Fretless Bass sound

[Tim Roberts]

I have a stingray 5 fretless and am wanting to get the sound that Patrick Ohearn has on hold on the nights by Richard Marx . Can anyone tell me what effects are used . Thanks

 

[turcmic]

That’s an old one!

In the video, he plays a fretted bass with MM pups and the effect is a chorus.

Hope it helps. Thanks for the throwback Tuesday

 

[lz4005]

Just had a listen to the album version, which is very different from the live video version, and there's a lot going on in the low end.

It sounds like there's a ton of compression, some chorus and maybe a very very short delay on the bass. I'm sure there's a good bit of very careful EQ as well.

More importantly, there's one or two keyboards doubling the fretless most of the time. You can hear the difference on a few of the fills that are bass-only. The rest of the time the initial attack of the "bass" is a synth. They're blended together well.

 

[bholder]

That’s an old one!
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In the video, he plays a fretted bass with MM pups and the effect is a chorus.

Hope it helps. Thanks for the throwback Tuesday

Looks like an Ibanez "Bean" bass in that pic.

 

[JRA]

even with all the 'production' on that sound = it seems average/usual --- nothing wrong with that! just not "special." compression + mixed into the 'house reverb' + the technique/intent to play that part that way. you can hear that sound a lot....with fretless basses!

 

[turcmic]

Just had a listen to the album version, which is very different from the live video version, and there's a lot going on in the low end.

It sounds like there's a ton of compression, some chorus and maybe a very very short delay on the bass. I'm sure there's a good bit of very careful EQ as well.

More importantly, there's one or two keyboards doubling the fretless most of the time. You can hear the difference on a few of the fills that are bass-only. The rest of the time the initial attack of the "bass" is a synth. They're blended together well.

I only knew the live version! The video was on heavy rotation back in the day

 

[Watchootognbout]

Always thought he had dark hair.
O'Hearn on right.