What bass does Tony Oppenheim use?

[iwannalearnbass]

You know, in the audio recordings that come with Slap It!?

 

[reedo35]

Definitiely a custom job. check this out.

 

[winston]

Been a while since I saw the book, but IIRC it was an old Ken Smith.

 

[zenrad]

From Tony's Web site...
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"What bass did you use to record the examples?

1972 Fender Precision Bass with Bartolini pickups and a custom active circuit designed and installed by HAZ labs.

What kind of strings do you use?

At the time the original recordings were done I think I was using Roto-Sound strings. It was more than 20 years ago, but I think that's right.

When the additional examples were recorded for the 25th Anniversary Edition of Slap It! in the summer of 2005, I used Ken Smith Strings (Round Wound Mediums).


How was your bass recorded?

For both sessions I recorded via a direct box. No amplifier was used."

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[reedo35]

"What bass did you use to record the examples?

1972 Fender Precision Bass with Bartolini pickups and a custom active circuit designed and installed by HAZ labs.

Like I said...

 

[zenrad]

Yeah, I guess he used a P bass as a "donor"

I wondered about that myself for many years, found that site about a month ago.

 

[iwannalearnbass]

Hey thanks. Now I know I can stop trying to get my J-Bass to sound like that.

 

[Hoover]

Been a while since I saw the book, but IIRC it was an old Ken Smith.

He's definitely pictured holding an old Ken Smith on the back cover of the original book...but clearly that was just a prop.