Getting "that" bass tone in studio..

[staindbass]

its ok bro- ive sold over 15 million records and i still get the same friggin thing lol. almost to the point of quitting. johnny a. staind

 

[staindbass]

how did the guy in iron maiden get his bass so loud on the recordings? he wrote the songs. all i ever wanted was to be 1/3 of the mix, like a rush record. still no dice. the bassists curse. johnny a.

 

[sonic assassin]

i think it depends on how crucial you are to the melody compared to the rhythm section. rush, maiden, very melody based. turn them down and you have a hole. i guess they could have replaced it with more studio guitars, but why bother if you cant do it live.

that was also a long time ago and both bands were very new to their genre. johnny, you belong to a time period and general genre that doesnt have a lot of bass playing riffs while the guitarists do harmonized leads

i know mike used a lot of baritone guitar on your stuff. i havent picked up a record since i was smart enough to pick apart a mix/had a good listening system. did that make a lot of difference as far as who go what amount of frequency?

with those bands, there are also really high vocals. aaron, not so operatic. dark and somber. not that i can say that makes a difference, just an observation.

i digress. these days its all scoop, compress and bury. damn you modern rock radio.