is that a fretless bass i hear on grank funk railroad songs!?

varunkapahi · #1 12-17-2009, 09:58 AM

i was listening these awesome songs like inside out, closer to home, heartbreaker, time machine and i was wondering how do you get this awesome kind of a fat(ish) tone and then it occurred to me maybe its a fretless bass! duh!

so really it is fretless hmm?? nice ass kicking bass lines in there! i think am going to learn a couple of there tunes

Hoover · #2 12-17-2009, 10:32 AM

electracoyote · #3 12-17-2009, 10:34 AM

That would be interesting if true, I usually see pictures of Mel with his Darkstar-loaded (fretted) Jazz from that period.

HOOLIGAN · #4 12-17-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by electracoyote

That would be interesting if true, I usually see pictures of Mel with his Darkstar-loaded (fretted) Jazz from that period.

I believe he used Gibson Mud-buckers in his Jazz basses.

varunkapahi · #5 12-17-2009, 12:14 PM

hmmmmm not a fretless!? wow those mud buckers sound real cool then

73jbass · #6 12-17-2009, 12:25 PM

Nope,the man never played a fretless. A P-bass or Jazz bass with flats was always the weapon of choice. Lots of tube overdrive was a big part of his sound.

electracoyote · #7 12-17-2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HOOLIGAN

I believe he used Gibson Mud-buckers in his Jazz basses.

Ah yes, you are correct.

varunkapahi · #8 12-17-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 73jbass

Nope,the man never played a fretless. A P-bass or Jazz bass with flats was always the weapon of choice. Lots of tube overdrive was a big part of his sound.

tube drive hmmmm flats too. calls for a whole new setup

**bassman_al** · #9 12-17-2009, 12:58 PM

Flats solved my lack of fat problem. Now if only I could do something about this cholesterol...

TL5 · #10 12-17-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bassman_al

Flats solved my lack of fat problem. Now if only I could do something about this cholesterol...

try chicken grease