Doobie Brothers Tone

[4bassjohn]

Anyone know what strings Tiran Porter used back in the day? Awesome tone.

 

[mmbongo]

Anyone know what strings Tiran Porter used back in the day? Awesome tone.

I think he used the Neon Pink DR's. I think.

 

[hotbass57]

im guessing flats and a pbass on some of the early stuff.

 

[iiipopes]

They sound like stock Fender flats to me.

 

[mmbongo]

yeah I'd say whatever flats they had back then. There were only a handful of string companies around then. Fender, Rotosound. LaBella. GHS. Not sure when D'Addario started making bass strings.

 

[iiipopes]

yeah I'd say whatever flats they had back then. There were only a handful of string companies around then. Fender, Rotosound. LaBella. GHS. Not sure when D'Addario started making bass strings.

Longer ago than one might imagine:
http://daddario.com/DaddarioAboutUsHistory.Page?ActiveID=3796