Galatic

Glataicafsf who?

 

Count-
...from the Sept. 2000 issue of Bass Player mag(Cover sez "75 Ways To Get Better Tone").
This issue covers 'tips/tricks' of numerous players...Robert Mercurio of Galactic is mentioned as such-

Bass
'63 Fender P-bass w/ rosewood fretboard & Dean Markley strings, .045-.105

Amp
First-generation Ampeg SVT + SVT cabinet

Settings
P-bass controls on full
Amp's 'ultra-high' switch on low, 'midrange' switch in the middle position(800Hz), all other knobs set at 'middle positions'.

Technique
Fingerstyle; picking with 'palm-muting' for McCartney-esque punchy thud; thumb picking for a "nice, fat thump" on slower tunes.

BTW, there's a website for Galactic in that cd of your's!

'Sfunny, not too long ago, I was rapping with one of the local bass Yodas(he's kind of a funky R&B-ish player...similiar to a Rocco Prestia. He does have a lot of the older stuff: Pre-CBS Fenders, Hofners, etc + some newer pieces, like the Lakland bass).
he was lamenting how his band 'leader' wanted only the ACTIVE bass sound in this group. Sez people have gotten spoiled by the 'cleanliness' of electronics...
Anyway, I was telling him how I was goofing around with my '64 P-bass(modified with Seymour Duncan pickups) & how the thing sounded so 'low-tech' & old school...it really reminded me of the good ol' daze.
...& honestly, I bet people would pay good money to cop that tone!

And how's the somewhat new LIVE Galactic album?

 

Yeah - never mind. You never heard of 'em.
Please don't go to see them. You wouldn't like 'em.

Scott