How do i get this tone?

[drumandbass]

Hey guys,

Any idea how I can achieve this particular tone.

The bass tone on Nickelback's Dark Horse album.

Particularly on the songs S.E.X, Burn it to the ground & something in your mouth.

If it helps, here's my chain.
Bass > BOD > Mastotron > VT Bass

Bass is Fender P-Bass
I figured my Trace Elliot T-Bass probably wont be able to achieve this sound. So decided to get a P-Bass for this. But still... Can't get that tone.

Thanks guys.

 

[jackall237]

My advice is to do the same thing I would do.. Listen to the record and play my gear until my gear sounds like the record.. Just sayin..

 

[BillySid]

I don't think you're going to get there with a P bass. Chad plays Spector basses and that's a big part of his sound. Peavey or Mesa amps (he's played both) and he's probably running a straight clean amp and a distored/overdriven amp mixed together over a few channels. Probably 3 tracks or so mixed together.

 

[drumandbass]

My advice is to do the same thing I would do.. Listen to the record and play my gear until my gear sounds like the record.. Just sayin..

That's what I do sometimes. But I can't to get anything close to that with my current gear.

Will a MusicMan help?
I don't have much choice when it comes to amps for the moment.
How do I get something close to that sound?