frequency of transmission bass line

i am in the process of putting stereo equipment in my rx8. i have already replaced the stock speakers with infinity components and ample power. the bottom end (bass) still is not as clear as the top end.

i will be adding a subwoofer. my goal here is not thumping club bass but smooth bass that will do hookey justice. many subwoofers focus on the low range so i am worried about purchasing the wrong equipment.

is there anyone who knows what frequency typically comes out of hookey's bass. the bass line of transmission is the yard stick. if someone knows how this information i should be able to get the correct crossovers, speakers and amps.

thank you

Hooky's New Order basslines were very high for bass guitar - more in the mid-range than the low end.

I'm guessing Joy Division stuff was a bit lower however, as they didn't supliment the songs with synth basses back then.

Andy

you can't designate a frequency for hooky.

he plays a wide range of notes and has a load of effects and tends to fill up the entire spectrum....

just focus on getting the best overall sound and hook will sound fantastic.

Mr Discography wrote: Hooky's New Order basslines were very high for bass guitar - more in the mid-range than the low end.

I'm guessing Joy Division stuff was a bit lower however, as they didn't supliment the songs with synth basses back then.

Andy

the new order synth basses actually tend to add the lower frequencies.

if anything, his joy division bass under hannett was thinner and mainly above 100hz in strongest tones....

synth basses regularly drop heavy to 60 and such...

again, it is fruitless to try to pin down a frequency... it changes all the time. and his bass eats up the full spectrum.

i think i am going to go for 40-125

i have been thumbing though tracks on a 31 band eq on my computer. transmission seems to be up at 125 while other great songs from movement need to go down to 40.

Tarbox23 wrote:

Mr Discography wrote: Hooky's New Order basslines were very high for bass guitar - more in the mid-range than the low end.

I'm guessing Joy Division stuff was a bit lower however, as they didn't supliment the songs with synth basses back then.

Andy

the new order synth basses actually tend to add the lower frequencies.

That's exactly what I meant.

um, original poster dood:

Bass: E string 41.2 E0/28 Bass: A string 55.0 A0/33 Bass: D string 73.4 D1/38 Bass: G string 98.0 G1/43

(and hooky of course can often be found going all the way up to 196, 246, guitar tonal heights up the neck...)

look, not sure how to explain this, but hook's bass is gonna vary by hz depending on what note he rings....

and, sorry to break this to ya, but he does play more than one note on each song....

EVERY SONG WILL BE DIFFERENT.

and then on top of that, you have his chorus pedal which adds ring up and down out of that frequency...

and THEN, you add harmonics and other colorations which make up every instrument known to man, which means frequencies all the way up are crucial to his sound ... i.e. he hits an open G at 98, you want to be sure you are getting 196 as well to get pure hookdom.... and 392 as well.... all in the bass speaker spectrum....

and, look, they mixed and mastered the material so that the frequencies are all made ideal for you the listener...

so, in fact, it is better to have a close to flat response curve on your playback audio.... to hear it like they did, like hooky wanted you to.....

you crank up 80hz, and that one note is gonna ring louder than the others.... why are you happy to hear hooky play a G rather than a D????

you are a strange strange audiophile is all i will say.

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Mr Discography wrote:

Tarbox23 wrote:

Mr Discography wrote: Hooky's New Order basslines were very high for bass guitar - more in the mid-range than the low end.

I'm guessing Joy Division stuff was a bit lower however, as they didn't supliment the songs with synth basses back then.

Andy

the new order synth basses actually tend to add the lower frequencies.

That's exactly what I meant.

I got ya.... didn't follow your train of thought, but now i get it..... sorry bout that!

wow tabox you asume i know so little. you read alot of misplaced ignorance into my post.

thank you for posting the frequency of the scale. this is the information i was looking for.

the sealed box i plan on using for a Boston acoustic sub should have no problem going down to 40 Hz. if i go lower i think my car will sound boomy.

as i already said i plan on going between 40-125. i can't find subs that are accurate above 125. the powered 6x9's with a x-over should not have a problem handling above this.

you assume'd i was going to port the box to transmission? i can see how i may have misguided your comments reading back the OP.

my car's EQ has the bass boost at 125, the amp will have at 45. i plan to keep the EQ line as flat as possible. the tweeters are already wired in -3 DB to keep the highs in check. there is no way to get more accurate without a full band EQ. i may add one on the future.

196 and 392 ouch. i figured as much with all that dancing he does high on the fret aka perfect kiss.

i wish i could get a sub that high but alas hook will be frequency divided.

if you have a suggestion on speakers to help fill out 125-500 i am listening. i think the 6x9's in rear and 6x8's in front door will have to do the job.

BA is what everyone is telling me...