Ampeg bass tone songs

Beck's "Sea Change" album was almost entirely done on a B-15R with a P and a Guild Starfire. KISS' live albums have some pretty massive SVT tone even if you don't like the music. The problem with trying to narrow that sound down on records, though, is a lot of people still used DI and blended it with mic'ed amp even if they used an amp.

 

Well bassists will always sound like themselves no matter what equipment they use, so there's not what I'd call a "typical" Ampeg sound.

 

"Light up the Sky" from Van Halen II

Might want put on the headphones tho

 

Foo Fighters.... Ampeg B15.

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/foo-fighters-nate/feb-06/17298

 

George Porter Jr...... P bass through Ampeg. Even his Meters stuff.

About as "P bass" as it gets.

 

Anything from Pantera, really. Rex always had a really great overdriven SVT tone, although it's possible that he used a Sansamp or something.

 

Willie Weeks on a P with flats through an old Ampeg SVT and 810 on 'Donny Hathaway Live' is one very fine definition.

 

I'm pretty sure that Anthony from Van Halen used ampeg SVTs. Listen to the growling tone of Van Halen 1. I think it is pretty representative of the SVT driving sound.

 

http://www.myspace.com/selfevident

This guy has sick tone. Fender Jazz through an SVT II Pro and the 410HLF.

One of my favorites as far as "rock tone" is concerned.

 

I thought he was a Mesa guy- used a Bass 400 live and an old D-180 in the studio? Could be wrong...

Karl

 

The 1st Queens of the Stone Age album, especially "Mexicola", "You can't quit me baby" and "Give the mule what he wants". Excellent examples of the classic driven SVT tone!

Ben.

 

Boston's first 2 albums, SVT. That's THE classic rock SVT tone.

 

Exit stage left ... Geddy's bass sound ... through an ampeg.

 

John Mayer "Where The Light Is"

Ampeg on all electric songs.

 

That's true.

Waiting for the World to Change is a really good example of classic Ampeg tone. Pino playing a Fender bass through his Ampeg rig.

 

Well lets go back to the first use of SVT's .
The Rolling Stones "Get Your Ya Ya's Out".
Wonderful early 6146 SVT tone.
Those early Motown recordings used a B-15.

 

+1
"Don't look back" has captured THAT sound. I don't think the bass on the first Boston album sounded as good.IMO

also:

Michael Anthony was an Ampeg guy early in '80's Van Halen and later switched to Mesa. I remember the MESA ads - Something about not having your bass sound like a well executed fart.
Words to live by.

 

Yeah, Boogie's got a tight bottom.