramatically. Standards are 45-100 ish. Mine are currently 50-105. Is that really a huge change?
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It's more or less consistent all the way up, across all strings.
The previous strings were super old so I cannot remember to be honest. I feel like it has been out for a while.
I've not messed with the pickups, but I am not sure that would be the problem, bass strings are surely to heavy to be affected by the magnet...
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Brand new strings. I've lowered the action and it hasn't really helped, although it has helped me notice that my action has been far to high for years.
Playing a harmonic on the 12th is in tune, but the fretted note is sharp.
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Odd! It might indeed be useful to adjust those - however mostly it should've been solved with saddle adjustments.
How are the harmonics? Is the 12th fret harmonic also in tune?
Well, the twelfth fret is definitely sharp, for all the strings. I'll check the harmonics when I have a chance tomorrow though.
Would the action have an effect?
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Been a while.
I'm having a bit of a problem with my bass, basically open strings are in tune, fretted notes are sharp. I've tried to sort this out by extending the length of the strings down by the bridge but it has not made a single difference. Anything else I can try? adjust the truss rod or something?
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Whatever the artwork is meant to represent, it's pretty crap.
Its the best thing about the album
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on a muse message board, mistranslate muse as museum.
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Was it Martin?
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The one thing that really pisses me off about Muse (in amongst all the other things that piss me off about them) is the downkeying of songs when played live. They never sound right to my ears once they get downkeyed. It makes me think they are playing the singles at 33rpm
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What ho.
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The worst thing about BH&R is that all the demos were much better than what they realised.
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Not a fan after one album? That's a bit harsh, no?
(Not trying to criticize you, I'm just curious)
Well they were pushing their luck with BH&R, theres maybe 3 songs on there that I like, and I can't listen to them often. Then TR came out, which I thought was slightly better, but still rubbish, then NSC came out and fun times were had by all. I guess I just really don't like the direction they seem to be travelling in
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really am not a fan of TR, if i had not been a muse fan before it was released i dont think i'd even own it
I was a Muse fan before it was released and I don't own it. In fact, it pushed me over the edge, now I can safely say I'm not a fan any more
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Well, 'IMHO'... BH&R>TR... but.... IMHO.
I think TR is better than BH&R, but thats because I think BH&R is complete dog shit. Then again, I really don't like TR either.
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(*thunderstorm*)
Who cares for the life we've earned?
Someone's sold all the truth you've yearned,
Remember when we used to shine
And had no fear or sense of time
When it creeps up on you
You can't cry now there's nothing to feel
No one's noticed our loneliness
Remember when you used to tease
And made us scream eternal joy
I believed that you'll always be here
'Cause once you promised a life with no fear
Please don't break my ideals
And say what's fake was always real
Hope was the one now im gone
Take me back again.
(*thunderstorm*)
This is why I prefer the instrumental versions of the albums
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Supermassive Black Hole is no good live.
I've said this for years an no-one agreed. Good work, your ears have graduated
US is one of my favorite Muse songs. Probably my favorite song when I saw them live too.Why? its just a poor cover of this...
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He'd probably be incredibly amused.
and enough is enough?
I don't care about them any more, and I'm definitely not seeing them at Glastonbury
Man it feels good to be free
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I want to know what would happen if this guy:
Spoke to this guy:
After hearing the new song, I have decided enough is enough
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The version on the Absolution dvd of Sing for Absolution is much better than the released one.
3:30 onwards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pDgbPXbKso
I heard Who Knows Who today at 33rpm by accident. Greatly improved
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) is the downkeying of songs when played live. They never sound right to my ears once they get downkeyed.
It makes me think they are playing the singles at 33rpm
General Gear and Tab Season IV: Can it play barre chords?
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Yeah, I suppose I prefer the sound when I'm using a mic as opposed to a di, but I guess I can eq it to make it sound fuller.