After 35 years playing electric bass I got my first (lefty) upright bass a year ago. Still a long way from mastering the beast, but I've done a few recordings recently. Playing jazz and folk. All piz. (I worked on arco for a few months, started receiving death threats from the family.) Anyway, I'd appreciate any recording tips.

I find that my recorded bass parts end up needing extensive EQ to just sound "OK". The issue is always boomy bass / mud combined with a lack of clarity. The instrument is a Carvin LB76 six string bass with essentially a Jazz bass pickup arrangement. It has an active preamp/EQ but I generally bypass it because its a little noisy. I am recording direct using a Brick for a DI.

Hi guys,

if I am using Pro Tools and running bass direct...is there any plugins that you guys would recommend to get the best sound? It's acoustic driven rock. thanks for any knowledge you can pass along!

Ben

hi all

what is the best way to record an acoustic electric bass (by that i don't mean a standup bass, i mean one of those aria acoustic basses that looks like a big electric guitar, but with a pickup inside somewhere) -- go directly in to the mixer from the pickup, or do you need to DI first? or is it still best to plug it into an amp and mic the amp?

I am going to be recording a three piece band drums, piano and Stand up bass I will probably use a stereo pair of AKG 451's on the Piano, for the drums AKG D112 kick, Sennheiser 421 toms, Stereo AKG 414's overhead, SM81 HiHat, SM57 Snare but I am not to sure on the stand up bass.

Hey, I am a part of a small band, and we are trying to record some of songs using very basic equipment, i.e. one directional mic, and one PZM.

Alright, now for my next pathetic newbie question.

I would like to put bass down on a project i'm doing, but i don't have a bass
amp. Just a bass guitar i borrowed from my cousin. I'm using the e-mu
1820m and Cubase to record.

Hi. I own a small studio at home, base on a PC system and 2 Echo audio drivers (Layla+Gina). I also use a MAckie 32.8.2 mixer to manage instruments inputs, tracks outputs and outboards.

I have a young Rock Band in the studio recording a four song demo.
The bass player is using a cheap $300.00 IBanez Bass.
The big problem is, every string on this thing rattles against the frets causing unpleasant fret buzz. The bass just sounds horrible. I don't even think a set-up on this would help.