Paul Simonen's sound

[AndyLES]

The Clash - Complete Control - Bass - YouTube

Check out this isolated track...is he using flatwounds? It sounds like a P-Bass and an ampeg played with a pick.

Here's another one...
The Clash - London Calling - Bass - YouTube

This one's a tad dirtier...

[JimmyM]

Yep. Definitely P with flats, pick, and an Ampeg.

[AndyLES]

Thanks bro! To think I kept fiddling with EQ for an hour...

[funkytoe]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

Yep. Definitely P with flats, pick, and an Ampeg.

I agree on the P bass with a pick. But I remember him using Acoustic Control Corp amps.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by funkytoe

I agree on the P bass with a pick. But I remember him using Acoustic Control Corp amps.

In almost all the clips I've seen of the Clash he's using SVT's and 810's.

[funkytoe]

Well Jimmy, Wikipedia confirms he was an Ampeg user/endorser. But this photo sure looks like an Acoustic head and 4x12 cab....

Paul Simonon Bass Tab and Techniques

[pbass2]

Paul is still criminally underrated as a bassist in my book.
He fused rock/punk/pop bass with reggae and dub in a way previously unheard off. Tasteful and deep as the day is long . .

[JimmyM]

Ya, I had an Acoustic before I got an Ampeg too That looks like a pretty early pic. Wild rig. Nothing wrong with Acoustic, just not my thing.

[natw42]

Originally Posted by pbass2

Paul is still criminally underrated as a bassist in my book.
He fused rock/punk/pop bass with reggae and dub in a way previously unheard off. Tasteful and deep as the day is long . .

+1 His playing and tone are killer IMO

[Mike M.]

How do people get a hold of these isolated tracks?

That's always been one of my favorite Clash songs. I always thought the bass part made that song!

Thanks for sharing!

[JimmyM]

Some iso tracks get released through Rock Band and Guitar Hero, some were stolen.

[3l3phantstomp]

I love how in that pic with the acoustic/4x12 cab they got his cab double mic'd. I wonder if he did the ol' link wray speaker cut to add a dirty edge to that speaker (is that acoustic head solid state? Might simulate a driven tube head [ampeg] with the beat speaker mic'd too).