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[XanBcoo]

Some pictures of me set to basslines I've written with my band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f58aRdhWP88

[Buffalobiian]

Some pictures of me set to basslines I've written with my band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f58aRdhWP88

I'm not too familiar with a bass, so are we meant to hear those "clanky" strings sounds?

[Animeniax]

I'm not too familiar with a bass, so are we meant to hear those "clanky" strings sounds?

From the info section: "I recorded them using a crappy Logitech mic and Audacity."

Sounds good Xan. I liked "Inside the Lines" best. Hearing the full song helped me gain some appreciation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fva...eature=related.

Hope you can take some criticism from a non-audiophile, but Demons of the Heart was too bassy, if there is such a term.

[XanBcoo]

I'm not too familiar with a bass, so are we meant to hear those "clanky" strings sounds?

If you'll allow me to indulge in my obsession for a moment...

3 reasons you hear them:
1.) Any electric instrument is going to give you control over your sound. Because I play with 2 guitar players, my treble is permanently turned all the way up on my bass and my amp in order to cut through the fuzz. As a result, you hear every little finger brush and pop.

I also vary my playing style with each song to get the most appropriate sound. Those 3 songs are our most "metal" so I play aggressively and *hit" the strings with my fingers rather than pressing/pulling on them. The result is "clanky".

2.) My $300 bass has its neck out of alignment and many of the notes I play have "fret buzz" because the strings don't rest against them properly. With a better bass and time to go get it fixed, it would sound cleaner.

1.) Like Animeniax said, it's a shitty mic. Everything above a whisper blows the damn thing out and causes clipping.

but Demons of the Heart was too bassy, if there is such a term.

It is. It's played in drop D. The lowest string sounds even lower and the whole song is "muddy".