Bass Musician Magazine

The Tom Fowler 'Sound'

As an engineer, I have been very fortunate to have worked with many of the world's top musicians. They have many different ideas when it comes to getting their particular sound and how they go about recording or getting ready for a gig. For many years I have been working with the legendary bassist, Tom Fowler. Recently, we have been again working on a couple different projects.

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In This Issue | MSI, Joe Barden, DR, AccuGroove, Fodera, Ashdown

This month...

Exciting basses from Dan Maloney at MSI, brand-new strings from DR, and the long-awaited Jazz Bass pickups from Joe Barden. Also reviewed are the Mark King Signature Bass Head from Ashdown, the Tri 15-L Cabinet from AccuGroove, and the Fodera NYC 5.

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Good Vibrations

Meet Chris Brandt

In my last article I posed a leading question to the readers...

A magnetic pickup on an electric bass (or guitar) can not hear wood resonance yet if you plug it in and stand back and listen you CAN hear wood resonance. How does the pickup do it?

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In This Issue | Carvin, Kot, Delano and Rio Grande

It is always fascinating to examine signature instruments to see how an exceptional player's technical, tonal, and aesthetic desires and concerns are met. Both of the basses on this month's Top Shelf are the result of intense interactions between player and builder. Likewise, it can be intriguing to discover electronics designed and manufactured by high quality small shops. I'll look at two lines of pickups that reflect the innovation and excellent output from such specialty shops.

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Seasoning Your Sauce

Let's see, a healthy dash of salt -- well maybe a little more. Next some fresh ground pepper and a couple of cloves of garlic, then a sprig of basil and a little rosemary. That should just about do it; now for a taste.

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How to Get a Good Sound When Recording With an Acoustic Bass

Hi everyone, welcome back to this months issue! I thank you for your questions, but all the questions have been the same: "How do I get a good sound when recording my bass?". I am going to give you a few very basic tips here today. I will start with an acoustic bass. We'll talk about electric basses next time.

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Fretless Basses from F Bass, BEE Bass & Ibanez as Well as a Preamp from Aguilar

In last month's column (Sep/Oct '07), I laid out my goal for the Top Shelf: to review top-notch gear for the discerning player, pointing out the more distinctive aspects of each piece. For this month's issue, my players and I were lucky enough to have three spectacular fretless basses: a 5 string, a 6 string, and a 7 string. We also got to add the Aguilar Agro distortion preamp to our house rig for the week, which was a blast.

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Meet Bill Bartolini

Bill is the owner of Bartolini Pickups and Electronics. He designs and builds magnetic pickups for electric guitars and basses as well as on-board electronics for electric guitars and basses, pickups and electronics for acoustic guitars.

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