Roger Waters EQ?

[Scott Sauna]

I have a Squier VM P bass and I would like to know what Amp/Bass Settings would work for the Roger Waters tone, specifically the Live at Pompeii tone in the link. Also, I am using the stock strings. I have heard Flats actually sound good with rock music and I would like to try them. Any recommendations?

Around 7 Minutes into the link is that tone I am craving! Thanks!

 

[DeliriumTremens]

turn the tone knob to full and use a big old tube amp. There's nothing particularly unique about that tone

 

[Dragan]

dont forget pick and roto flatwounds.

 

[smeet]

Rotosound flats or Chromes played with a pick, and a relatively bright eq without a tweeter should get you close to the Waters tone. He used hiwatt amps which are very flat and clean tube amps, but anything clean and not too scooped should work.

 

[Meddle]

The Pompeii Tone!!!

Flatwounds are a must. Roll off the bass a bit, and increase the high-mids. Even on the worst Pink Floyd bootlegs circa 1970-1972 you can hear the bass bellowing away thanks to that upper-mid frequency punch.

 

[Bassdude15]

Upper mids and bass around 8, low miss around 5-6, and treble
at 4 is what I use when playing PF covers. Tone nob fully open, with fresh rotosound flats and a heavy pick will get you most of the way (plus a pbass of course).

 

[Jesse Skaggs]

Upper mids and bass around 8, low miss around 5-6, and treble
at 4 is what I use when playing PF covers. Tone nob fully open, with fresh rotosound flats and a heavy pick will get you most of the way (plus a pbass of course).

What are the exact amp settings especially on an orange crush bass amp and what's the frequency setting

 

[Spectrum]

Picking near the bridge as Roger is doing in that video is also important to get that sharp attack.

 

[Jim C]

What you are hearing on record could be zero amp signal and all DI through a high quality console channel strip.
I find it very difficult to tell in a dense mix with little or no distortion.

 

[poochiecheeks]

That middle part of echoes is part of what made me start playing bass years ago. As others have said, P bass with RS77 flatwounds and a pick- you can see him picking between the pickup and bridge cover at one point if I remember right