Who has your favorite bass sound ?

[Jebberz]

Other types of music, Paul McCartney on abbey road, or the double bass player on Arthur H first record (best DB sound I heard on a record)

[Trayster2]

Noel Redding on the Are You Experienced cd.

[bassdude51]

Originally Posted by bkbirge

Whatever fits the song.

+1

Instead of mentioning names of bassists, I'll go with equipment.

Any P, J, Stingray or any decent bass played with round wounds or flat wounds through a decent amp and cab (2 15s first choice) is my favorite sound.

I think the thread should ask, Which bass player has your favorite style of playing?

As for sound, there is nothing secret or magic about getting sounds out of a bass.

[dmusic148]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2lza1Rb0U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRO1QYSX5_8

[VivaLaEagle]

John Moyer of Disturbed and Adrenaline Mob.
John Myung of Dream Theater.
And finally, Steve Harris of Iron Maiden.

[jongor]

Originally Posted by remigioremigio

tom barney on "gaslighting abbie" from steely dan's "two against nature".
listen .......

That is a killer track!

Lately, for me, it's Soulive's Neal Evans B3 bass tone.

It's so fat and round, no clank, grind or seemingly any treble at all. I would love to get close to it using a bass guitar.

[Rockin Mike]

Pat Badger's tone on this:

Extreme - Get the Funk Out

Bass part starts at 2:00.

I like the little fight he has with Nuno Bettencourt over the set list around 1:50.

[rtav]

1. Geddy Lee - Moving Pictures
2. Chris Squire - Drama
3. Billy Sheehan - D.L.R. Eat 'Em and Smile
4. Geddy Lee - Farewell to Kings

[olskoolDMB]

Jorgen Carlsson of Gov't Mule. Great tone, proficient player, equally skilled at being powerful and subtle. A worthy successor to Woody.

[BassEnthusiast]

Leland Sklar always has a great sound.

[zfunkman]

Percy Jones, Jimmy Johnson, James Jamerson, Mike Gordon, John Paul Jones, Jaco Pastorious

[Duke21]

Originally Posted by BassEnthusiast

Leland Sklar always has a great sound.

Great player with great sound and feel, no wonder he is one of the most wanted session player

[zfunkman]

Originally Posted by jongor

That is a killer track!

Lately, for me, it's Soulive's Neal Evans B3 bass tone.

It's so fat and round, no clank, grind or seemingly any treble at all. I would love to get close to it using a bass guitar.

Neil is one of my favorite "bass" players even though he plays bass on keys. However, he lays down some of the sickest bass lines I've ever heard.

[zfunkman]

Originally Posted by SteveC

Paul Turner with Jamiroquai...I love his sound.

Most definitely. His tone is awsome.

[cm3ohana]

I would have to say the top three for me are James Jamerson, Paul Denman (bass player for Sade) and Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles).

[Steve Dallman]

Entwistle does it for me. Chris Squire's tone on "Roundabout" a close second. Of all the bands I've ever heard, a regional WI band in the 60's and 70's had a bass player who's tone blew me away. The band was "Tongue" from Stout, later Milwaukee and the bass player was Rick Clark. He was the first player I heard using a P bass, Rotosound roundwounds and an SVT. My own bass tone started there.

[jaxstarke]

David Eleffson-Megadeth
Rex-Pantera
Frank Bello-Anthrax
bass player in Tool
DD Verni-Overkill (certain albums)
Funny, most of these guys play with a pick which I can't do to save my life but I'm constantly searching to find the right tone that makes it sound like I am. And no, I'm not going to learn. Spent too many years playing the way I do to change it up now.

[superdick2112]

Geddy Lee - Ric 4001 era

John Entwistle - Alembic Explorer era

Johnny Lee Middleton & Eddie Jackson - Spector NS-2 era

Stu Hamm - Fender Urge II era

[portlandguy]

Paul Turner - Jamiroquai, Runaway

[FlemptonBass]

Justin Chancellor and Adam "Nolly" Getgood