Who's sound were you aiming for?!

[Ten Four One]

For P Bass, it's gotta be James Jamerson's gritty lo-fi tone.



Or a nice round tone like Duck Dunn



A more modern take on a P sound.



For J Bass, John Paul Jones, the very definition of punchy to my ears.



A modern punchy sound.



For Hofner, Paul McCartney.



This is a more recent take on the classic McCartney Hofner tone. The producer hangs out in one of the recording forums, which is how I learned about this song's bass tone.

 

[jtharp]

Freddy Washington on Forget Me Nots. That hollow metallic burpy slap sound is so good

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

I was influenced by mike porcaro, Nathan east, And Nathan watts

 

[ilansgroove]

Freddy Washington on Forget Me Nots. That hollow metallic burpy slap sound is so good

That's the kind of song that makes me wanna buy a Pbass

 

[MasonMinor]

Geddy Lee, Chris Squire and John Entwistle from 1970. I love their tones. I'm able to get kind of close with a Sansamp BDDI, on the Ampeg SVT setting that's in the manual (Lee and Squire) and for John Entwistle I just make sure my P has fresh strings and play it through my Vox amplifier

 

[basschanges]

My white whales have always been two unique 6 string tones. John Patitucci's early Ken Smith tone, and Todd Johnson's Zon 6 string tone. I have yet to come close to either, but they represent perfection to me in bass guitar sound.

 

[jtharp]

That's the kind of song that makes me wanna buy a Pbass

Its the song that DID make me buy a p bass

 

[bass12]

I've never really chased a sound. I know what I like when I hear it and try to play instruments that give me what I want. I don't particularly care what instrument x player is playing on x record because, really, after all of the sonic adjustments that are typically made in a studio it hardly matters. And what works in the studio won't necessarily work in a live setting (which is where I do most of my playing). Never been very interested in pedals (although I have checked out a bunch over the years).

 

[Funkinthetrunk]

Larry Graham. After seeing him in concert in the late 70s (I'm old), I was so blown away by the way his Jazz bass sounded. I never heard anything like it before or after. He doesn't sound like that anymore. His tone was all ass and glass. When he'd hit an open E, it felt like someone punching you in the chest. I still get chilly bumps thinking about it.

Oh...and Bootsy and his Mu-tron III.

 

[I Need a six...]

The first guy who made me think about tone was jack Cassidy on th "Crown of Creation" record. But I've never tried to get somone else's tone. I go for my own tone, I gotta get that James Candela tone

 

[MVE]

I wish I could get my fretless tone to sound like Dimonds on the Souls of Her Shoes.
Any suggestions???

 

[spaz21387]

I always liked roger limas tone from less than jake. He plays musicman sterlings into ampeg svts. I get close with my stingray and v4b.

 

[Jay_Bass]

When I first started playing I gravitated to the sounds of Steve Harris and Geezer Butler, and a few others, but mostly P-bass players. So it was really a natural progression for me to buy a P-Bass of my own to get that sound in my head; the thing I like about these P-bass players is that they all sound like they're playing a P, but they all sound so different. Thus, finding the sound in my head progressed into making my P tone MY OWN P tone while still undeniably having that characteristic Fender Precision sound. It also helps that this sound works for everything, especially if you change up your playing technique and fine-tune your EQ to meet the specifics.

 

[XXL]

The sound of Phaser on bass! When I was a kid and heard songs like Have A Cigar, Stranglehold, and of course Invalid Link Removed I just had to find that sound for myself.

 

[ilansgroove]

When I first started playing I gravitated to the sounds of Steve Harris and Geezer Butler, and a few others, but mostly P-bass players. So it was really a natural progression for me to buy a P-Bass of my own to get that sound in my head; the thing I like about these P-bass players is that they all sound like they're playing a P, but they all sound so different. Thus, finding the sound in my head progressed into making my P tone MY OWN P tone while still undeniably having that characteristic Fender Precision sound. It also helps that this sound works for everything, especially if you change up your playing technique and fine-tune your EQ to meet the specifics.

One of the best compliments I ever had when I sent a song I played on to a friend was "I recognize your sound" ... My own sound on a stingray

 

[Bodeanly]

And anything in between.

Regarding the QOTSA, I heard he just cranks an Ampeg SVT with a P Bass, no pedals. I can get reasonably close to this sound using my VT Deluxe.

 

[Bunk McNulty]

When I can get the sound that Michael Rhodes gets on this song, I'll be happy.

 

[GM60466]

I am very comfortable just being me.

 

[spanndrew]

These are the tracks I listened to the first time and thought "holy sh!t I need this dirt tone":







I own both a Rat Tail and Blower Box but don't even use either heh

Still chasing that brian cook sound. He's my favorite!

 

[Ten Four One]

I wish I could get my fretless tone to sound like Dimonds on the Souls of Her Shoes.
Any suggestions???

Be Bakithi Kumalo?