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Favourite recorded bass tone
- Thread starter cnltb
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I love the bass from Dangerous toys first album.
Kinda gritty..I thought it was a p bass...But I read he only used Kramer basses...but you know how that goes.
These are from 1989...so....yeah..some of you kids may have never heard of them.
The GnR thing had been going on for a coupla yrs by then. So I think thats why these guys never got the puplicity they deserved.
Heres some links:
Basically the beginnings you can get the idea...but most of the songs on the album are awesome sounding bass wise.
Kinda gritty..I thought it was a p bass...But I read he only used Kramer basses...but you know how that goes.
These are from 1989...so....yeah..some of you kids may have never heard of them.
The GnR thing had been going on for a coupla yrs by then. So I think thats why these guys never got the puplicity they deserved.
Heres some links:
Basically the beginnings you can get the idea...but most of the songs on the album are awesome sounding bass wise.
Flea in the whole By the Way album
Jeff Ament in the song Go(that intro is sick)
Pino Palladino in From Where The Light Is
Geddy Lee in Live in Rio
Paul McCartney in pretty much everything
Timmy C too, of course
Jeff Ament in the song Go(that intro is sick)
Pino Palladino in From Where The Light Is
Geddy Lee in Live in Rio
Paul McCartney in pretty much everything
Timmy C too, of course
1. Paul Turner - Live at Abbey Road (RUNAWAY!!!)
2. Jaco Pastorius - Everything
3. Eddie Jackson - Empire
4. Steve Harris - Powerslave
5.Bernard Edwards - Everything
2. Jaco Pastorius - Everything
3. Eddie Jackson - Empire
4. Steve Harris - Powerslave
5.Bernard Edwards - Everything
1) Lemmy Kilmister : Stone dead forever
2) Steve Harris : the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
3) Cliff Burton : Anestesia (pulling teeth)
4) Duff McKagan : It's so easy
5) Geezer Butler : Bassically
Is my impression or rock'n'roll/metal bassists on this board get very little love?
2) Steve Harris : the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
3) Cliff Burton : Anestesia (pulling teeth)
4) Duff McKagan : It's so easy
5) Geezer Butler : Bassically
Is my impression or rock'n'roll/metal bassists on this board get very little love?
Kramer owned Spector, although Kramer made the Forum I, which was basically a Spector with a few small changes, but very similar sound. As with most hair bands, active P/J or hot P/J pickups contribue to a lot of the tone.
I remember reading that Tony Levin placed diapers under the strings to dampen the sound for the recording of Don't Give Up
I also rember reading that he double tracked the bass line one octave up on Sledgehammer using a stratocaster
I always loved Chuck Rainey's tone on Aretha Franklin - 'till you come back to me -
Tom Peterson's sound on Live at Budokkan is amazing
Grahm Maby using an Ibanez on Joe Jackson Look Sharp,
Tiran Porter with Doobie recording always a tasty P-bass with a pick sound
I also rember reading that he double tracked the bass line one octave up on Sledgehammer using a stratocaster
I always loved Chuck Rainey's tone on Aretha Franklin - 'till you come back to me -
Tom Peterson's sound on Live at Budokkan is amazing
Grahm Maby using an Ibanez on Joe Jackson Look Sharp,
Tiran Porter with Doobie recording always a tasty P-bass with a pick sound
Eh, his wiki says he plays on the 5th Dimension version of "Aquarius". The bass player on the "Hair" soundtrack is Wilbur Bascomb according to this Bassplayer article http://www.bassplayer.com/article/ask-bp-who/nov-07/32501
The Hair soundtrack bass is one of my favorite recorded basses, also Scott Thunes' bass on Zappa's "Valley Girl" comes to mind.
I love a lot of the same old tones as everyone else here, so I'll post some of my more modern favorites.
Ryan Juhrs - both Flaw records.
PJ Farley - RA, esp. From One.
Hector Graziani - Mourning After. Huge mid-scoop and processing, but fun sounds.
Ben Patrick - Five.Bolt.Main.
Ryan Juhrs - both Flaw records.
PJ Farley - RA, esp. From One.
Hector Graziani - Mourning After. Huge mid-scoop and processing, but fun sounds.
Ben Patrick - Five.Bolt.Main.
http://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=89726a8e58616da66d9d
(I should practice more but the tone is pretty decent)
http://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=89726a8e586270ab72ae
(sorry Janek, I couldn't sing
)
(I should practice more but the tone is pretty decent
)http://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=89726a8e586270ab72ae
(sorry Janek, I couldn't sing
)
1) Lemmy Kilmister : Stone dead forever
2) Steve Harris : the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
3) Cliff Burton : Anestesia (pulling teeth)
4) Duff McKagan : It's so easy
5) Geezer Butler : Bassically
Is my impression or rock'n'roll/metal bassists on this board get very little love?
+1.
I might be the only one but Alien Ant Farm's first cd The whole thing
particularly this song.
Ive been saving/searching for a five string with that much....BALLS
also he is one of my favs in terms of just knowing the best parts of when to use the low b notes. Very much worth an listen IMHO
Edit: the first few bass notes in the bridge of this songand the guitar solo...ahhhhhhh
particularly this song.
Ive been saving/searching for a five string with that much....BALLS
also he is one of my favs in terms of just knowing the best parts of when to use the low b notes. Very much worth an listen IMHO
Edit: the first few bass notes in the bridge of this songand the guitar solo...ahhhhhhh
I've to confess, I'm just arrived and I'm mianly a guitarist...I chose to play guitar because I always considered bassists "boring" and technically limited...besides the guys I cited: they are able to play bass and compose a song just with that instrument, which is not easy, at all.
To me, half of the names cited here fall in the "boring" category, and I'm quite surprised to see that Cliff and Lemmy are mostly ignored by the users of this board, in comparison with people that with all the respect aren't able to compose a song like Orion, Marcus Miller first...or the other "slap heroes".
Opposite ends of the talent spectrum but I have two:
Yes - Heart of the Sunrise
Blink 182 - Anthem pt. II
Yes - Heart of the Sunrise
Blink 182 - Anthem pt. II
I've to confess, I'm just arrived and I'm mianly a guitarist...I chose to play guitar because I always considered bassists "boring" and technically limited...besides the guys I cited: they are able to play bass and compose a song just with that instrument, which is not easy, at all.
To me, half of the names cited here fall in the "boring" category, and I'm quite surprised to see that Cliff and Lemmy are mostly ignored by the users of this board, in comparison with people that with all the respect aren't able to compose a song like Orion, Marcus Miller first...or the other "slap heroes".
Lots of tones out there that I like...but to nail it to one single recorded tone is easy -- at least for me.
Dan Birney with Head East on "Never Been Any Reason" and especially the solo section.
That's what I've always tried to mimic, or at least get really, really close to. Got just a smidge more "bite" than I like. To me, it sounds like he might be using a pick or new stainless steel strings (Rotos?). Since I do neither, I'm good with that.
dcr
Dan Birney with Head East on "Never Been Any Reason" and especially the solo section.
That's what I've always tried to mimic, or at least get really, really close to. Got just a smidge more "bite" than I like. To me, it sounds like he might be using a pick or new stainless steel strings (Rotos?). Since I do neither, I'm good with that.
dcr
