Bootsy Collins

[robbie1973]

I am trying to figure our how he gets that sound! It always sounds perfect and almost inbetween slap and fingers. Solid and clean. The song that really gets me is "What so never the Dance" What a great bass line

Dude was good

[BigOldHarry]

he uses a ton of fx and is good about not over-playing, so his notes count.

[JmJ]

I've seen him "spank" the bass with an open hand. Could not figure out how he was articulating so cleanly. Don't have that track so I couldn't tell you if it sounded similar to the technique I described...

[CrispyDelicious]

Something like this:

Mutron III Envelop Filter/Followers (I heard a rumor he had the electronics of one of these put right into one of his
bases)
Mutron Octave Dividers
Roland RE-201 Space Echo
Multivox MX-201 Analog Delays
Maestro Fuzz Tones
Electro Harmonix Big Muffs
MXR Digital Delays
Rackmount Rat Fuzz
Morley Fuzz Wahs
Lovetone
Meatball (I understand he uses other Lovetone Pedals)
Original Synth Bass Pedal From Electro Harmonix (I also heard he uses an Electro Harmonix Bass Microsynth)
Digitech IPS 33B Harmonizer
Digitech
Jam Man
Digitech Vx400 Vocal Effects Processor
Digitech DigiDelay
Digitech Synth Wah
Original Digitech Whammy
Boss ME-50B Multi Effects Unit
Boss DD-20 Giga Delay
Boss OR-20 Drive Zone
Boss DD-3
Digital Delay
DOD thrash Master
DOD Grunge
DOD Bass Grunge

[derJackal]

Originally Posted by robbie1973

I am trying to figure our how he gets that sound! It always sounds perfect and almost inbetween slap and fingers. Solid and clean. The song that really gets me is "What so never the Dance" What a great bass line

Dude was good

Does he know he's no longer any good?

In addtion to CrispyDelicious list, there's a pretty good run down of his old and current equipment here;

http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.aspx?content_id=10770

[Billy Low]

It's in his fingers! LOL!