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07/27/2005 11:45 pm
Originally Posted by: rockonn91yeah i know what you mean but what im searching for is something that gives me that slap bass sorta sound...

Well, for my tone, I got for a fair amount of mids and highs then I bring my bass up enough to fill out the sound, but not so much that it starts to get boomy.

Generally, as I'm setting my EQ, I slap the E string. I'm listening for a defined, punchy tone. As I start to think I've got what I'm looking for, I'll start some simple popping on the D and G strings to make sure everything is balanced.

When I've got everything where I want it, I usually have a tone I describe as "glassy." It usually will also do anything else I ask of it (not just slapping and popping).
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