Chris Squire sound from a pedal?

[Deleted member 165050]

I want my Wal fretless with flats to turn into Chris Squire's Ric at the press of a footswitch... any neat little box out there that will do this?

 

[two fingers]

Much like Geddy, I think a lot of his tone came from clank and fret buzz. Gonna be kinda tough with no frets.

Good excuse to buy a fretted Wal?

 

[Watchootognbout]

Most of the Chris Squire sound is a pick,roundwounds and frets.
Why not just get a fretted Ric?
Or a fretted Wal?
You'd be a lot closer.

 

[TerribleLiar23]

Not sure about Squire exactly, but if you want clank and buzz, the dreaded EHX Steel Leather will do it. Widely despised around here, but I love mine. Certainly not an always on pedal, and a little goes a long way. Cheap too.

 

[qersty]

Roland V-Bass

 

[Deleted member 165050]

Not sure about Squire exactly, but if you want clank and buzz, the dreaded EHX Steel Leather will do it. Widely despised around here, but I love mine. Certainly not an always on pedal, and a little goes a long way. Cheap too.

This could be worth a try, thanks

 

[Deleted member 165050]

Most of the Chris Squire sound is a pick,roundwounds and frets.
Why not just get a fretted Ric?
Or a fretted Wal?
You'd be a lot closer.

Frets are evil

 

[RoeyHaviv]

You need rounds and frets for that sounds, yet, that's not enough. I get a sounds similar to a "Ric-O" using the Two notes LeBass in "cold fusion" mode, blending a clean/Dirty that run parallel. Having a dry/wet setup (two rigs) works better but requires hauling two freakin rigs.

 

[FaithNoMan]

Not sure about Squire exactly, but if you want clank and buzz, the dreaded EHX Steel Leather will do it. Widely despised around here, but I love mine. Certainly not an always on pedal, and a little goes a long way. Cheap too.

As a Ric owner who upgraded his 4003 for maximum clank, I agree with this.(70's repro pickups, 10meg bridge vol pot, no-load tone pots, brass nut, brass bridge)

I've built/owned a few rock maple-bodied basses, and found that the thinner and more resonant a hard-wooded bass is, the more upper-mid metallic clank you can get.
The brief time I owned a Steel Leather, I found by adding a little effect(the secret with this pedal to it sounding natural) you can get close to that metallic edge.

 

[Gizmot]

Yes - round wounds, frets, a pick and a Ric.

In addition, you'll need at least a couple of amps (for Ric-O-Sound) and one set of speakers with upper mids and highs -- and another with sold, extended lows.

I saw Chris a few months before he died and his collection of speakers onstage was gargantuan. You can't get that sound out of a single system or an effects pedal.

 

[smeet]

How about the Tech 21 Oxford? Both that and the B7K seem to be able to get some of that sound to my ear.

 

[Londo Molari]

You must be thinking of the "Soul Transfer" box from Lucifer Electronics. Only available at the Crossroads location by appointment after midnight.

 

[TJH3113]

Is it April 1st already?

 

[BassLover668]

Tech 21 oxford, pick and rounds

 

[Geordiecs]

I don't think any of the shhit mentioned itt this matters; I think his right hand technique is what mattered

You have to do borderline pinch harmonics on every note to get that super overtone-y sound, and once you can riff with that technique you can dial in your mid highs and highs to accentuate it accordingly

 

[Ric5]

I want my Wal fretless with flats to turn into Chris Squire's Ric at the press of a footswitch... any neat little box out there that will do this?

NOPE ... NEVER ... NOT GONNA HAPPEN

 

[Ewo]

Whaddaya need a pedal for?

First, get a bass with frets.
Second, string it with roundwounds, preferably stainless.
Third, set it up with minimal neck relief and low action.
Fourth, dig in hard, and pluck down on the strings (rather than across). If you use a pick, come down on the stings.
Fifth, jack the treble on your bass and amp until you get enough.

Done.

 

[cableguy]

Tech 21 BDDI. But frets and Rotos would help.

 

[Max Blasto]

You can do a lot of cool things on a fretless.
Sound like Squire is not one of them.

You can never do anything cool playing flatwounds.

Start over...

 

[Jeff Scott]

I want my Wal fretless with flats to turn into Chris Squire's Ric at the press of a footswitch... any neat little box out there that will do this?

Good luck with your search, my friend!