What bass do you think could get me this tone?

[Kwesi]

I rarely, if ever, make threads like this but I totally dig this tone (Bass kicks in around 0:27):

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I'm thinking maybe a stingray with the treble pretty much off and mids boosted, maybe? I'd like to hear you guys thoughts.

 

[Big_Daddy]

Whatever Opeth's first bassist played on their first album.
*does research now*

Though I couldn't really find anything out, the Stingray idea is about the only thing I can think of.

 

[Phendyr_Loon]

Sounds to me like a p bass with the tone wide open. Perhaps strung with steels.

 

[Kwesi]

Sounds to me like a p bass with the tone wide open. Perhaps strung with steels.

Really? P-Bass was practically the first thing I ruled out when I heard it.

I'm also thinking a Ken Smith or another bass with heavy bridge bias could pull this off.

 

[Zitch]

Im thinking fretless or a Warwick Thumb bass.

 

[St Drogo]

stingray is what springs to mind for me. with the treble cut a bit. I may be wrong though.

 

[St Drogo]

Also, it sounds like the soundtrack for a new megaman game. I likey.

 

[GHI]

I dunno, but to me it sounds like there maybe is some subtle effect usage going on.. maybe a chorus or something. The first part sounds alot more shimmery then the endig IMO

Just my guess..

Edit: but as far as basses go, I would put my money on something active.

 

[allexcosta]

I can probably hear two distinct tones there...

The first one could be a fretless with some chorus and heavy on the mids. The second tone is more scooped with plenty of highs, a Stingray comes to mind...

Nice playing...

 

[Kwesi]

After rewatching this vid:

YouTube - Tony Franklin

I'm thinking that a PJ could get pretty close too. Haha, I think we've pretty much named all the pickup configurations that could pull it off at this point!

 

[BinkyBassist]

Whatever Opeth's first bassist played on their first album.
*does research now*

Though I couldn't really find anything out, the Stingray idea is about the only thing I can think of.

I'm almost sure that in Orchid, Johan De Farfalla played a fretless.

 

[icks]

humm no one think of the mothman bass ?

 

[stepswork4me]

Only pic I could find was from Morningrise in the studio....
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[unclejane]

I'd say a single coil or maybe a stacked humbucker at the bridge going straight into the board? Sounds direct to me whatever it is.

I suppose it could be a Stingray, tho the MM humbucker is pretty fat with more high mids than this. My Bunny definitely can't get this out of its humbucker (too "full" sounding with lots more upper mids). Maybe if I'd ordered it with a coil-splitting switch?

I think Kwesi's guess of a Ken Smith is pretty close also. KS's give this same solid, clean, machine-like sound.

Don't think this is a fretless tho, the notes sound more like a fretted to me.

LS