Is it possible to make a righteous tune using only a Bass??

Using Ernie Ball Flatwound Bass strings, played on a Musicman Stingray, honey burst body and maple neck.
Recorded audio directly into a focusrite scarlett 2i2.
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[@barackmycat9448]

Nice playing.

[@OMS111]

Thanks cat

[@the_bassiah]

Answer: yes!

[@stephenbingham5935]

Yes it is very possible.

[@themysteriousoa4466]

It sounds pretty cool! Now try to play an Ominous Bass Riff!
Here’s the Tab:
E0 E2 E3 E4, E3 E4, E3 E4 E3 E4, A2 E4. *Repeat 16 more times*
BPM = 110
There’s a lot more to the riff, but it would be a pain in the butt to transcribe every one. Also, it sounds better play with a picc.

[@OMS111]

Uh oh, the forbidden picc double c. I dare not go there

[@themysteriousoa4466]

@@OMS111 Chicken. 😏

[@JT-si6bl]

Explore the positioning of the LH technique and fingering intensity. Dial back the fingers when layering coz its all too narrow a spectrum the bass and your playing has done here, ie the track gets muddy by using same everything... the composition is righteous, but you need to feel it more by placing your lh fingers in different places. You may have a limitation with the EB for that. Spiking the signals is also going on so that's either the comp/limiter maxing out or is that a grounding issue?

[@OMS111]

I have used both compression and limiter. It's probably that your hearing. I use audacity to record and mix, learned a few tips along the way, but by know means an expert when it comes to recording and mixing. Most of what i do solo is rough, experimental and in no way professional. There's something about that i like. Not too much polish.
Glad yi like the tune :)

[@JT-si6bl]

@@OMS111 Audacity is good, amazing its free too! I dont recall it having a setting to auto clip or 'normalise' the soundwave, but best keep the saturation a tad lower, only because the same fx/levels will push the speakers' frequency harder to peak and spike. More so when layering the same set up of one instrument with hard playing. If you get a mix with mono to compare with stereo, you get an idea. Exploit what the MM is known for with frequency range separation. The thing about flat wounds is to get 'that' MM sound, the player has to hit harder, Round wounds is a cinch and can be played softer for the really rich tone without the peaks. ;)

[@sijmenvanrossem5667]

Nice tune, but youre thumb is making me feel uncomfortable

[@OMS111]

Aye, it tends to do that haha

[@sijmenvanrossem5667]

​@@OMS111 looks like your playing to much bass, haha

[@OMS111]

@@sijmenvanrossem5667 Are you saying my thumb has slowly evolved into this weird shape....because of Bass?