Songs that exemplify the tone to die for.

[Jace The Bass]

oh and as far as slap tone goes, I'm sure we all can agree Marcus Miller is about as close to perfect as it gets.

+1
Yep right on
He has the killer tone nothing more to be said

 

[metron]

Robert Walters 20th Congress - Money Shot

David Carano has seriously thick, grease laden, slippery, gritty tone... sounds to me like an SVT and a P bass.

 

[Justin V]

Depends on the style.

Metal: Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime (the whole album)

Rock: The Who - Quadrophenia (whole album) or "Behind Blue Eyes"

R+B/Jazz/"laid back groove type": Sade - "Cherry Pie" or "Smooth Operator" (especially the solo)

DMB - "Crush"

Jaco - "Continuum" (it's amazing what a little chorus'll do)

 

[cheezewiz]

Anything done by Doug Pinnick of King's X.

 

[Marlat]

Slap = Marcus Miller (the perfect slap tone - period)

Rock = Geddy Lee (Exit Stage Left)

 

[Scottie Johnson]

Not "my tone" but as far as rock goes, it doesn't get much more rock than Lemmy.

+1

Did Boxy Brown tell you to post that?

Hub's tone on "seed 2.0". It's distorted but is still fat and round.

I bet Boxy Brown would dig that song.

 

[KeithPas]

The bass tone on "I know what I like" and "The Battle of Epping Forest" from Genesis on "Selling England by the Pound".

Not overwhelming but enough of a taste to tease you.

I llike the tone on those as well. I think Mike Rutherford was either playing a Ric or a Shergold.

-Roundabout/Yes
-anything off of Moving Pictures/Rush

 

[LowEbandit]

The tone i'm after **viciously** is Dirk Lance's tone on the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. cd. It is the ultimate tone IMNVHO. Warwick w/SD basslines pickups, Eden rig. **Very jealous** I am.
Someday.

 

[Chad Michael]

....
R+B/Jazz/"laid back groove type": Sade - "Cherry Pie" or "Smooth Operator" (especially the solo)...

Always loved Paul Denman's tone. Such a nice tonal balance that compliments the song brilliantly.

Another winning tone is Pino Palladino playing anything with "Go West" ... it sounds so deliciously fretless, punchy and warm.

 

[Brendan]

Really, it's about (give or take) Murphry Karges on Sugar Ray's "American Pig," and "Invisible."

Seriously, check it out, methinks you'll be surprised. Badass rock tone. Grindy, gritty, and big. Me like.

Does this make me a bad person?

 

[Pacman]

The best fingerstyle tone I've ever heard is Tom Kennedy's tone on Dave Weckl's "Rhythm of the Soul" CD. I'd kill for that....

 

[DigMe]

So many Tony Levin bass lines to choose from...let's see...the version of "Steam" off of Secret World Live, the version of Vrooom from King Crimson's "Vrooom" EP...on those breaks the bass is beautiful.

Pat "The Tone" Malone's bass tone on Charlie Hall's "Porch and Alter" CD is pretty killer too.

brad cook

 

[Mike A]

Arrr.. no doubt about this one for me!

"Sparks" - The Who, Live at Leeds.

 

[WillPlay4Food]

Right now, my holy grail of tone would be Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne fame.

He's got the killer growl and snap when accentuating a point, yet he can put out a tone so smoove that I feel like I'm melting just listening to it. Just an excellent mix a grindy punchy growly barking bass mellowed out with buttah, buttah & more buttah that makes me feel like I'm floating. I just love it.

 

[GrooveWarrior]

Right now, my holy grail of tone would be Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne fame.

He's got the killer growl and snap when accentuating a point, yet he can put out a tone so smoove that I feel like I'm melting just listening to it. Just an excellent mix a grindy punchy growly barking bass mellowed out with buttah, buttah & more buttah that makes me feel like I'm floating. I just love it.

I've only heard Mudvayne's first CD, but I thought the tone was maybe the worst tone I have ever heard.

Have to agree with the Robert Walter comment. The CD Giving Up The Ghost has great tone as well.

 

[Juneau]

I really like Jaco's Jazz tone, on just about anything he played on.

I like Victor Wooten's Fodera tone, punchy, very "active" sounding to me, and it just works with what he does.

Les Claypool's punchy midrange sound. Carl Tompson has something to do with it, but Les sounds like Les on any instrument he picks up.

Steward Zander's tone on the Jamiroquai Albums he played on. Really I think its more his style than anything, but the tone matches perfectly.

Bakithi Kumalo of Paul Simons band, has one of the best fretless tones Ive ever heard. Has all the muwha you could ever want hehe.

 

[Mike Money]

"Come Original" by 311... the bass in that song pwns all.

 

[Humblerumble]

Nathan East on Claptons live DVD Fat round smooth. Not unlike my Spector thru my Boogie...now If only I could play so smoothly

 

[pistoleroace]

Warm and meaty, but not so meaty that it's muddy.

I love Queensryche's Eddie Jackson's tone. He uses a Sans Amp PSA to get that beautiful dirty tone.

Other than Queensryche, I love the tone off any of the Megadeth CD's. I've always been the fan of a brighter tone and I don't need a pick to replicate it either. I also love Ross Valory from Journey. From their Trial by Fire release, track #1 is pretty much my exact tone now and I think my Eden rig has something to do with that.

Lastly, I have to mention the reason I decided to play bass, Steve Harris from Iron Maiden. Since day one, his tone has been one of my favorites.

 

[bryan bailey]

The guitar tone in the Wall