Obviously there is no single answer to this, but I thought it would be fun to get people to post clips with their favorite bass tones. I'll start. The first 1:20 of this is pretty close to the "sound in my head."
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The way bass "should" sound
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I should add that I'm not even a big Snarky Puppy fan. My tastes gear more toward what you'd call "indie rock." But something about that vintage P bass with the tone rolled back... You can hear the wood.
David Gilmour - One Of These Days (Live at Pompeii 2016) - YouTube
I'm chasing Guy Pratt's tone like an addict looking for their next fix.
I'm chasing Guy Pratt's tone like an addict looking for their next fix.
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Here are two favorite bass sounds of mine:
1) Ron Carter with Jim Hall (ATTYA)
2) Jaco with Pat Metheny (Bright Size Life)
Enjoy!
1) Ron Carter with Jim Hall (ATTYA)
2) Jaco with Pat Metheny (Bright Size Life)
Enjoy!
I have two.
An everyday “goes with everything” classic early prog rock tone. Colin Bass and Camel are a good example. Especially where Colin's Wal comes back in at the end of the flute solo around the 8:00 mark:
And a huge cinematic tone like you hear in this Susann Vega performance:
An everyday “goes with everything” classic early prog rock tone. Colin Bass and Camel are a good example. Especially where Colin's Wal comes back in at the end of the flute solo around the 8:00 mark:
And a huge cinematic tone like you hear in this Susann Vega performance:
I've always loved the bass tone on this song!
That's some of my favorite work by Flea.
I'd also nominate this, both for the melodic nature of his composition and the smooth, full tone. I'm specifically talking about the verse line that starts at :24.
I actually started this thread because I was thinking about the way Gilmour's bass playing sounds on "Pigs (Three Different Ones." Pratt's tone is completely different than that but also super cool. Makes me want to get a Ric for that special "bite" it has.
For me, it’s Geddy/Exit...Stage Left.
I also really dig Mike Dirnt’s tone And aggressive P-Bass with a pick style. Just recently and in a similar vein, I’ve been turned on to Tommy Stinson of the Replacements.
I also really dig Mike Dirnt’s tone And aggressive P-Bass with a pick style. Just recently and in a similar vein, I’ve been turned on to Tommy Stinson of the Replacements.
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True, but you picked mine too. That video made me a P Bass player, with Dunlop flats, and I get pretty close. Can’t get enough of it nor can those that I gig with.
I'm getting a Rickenbacker 5 string to add that tone to my 5-string 'Ray.
That should be a good tonal addition, right?
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And on the other side of things, I always dug this tone, too....
And this...
And I'm fairly certain that was a Stingray, not a P. This pic I think was during the recording, but I wouldn't swear to that
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Also fairly certain that Born To Be Wild wasn't recored on a Ric, but a Ric can certainly get that sound. Don't know of P ever that that Le Freak sound live though.
And this...
And I'm fairly certain that was a Stingray, not a P. This pic I think was during the recording, but I wouldn't swear to that
...Also fairly certain that Born To Be Wild wasn't recored on a Ric, but a Ric can certainly get that sound. Don't know of P ever that that Le Freak sound live though.
You know, I play Fender flats. I like them a lot. And I've had others recommend La Bella or D'Addario. But I may have to check out the Dunlop ones. I want to look into the custom gauge options he mentioned in the video.
The fact that they're pricey doesn't bother me, since you can rock flats for years.
The cheap answer is P bass, with all its versatility... so not really one sound?
But then there's the expensive answer:
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But then there's the expensive answer:
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