How would you describe this tone?

[Austin Manny]

How would you describe this tone? And what gear what you use to achieve this tone? Here's the link: (it's myspace i know

myspace.com/barriersnowbridges (go to 1:00 on Lemon-Lyme Disease)

Thanks,
Austin

[Austin Manny]

[southshoreconor]

probably a precision bass (maybe the p/j i see in some pictures) through a sansamp DI with the drive around 3 o'clock. seems to be the standard for a lot of hardcore punk.

[phxlbrmpf]

I don't know, I'd maybe call it "gritty"? I'd imagine an overdriven tube amp and playing with a pick (and a lot of force) should be able to get you there.

[Unrepresented]

I didn't hear tube, but I did hear gain/overdrive. Definitely a heavy pick. Probably a humbucker style pickup -- didn't sound single coil.

[Austin Manny]

Do you think I could achieve this on flats?
I usually use D'addario XL's 50-105 but this time I bought Chromes to see if I liked them.
Or should I just string it with rounds again?

[Unrepresented]

Originally Posted by Austin Manny

Do you think I could achieve this on flats?
I usually use D'addario XL's 50-105 but this time I bought Chromes to see if I liked them.
Or should I just string it with rounds again?

Rounds, absolutely.

[Austin Manny]

I already have a P-Bass MIM and rounds.
I can borrow my friend's SansAmp.
Thanks.

[Connor]

sansamp DI, ibanez or p probably, lot of high and low while dropping the mids and light fuzz, distortion, or overdrive