advice to get something like this tone (Dub Reggae content)

[roosterbass]

ive been getting a lot into dub lately and am digging this player's tone

www.myspace.com/rootstonic

Any advice as to how to get a tone similar to that? Im thinking tube amp w/ flatwounds and obviously technique, but gear wise...any suggestions?

[colorblindbass]

Jazz bass, flats, no mute, both pickups full, tone slightly down,
tube amp, slight scoop in the eq

[COOL AND DEADLY]

right on Color. If you are playing live use a cab with 2- 15's or 1- 18 to give you that deep bottom end. If your cab is on casters, remove them and put it on the floor. Turn off the tweeter if you have one. Roll off the highest mids. Keep the low mids on (if you can) and a little treble too. If you roll off all the high tones it gets muddy and you lose your punch.

[roosterbass]

nice, thanks...cool and deadly, i gotta ask are you in the band the cool and deadly?

[Nyarlathotep]

You could also try an FX25 pedal by (i forget right now)

Search the Effects forum for "FX25". There are tons of threads

[lambro]

its not an effects pedal thing

old round wounds or flat wounds and a tube amp
fender bass, variances exist but thats the main recipe

Aston Family Man Barret, Robbie Shakespeare and Bill Laswell, are all living in this tone land

[depalm]

all things people have said and try to pluck the strings very close to the neck.

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[roosterbass]

nice, thanks...i just picked up roots tonic's album and bill laswell was a major part of it