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10-13-2011, 08:59 PM
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I have the P Bass, have the flats he uses, but I still can't get his sound. Right now my bass sounds too weak in comparison.
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10-13-2011, 09:04 PM
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10-13-2011, 09:10 PM
|  | Less barking, more wagging! | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA | | | When I think if Pino, I think of a dark, warm, sound that blends into the mix.
What part of his sound are you trying to emulate? |
10-13-2011, 09:13 PM
|  | My Dog is on 'Shrooms | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: La Jolla, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by WorshipBassist  I have the P Bass, have the flats he uses, but I still can't get his sound. Right now my bass sounds too weak in comparison. |
Perhaps the double Ampeg 8X10s with the CLs? Like maybe this?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-k05s8Cm6s
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10-13-2011, 09:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Albuquerque NM; Austin TX | | Then there's this Pino tone (I dig this one a lot). P.S.P. Reflection Final Teaser - YouTube
Do you have a specific example of the tone you're looking for?
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10-13-2011, 09:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Four Corners, USA | | | Oldest answer: It's ALL in his hands. Pino could play on a Whamola and get "his sound". |
10-13-2011, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Jazzdogg When I think if Pino, I think of a dark, warm, sound that blends into the mix.
What part of his sound are you trying to emulate? | Exactly that, but in his trio days he was pretty booming.
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10-13-2011, 10:22 PM
| | Less barking, more wagging! | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by WorshipBassist Exactly that, but in his trio days he was pretty booming. | Perhaps this anecdote will help:
A man was wandering the streets of New York, violin case in hand, with a bewildered expression on his face. After several minutes, a thoughtful New Yorker approached the man, asking, "Can I help you?"
A grateful expression washed over the man's face as he asked the New Yorker, "Can you please tell me how I can get to Carnegie Hall?"
The New Yorker gathered his thoughts and replied, "Practice! Practice!"  |
10-13-2011, 11:14 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | Congratulations...you have just discovered the meaning of "It's all in the hands." You're not getting his sound because you're not Pino. Nothing wrong with that, though...blaze your own trail.
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10-14-2011, 07:35 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA | | | Which Pino sound? The fretless StingRay with really light stainless rounds? The detuned Precision with heavy LaBellas? The standard tuned Precision with TI flats? Any of the other incarnations of his sound?
Then there's all those unconscious choices every player makes- exactly where on the string we hit the string, how hard we hit the E string compared to the A, whether we play this note on the D string or the A string, how hard my callouses are, what angle my right hand fingers approach the string from, etc. Plus how what we hear in our head compares to what we hear in the room affects all those factors to get us to the sound we want. That's what is meant by "it's in the hands".
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10-14-2011, 07:41 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Boston, MA | | | Beyond "it's all in the hands", I would suggest that muting is a key component of that sound. Developing a keen sense of when to choke a note and when to let it breathe is an aspect of overall musicianship that Pino is a master of. Roll off some of the highs on your bass, think about where you are putting your right hand and use the side of your palm to mute where appropriate. There's a lot that can be learned from emulating that guy. Rarely does someone with such obvious abilities display such impeccable taste.
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10-14-2011, 07:46 AM
| | | | While Pino's fretless Music Man tone is really something, and unique to him 'and his hands', IMO his 'roll the passive tone control all the way off' on his stock Fender P bass is nothing at all unique or special.
One thing that you need IMO when you dial virtually everything out of your sound above 400hz like he does with a P Bass is a pretty articulate and well managed rig to keep that tone from sounding like a blurry, muddy mess.
However, well broken in flats, and a Squire P Bass from off the wall at Guitar Center will get you there with no problem IMO, with a decent amp with plenty of controlled low end. |
11-20-2011, 06:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Wales | | I have a cool story about Pino! Him and his brother were down the local pub a few weeks ago where I play as a house musician (cardiff). My singer after says to me "do you know who that was?" I said "no idea" he told me it was Pino and Pino had told him I was a cracking bass player  felt so chuffed!
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11-20-2011, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by JoelCMJ I have a cool story about Pino! Him and his brother were down the local pub a few weeks ago where I play as a house musician (cardiff). My singer after says to me "do you know who that was?" I said "no idea" he told me it was Pino and Pino had told him I was a cracking bass player felt so chuffed! | Hopefully, he will recommend you for a nice gig! 
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11-20-2011, 06:19 AM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | On the earlier Paul Young recordings, Pino had a Status Graphite fretless neck on his MM Stingray - killer tone!
Just sayin'.
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11-20-2011, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese Hopefully, he will recommend you for a nice gig! | Only if my singer gave my full name hahaha :P
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11-20-2011, 09:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bristol, Connecticut, USA | | | Try rolling back the tone knob somewhere past half way.
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11-25-2011, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM Congratulations...you have just discovered the meaning of "It's all in the hands." You're not getting his sound because you're not Pino. Nothing wrong with that, though...blaze your own trail. | +1 | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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