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11-14-2011, 12:26 PM
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http://www.atkinsonbasses.com/storag...o/chilljam.mp3
Recorded that tune yesterday. I did the mixing myself, so the bass is way up front. 
Classic P bass + flats tone, and a woeful attempt by me to cop Jamerson's style.
This recording is the first time I played that song. So it's sloppy in parts.
Enjoy!
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11-14-2011, 12:36 PM
| | | | Nice! There is nothing like the tone of a P with flats, and you did a great job.
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11-14-2011, 12:40 PM
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11-14-2011, 12:40 PM
|  | Say something once, why say it again? | | Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saint Johns, Michigan | | | Really sounds great. There truly is something special about a P with flats. Which flats are they?
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Originally Posted by edfriedland I just want to blend into the rhythm section and play some roots and fifths. | |
11-14-2011, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by tekdiver500ft Really sounds great. There truly is something special about a P with flats. Which flats are they? | Labella 760FL. They're finally starting to get dead. And I'm using a foam mute as well.
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11-14-2011, 12:51 PM
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11-14-2011, 12:54 PM
| | | | Nice P goings on! |
11-14-2011, 01:17 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | Nice. Just got me a P Bass but not sure I'm gonna put flats on it. I'm inclined to slap too much! If I need that Motown sound, I'll just roll off the tone. |
11-14-2011, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DWBass Nice. Just got me a P Bass but not sure I'm gonna put flats on it. I'm inclined to slap too much! If I need that Motown sound, I'll just roll off the tone. | That doesn't necessarily work. I've got a Highway One P with SPB-3s, strung with Rotosound SwingBass 66s, and I cannot get a good Motown out of it, even with reasonable EQ changes at the amp. I'm switching (back) to flats! I'll probably end up with the 760fl LaBellas that I started with, but I have a set of Rotosound 77s now, and am about to try some DR Hi-Beam flats and some Sadowsky Black Label flats. From what I'm hearing, though, the Sadowskys may be what you want, too. Flat with a bright edge, or some such. I'll try to remember to post here once I have them on.
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Originally Posted by edfriedland I just want to blend into the rhythm section and play some roots and fifths. | |
11-14-2011, 01:36 PM
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Owner, ATKINSON BASSES | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | Yes. You simply cannot get the proper Motown sound without the following:
Vintage-spec P pickup
Broken-in flats
Foam mute or palm mute
Hours and hours of practice
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11-14-2011, 01:58 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by -=DanAtkinson=- Yes. You simply cannot get the proper Motown sound without the following:
Vintage-spec P pickup
Broken-in flats
Foam mute or palm mute
Hours and hours of practice | I do a fair amount of palm muting. I am very experienced playing the genre though. It's more so in your hands, IMO. And don't forget, recording techniques were so far off from todays techiniques and tools. Once I get this thing to my liking I'll post a clip. |
11-14-2011, 02:34 PM
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11-14-2011, 03:12 PM
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11-14-2011, 03:50 PM
| | Say something once, why say it again? | | Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saint Johns, Michigan | | | I can't stop listening to these two clips.
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Originally Posted by edfriedland I just want to blend into the rhythm section and play some roots and fifths. | |
11-14-2011, 03:55 PM
|  | needs more fuzz | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | | Hmm, I'm half-tempted to put foam under my bridge for some motown jams. I bet I can get my Atkinson P-bass to sound like that. 
Then again, my 760FL strings are still brand new.
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11-14-2011, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tekdiver500ft Which flats are they? | The real question is. What kind of wood is you P-bass made of?  |
11-14-2011, 04:56 PM
|  | keepin' the beat since the 60's | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Studio City, SoCal, USA | | | Nice jam and great tone! I don't know why I keep playing with so many different basses - in the end it is always my P with the flats.
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11-15-2011, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by LegoBass The real question is. What kind of wood is you P-bass made of? | The pretty and lightweight kind!
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11-15-2011, 09:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Blimp City | | Sexy! That jam makes you want to sit by a fire with a bottle of wine and your girl OOOOOHHHHHH..... P bass lovin
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11-15-2011, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by tekdiver500ft That doesn't necessarily work. I've got a Highway One P with SPB-3s, strung with Rotosound SwingBass 66s, and I cannot get a good Motown out of it, even with reasonable EQ changes at the amp. I'm switching (back) to flats! I'll probably end up with the 760fl LaBellas that I started with, but I have a set of Rotosound 77s now, and am about to try some DR Hi-Beam flats and some Sadowsky Black Label flats. From what I'm hearing, though, the Sadowskys may be what you want, too. Flat with a bright edge, or some such. I'll try to remember to post here once I have them on. | Ditch the SPB-3. Its voiced nowhere near vintage that gives you that tone youre looking for. the SPB-1 or SPB-2 will be much friendlier.
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