volume

[shaver]

and the active electronics cant hurt

 

[uvapete]

Stingeye-

Strong work on the Big Lebowski reference.

Absolutely one of the most underrated movies ever.

Alot can be learned by the Dude.


How great is it that the one time he really make a stand in that movie is when he's in the cab and he doesn't want to hear "Peaceful easy feeln'"

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ANYTHING BUT THE EAGLES MAN! I HATE THE ******* EAGLES!

The Dude

 

[Dees]

However the Warwick Corvette is not only louder than the stingray

My Stingray is definitely louder than my corvette

 

[jubjub721]

from what iv seen its not the wood that the bass is made of its more of the neck
i noticed that maple makes a bass a whole lot louder than a rose wood

i just had a brainfart it is rose wood right

and imm extremly interested in how a ebony fret board would sound

to bad im to lazy to look for one for my sterling

 

[Mantaray]

No, the grammar and spelling is good - can't be Nick.

I don't think, personally and everyone is free to disagree with me, that there is much the wood will do for volume.

Volume is all about strings, pickups and electronics.

Now, have a go at me, I'm ready.

Well, usually it isn't much about volume, it has to do more with output it seems to me.

Eg the SR is 'louder' than most basses not because of its output volume but because of the ballsy and 'in your face' sound the humbucker reproduces.........

 

[Jean-Frédéric]

from what iv seen its not the wood that the bass is made of its more of the neck
i noticed that maple makes a bass a whole lot louder than a rose wood

i just had a brainfart it is rose wood right

and imm extremly interested in how a ebony fret board would sound

to bad im to lazy to look for one for my sterling

Well I don't think it's much more of the neck's wood either .. the tone yeah , but not the volume .. Mapple give a snapy and great "attack" sound , while Rosewood is more a warm sound ..

and I 'd say it's due to the electronic .. cause compare to my old bass my Sterling is 2 time louder .. I use to set my amp a Gain 4 volume 4 ..and now I play gain 2 volume 2 and it's a bit louder tan the setting I had with my Ibanez ...the would would play a factor if it was an acoustic or something like that .. well that's what I think ..I hadn't said a thing on this thread yet .. I needed to talk ...I'm so alone

 

[oddjob]

Well I don't think it's much more of the neck's wood either .. the tone yeah , but not the volume .. Mapple give a snapy and great "attack" sound , while Rosewood is more a warm sound ..

Jean, I think you hit it right there... the other trick I have learned is that volume-wise, Maple and Rosewood are pretty much the same... it is an auditory illusion that Maple is louder. What in essence is happening is that Maple is moving the higher frequencies at a faster pace so they are more dominate - therefore they sound louder. Rosewood, on the other hand, moves all of the frequencies at a slower pace. They are sill at the same level, but because the highs aren't empahasised, they volume SEEMS to be less.

 

[nismaniac]

Jean, I think you hit it right there... the other trick I have learned is that volume-wise, Maple and Rosewood are pretty much the same... it is an auditory illusion that Maple is louder. What in essence is happening is that Maple is moving the higher frequencies at a faster pace so they are more dominate - therefore they sound louder. Rosewood, on the other hand, moves all of the frequencies at a slower pace. They are sill at the same level, but because the highs aren't empahasised, they volume SEEMS to be less.

That's a good explanation. I was messing with the SR5 and the Lakland and the Lakland has a higher output than the SR5. But who knows, there are so many variables that go into volume and output levels.

 

[spectorbassguy]

Jean, I think you hit it right there... the other trick I have learned is that volume-wise, Maple and Rosewood are pretty much the same... it is an auditory illusion that Maple is louder. What in essence is happening is that Maple is moving the higher frequencies at a faster pace so they are more dominate - therefore they sound louder. Rosewood, on the other hand, moves all of the frequencies at a slower pace. They are sill at the same level, but because the highs aren't empahasised, they volume SEEMS to be less.

Thank you Professor, Have you seen Gilligan? Wow what a deep thread! I just plug my bass in and turn it up til it's louder than anyone else then play. It's about all my simple mind can handle (too many silica packs I guess).

 

[SGMan88]

That may be true - but louder doesn't always mean better.

I agree 100% too

 

[dlloyd]

One thing that first strikes me about stingrays are how even all the strings are in vloume. It is a very loud bass. I've played Carvin's, Tobias' and Fender's through cabs, but the stingrays always seem louder without touching any knobs between basses. However the Warwick Corvette is not only louder than the stingray...but at full level on all the knobs it will put so much bass and punch through the speakers that it will distort. So what exactly determines definition and volume? I mean the corvette is made of alder, and it is louder than basses that are made out of bubinga, ash? Is it wood? electronics? Both? Construction maybe?

Largely electronics.

If you're getting unwanted distortion from your amp, you're not matching the amp's gain properly with your bass. Turn it down.

 

[Jean-Frédéric]

Thank you Professor, Have you seen Gilligan? Wow what a deep thread! I just plug my bass in and turn it up til it's louder than anyone else then play. It's about all my simple mind can handle (too many silica packs I guess).

LOL i was wondering who'd be the first to say that .. Well Bovine did say something like that first ..but you said the closest thing to what I had in mind ... and the silica pack part too and for those who think the volume is too loud ..well just turn it a lil down

 

[MM Scarborough]

I used to have a crappy tanglewoo musicman copy, that was louder than my SUB, why because when I had it I knew **** all about how to set a bass up and had to pickups 8 mile high, it was gangsta tripping. It's now volume, it the dynamics of the tone

 

[Mobay45]

Thank you Professor, Have you seen Gilligan? Wow what a deep thread! I just plug my bass in and turn it up til it's louder than anyone else then play. It's about all my simple mind can handle (too many silica packs I guess).

I am on board with that! After all, if the bass can't be heard over everything else, what's the point of anybody even listening?