I need help, how do you get that tone.

[CR1D3]

Evidently I play with the Church band and i need help on how to get this tone, thanks in advance. My current setup is a Hartke HD150 and a Cort C5

 

[Mushroo]

Well not to sound snarky, but it's a "lesson" video, so... play it like he teaches you in the lesson? You can use the YouTube "settings" menu to play back the video at a slower speed, to make it easier to follow along.

In particular what I notice is his good right-hand technique. Notice how he is muting the unplayed strings with this thumb. And even more importantly, notice how he varies his right-hand position to get different tone for different parts of the song. I really like the sections where he is plucking closer to the bridge.

My advice is to work through the lesson video slowly and copy his moves as exactly as possible. Good luck!

 

[Sid the Kid]

Your bass is a budget model with active electronics. Nothing wrong with that, btw, just won’t get you that tone. Passive basses have an open airy quality that most active basses lack.

Go to the local music store and try out any passive Fender Jazz bass, it will sound like that.

On the bright side, you can get this tone from a $100 Amazon Glarry Jazz bass up to a top of the line Fender Jazz. Squiers are great basses these days and look awesome too. Keep playing!

 

[JRA]

you don't need another ax for this:
i would advise getting the closest "tone" you can with what you have and then forgetting about that (tone) while you master the tune (parts/notes). if you can play like that cat = a slight variation of the "tone" is irrelevant. practice, practice, practice! good luck with the music!

 

[CR1D3]

Well not to sound snarky, but it's a "lesson" video, so... play it like he teaches you in the lesson? You can use the YouTube "settings" menu to play back the video at a slower speed, to make it easier to follow along.

In particular what I notice is his good right-hand technique. Notice how he is muting the unplayed strings with this thumb. And even more importantly, notice how he varies his right-hand position to get different tone for different parts of the song. I really like the sections where he is plucking closer to the bridge.

My advice is to work through the lesson video slowly and copy his moves as exactly as possible. Good luck!

I do know how to play it already but i need to know how to get the tone of his bass and other users have already answered. Thanks anyways

 

[JKos]

I do know how to play it already but i need to know how to get the tone of his bass and other users have already answered. Thanks anyways

I suspect you missed his point. A big part of tone is playing technique. You can hit all the right notes at all the right times but how you hit the notes makes a big difference in tone.

- John

 

[matti777]

There might be a little something extra in there that adds to the tone. Try and ask him how he recorded it.

 

[Glenn Johnson]

MUCH of the tone is in your fingers and technique, but certainly not all of it. If you want to get that exact tone you are searching for the next-to-impossible. So many variables. However, if you want to get a close approximation of that tone, you WILL need a passive Jazz bass, and play over the neck pickup, using technique as similar to his as possible. Even then, every passive Jazz bass doesn't sound EXACTLY like any other passive Jazz bass, but you should be close. Or, as others have suggested, just use the bass you have and play around with the tone controls and your technique until you get reasonably close.

EDIT: Oh, and play over the bridge pickup when he does as well.

 

[catcauphonic]

Where your technique leaves off, this pedal can probably shape that tone you are seeking. It's a versatile little box and not terribly expensive, especially if you're patient and don't mind buying used. My active Spector sounds most excellent thru it >