Yet another "what is this distortion?" thread...sorry guys.

[Jimbob Jones]

Ok, so I know this kind of thread comes up here roughly every 2 days, but I've searched google, wikipedia, and talkbass with no results

What i want to know, is how did the bassist get such an awesome distortion in this song? (you can get a really good listen of the tone at about 0:36)

I've watched a live video of this song, but I couldn't see the bassist's pedalboard, all I learned was that he plays a Precision bass with a pick....

Any help is extremely welcome

Thanks guys!

JBJ

[DosiYanarchy]

i agree thats a sweet tone, you might b able to even get it from a tube amp alone, thats just speculation from someone who's never owned a tube amp, however, if i had a p-bass i think i could be able to get that tone from my Tech 21 VTbass. if this is original Cult then the bass player is Jamie Stewart i think, but i think now its Chris Wyse? i've got an interview in Bass Player with Wyse, let me have a search

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/ch...e/apr-06/19622

from the website:
Through the years, Chris has developed his distorted tone to the point where he’s earned the praise of platinum-selling rock producers like Bob Rock. “My distorted sound is one of my trademarks,” he says. “I actually use many different distorted tones, which come from changing my right-hand technique. Also, I use different blends of clean and dirty channels. I’m always listening for fresh tones from bass players, but I feel I’ve found the sound that works for me.”

apparently its the Sansamp Classic (which is discontinued now i think) that provides alot of his distortion, so i guess i was quite close when i suggested my VTBass.

hope this helps
Theo

[roflol]

sounds quite alot like a rat based pedal i built a few days ago

[Jimbob Jones]

so I need to buy a RAT?

[roflol]

if you intend to mod it, yes

[bassman1185]

Sounds kinda Tube Screamer-ish to me, but I could very well be wrong.

[EclecticElectrk]

bass big muff pi?

[Bass_masta16]

I can get random sounds like that with a Zakk Wylde overdrive pedal (intended for guitar) and cranking everthing on my amp (Hughes and Kettner BassKick 707 + Hartke Cab), everything on the pedal, and my volume and tone knobs on my P bass.
Try going to your local music store and trying some pedal/amp mixtures

Rock on ,
Bass Masta

[vegas532]

I'm pretty sure that's Chris Wyse because that's definitely one of the Sansamp Classics.

[vegas532]

If anyone is still interested, I NAILED this tone with a Sansamp GT-2 set like this:

Level - 11:00
High - 11:00
Low - 1:00
Drive - 11:00
Mic - Center
Mod - Hi Gain
Amp - California

Just an FYI.