How Can I Get Good Dub Bass Sound! Options

[booyakabass]

I am about to embark on a Dub project and wondered if i can pick up some tips
such as recording ie Mics & placement or DI , Good EQ and / or plugins from Logic Express.

I'll be using a 5 string Spector Bass and a Fender Jazz bass probably and maybe an elec upright plus an
Ampeg head and a Ampeg cab with a 15", 10" & tweeter speaker.

I want to get that full bodied fat warm tone but without killing my speakers.

[Downpressor]

I produce dub and have an opinion about recording bass

First of all use only the J bass & the Ampeg head & cab, forget the others, they wont sound right at all. Seriously, do NOT use the 5 string and the standup just wont carry the foundation you want.

Second, record direct or direct and mic'd but only if you have a decent sounding room to record in. There are as many ways to mic a bass cabinet as anything else, but in the end its up to your taste. I personally like to angle the mic down towards the speakers less than a meter away. Balance the DI & mic tracks to your taste. If you have a decent mixing board, assign em to one bus track.

I use just a tiny ammount of compression on bass, too much and it ends up sounding like rock or (god forbid) techno.

The previous poster is right that tape sounds great, but short of that, EQ your bass to cutoff everything below 100Hz and eveything above 2000 (hipass and lowpass filters work here too). If you have the money for something like the "PSP Vintage Warmer" plugin, thats a nice one.

Dont forget in reggae and thus in dub, drums are the heartbeat, the bass is the backbone, it holds up the body of the song. No need to get fancy unless your name is Laswell and even then dont overdo it.

if your project needs someone to do the actual dubbing, I'm for hire