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03-14-2010, 03:11 PM
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I bring this up because the other day I realized that I really just can't stand Jaco's tone. I've tried many a time to get into his stuff, and I honestly think it's great, but there's something that always bugged me about him. I'm coming to realize that tone is a more important factor in deciding what I like basswise than I had once thought.
It's trebly. It's nasally. It's vibrato-ey. It gets under my skin!
For all you flamers out there, I am NOT dissing Jaco on the whole. I have as much respect as the next guy for what he's done for bass and for music. I know he didn't have just one tone, but there is that "Jaco sound" we all know, the one that made him famous, and that's what I'm talking about.
This thread is meant to discuss players whose tone of choice is a dealbreaker for you. Bonus points if you really like what they're doing otherwise.
Whose tone really annoys YOU?
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03-14-2010, 03:20 PM
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03-14-2010, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Phalex Fieldy. I mean come on man, get that bass set up all ready! | His frets must hate him 
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03-14-2010, 03:33 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | hey wats up taurin we meet again huh,yeah i cant stand that detuned fieldy tone,i also am starting to get annoyed by punk band that have really really trebly bass tones, i guess this is also why i dont like marcus millers slap tones,or the slap sound in general |
03-14-2010, 03:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anasleim, CA | | | Entwhistle! I love his playing but hate his tone. |
03-14-2010, 03:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Eugene, OR | | Quote:
Originally Posted by trunkshope6 hey wats up taurin we meet again huh,yeah i cant stand that detuned fieldy tone,i also am starting to get annoyed by punk band that have really really trebly bass tones, i guess this is also why i dont like marcus millers slap tones,or the slap sound in general | Yo Oscar! Yeah, I'm with you on the really trebly slap sound. Granted, I do like some fat, mellow slap that you'll hear on some older funk and soul and whatnot. But all this clangy tweeter-fueled business can get a bit much for me.
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03-14-2010, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by elgecko Entwhistle! I love his playing but hate his tone. | Which tone?? 
EDIT: That is, he had like 12 different (VERY different) tones over his career. His Jazz Bass with tapewounds sounded nothing like his Warwick with gold-plated rounds..
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03-14-2010, 03:47 PM
| | | | Jack Bruce: Although one of my all time favorite players, his tone, back in the day, was atrocious as was Felix Pappllardi's tone. Gibson with a huge mid bump. BUT, they both made it work. |
03-14-2010, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by bassist4dalord Which tone?? | My bad, his later, super trebly tone. Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5mFVo55bKQ |
03-14-2010, 03:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Norway | | | I'm not sure if Paul Mccartney's tone is as famous as he is, but I really cant stand it. |
03-14-2010, 03:49 PM
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03-14-2010, 03:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | Quote:
Originally Posted by elgecko | (Quote modified for clarification.)
Ah, gotcha. In that case, +1 
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03-14-2010, 03:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgetown, IN (Louisville KY) | | | Jaco's tone drives me insane. I cannot stand it at all.
Great player though. |
03-14-2010, 03:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jackson, MO | | | Stanley Clarke. Cool licks.... just sounds like his bass rig is a marshall micro-mini. 3 watts of stadium filling doom, baby!
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03-14-2010, 03:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY | | | I'd like to second the Marcus Miller and Stanley Clarke votes. I have seen the Chili Peppers live a few times where flea's sound was a little low mid, and an ass load of treble. |
03-14-2010, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Essen I'm not sure if Paul Mccartney's tone is as famous as he is, but I really cant stand it. | +1
It is a true testament to a musician when they can achieve some level of respect among the majority of musicians for their playing and composition skills using one god-awful sounding instrument.
With McCartney, it hardly seemed to matter what he was playing, Hofner, Ric, Jazz, he made them all sound equally bad with that dull lifeless thud tone of his.
That being said, he has had an incredibly important influence on me as a bassist, musician, composer, and performer. Sir Paul. Not his tone.
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03-14-2010, 04:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: glasgow (on the 16 bus) | | | i gotta agree the guy from korn has a horrable tone
marcus miller would probs sound better if he used a passive bass
fleas live sound isnt that great
i think tho a really bad tone is pete wentz, mikey way and the bass player from paramore
ok yeah i hate all those bands but one main reason is cos the bass on those songs sound the same
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03-14-2010, 04:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi, India | | lars ulrich's snare on st anger!
also dont like tones which give me GAS or am just not able to copy! 
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03-14-2010, 04:53 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Baltimore,MD USA | | | The songs were pretty good, though.
Lately I've been struck by how lousy I think Joe Schermie of Three Dog Night's tone sounds on their recordings --out-of-tune, even.
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03-14-2010, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by elgecko | Good solo, but i agree on the tone. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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