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[sanyaalwaysbass]

Hi Everyone! Once i have listen the song 'Who hoo' of Blur. I'm looking for this sound for a long time. 1. Anybody know, what pedal can used bassist of Blur, Alex James, in this song?
Thanks for much.
Sorry, if something write wrong.

 

[jking138]

The song is called 'song 2', I've read that it is either a Marshall Shreadmaster bass distortion or 2 Proco rats stacked and the bass in drop D. Most overdrive or distortion pedals with a thick drive will get you fairly close. Would suggest something with a blend knob or a parallel clean signal so you don't get completely lost in dirt.

After checking the video he's playing a music man stingray with a marshall shreadmaster into an ampeg SVT tube head and 8x10 cam.

 

[sanyaalwaysbass]

Marshall Shreadmaster it is guitar pedal, no?

 

[Batmensch]

The song is called 'song 2', I've read that it is either a Marshall Shreadmaster bass distortion or 2 Proco rats stacked and the bass in drop D. Most overdrive or distortion pedals with a thick drive will get you fairly close. Would suggest something with a blend knob or a parallel clean signal so you don't get completely lost in dirt.

After checking the video he's playing a music man stingray with a marshall shreadmaster into an ampeg SVT tube head and 8x10 cam.

Actually, it's E flat.

 

[MightyMiloQuinn]

There's a guy in Iceland who just built a Shredmaster for someone: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[Dave W]

Marshall Shreadmaster it is guitar pedal, no?

Guitar pedals can still work on bass.

 

[jking138]

Actually, it's E flat.

The song is in Eb, but that doesn't stop the bass being tuned to drop D.

The notes played are the same, however it does change the sound of the bass. For example Death from Above songs can be played note for note in standard, however the bass sounds different as he tunes a whole step down.

This is maybe done to add some more weight to the bass if it is played through a guitar distortion, loosing some low end, as a way of compensation.