what bassist do you sound like? talk to me peeps!

munkey0006 · #1 10-04-2010, 02:17 AM

Sup peeps! Everybody has that sound that they love, so influenced you to chase that sound, and what gear did you have to use to get it?

jordy_on_bass · #2 10-04-2010, 02:23 AM

Well, when I talk, I sound like Rob Trujillo with an aussie accent lol

Seriously now, I have always loved Ryan Martinies sound, but I never shaped mine so I could sound like him, although it gave me cues to get the tone I wanted. Somebody once said my bass sound was very similar to the bassist from In Flames, but since I rarely listen to them, I haven't really got anything to go by...
Pretty much all my basses are or have been warwick (German or rockbass), used to use a Warwick rig but now use GK700RBII head unit through an Ampeg V4B 215 folded horn cab.

Cheers,
Jordan

bass_lord_mutha · #3 10-04-2010, 02:26 AM

Well, I wouldn't say that I sound like anyone in particular, playing-wise. I'm sort of an amalgamation of the various bassists (and other instrumentalists for that matter) and my own techniques and ideas of phrasing. But I would say that my bass of choice (Warwick) and amp of choice (SWR) were heavily influenced by the first bassist I came to admire, P-Nut of the band 311. I was drawn to the independent grooves he played opposite the drums and guitars that still seemed to lock in just right. Also I just loved the tone he had on their albums and on their live stuff, most notably that famous Warwick "growl".

KarateKid25 · #4 10-04-2010, 02:31 AM

Wrong forum perhaps?

Besides that, I'm not really sure that I sound like anyone in particular. There are lots of bass players that I like and get influenced by, so I'm probably more of a hybrid of a few sounds, I guess?

Baron Von Vik · #5 10-04-2010, 03:13 AM

I guess either Danny Partridge or Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats. Sometimes I get "hey, you almost play as good as Sid Vicious!"
But I digress.

fractiouslowend · #6 10-04-2010, 03:22 AM

i was heavily influenced by claypool, tommy the cat is the entire reason i decided to pick up a bass

but, i don't think i sound anything like him lol, i do a little of the strumming he does, but thats about it. I've been told i'm pretty similar to ryan martinie, but i have more of a rex brown sound

plankspanker13 · #7 10-04-2010, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baron Von Vik

I guess either Danny Partridge or Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats. Sometimes I get "hey, you almost play as good as Sid Vicious!"
But I digress.

LMAO!

Essen · #8 10-04-2010, 04:35 AM

Somewhere between Martin Mendez and Justin Chancellor

cioppo · #9 10-04-2010, 05:05 AM

I'm between Geezer Butler and Cliff Burton
I'm a violent one....

Distant Cousin · #10 10-04-2010, 05:15 AM

When I was first learning I pretty much based everything I played on Flea, so I guess a bit of that is still lingering.

Diogenes · #11 10-04-2010, 05:35 AM

I sound like that guy Jens... uh, what's his face... the bassist for Beeler Attic.

baron665 · #12 10-04-2010, 05:47 AM

Justin Chancellor + Dan Lilker + Chris Dodge - a whole lot of talent = me

erigod23 · #13 10-04-2010, 05:59 AM

Blackie from Voivod + Rob Wright from Nomeansno= me
oh, and I play country

mazdah · #14 10-04-2010, 06:08 AM

Like this guy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkNZVP4P4K0

oh wait.. THATS ME!!

I always wantet to sound like Jamerson, Babbitt and Dunn. Or like Waters when I'm using a pick. But you have to be a master to get a Masters Sound and I'm just mediocre

millerfreak · #15 10-04-2010, 06:40 AM

Marcus Miller.

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

HeadyVan Halen · #16 10-04-2010, 06:45 AM

I sound like a drunk, high, and overworked Marcus Miller playing a First Class Walmart bass through a Crate 1x8 with the cable problems...yeah, something like that.

DrSmaggs · #17 10-04-2010, 06:51 AM

I don't know. I think it would be different if I spent more time listening to live recordings. Then again, I didn't go for anyone else's sound when I built my rig. I went for function with a few centimeters of overdrive for warmth.

bassplayeroreo · #18 10-04-2010, 07:10 AM

I probably sound more like a guitar player than a bass player, probably because I'm more influenced by guitar players in a ideological way. But no one really tell me I sound like anyone, probably because I hit my bass more than I play it

. But as far as influences from bassists it Hugh Hopper (R.I.P.) of Soft Machine. Guitarists it's Robert Fripp (King Crimson of course), Steve Howe of Yes, Allan Holdsworth, and other such people who play music.

jpTron · #19 10-04-2010, 08:14 AM

Watching a vid from one of my band's rehearsals, the tone I've been using lately reminds me a lot of DeLeo's tone from STP - Big Bang Baby. Very chainsaw-ish. But my ears may just be playing tricks on me. I got it by using my VT bass with the mids and drive cranked and a bit of a bass cut.

cronker · #20 10-04-2010, 10:28 AM

I guess I sound like an amalgamation of all those wonderful players who I have been influenced by.

geddy, chris squire, etc.
In fact, I find as I get older that I like more straight forward playing and use less and less embellishment in my playing. I like Nick Seymour, Sebastian Steinberg, Edmonndo Ammendola etc for that relaxed, pocket style of playing.

When I was younger, I played the bass mean - lots of tricks and whistles. Now I play a lot more calmly, wanting it to suit the band and the song more than suit my ego.