live bass

Hi all, a couple years ago I switched from playing mainly blues and funk to heavier rock stuff and am still experimenting to get the perfect live sound. Recently went from my passiv J to a P which helped a lot. Still, whenever I hear a recording (mostly studio, some live) and think "wow that is...

Hey Guys! I have recently been really interested in John Entwistle's bass tone at Woodstock particularly when he plays 'My Generation'. It's a really really really loud and fuzzy/distorted sound but it is also so clean and crisp at the same time...does anyone have any suggestions on how to mimic...

Hey TB! Hoping to do some market research for my own curiosity, and where better to start than TB! So simple question: How many pedals are on your board? Poll is up and you can vote multiple times for multiple boards. For example, I occasionally pull just my Tone Hammer and tuner and take that...

Reading through the manual of the San-Amps pedal and comparing it to the new Orange Bass Butler, I realized something... An earth shattering revelation... I don’t even know how pre-amp pedals work in a live setting or in general to replace a normal bass amp. I, like many people, are...

My question is largely for live performance settings. I play with a lot of singer/songwriters and very often I am switching back and forth between pizz and arco during a song and from one song to another. I find myself leaning back to my amp constantly and rolling off the volume and treble and...

Hey guys i need some help here, usually for gigs i use whatever amp they have at the venue and just plug it in, but i have been looking at getting my own head instead and was seriously considering the Ampeg pf 350 and just connect that to the existing cabs at the venue , we usually play in...

Ok, what do I need if I want to go from dirty sound and then switch of to clean sound? I have three dirt pedals, delay and a reverb. Sometimes I want them all at once. Sometimes, I just want to use the dirt pedals, or the delay/reverb with a clean signal. Do I need a ABY box like the Radial...

I am in love with bass tone on this song in this performance. They use a completely different bass sound for the album version, so it's been harder to trace. Which pedals/EQ's/effects/drives would I need to get this tone? Any guesses, anyone?