the sound that got me playing bass was a fella called harvey bainbridge,he's a synth player now,but the first in i heard shot down in the night on live 79 by hawkwind i thought thats it...thats the bass sound for me!!...also jj burnell,geezer or lemmy,or the dude out of blue cheer.....oh and chris squire!!
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Top 3 players whose TONE you admire most...
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I gravitate toward aggressive tones as that is what I use with my band. I like that overdriven kinda sound that is still supportive. The kind that cleans up a bit if you back off. My 3 favorite rock tones are these guys:
Brian Cook from These Arms are Snakes and Russian Circles
Paul D'Amour from Undertow era Tool
Greg Edwards from Failure
Brian Cook from These Arms are Snakes and Russian Circles
Paul D'Amour from Undertow era Tool
Greg Edwards from Failure
My Friends,
John Entwistle
Chris Squire
John Taylor
For most things I prefer my tone to be incredibly bright almost to the point of being obnoxious - think Chris Squire in "Roundabout".
I also prefer my bass completely, 100% clean - distortion and bass do not mix well for me.
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Kurt
John Entwistle
Chris Squire
John Taylor
For most things I prefer my tone to be incredibly bright almost to the point of being obnoxious - think Chris Squire in "Roundabout".
I also prefer my bass completely, 100% clean - distortion and bass do not mix well for me.
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Kurt
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+1! The bass tone on Undertow is still one of the all time greats. The intro to "Sober" made a LOT of people take notice to the bass, and I think it helped bring the bass into the front of the mix for many bands that followed.
Oh yeah, here's my three -
Paul D'Amour
Ryan Martinie
Lars K. Norberg
Honorable mention -
Flea
Geezer (Into The Void)
Corey Lowery
Paul D'Amour
Ryan Martinie
Lars K. Norberg
Honorable mention -
Flea
Geezer (Into The Void)
Corey Lowery
McCartney on Savoy Truffle (sounds like his bass is made of thick chocolate)
Jaco and that fretless sound with reverb
Any of the classic Fender tone guys like Verdine White, Rocco Prestia
Jaco and that fretless sound with reverb
Any of the classic Fender tone guys like Verdine White, Rocco Prestia
Matt Rubano, amazing tone.
James Jamerson, should be in everyone's top 3.
and john paul jones circa zeppelin 2.
James Jamerson, should be in everyone's top 3.
and john paul jones circa zeppelin 2.
