Blown away by the bass tone

[Darbitrator]

I've got three names I don't believe have been mentioned .... all Fender Ps I believe on these albums. Nicely compressed with the pick sounding "snap."

Graham Maby - Baby Stick Around

Dee Murray - Love Lies Bleeding https://www.youtube.com/watchv=deFb7nhISQI&list=RDdeFb7nhISQI&start_radio=1&t=0

Doug Stegmeyer - Room of Our Own

 

[William Polazzo]

Bill (Electric) Church from Sammy Hagar's Three lock Box and Standing Hampton is the tone that inspired me to own many '57 and '58 Pbasses and a few early Ampeg SVT's. That has always been the tone in my head. Check out Remember the Heroes or Remote Love. Something about those late 50's Pbasses with one-piece maple necks coming thru an SVT or V4B. Very versatile and cuts through with fatness and warmth and major punch.

 

[Steve Homer]

Trevor Bolder in his Uriah Heep days, this is from the Fallen Angel album and personally I think it has great tone and some awesome playing
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...=wQBM6a4Ja1w&usg=AOvVaw1vhXcdPqd53qPHMtYEJ1Jy

 

[filler83]

Echo what others have already mentioned:

- Duff McKagan, GnR albums
- Geezer, all Black Sabbath albums,
- Lemmy, just cause it's loud and different!
- Burke Shelley! Amazing
- Cliff Burton, because it's Cliff


Others:

One of best sounding/mixed punk album - Descendents "Everything Sucks"




Great mixed thrash punk/metal crossover album – Municipal Waste "Hazardous Mutation"

 

[dr Bouz]

John Entwistle in Baba O'Reiley was not bad at all...

 

[Flying B]

Saw these guys last year, the bass tone blew me away.


Little taste of it at 1:10

 

[REV]

I just want to say that I really like Tony Levin's tone when he plays. It just seems to fit so well. Whenever I have played a Music Man bass and got a sound that was anywhere near like Tony's I hated it. I don't understand.

 

[Low Down Brown]

Always loved Allen Woody's tone and style.






And Edgar Meyer.

 

[armelind]

We TB'ers spend a lot of time pursuing that elusive tone quest.

What song tracks have you come across on your travels, either studio recorded or particularly live, where you were blown away by the bass tone?

If you have audio or video clips then please feel free to share and if you know the details of the rig, even better!

It seems my perfect tone was created by Rickenbacker basses. Both Rush "Red Barchetta" or the whole Moving Pictures album or Yes Fragile album. I do consider it "lead bass" because the tone is so mid heavy and it stands out without being Rude. That tone was what gave bass a real voice in a band, not so much just part of the background and low key.

 

[75kva]

This bass tone gives me goosebumps. Bass tears in at 2:37.

Really like this ! Have never heard of this before ! Very P bass sound .

 

[filler83]

Also really like this (bias since it is part of my avatar pic):

 

[TJL]

Without question the tone I have always lusted over is Anthony Jackson's tone on the Al Dimeola "Tour De Force" album. He is using a Ken Smith 6 string, and it is amazing. There is a funny story about this recording. Anthony and Ken had a falling out over the years, but out of spite and to stick a knife in Ken's neck, Anthony has told people that he used the Smith during the performance, but later overdubbed all the bass with his Fender P Bass. I know this is pure BS, and if you have half an ear, you know that you are not hearing any Fender product on this album. Besides, you can confirm the tone with a live video of Anthony playing the Smith on the same tune for a television show. On that video, the bass sounds exactly like the album, and is in fact the same bass on the album cover. Go to these links to compare for yourself:

 

[Eric Kjelstrom]

Since no one has mentioned it yet, I have always admired Phil Lesh's tone. I'm not really a Dead fan per se but I like all the effort Phil has put into achieving his sound.

Live Lesh has such a deep clear tone. The 18in. speakers really rumbled.

 

[El Apestoso]

Don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but Henry Bogdan from Helmet's original lineup. Especially on their album "Betty".

 

[jdcraignh]

Every time I hear this, I am blown away:



Great tone, great articulation, great performance. I think the bassist is Dwayne Dolphin.

 

[TJL]

Live Lesh has such a deep clear tone. The 18in. speakers really rumbled.

Phil's "efforts" are more the product of Ron Wickersham's genius. Ron is the brains behind the Wall Of Sound, Phil's basses, and just about anything else that made The Dead sound good.

 

[TJL]

Always loved Allen Woody's tone and style.






And Edgar Meyer.

Diggin' that Allen Woody tone! Thanks for introducing me to something new.

 

[dStar]

Ralphe Armstrong Jean-Luc Ponty Live Aurora, Pt. 2

 

[SzunaP]

Without question the tone I have always lusted over is Anthony Jackson's tone on the Al Dimeola "Tour De Force" album. He is using a Ken Smith 6 string, and it is amazing. There is a funny story about this recording. Anthony and Ken had a falling out over the years, but out of spite and to stick a knife in Ken's neck, Anthony has told people that he used the Smith during the performance, but later overdubbed all the bass with his Fender P Bass. I know this is pure BS, and if you have half an ear, you know that you are not hearing any Fender product on this album. Besides, you can confirm the tone with a live video of Anthony playing the Smith on the same tune for a television show. On that video, the bass sounds exactly like the album, and is in fact the same bass on the album cover. Go to these links to compare for yourself:


, I've written A. Jackson also, but I ain't got info what he played on Electric Rendezvous? Maybe he got Fodera already that time? And a lovely chorus, definitely...

 

[Nanu991]

My fav tone for bass will always be Master of Reality!