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@@jukkaharju7878 Thanks🙏 You’ve got good ears. The effects are nothing special. Stock chorus from my video editing package, which is actually from Logic Pro X, but I literally only have a touch on to round the round out. Similarly, the reverb is a basic Logic plug in. I thinks it’s a medium hall. I only use a touch, purely to stop the bass sounding too flat and to help it sit in the mix a little. Aside from that the bass is flat (tone 75% off) and no compression. Regarding the theory, knowing it is one thing, but you only really get to know it when you start using it and being aware of what you are playing. Thanks again for your kind comments.

@@academyofbass Oh cool - So I can pick some things up by ear after all these years - That's a really nice fretless sound - I was able to dial in almost the same, but have to play around with the tone knob - Had mine at full - Really appreciate your practical approach lessons - Thanks for teaching us how to fish

@@jukkaharju7878 It's mostly down to the bass. I was using a Squire fretless that plays ok, but (IMHO) the pickups aren't great. It's easy t over saturate a fretless and swamp it with chorus/reverb, bur sometimes less is more and allows you character of the instrument to sing out a little. It also took me years to appreciate the tone control! Backing it off to varying degrees can really help the punch and definition.

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Thanks👍I'm really pleased you found it useful.

@@ralfspitaler8921 Really pleased you enjoyed it 🙏

@@froorocks1000 Thanks you. Nice comments like yours make the hard work much more worthwhile 👍

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@@romyaz1713 That’s great to hear. I’m glad you found it so useful 👍

@@johnt71 Thank you kindly 👍

@@arisalcantara9903 Thanks👍

@@flamingoboul918 Thanks 👍

@@Damian-tv2bd Indeed. Thanks for say getting in touch👍It’s great to hear from you🙏

Thank you 👍 It's a hybrid P bass. It's a Fender Precision body (late 80's/early 90's), with a ESP Jazz neck that has an Ebony fingerboard. The pickups are stock EMG PJ. The sound you are hearing is just me and the bass. I don't use a preamp, the tone is rolled off @75%. The strings are D'Addario XL170's, which are just standard gauge nickel roundwounds. The only processing I use is a little bit of gentle compression and that's just to help the sound come through on smaller speakers.

@@academyofbass that’s a bit of a Frankenstein bass then :) Thanks for the reply. Keep up the good work!

@@JonesHess Indeed, but I don’t care about brands etc, it’s all down to how they feel and make you want to play. I’ve played and owned many expensive and desirable instruments that just weren’t very good at all. All instruments are Frankenstein’s. A few bits of wood and a bunch of strings. It’s what you do with them in your hands that counts 👍

@@academyofbass Agreed. I definitely fall into the gear pit trying to get the next best thing. I also spend way too much time fiddling with preamps, eq, cab sims etc. etc. to get the tone that I want.

Thank you🙏

Thanks! There's a lesson due out soon. I have a number of lesson on the channel on chord arpeggios. There's a lesson on diatonic chords in the pipeline too👍

@@academyofbass thanks learning a lot on here

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Thank you, it's great to hear from you👍

@@pedroleal7118 Yes, steels. I haven’t changed them since I found this, just a few months ago. I really like the sound, but don’t get on with the feel of steel strings. I use nickel string on all of my basses that are strung with roundwounds.

@@academyofbass Always loved the Rotosound ones, but you can't find them anymore around here, so I go with the equivalent > 'Ernie Ball Stainless Steel Hybrid Slinky'. Take care ps I'm still hoping to get back my SB800, I'm an avid Aria Pro II user, tried everything, wouldn't change it !

@@pedroleal7118 👍 I’d completely forgotten about the 800. Years don’t recall seeing many of them.

@@academyofbass Bought it from a double bass player.He told me he bought, because it was the same string lenght as his double bass! I have a friend in Japan, they didn't had the SB800s there!

Thanks for your kind words👍I didn't know anything about these basses when I first bought my SB. It was just the only decent bass in the music shop! Thanks for the info on the RSB. I've learnt a great deal from all of the comments to this lesson.

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They were a slightly later model to the SB weren't they?

