How to warm up SR5

[Oldie but noobe]

I just got an SR5 a few weeks ago . I was getting a lesson yesturday and I noticed the teachers Bass was a lot warmer than my SR5. I need to change strings soon I don't know what is on there now. I got it used

From what I am reading I will get nickle.

So the question is. How do I warm up the tone some?

[Figjam]

Probably the bridge pickup setting, roll off some treble, boost the mids, some bass... nickel strings or even flatwounds.

[Oldie but noobe]

Originally Posted by Figjam

Probably the bridge pickup setting, roll off some treble, boost the mids, some bass... nickel strings or even flatwounds.

Thanks. For some reason I thought the bridge would be brighter then the neck.

[blackspy]

A nice thick blanket?

[Oldie but noobe]

Originally Posted by blackspy

A nice thick blanket?

[skabassist13]

tubes?

[Oldie but noobe]

Anyone have a real answer I figured I would get the Best help here

[bovinehost]

Thomastik Infeld Jazz Flats!

(As noted elsewhere on this here internet.)


You'll thank me later, preferably with hard currency.

[bassmonkeee]

Originally Posted by bovinehost

Thomastik Infeld Jazz Flats!

(As noted elsewhere on this here internet.)


You'll thank me later, preferably with hard currency.

Put on some Jazz Flats, use the neck setting, and roll off a little bit of highs, and you'll be good to go.

[Mobay45]

I concur.

[Oldie but noobe]

Now thats what I'm talkin bout


Oh Yeah Forget Cash

But maybe If you're real nice You will get some of my Famous cheescake

I was a Chef for 20yrs all arround the country and everyone says it's the best they have ever had

[Oldie but noobe]

Consider it Done ASAP

[whamonkey]

Originally Posted by Oldie but noobe

Consider it Done ASAP

Is it a recipe I could do at home? How bout sending it to me...
daythree@bellsouth.net



I think it bears mentioning that not all players like the TI flats...I personally hated them and they are expensive.....wow. Tried them on a Fender American Jazz 5 I had. There are tons of choices for flats out there, EB makes some I think. I'm not a flats guys, the SR tone is all about roundwounds for me. As a matter of fact, I only use Slinkys on my SR. Warming up the tone can be accomplished with technique to a degree, a smooth (gentle) attack on the string coupled with the right EQ(as previously posted) may get you where you want without laying out $60 for boutique strings (that feel weird).

I'm done........sweet looking SR Oldie....I know I said that already.

[Oldie but noobe]

The recipe as well as the method is a closely guarded secret.

[Rayan]

Originally Posted by Oldie but noobe

I just got an SR5 a few weeks ago . I was getting a lesson yesturday and I noticed the teachers Bass was a lot warmer than my SR5.

So the question is. How do I warm up the tone some?

Assuming you and your teacher are playing instruments of same material, with same onboard settings, and through the same top quality amp, with the same size top quality speakers, at the same time
- first I would ask the teacher what strings (brand, material, guage) (s)he is playing
- second I would ask the teacher if (s)he would show me the way to warm tones

Incidently, I consider it another one of my personal challenges to extract the best and most musically compatible and interesting tones I can with my SR5 (maple/piezo) and stock Slinkys using minimal knobtwiddling and minimal amp settings
- I'm coming closer to the day when the temptation will be too much and I will lace up some JazzFlats for that highly rated experience

BTW, on the way home from the teacher's house, I would forget the cheescake and spend my money on another SR5
- so I could have one with JazzFlats, and one with Slinkys

Meanwhile, I'm still pondering an SR5 Rosewood-Piezo, and a Bongo HSP, and a Bongo Fretless HSP, and a Bongo HP

/R