JimmyJamJerusale Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Hi guys, I'm after a few specific tones from my stomp to complement a live stage show I'm putting together. Problem is I have no experience with sculpting tones etc and I hear the basic bass presets are a bit 'meh' I need the following tones, does anybody have anything saved they'd share? Any help/advice highly appreciated! I use a passive Fender Jazz btw Tones I need Blues tone think Pino tone on Joyhn Mayer stuff Funk tone something to liven up tracks like uptown funk, treasure or superstition 80's pop no idea where to even start.... Flea tone Some chili's tracks to go at, thought go with a funk tune but he's got more rock influence in there than normal funk stuff Killers tone Some early killers tracks on the table and would love to emulate the tone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brue58ski Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 I have no direct info to give you but you could try Line 6's CusomTone website fo the Stomp and search Bass. It's definitely hit and miss over there but you might get lucky. https://line6.com/customtone/search/?submitted=1&family=hx_stomp&search_term=bass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-kash Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) On 10/17/2023 at 4:51 PM, JimmyJamJerusale said: the basic bass presets are a bit 'meh' Definitely. On 10/17/2023 at 4:51 PM, JimmyJamJerusale said: I use a passive Fender Jazz Me too, most of the time, albeit fretless. (Otherwise also a fretted Ibanez SR1200, but meanwhile only for one pop rock band that I play with.) I'm simply using the classic Ampeg SVT-4 PRO model because it has an additional band EQ built in which allows for "surgical" fine tuning without having to use up more blocks. For direct PA or headphones output I have a separate Dual Cab block with 4×10" and 15" which can be ballanced to fine tune the sound even more. For stage monitoring I only use the power amp input (aka Effect Return) of my bass combo and thus bypassing the combo preamp altogether, going from the Stomp's Send Out via path split before the Cab block. Also, I have the Ampeg Opto Comp right before the amp, and an optional Parametric EQ at the end of the Send path in case I'd have to quickly adjust my monitor EQ'ing depending on the stage acoustics. Other than that, I also use an Autowah and Chorus block every now and then. I still have two blocks free for other use if needed. Initially I was even using the same preset for both basses, but meanwhile I have split them, with small changes to the amp EQ because – naturally – both basses don't have the same sound "out of the box". But apart from the logical difference in playing techniques and intonation, I actually wanted to make both basses sound basically similar, with a slapping EQ option for the Ibanez. (I'm bad at slapping though, and I only do it "against my will" because a few covers of that pop rock band require it… :D) So… the Stomp as a bass amp modeler works fine for me. :) (Edit:) See also my earlier more detailed post here: Edited October 20, 2023 by lou-kash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-kash Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 On 10/17/2023 at 4:51 PM, JimmyJamJerusale said: 80's pop no idea where to even start.... I'd go with G Cougar 800 = Gallien-Krueger amp block which to me has this "clean-ish" and sterile 80s aura (that I so despise, hehe). For 60s sound, I'd take Ampeg B-15NF. For gritty 70s funk, I'd try Woody Blue (Acoustic 360) or Del Sol 300 (Sunn Coliseum 300), or any Ampeg model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stapani Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Thx for bass-tips, loukash. Been playing random amps/cabs without checking decades or style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesWhiteBass Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Awesome thanks for the info guys, Stomp XL currently winging its way to me. Hopefully I can make sense of it :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-kash Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 On 10/20/2023 at 1:49 PM, lou-kash said: I'm simply using the classic Ampeg SVT-4 PRO model Strike that ^ As of v3.70, I switched to the new "US Dripman" aka Fender Bassman Silverface, and have no plans to look back anytime soon. Sounds great in headphones with a dual cab, mixing 4x10 Tweed with 2x15 US Dripman, i.e. both Fender Bassman based. Sounds great both with the fretless J-bass as well as with the fretted Ibanez SR1200, although I use a separate preset for each. Sounds great without the cabs, going straight into the power amp of my 15" Quantum 415 combo. Haven't had the opportunity yet to plug the Dripman straight into a "live" PA. (note to my booking agents: get me more gigs!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-kash Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On 12/9/2023 at 2:32 PM, lou-kash said: As of v3.70, I switched to the new "US Dripman" aka Fender Bassman Silverface, and have no plans to look back anytime soon. Haha… ^ strike that. As of 3.71 I'm back at SVT-4. It's simply the most flexible amp simulation in there. It. Just. Works. That said, in the meantime I've been rather experimenting with various cab/mic blocks, and mic positions. All this makes a massive difference on a "good" (depending on one's taste) bass sound. But it should be fine tuned via a PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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