how to make the bass growl ?

[lawrens]

hi everybody ! !

can someone give indications to how make the bass growl ?

(like for example in "by the way", by flea in rhcp)

thanx

[Dan1099]

I believe the effect used in that song is a large amount of overdrive.

[AGCurry]

I've found that different people have different things in mind when they discuss "growl" in basses.

What I have in mind is characteristic of the Fender Jazz bass, but you could also call it "burp". I believe it's most of all a function of the spacing of two pickups. Why do I say that? Because Jazz basses with the bridge pickup closer to the bridge ('75 reissue, Geddy Lee) seem to be growlier.

But I could be wrong.

[lawrens]

I've found that different people have different things in mind when they discuss "growl" in basses.

yeah I agree, I think this a very abstract term...
In french we have no word in my knowledge to say that;

to be more precise, growl for me is the sound geddy lee gets in the "live in rio" dvd
there's a huge attack, ghost notes are really percussive, and you seem to ear the strings against the fretboard

I love this sound so much, and I personnaly try to get it with my gear : jazz bass and svt 3 pro...
Asap I get some extra money, I'll begin to purchase some of the required apparatus