The John Myung Tone... On A Budget?

[ikekie]

(LOOKING FOR A CHEAP ALTERNATIVE TO THE JM TONE.)

hello hello. im quite new here. and im looking to get a bass guitar.

im playing bass 2-3 times a week, planning to play for years, but not in a band. just jamming around with my friends.

i have a budget of 300-400 SGD, and im looking for bass guitars with that JM tone. like the bass sound in Dream Theater's Panic Attack and Erotomania. John Myung's Solar Groove solo has that ideal sound too.

so im looking to get such a tone, and i heard some good stuff about Musicman Stingray, and Warwick.

but too expensive... any cheaper alternatives? also, any recommended pickups to help achieve that?

im looking for 4 stringers, by the way. thanks alot in advance! looking forward to hear from you guys.

...i really want to play some Panic Attack! ahaha.

[yuujin]

try the yamaha RBX series?

[dumbcube]

Well, I can only say, you get what you pay for. Otherwise, like wat yuujin said, yamaha rbx series might sound similar since the JM is a signature in tat series.

Also, tone depends on the player. How your finger strike each string, which part of the string you finger, how you mute etc will also affect your tone.

[KeDraiv]

his finger very long =[=[

[ikekie]

hmm... thanks for the comments. what is the cheapest in the RBX series, and how much does it cost?

[fretless6]

John Myung's tone is in the amp settings...

Bass - 8
Lo Mids - 6
Hi Mids - 4
Treble - 5
Volume - 0

=)

[ikekie]

... Volume - 0

erm. how am i supposed to play with my amp volume zero?

[Slash04]

You need a guitarist and keyboardist to play for the John Myung tone to come through. Volume is ideally placed at 0, as suggested. Otherwise, get the RBX and a decent overdrive.

[ikekie]

umm... what are you guys talking about... i dont really know.

how am i supposed to play with no volume at all?

sorry if i sound really dumb, im new to bass, and i wanna practice as often as possible.

still looking for the ideal tone from that Panic Attack song! =)

[jony]

Let up on the guy la... though I concur many things that have been said.

John Myung's tone among bass players is not desireable. You can hardly hear him, either as a function of poor tone or being set very low in the mix.

The tone for the intro of Panic Attack isn't all that special. Any decent bass rig and you being able to play it well will get you the tone.