My idea of the perfect tone

MikeyP23 · #1 11-25-2009, 02:44 PM

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but this has to be my idea of the perfect bass tone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkKeZ1z8zGk

I get the fuzz in there, but I wish my bottom was that clean and not muddy.

Um, that didn't come out right, but I think you know what I mean.

I must admit the thumb thing freaks me out a bit.

LaklandBass · #2 11-25-2009, 02:48 PM

Just pick up The Real Thing or Angel Dust from Faith No More. Ultimate tone.

BIGREDSIX · #3 12-02-2009, 09:45 AM

"Ultimate tone" to me is Jack Casady on Jefferson Airplane's "Crown of creation". A real thrill ride....

One Drop · #4 12-02-2009, 12:08 PM

I doubt anyone got more sound out of a set of strings than Entwistle. Just the way he struck the strings with his fingertips, like the hammers hitting the stings in a piano, lets them ring out so loud and clear it's uncanny.

Real pity most Who recordings didn't do his tone justice.

nick g. · #5 12-02-2009, 01:42 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIXuKcDvErE

Jesus. And what great playing.

Danny Fox · #6 12-02-2009, 01:50 PM

It's not perfect yet, but I love the tone of the phenowood fingerboard on my Zon. I'm still working on the perfect bit

http://www.myspace.com/bassmandannyfox

zehBOOM · #7 12-02-2009, 01:58 PM

the tone i really like and want for myself is rex brown in the pantera song "im broken"

RichardCranium · #8 12-02-2009, 03:18 PM

I'm still chasing the tone he got on those isolated live recordings.

zehBOOM · #9 12-03-2009, 10:54 AM

me too.. i was thinkin bout getting his custom spector but thats a lot of money

LexiconBand · #10 12-03-2009, 02:50 PM

I usually wipe my muddy bottom from front to back. :P

grifff · #11 12-03-2009, 02:52 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2vdevhVt-c

nick g. · #12 12-03-2009, 03:09 PM

^ Great post, Dirk's tone is godly.

MOTORHEADBANGER · #13 12-03-2009, 03:10 PM

That is a great tone. Some of my personal tone favorites from other artists that I would love to have are:

Geddy Lee (especially on Snakes and Arrows), Cliff Burton, John Entwistle, Mike Watt, Lemmy, Mike Dirnt (on Dookie not new Green Day), and Paul Simonon.

boomtisk · #14 12-03-2009, 04:34 PM

My favorite distortion-laced tone. No idea what studio trickery they used to achieve it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04fAzuS04R0

zehBOOM · #15 12-03-2009, 11:22 PM

you dont need studio to get distortion on a bass.. just get a distortion pedal.. i have a friend that plays her bass through a raven halfstack with a distortion pedal.. it has a great tone.. just not somethin i want... or a good idea would be to grab a guitar amp head with say 80 watts and hook up with that.. the limited head room would cause some distortion....

and cliff burton? i prefer robert trujillo...

deliciouspesto · #16 12-03-2009, 11:27 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws_GIvDk3Vo

listen to that tone

boomtisk · #17 12-07-2009, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zehBOOM

you dont need studio to get distortion on a bass.. just get a distortion pedal.. i have a friend that plays her bass through a raven halfstack with a distortion pedal.. it has a great tone.. just not somethin i want... or a good idea would be to grab a guitar amp head with say 80 watts and hook up with that.. the limited head room would cause some distortion....

and cliff burton? i prefer robert trujillo...

Thing is, to me the bass on the record sounds like it's composed of multiple channels/tracks. Maybe Kim used a clean and a dirty amp at the same time, each of which was miced and then mixed differently.