Songs with cool use of bass wah?

phxlbrmpf · #1 12-20-2005, 01:45 PM

I always thought Refused's "The Shape of Punk to Come" had some really cool parts with the bass being played through a wah wah pedal while still sounding like a bass so I was wondering what other songs there are with wah wah-ified bass in them. Anyone have any suggestions? I might just have to get yet another pedal.

BassGod · #2 12-20-2005, 03:36 PM

Metallica - Seek & Destroy
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
Metallica - Anaesthesia (Pulling Teeth)
Metallica - The Call of Ktulu
Pantera - Uplift
Black Sabbath - Bassically (intro to NIB)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Coffee Shop

That should keep you busy for a while.

Graeme

superbassman2000 · #3 12-20-2005, 03:59 PM

RATM-calm as a bomb--my favorite bass wah tone!
Audioslave--Cochise
Audioslave--Exploder

slapcracklepop · #4 12-20-2005, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BassGod

Metallica - Seek & Destroy
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
Metallica - Anaesthesia (Pulling Teeth)
Metallica - The Call of Ktulu
Pantera - Uplift
Black Sabbath - Bassically (intro to NIB)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Coffee Shop

That should keep you busy for a while.

Graeme

You read my mind.

Linas · #5 12-20-2005, 04:53 PM

Down With Disease- Phish

superbassman2000 · #6 12-20-2005, 06:12 PM

isn't that a flanger?

phxlbrmpf · #7 12-21-2005, 02:14 AM

Hmm, I always thought "Coffee Shop" was some kind of envelope filter with an extreme setting.

Matt Till · #8 12-21-2005, 10:08 AM

I thought that too until I saw this thread... there is too wide a range of wah tones for that to be an autowah setting. Makes sense now, I always wondered what autowah he was playing.

Man... I need a real wah!

superbassman2000 · #9 12-21-2005, 10:20 AM

i thought he was famous for his DOD FX25B?

Kink Rimson · #10 12-21-2005, 10:57 AM

King Crimson - Lark's tongues in Aspic pt.1

Yes - Don't Kill The Whale
On The Silent Wings Of Freedom

The Yes ones are auto-wah I believe, the depth of the effect governed by attack.

MikeyFingers · #11 12-21-2005, 11:08 AM

Pantera---I'll Cast A Shadow.
Rex and Dime do some a little solo duel. Great stuff.

Alan Vorse · #12 12-21-2005, 12:00 PM

The whole Weight CD by Rollins Band.

Philbiker · #13 12-21-2005, 01:12 PM

Supertransatlantic "Shuttlecock" .... may be a guitar......

PhR · #14 12-21-2005, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kink Rimson

Yes - Don't Kill The Whale
On The Silent Wings Of Freedom

The Yes ones are auto-wah I believe, the depth of the effect governed by attack.

Yes, Squire used
Colorsound Dipthonizer. Great sound but maybe a bit overused on "Tormato" album. He hadn't used it since, though.

One track featuring wah-wah pedal is "Survival" off Yes' first album.

Matt Till · #15 12-21-2005, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superbassman2000

i thought he was famous for his DOD FX25B?

Very true... but that solo has some bits waaayy too good to be the DOD... unless I underestimate it's range/response... which is possible. Plus he isn't confined to one type of effect. Try telling Mars Volta's new bassist (who's name escapes me) to use just one of anything!

superbassman2000 · #16 12-21-2005, 05:27 PM

i dunno...i've never heard coffeeshop...i know flea also has his 105Q, so it could go both ways...