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JumpingJackFlash · Post by **JumpingJackFlash** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:33 pm

I'm looking for some good but cheap Bass Guitar samples. - Any recommendations?
I like a variety of good quality samples, but preferably not much more than £60 ($114, €89).

All recommendations are greatly appreciated.

mfb · Post by **mfb** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:55 pm

(Shameless plug warning) You can give the Cedarbass at prokits a try - very playable. Its really only one instrument, so you don't get a lot of variety, but it is only £4. There's a demo mp3 there

http://www.prokits.co.uk/productview.asp?productID=224

mfb

pethu · Post by **pethu** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:13 pm

For Kontakt: Chris Hein Warwick Bass - Lite download €59, full (w/FX) €30 more. Lots of character and playing styles, great programming.

http://www.wizardshop.de/shop/product_i ... sion-.html

(Click the small "home page" link on that page for lots more info.)

Gregjazz · Post by **Gregjazz** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:28 pm

(another shameless plug) You might want to add ManyTone Music's Ultimate Bass Kit to your list of basses to check out: http://www.manytone.com/ubk.html

It includes many different styles of bass playing and articulations. Check out the MP3 demos to see what I mean!

herodotus · Post by **herodotus** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:36 pm

The ones at our download page are free, and in sfz format for the sfz player which is also free.

I mean, it can't hurt to check them out, right?

Barf · Post by **Barf** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:00 am

http://www.versionist.com/local_links.php?catid=14

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:06 am

Barf wrote:http://www.versionist.com/local_links.php?catid=14

That Gibson on there is great.

Barf · Post by **Barf** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:00 pm

shamann wrote:
Barf wrote:http://www.versionist.com/local_links.php?catid=14
That Gibson on there is great.

Good to hear, I have a bassguitar so I dont use the bass-samples myself but I do use a lot of the other samples on there, very nice guitar-samples they have there.

JumpingJackFlash · Post by **JumpingJackFlash** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:03 pm

Thanks for all the suggestions so far, - I know I'm not going to get professional sounds for the money I'm willing to pay, but I would like something a bit better than free soundfonts. - No offence to the people that make them, they often do a terrific job, but there must be some good, realistic Bass Guitar sounds out there that are better than the stuff I have at the moment?

Gregjazz · Post by **Gregjazz** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:11 am

JumpingJackFlash wrote:Thanks for all the suggestions so far, - I know I'm not going to get professional sounds for the money I'm willing to pay, but I would like something a bit better than free soundfonts. - No offence to the people that make them, they often do a terrific job, but there must be some good, realistic Bass Guitar sounds out there that are better than the stuff I have at the moment?

Well, what style of basslines are you looking for?

JumpingJackFlash · Post by **JumpingJackFlash** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:20 pm

Gregjazz wrote:Well, what style of basslines are you looking for?

I'm looking for single hit samples that I can use (preferably in EXS24) to create a realistic sounding Bass Guitar. I'm after the kind of pop sound (not heavy rock or anything); - something that, in a mix, sounds like a bass player up on stage with the rest of the band.

I've got usable samples already, but I want to take it up a notch if possible, without spending an arm and a leg.

Something like this, but I'm told they're not too good for Bass; - does anyone have any similar recommendations? - Or is all the cheap stuff rubbish?

Thanks.

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:25 pm

There's the Scarbee basses (slap and fingered). The demos sound fantastic and are only $79.

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:06 pm

Hm... anything around 40Euro max that has slides/dives, finger/pick play but fairly clean (no FX) and doesn't necessarily sound like a machine gun while playing?

I'd love to get free ones, but I'm asking for no FX versions because I really like to create my own amped sound.

LijEyasu · Post by **LijEyasu** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:27 am

Scarbee by far is the best, but you'll need Kontakt or Halion to play it.

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:36 am

Kontakt or Halion? haha - I can use them simultaneously if I want. XD
Gotta check the Scarbee Page later then. Any other recommendations?

Or baybe a Sampletank to Kontakt 2 Konverter?

Nevermind - Scarbee is way over my pricerange. 3 different versions, one with 169USD, and two with 79USD each. For this money I could get East West Bass XP, but I don't have the money for it.

So my original question still remains.

Good but cheap Bass Guitar samples - Any recommendations?