How would you describe that 'Ric" tone?

[JoshuaTSP]

 

[RCCollins]

mid-heavy and bright, with punch

 

[DJ Jazzy Death]

Growl-e!

 

[Rock-Bassman]

Piano-like

 

[Korladis]

Mean. Like a snarling beast (bridge pickup only, tone and volume all the way up). Or, contrastingly, soft and pillowy, sometimes thumpy but with enough mids to give note definition (neck pickup only, volume rolled back a bit, tone full up).

 

[SpamBot]

Erotic

 

[markorbit]

Amplified Drainpipe. Best Ric description ever!

 

[dog1]

Unique. Whether you like the tone or not, nothing else sounds like a Ric

 

[CayceG]

Orgasmic.

 

[Jaymi]

AGGRESSIVE!!!!

 

[Thorsoundcore]

Piano-like

HAHA!! why do people say that?!
anyways,i used to think that it was just trebly.but now,i have to agree that it is punchy and mid ranged,as well as bright.
hit the nail on the head RCcollins..

 

[CayceG]

HAHA!! why do people say that?!
anyways,i used to think that it was just trebly.but now,i have to agree that it is punchy and mid ranged,as well as bright.
hit the nail on the head RCcollins..

I don't get the piano comparisons either. Greg Lake's bass tone on ELP albums... now THAT'S piano tone.

 

[Tommygunn]

Awesome!

 

[UncleFluffy]

... more like a power drill than a sledgehammer or a scalpel

 

[EagleMoon]

Like a big metal string clanking over a little metal bar down a long drain pipe.

 

[Jaymi]

Through some tubes.....down the drain pipe with SNARL!!!

 

[EagleMoon]

Through some tubes.....down the drain pipe with SNARL!!!

Forgot to mention there's a tiger tied to that string at the end of the pipe, and he's comin' to getcha!

 

[J.D.B.]

Meat grinder! Emphasis on the GRINDER!

Josh

 

[nortonrider]

clangy. (is that a word?)

 

[gilbertma]

Go get Rush's live album "Exit Stage Left" with Geddy spankin a 4001, that's the classic rick bass tone.