Active vs passive?

What do you think?

  • Active

    Votes: 8 42.1%

  • Passive

    Votes: 11 57.9%
  • Total voters
    19
JPinero

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#1
Going to be involved in a recording session soon. Any thoughts on using active (Stingray) vs passive (Epiphone Accubass)? I've heard that a passive bass works better in the studio, but I wanted some more input. Pun mildly intended.
 
#3
If the Stingray is a Classic with the 2-band preamp (it appears so in your avatar, but it's hard to tell), I would use it in the studio without hesitation. The 2-band preamp has never failed to sound excellent in recording situations for me. The 3-band.... it's a struggle sometimes. Usually I can get it to work well enough, and sometimes the results are quite good.

I would definitely bring both basses if that is an option, though.
 
#4
It is a 2 band preamp. But thanks guys, I'll definitely take both. You can never have too much gear, right? Haha
 
#7
recording, just like live sound, lives by the rule: "garbage in, garbage out". I'm willing to bet that the stingray sounds much better than the epi- so why not just start with your best tone?
 
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#8
wmhill said:
recording, just like live sound, lives by the rule: "garbage in, garbage out". I'm willing to bet that the stingray sounds much better than the epi- so why not just start with your best tone?
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I would have to agree. The stingray does sound better, however, the Epi is the model that Fender sued them for. Too much like a Fender P-Bass to pass as an original product. So it does sound Fender-ish (Especially considering the fact that I've worked on it to get the best tone out of the pups)
 
#11
Take both. Your Epiphone will sound 95% the same as any Fender P (assuming it has a decent pickup). Make sure they are set up well and don't have any electrical noise.
 
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