Money Shot - bass tone

metron · #1 09-01-2005, 11:09 AM

Robert Walter anyone?!?

Not sure if this is an appropriate post for amps but I really want to know what the bassist is playing through on this recording. Its the tone I need to have, my holy grail if you will. Im going to go out on a limb and say its a p bass and SVT but I cant say for sure. Its so thick, gooey, compressed, and gnarly sounding at times. Yes this is the tone I want!

Anyone have any info on what the bass player is using on this recording?

**cheezewiz** · #2 09-01-2005, 12:42 PM

Roger Waters? P bass.

billfitzmaurice · #3 09-01-2005, 12:48 PM

Don't hold your breath on duplicating any tone you hear on a recording. Studio tricks aside, most of the time the bass is sent either direct to the console or there's a mix of direct and mic'd cabinet sources. This applies to live recordings as well.

metron · #4 09-01-2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cheezewiz

Roger Waters? P bass.

thanks whiz but robert walter is the artist that released the album. i think the bassist is david carano. i have to find out what this guy used on the recording... its the end of the road in my quest for tone!

metron · #5 09-01-2005, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice

Don't hold your breath on duplicating any tone you hear on a recording. Studio tricks aside, most of the time the bass is sent either direct to the console or there's a mix of direct and mic'd cabinet sources. This applies to live recordings as well.

thanks bill! i agree it may be a mix of mic and di but i know that the bulk of what im hearing is a mic'd amp. theres even a part where he digs in so hard you can hear the speakers chuff. i dont really hear studio tricks so much. this recording has a "warts and all" quality to it.

Trevorus · #6 09-01-2005, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice

Don't hold your breath on duplicating any tone you hear on a recording. Studio tricks aside, most of the time the bass is sent either direct to the console or there's a mix of direct and mic'd cabinet sources. This applies to live recordings as well.

I know how you can duplicate fIeLdY's tone!!!11!1!! roxors!1!!!!11!!1

**cheezewiz** · #7 09-01-2005, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by metron

thanks whiz but robert walter is the artist that released the album. i think the bassist is david carano. i have to find out what this guy used on the recording... its the end of the road in my quest for tone!

My bad Metron. I thought you meant the Pink Floyd song "Money".

GrooveWarrior · #8 09-01-2005, 01:21 PM

Which Robert Walter album are you referring to?

metron · #9 09-01-2005, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by crhoton

Which Robert Walter album are you referring to?

money shot

GrooveWarrior · #10 09-01-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by metron

money shot

Sorry, I thought you were saying that the bass tone was akin to the "money shot"!

MuzikMan · #11 09-01-2005, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by crhoton

Sorry, I thought you were saying that the bass tone was akin to the "money shot"!

BAAAAAAAAAAH HAAAAAA HAAA!

Chasarms · #12 09-01-2005, 04:14 PM

I listened to the 30 second clip on Amazon. It's either an old-school tube rig or a really good model (less likely). He's got it really dirty so it's harder to tell. I almost think there is something else in there to overdrive the preamp. I'd guess SVT first, but I could never get mine to distort that much without something in front of it.

The bass sounds a little like it is tubbed out with flatwounds. There's too much dirt in the tone for me to guess for sure what kind of bass. Probably from the P-bass genre, but who knows.

metron · #13 09-01-2005, 05:38 PM

thanks charles! yeah its not full on distortion like i get with my V-4B but very gritty or dirty sounding. i hadnt thought that he may be using distortion before the pre. could you get a tone like that out of your SVT when it starts to break up or not in any way?

i_got_a_mohawk · #14 09-01-2005, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevorus

I know how you can duplicate fIeLdY's tone!!!11!1!! roxors!1!!!!11!!1

With a hammer?

If you are going out on a limb and getting an SVT, erm, well, they all sound different ! (different age bands that is), basically older = better

i_got_a_mohawk · #15 09-01-2005, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by metron

thanks charles! yeah its not full on distortion like i get with my V-4B but very gritty or dirty sounding. i hadnt thought that he may be using distortion before the pre. could you get a tone like that out of your SVT when it starts to break up or not in any way?

its probably the alure of the power tubes