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I want this tone

#21
I agree- it sounds like a Rat, or at least a modded Rat. You could try a Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, which is a pretty flexible OD/distortion pedal and get pretty close to that, as well as have a lot of variations without sucking out the bottom end.
 
#24
bigchiefbc said:
Ugh, who are these engineers and producers you've worked with? Their job is to realize YOUR vision, not the other way around. Clean tasteful and tight? No . Frigging. Thank you. How boring. Not every bassist's job is to go "thump thump thump"


Sorry for the derail.
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I agree, man.

It's producers/engineers like that, that make me want to learn a lot more about recording.




To the OP - Rippers are one of the best basses Gibson produced, and the Epi versions were good as well.
 
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#25
Wow, I posted some CRAP earlier (some of which has already been corrected).

He's playing a Ripper (which was listed for $600 new in the 70's according to ads). I just grabbed one off ebay for more than that, but still a great deal, I think...

He is playing through a RAT (small box, RAT 2 I think).

He is playing with a pick. He wasn't really pounding on the bass, but Rippers are aggressive sounding (usually all maple) basses.

You don't get to see what if any amp he's playing through in the DVD. Pretty sure Nate used his Ashdown ABM 900's, so that may be what he played through, too...???

It's a great tone, but it's more about attitude than gear, I think. I don't think it would be hard to get a similar tone with a lot of different gear.

RE - The producer thing. I think folks are talking about 2 different types of situations. One is a bass player coming in as a 'hired gun' to lay down a bassline on someone else's song. In that situation you are probably expected to fit the bill in whatever way you are told to. In the other situation you are coming in as an artist to record YOUR stuff. I have an appreciation for how a producer might be able to help you get the best out of your vision, but in that situation I'd have trouble just shutting up and doing what I'm told...always have...


-JV
 
#26
blastjv said:
RE - The producer thing. I think folks are talking about 2 different types of situations. One is a bass player coming in as a 'hired gun' to lay down a bassline on someone else's song. In that situation you are probably expected to fit the bill in whatever way you are told to. In the other situation you are coming in as an artist to record YOUR stuff. I have an appreciation for how a producer might be able to help you get the best out of your vision, but in that situation I'd have trouble just shutting up and doing what I'm told...always have...


-JV
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I agree on both points. It's perfectly understandable/reasonable to do whatever the engineer/producer wants, in that regard.
 
#30
AntAir267 said:
There is no one in Vampire Weekend named Novoselic. Krist Novoselic was the bassist for Nirvana and he did a guest appearance for the Foo Fighters on "I Should Have Known"

EDIT: I mistakenly linked to a Vampire Weekend video I was showing my friend. I'll switch it out right now.
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Technically, you're still linking the wrong vid if you are wanting to show Novoselic's tone, since that's Pat playing the part on Letterman. Here's the album track:
 

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