Effects to improve a fretless sound - Pino Palladino's sound?

bajistaman · #1 07-11-2009, 02:55 PM

Hi!
I was wondering if you would recommend any kind of effect combination to improve a fretless sound, I know that it's also about technique but listening to Pino Palladino I can hear that there are some effects there. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Johann

J. Crawford · #2 07-11-2009, 02:58 PM

Not that Pino does, because I honestly dont know, but many fretless players use chorus as their main effect.

fightthepower · #3 07-11-2009, 03:15 PM

Chorus? Compression? reverb?....

..and a little octave (OC-2) here and there

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTWt_pKiMl4

Fishyfan · #4 07-11-2009, 04:15 PM

Pino is known for his use of a Boss OC-2 octaver. Any songs in particular that have the sound you want?

Jared Lash · #5 07-11-2009, 04:26 PM

To my knowledge Pino has never used any effects apart from the OC-2. That's not to say compression and other effects (sounds like a touch of chorus in the Paul Young days) weren't added in post, but he's not really an effects user himself.

In his case, it's pretty much all about touch.

I've posted this video before but other than some compression I'm just hearing a fretless Stingray, his amp and Pino's touch. Oh, and some chops that most people may not realize he has.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWU2omQp8TY

Eublet · #6 07-11-2009, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBigO

To my knowledge Pino has never used any effects apart from the OC-2. That's not to say compression and other effects (sounds like a touch of chorus in the Paul Young days) weren't added in post, but he's not really an effects user himself.

In his case, it's pretty much all about touch.

I've posted this video before but other than some compression I'm just hearing a fretless Stingray, his amp and Pino's touch. Oh, and some chops that most people may not realize he has.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWU2omQp8TY

That's not a Stingray. It's a Lakland

Jared Lash · #7 07-11-2009, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eublet

That's not a Stingray. It's a Lakland

Looking at the headstock it appears you're right. Good eye.

nothumb · #8 07-11-2009, 05:32 PM

i've heard that adding frets can help

J. Crawford · #9 07-11-2009, 05:33 PM

This just proves, again, that Pino is the frikkin man.

bajistaman · #10 07-11-2009, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBigO

To my knowledge Pino has never used any effects apart from the OC-2. That's not to say compression and other effects (sounds like a touch of chorus in the Paul Young days) weren't added in post, but he's not really an effects user himself.

In his case, it's pretty much all about touch.

I've posted this video before but other than some compression I'm just hearing a fretless Stingray, his amp and Pino's touch. Oh, and some chops that most people may not realize he has.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWU2omQp8TY

Nice video!, that's a clean fretless sound.
When I play my bass with just the wood sound I get what I want my problem is when I plug it, I can't make it sound properly...

bajistaman · #11 07-11-2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishyfan

Pino is known for his use of a Boss OC-2 octaver. Any songs in particular that have the sound you want?

Just to mention a couple:
Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away
Chris De Burgh - Lady in Red
I really like that bass sound, also the way that is played, and the bass lines :-)

hozjanhozjan · #12 10-24-2010, 09:54 AM

does anyone know how to get doug lunn sound(peter maunu-warm sound in a gray field, mark isham- tibet etc.)

bassteban · #13 10-24-2010, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by nothumb

i've heard that adding frets can help

how *clever*

FromTheBassMent · #14 10-24-2010, 10:04 AM

My EBS MultiComp is on 100% of the time, so whether I'm playing fretless or fretted they're going through it. It's a very transparent, musical compressor that doesn't add a lot of squashiness, so it works well with both basses.

The only other effect on my board that ever gets used with my fretless is the EBS UniChorus, which sounds gorgeous (chorused mwah is a thing of great beauty). Other pedals like phaser and any kind of overdrive/fuzz/distortion to my ears just take away from the beauty of the fretless sound. YMMV.

Kwesi · #15 10-24-2010, 11:02 AM

I know Pino uses an octaver here and there. Personally, I think three of the coolest effects on fretless are octavers, delays, and reverbs. It makes them sound magical, lol. I need to get myself a reverb sometime soon.

kevteop · #16 10-24-2010, 12:52 PM

Harmonisers are good on fretless. Also synth sounds work much better on fretless than fretted bass.