How do I achieve this sound?

[Mister Mo]

Maybe someone can give me a hint...

I love the sound of the bass in this track of a great band:



What I have as a basis is a 4-string Yamaha TRBX-504 with Fender Flatwounds and a Markbass Mini CMD 121P.

Any suggestions?

 

[mattbass6945]

Almost sounds Rickenbackery. Just a fat, tube driven bass tone. I don't know how much you can drive your amp, but you might try a tubey sounding drive pedal in front of your amp.

Cool band, btw

 

[mattbass6945]

Upon listening further, passive bass into driven tube amp. I don't have any experience with your bass and amp, so I don't know how close that will get you. Might look into something like a pigtronix fat drive, germanium beta, pork loin or something in that range.

 

[Mister Mo]

I don't know how much you can drive your amp...

Not at all I think.

... but you might try a tubey sounding drive pedal in front of your amp.

Yes, that's what I am looking for.

Cool band, btw

A new fav of mine, saw their show in Frankfurt yesterday. These guys rock.

 

[jumblemind]

Besides a tube pedal, there are a good number of regular pedals out there that will get you a good tube-like sound for this:

Fuzzrocious lunaReclipse (would be my top suggestion)
Empress Germ Drive
EHX Hot Wax
Fairfield Barbershop
Any amp-style pedal clone made by JohnK

 

[Mister Mo]

Never heard one single of these names... and none of that seems to be available in the biggest shop around here. They have Boss, Electro Harmonix, MXR, Darkglass, Ampeg, Taurus, Mooer, Tech 21, LR Baggs, TC, Z.VEX, Aguilar.

And I have to mention one thing: my budget is really very limited.

 

[jumblemind]

Never heard one single of these names... and none of that seems to be available in the biggest shop around here. They have Boss, Electro Harmonix, MXR, Darkglass, Ampeg, Taurus, Mooer, Tech 21, LR Baggs, TC, Z.VEX, Aguilar.

And I have to mention one thing: my budget is really very limited.

My bad, EHX is the shorthand for Electro Harmonix, so you should be able to find the Hot Wax. The other names you can find on the makers' websites or in the classifieds here, but they aren't budget pedals.

Of the brands you listed and on a budget, I would suggest trying out in the store:
MXR M85 Bass Distortion
EHX Hot Tubes (the "tube" half of the Hot Wax in a standalone pedal)
EHX Hot Wax (worth the extra to get the Crayon side for the treble drive I hear in that YouTube clip)

 

[lz4005]

What I have as a basis is a 4-string Yamaha TRBX-504 with Fender Flatwounds and a Markbass Mini CMD 121P.
Any suggestions?

As others have said, that's a passive bass into a tube amp sound.
It also sounds like round wound strings played with a pick.

 

[mattbass6945]

If you're on a budget, look into grabbing a used TC Electronic Mojo Mojo

 

[Chrisk-K]

A passive HB pickup bass with roundwounds played with a pick plugged into a slightly overdriven tube amp or a simulator.

 

[10cc]

Here’s the player

 

[TuneIn]

Yup -Play with a pick, mudbucker pickups, and tube amp.
Edit: and a good compressor

 

[Ric5]

Maybe someone can give me a hint...

I love the sound of the bass in this track of a great band:



What I have as a basis is a 4-string Yamaha TRBX-504 with Fender Flatwounds and a Markbass Mini CMD 121P.

Any suggestions?

take you bass … add a little over drive … adjust the eq to eliminate high end and boost low mids … try a pick or finger pluck back by the bridge …

 

[Ric5]

Here’s the player
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I thought iT sounded like a Gibson bass

 

[higain617]

I saw that band years ago, and I think the bassist played a Ric into an SVT.

 

[BlueShox]

 

[The Chuck]

One of these can get you close but they aren't easy to find. It gets me close to a GFR Mel Schacher kind of a thing.

 

[Vinny Vincenzo]

Maybe someone can give me a hint...

I love the sound of the bass in this track of a great band:



What I have as a basis is a 4-string Yamaha TRBX-504 with Fender Flatwounds and a Markbass Mini CMD 121P.

Any suggestions?

Watching them live I see a guild pilot bass?, a couple of ampeg v4s ampeg bottoms

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Just about any bass can cop that tone. Heavy finger pluck attack with overdrive.

 

[woodyng2]

Maybe someone can give me a hint...
I love the sound of the bass in this track
What I have as a basis is a 4-string Yamaha TRBX-504 with Fender Flatwounds and a Markbass Mini CMD 121P.Any suggestions?

I’ve used that same model Markbass combo for years. By itself,it’s too clean. I preamp it with a tech 21 Vt pedal,and you can basically add in as much tubelike grunge as you like.
(I use mine more for fliptop tube flavor).