Where Does Tone Come From? A fun exercise

Phil Keaggy said to eat lots of fried chicken. Monster musician so he’d know!

 

I would have voted pickup location. Give Jaco a Precision and you don’t get Jaco tone.

 

Easy. Only three... maybe four have the largest effect in my mind. Not saying that any of the others don't contribute, but those three or four individually are probably more important than the others combined in my humble opinion.

 

I agree, but I assume that to fall under the pickups selection.

 

Mojo
Fairy dust
Unicorn poop

 

There is no tort option. The poll is invalid!

 

It’s exactly the same thing, but this is your poll.

 

Tone wood, obviously. It's science.

 

I think we can suppose that the poll full title is "where does the tone come from given a certain type of bass" otherwise between P, J, H and HH the difference is so important.

 

Ha, no it's not!

 

It has "tone" right in the name duh.

Nobody's ever heard of "tone strings". Case closed.

 

Depends on your definition: Is tone different than timbre?

Also, carrots is the only answer. They also affect hue, saturation, white balance, and specularity.

 

I voted 'Other' instead of just 'Pickups'.

My top three:

• Pickups and their location (perhaps the poll choice should be edited to this)
  
• Strings
• Player

 

This poll is ridiculous. Everyone knows pickguard colour is the biggest factor.

 

What about an "All the above" option?

 

Don’t underestimate how much a setup (string height) in relation to the neck, affects the tone. It will really make a bass sound like a completely new and different bass.

 

What? No option for type of guitar strap?

 

The length and hair color of the player, duh. Also how aggressive the leopard print is on their headband.