Best Fender Bass Tone Ever

[Jimmy Stump]

The whole London Calling album by The Clash has some great tones. Lost in the Supermarket and Guns of Brixton in particular. Sounds like a P bass to me.

 

[sigmafloyd]

Roger waters - echoes, live at Pompeii
Roger waters - fat old sun

Jpj - ramble on

 

[JMacBass65]

Lots of personal faves here, but I'll add one not mentioned.

School Boy Crush - AWB

Sounds like a P w/flats and a pick to me.

 

[klyph]

Lots of personal faves here, but I'll add one not mentioned.

School Boy Crush - AWB

Sounds like a P w/flats and a pick to me.

I posted a link a couple of hours ago to a vid of that song

It's "Soul Train" so they could be just miming along to the track.

It looks like Hamish is playing a Musicmaster with a pick.

I've seen other footage of him playing Stingrays.

That track doesn't sound like a stingray!

Great tone.

It's worth checking out that video just for some of the dancin'!

 

[Lowbrow]

And maybe the best bass tone ever?

"Mystery Achievement" by Pete Farndon, the Pretenders

"Masoko Tanga" by Sting, the Police

I know everyone has their preferences but right now this is what I'm listening to a lot, especially the Pretenders, and this is the kind of bass tone I'm going for. Interesting that Farndon plays a PBass with his fingers (I believe) on his track and Sting plays a Jazz with a pick.

So what tracks are your favorite Fender bass tone examples, and best bass tone examples period?

Jesse

Big +1 for my ears, The Pretenders debut is the best rock P bass-ity on record. Farndon was great player, and tho his resume is mighty thin, he has one very enviable legacy in this disc.

 

[PWRL]

Pete Farndon is one of my favorite rock players.

 

[20db pad]

Down tuned Pino Palladino !

 

[2cooltoolz]

THIS

 

[/\/\3phist0]

I always liked the sound Dave Hope from Kansas got on "Carry on, wayward Son." It's the main melody instrument during the verses. Deep, crisp, great sounding!

This..

 

[JMacBass65]

THIS

You will get no argument from me there!

 

[JMacBass65]

I posted a link a couple of hours ago to a vid of that song

It's "Soul Train" so they could be just miming along to the track.

It looks like Hamish is playing a Musicmaster with a pick.

I've seen other footage of him playing Stingrays.

That track doesn't sound like a stingray!

Great tone.

It's worth checking out that video just for some of the dancin'!

DOH! I'll scroll back and find the vid.

I have a live album kicking around somewhere, I think there are a bunch of pictures, I'll see what he's playing in those.

But yeah, no 'Ray on that track, at least I don't think.

 

[pedroims]

Down tuned Pino Palladino !

Wow, thanks for sharing it.

 

[tomydacat]

hows this for Pbass tone

 

[SasquatchDude]

THIS

Good one.

 

[Bassdude15]

Telecaster bass (70's) with TI's, tone controls even, with a pick.
Try it sometime.
2nd, Maybe Roger Waters' tone here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBNsuvzeMfE

 

[JIO]

this



Tim Bogert rules

 

[Bass Fund]

Elvis Presley/Aloha From Hawaii with Jerry Scheff's Precision is about as Fender a tone as it gets, imo.

 

[JIO]

and on his birthday - this

 

[tomydacat]

this song IVE LIKED FOR A WHILE .

 

[tomydacat]

well looks like its not a fender after all sorry guys