name that tone! lenny kravitz - mama said

[blakelock]

kick ass song...kick ass bass tone.

what is it? simply a P?

 

[Eric Moesle]

During that era Lenny was a stickler about his live people using only vintage gear..... 60's era fender with flats going through an old SVT. Lenny played the studio track himself, it's definitely flats on a Fender but who knows whether it's a P or a J or if it was DI'd or a mic'd amp. Cool tone though!

 

[mactac]

Live at least it's a J:

 

[okcrum]

J with the bridge pup backed off. Right hand over the neck pup. Fools 'em in the mix every time.

 

[PortlandBass77]

Wow epic song, probably a Jazzzzzzz like everyone else has been saying.

 

[Jeff Bonny]

Bah, all those vids prove is his live bassist used a Jazz on those dates. The recording could easily have been him playing either a P or Jazz....he certainly owns both.

 

[okcrum]

You mean the recording Paul Schaffer was jamming to?

If it's Lenny as on many recordings, it's a J. From another thread:

Actually.. I worked as a tech for a band at Waterfront Studios, owned by Henry Hirsch, in Hoboken, NJ back in late '95, where Lenny did his first few albums. According to Henry, Lenny played an early 60's JAZZ Bass, with flat wound strings on it. And yes Stevie, that is him gorooving his butt of on "It Ain't Over Till It's Over." I just wished he wouldn't have ripped off EWF's "That's The Way Of The World" for the tune, but it's still a great song....