@@academyofbass yes a year after the sb1000 was released they released the rsb and I think discontinued them before 81 because I can’t find them on any catalogues of the years after

You may well be correct about the magnetic aperture, but that's far too technical for me :) and yes, the Westone Thunder bass wasn't a million miles from the Aria in Character. The pickup however, isn't that close to the bridge, or certainly not as far back as a Musicman (I have one). It's almost right between a Precision and Jazz pickup. Regardless, it sounds great (IMHO of course). Again you're correct, Andy Cousin of All about Eve did use an Aria.

@@academyofbass narrower magnetic apeture basically means the pickup is a bit narrower so you get different cancellation of frequencies compared to a wider apeture. It's not as far back as the Musicman pickup, but being further back gives it more bite and would have been more affordable for fans of Chic like Taylor than a Stingray back when Duran Duran was starting out, yet still superb quality. A very smart choice! Yours sounds excellent, I must say.

@@45kellygreen It’s my pleasure. Thanks👍

@@chardbass Thanks 🙏

@@MrAKbass Awesome! Thanks for the shout out👍

@@witterth Thanks, that’s very kind of you. I’m stoked that you like my lessons 👍

@@academyofbass my pleasure great work.late 80s I got a fretless stingray I got up to a certain level but not Pino. I still have it of love for it. Top man great tuition. I’ll be recommending you.

@@ronbzoom8531 I couldn’t agree more!

@@mrpositronia Possibly. I played one for years and never thought about that either. It certainly works though. It’s a shame no manufacturers have tried to replicate that in other instruments. It’s definitely got a uniqueness about it. I also think their heyday was definitely the early 80's. Thanks for your comment 👍

@@pedrolax9275 Thank you👍

@@kevweeks4497 I know, that bass line is in this video

@@kingstumble You may be correct. They do have very similar specs. The Aria pickup may be the biggest ace up the SB’s sleeve. Even the modern replacements don’t quite reproduce its iconic tone.

They were produced under aria and in the same factory 👍

@@axgunner6060 I didn't know that 👍

@@TheRetroBassist Wow, very kind words, thanks you🙏

@@alanhearne6733 Oh dear! Mind you, we all do regrettable things don’t we?

@@sullysullster8217 Indeed. I wish I paid more attention at the time but sadly I was into other things. It’s only now that I’m going back to recover some of the great music that happened during that period.

@@academyofbass I owned an Aria SB700 such a sound. I never should have gotten rid of it and hope to find a good one some day

@@stanwellback Thank you🙏 aim really pleased you enjoyed it. Yes, the Cliff Burton model was a slightly later bass.

Thanks. It's the bass I learn a lot of what I know on, so the string spacing is very comfortable for me. Despite playing Fenders for most of my career, I still struggle with them.

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. I'm not entirely sure where you think the mistake is, but on checking it, I can't find one. This is an interpretation of the original piece, not a copy. Glad you enjoyed the lesson though👍

Thanks John. Yes, the SB1000 has a 6 position tone pot and that circuit is battery powered . I'm not sure they they were classed as active basses in their day, but I guess they were. I have EMG pickups in some of my basses that are battery powered, but have no EQ circuits, so they're not classes as active basses.

@@academyofbass I think the original 80’s versions of the SB1000s go for a hefty price, a good few grand?

@@johncellario I picked the me up for a friend a couple of months ago for £1,400 and I have seen one, or two cheaper, but you’re right, the price is creeping up. My SB700 was half that price! It’s as new too and feels great.

@@philipkauffman2500 All of the notation on screen and in the PDF includes TAB

Great basses. I love them, but have never owned one, despite playing many.

@@academyofbass Dave Swift will set you up with one! 😜

@@simonbowkett124 I wish. He’s certainly got a fine collection.

@@Hogman666 Indeed. I think they suit a bit of grit. The lighter bottom end helps them sit in the mix nicely.

@@arieltz23 Thank you👍 You can’t go wrong with an 80’s bass line.

@@stephengilbert608 Thank you 🙏

@@user-dc8sg5xu1n They are heavy. There’s a lot of Ash in them. I’d forgotten just how well made they are. I couldn’t use one all the time, but the sound is awesome for some things.