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The way bass "should" sound
- Thread starter NoSlapForYou
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That is killer. Any idea what amp is responsible for that tone?
The p-bass here: (bass enters around 1:20)
Marshall 100 watt half stack for guitar, stock Celestion 12" speakers. Chris really didn't have a lot of interest in low end as we know it.
Here have a better listen. This with old "lowfi" gear no less....
Chris was way ahead of his time. arbiterusa was only half right. His Marshalls were his mainstay but he would send to low end gear also AFAIK.
This was super cool. I love the composition and the playing. It's a bit brighter than I usually go, but it fits the track and helps the melodic nature of the bass stand out.
I believe that tone comes from a pick on a low action Rickenbacker 4001. Very little to do with the amp or cabinet.
This what I usually tend to compare many songs and bass-players to:
Seminal for me ...
Note:
The bass-player's name, here, should be well known ...
Seminal for me ...
Note:
The bass-player's name, here, should be well known ...
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Also this was not bad for me in terms of tone and technique ...
Enjoy Mr. Brunel!
Enjoy Mr. Brunel!
Happy my thread keeps finding new life. And thanks for reminding me that I should add some Herbie Hancock to my vinyl collection. For some reason I'm obsessed with having every great '70s album on vinyl (but particularly all things fusion or prog).
Don't know who the bass-player here is, but the riff is really Super Groove:
It should be played with a P (?) but I normally use my J on this
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It should be Doug Gibson ..
It should be played with a P (?) but I normally use my J on this
Edit:
It should be Doug Gibson ..
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This was the Tal Wilkenfeld I liked and a seminal Sadowsky jazz bass tone:
Cheers!
Cheers!
According to my wife, this is the way a bass should sound:
I don't know why (why???) but my wife is of the same opinion
Marshall Super Bass 100 is one way. Ampeg SVT was another. Sunn for a minute. Rickenbacker basses although, he could use a Jazz bass and cop the same tone. Don't forget your Herco Flex 75 picks!
Remember though, studio albums rely on DI a lot more than amps miced up.
That's what we really hear on studio albums.
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Don't know who the bass-player here is, but the riff is really Super Groove:
It should be played with a P (?) but I normally use my J on this
Edit:
It should be Doug Gibson ..
I have that album, it is Doug Gibson.
"In a 1973 interview for Guitar Player magazine, Squire recalled how he had obtained his distinctive tone at the time by rewiring his RM1999 into stereo and sending the bass and treble pick-ups each into a separate amplifier. By splitting the signal from his bass into dual high and low frequency outputs and then sending the low frequency output to a conventional bass amplifier and the high-frequency output to a separate lead guitar amplifier, Squire produced a tonal "sandwich" that added a growling, overdrive edge to the sound while retaining the Rickenbacker's powerful bass response."
Honestly, I don't know if this belongs in this thread. But I do love the bass line at the end. I also just wanted to post about how great QOTSA is and how great this song is.
Listen to the whole song, but the bass I like starts at 4:30. Really gets cool at 5:03. I like how well it cuts through the mix.
Listen to the whole song, but the bass I like starts at 4:30. Really gets cool at 5:03. I like how well it cuts through the mix.
QOTSA -- Great band & THAT IS a very cool song and that Bass line is pretty awesome, as well.
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