how do I get that "farting/growling" type tone?

beans... onions... should get you there

 

I get that sound by turning the bass knob up and treble down and playing the bass through a normal guitar amp or speakers that cant handle such low frequencies.
Jim

 

What works for me (on Fender or Fender-style basses): Add moderate relief to the neck and lower the action.

For more "grunt": lower highs on bass and increased low-mids and mids on amp.

 

You mean the Jack Bruce angle? Dig in hard and use a bit of mid-range, I think. Maybe a bit of amp-strangling as well.

If you like the farty sound you could go for a short scale bass like the Gibson EB-3. 30" I believe.

 

my univox hi-flyer growls like a sumbitch.
short scale, old humbuckers

i can make the rick growl by using lots of low mid's and pushing the pre-amp a little more than usual. too much and it farts though, and nobody wants to hear that

 

try playin through a 18in subwoofer.

 

TO get that kind of sound I :


1.-Put the pickup selector on the jazz p-up of the bridge position
2.-Turn the trebble down, boost the mids and high mids to my taste, and add a little bit of bass.
3.- Dig in harder than normal.

(i think the compressor also produces a growling sound, but only when i play really hard)

 

farting sound? Blow a speaker

 

i;m using a fender Frontman 15W. its my current setting. put the bass at 3 'o clock. the mids all the way. and treble at 1 and 1/2 'o clock

 

along comes the tone chef...

First off set your bass and treble flat, boost 350-560Hz +8dB, 350-440Hz works best to get that farting sound IMO and 180-220Hz +4-5dB. You have a few options on your high mids @ around 1.6-3kHz you can either cut or boost them to get more of a farting honk noise boost them +4dB or for a more growling noise cut them -8-9dB. Tailor your eq around those settings until your happy with the tone. If you would like a more gnarly midrange honk add a mild overdrive boosting your input signal... Hope that helps you.

 

This applies to SWR tube preamp heads (which can be overdriven before clipping).

With EQ set flat:

To get a farting/growling type tone set your Fulltone Bass Drive with Tone at 1:00, Overdrive at 10:00, and pull the Volume up for Compression cut, set at 10:30. A little lower or higher depending on active output or if it's a passive bass.

A light attack will produce a fat bass tone.
Dig in a just little harder and growl will emerge.
A firm attack will cause a fart upon plucking and then growl.

The combination of an analog overdrive pushing a quality preamp tube into overdrive equals "sweetness."