Stone Temple Pilots/Alice in Chains

[john_g]

Yep, me too. But I play in a cover band, not a tribute band. I guess if I were doing a full on tribute band I would try to be as authentic as possible.

Exactly.

However, unless its a highly recognizable bass used, like a Ric, most of the audience wouldnt even notice if the bass player used something different. And it could become a pricey gig having to acquire basses/rigs to pull off a full on tribute to two bands.

 

[grendle]

Spector through an ampeg with an 8x10 does both all day long.

 

[jcburn]

I know there will be lots of opinions but I feel an active J or active PJ bass will suffice for all those bands. It probably wont nail either tone, but should get you close enough. In the early days of STP Rob used an old USA Custom Schecter Jazz with 2 EMG J pickups (not sure what preamp), Mike Starr used Spectors with active PJ EMG's and Mike Inez active Warwick Streamers.
Rob's tones change quite a lot between different songs, from Hofner thump the really bright EMG/SVT clank (check out Dead and Bloated or Crackerman).
Both the Mikes to me sound like active PJ's into SVT.
I'll stop now before I get off track.

 

[Runnerman]

Great choice for a music genre. Awesome groovy stuff there for sure. You will be challenged as a bassist/rhythm section....some non-straight tempo stuff like Plush. I 100% agree with the Sansamp suggestion and an active base is probably best. You should be able to get close to the tone you need without a problem. Have fun!

 

[rpsands]

For this type of project I'd recommend a good multi-fx. The Bass Pod XT Live, or the Zoom B9.1U. Get a preset for each band.

Deleo used a Bass Pod XT for his live bass rig, I'm nearly positive, at least for a brief span of time.

IIRC, Alice in Chains' involves playing with a pick a lot of time, so that'll make a big difference as well.