Sean Hurley on SBL

[RSmith]

Great interview, lots of great responses here as well!
A few takeaways-
Watching him play several times over the years on Youtube he's just getting better and better as time goes on...
His feel is so spot on.
There are many more examples, but a few players that really stand out to me for extreme pocket feel when I hear their bass mix upfront on a play through are
Bryan Beller
Robert DeLeo
Jeff Berlin
Freddie Washington
and of course, Marcus and Victor.

What I'm applying personally from this interview is to play with a softer touch and strive to make every song feel the absolute best it's ever felt.
had some nice moments on my gigs this weekend as a direct result of this.

And lastly... his tone, damn it's just so good, big and warm and a just bit knobby.

 

[Kyle_S]

Bryan Beller said something very similar many years ago regarding his preference for recording with brand new stainless strings and the tone control wide open. You can always filter out the unwanted highs, but you can never put back what isn't there.

Ready Freddie Washington said in his own SBL interview that he prefers bright stainless steels himself for a similar reason. If he wants a darker tone, he uses his muting technique to get it.

I really admire the approach, and tried to emulate it myself in search of greater versatility, but I only have one P-bass right now and I guess I'm just addicted to the 'P-bass with flats' thing.