Worst bass tone in a professional recording?

[CauliColin]

Off the top of my head I'd have to say Newstead's tone on AJFA. Oh wait, you can't hear him. I'd say if you can't hear the bass, that's the worst tone

Newsted is my 2nd least favourite Metallica bassist (excluding Claypool) but I have to say, apart from Black Album (excluding My Friend Of Misery) I love his tone.

 

[grimniggzy]

+1 to THAT!
I'm not a fan AT ALL of the Rickinbacker sound so anytime I hear it I don't like it, no disrespect to the Rick lovers.

give this album a shot before you totally write them off

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[BrandonBass]

am i the only one who thinks 'cant stop believing' has a great bass tone?

 

[lunarpollen]

Anyone who nominates Fieldy wasn't paying attention to the original question. Worst bass TONE in a professional recording. Which implies there has to be actual tone to begin with.

 

[malthumb]

Anyone who nominates Fieldy wasn't paying attention to the original question. Worst bass TONE in a professional recording. Which implies there has to be actual tone to begin with.

OK, Referring to my earlier post, I stand corrected! That ^^^^^^ IS bashing. Carry on with the complaints about bashing. <sigh>

 

[Bob C]

am i the only one who thinks 'cant stop believing' has a great bass tone?

I certainly don't mind it at all.

 

[jpTron]

am i the only one who thinks 'cant stop believing' has a great bass tone?

Yes.

 

[MrGotBass]

YouTube - Weather Report - Teen Town

Sounds like a wet squirrel fart

 

[bostonasphalt2]

Fieldy'd tone sucks but that is mostly because he had the strings so low all he does is tap them to make them clack. He is a skill-less as well as tone-less player IMHO

 

[colcifer]

+1

Worst tone = Jeff Berlin

That was pretty bad.

YouTube - Weather Report - Teen Town

Sounds like a wet squirrel fart

Jaco or Joe?

 

[oswaldvon]

YouTube - Black Flag - 1978 - Nervous Breakdown EP

 

[The Owl]

I hate that dry woody sound on Doobies' "Takin It To The Street"

Couldn't agree more, CLANK in the worst possible way. Worse yet, it just doesn't groove, period.

 

[UncleMattGuy]

Kind of a broad opinion, but I would say any bassist you hear with the 'clicking' noise. I can't really describe it or if anyone else can hear it, but it sounds very clicky with lots of treble, which I hear in a lot of songs for some reason.

You mean players who use a stingray !

 

[rnilson]

That's easy. Radiohead, A Punchup at Wedding, off of Hail to the Thief.
YouTube - [2003] Hail to the Thief - 11. A Punchup at a Wedding. (No no no no no no no no.) - Radiohead

No that sounds really good. IMO

 

[Devo-lution]

You mean players who use a stingray !

correction:

Players who threat the stingray EQ like it's a fender tone stack...

Mah ray doesn't click at all!

 

[Luke S Mouse]

I despise the stereotypical "farty" bass sound, and as much as I love the Clash on some of the live tracks the bass is very much "farty." Come on Paul! Reggae isn't about being farty!

 

[OPBASSMAN1994]

Yeah, perfect example of a GREAT player going bad (tone-wise). He was so obsessed with treble, distortion and effects, his tone at the end of his career was horrible.

Are you kidding? I thought that John's tone on stuff like "You Better You Bet" and "Eminence Front" was the best he ever sounded!

Then again, I'm a prog guy, so I guess I might be a bit biased.

Speaking of prog, I HATE Chris Squire's tone on 90125 and Big Generator. I don't have a lot of love for the Tormato tone either, but it's listenable, and interesting. I just wish he wouldn't have used it for the whole album.... As much as I love Yes and Rush, even these two progressive giants and bass pioneers had some sucky tones back in the day.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

I didn't mind Chris Squire's sound on 90125.

The 80's Journey sounds from Ross Valory were memorable, not exactly my cup-o-tea, but very upfront and (for the time) modern. Give him credit.

But, to be honest, I've personally "borrowed" a lot of bass stylings from a LATER Journey bassist, Randy Jackson. Lotsa tasty bass licks on "Raised on Radio."

Korn/Fieldy... don't get it.

Jaco, I get it, but don't like it.

 

[TomA1234]

Korn/Fieldy... don't get it.

Basically I see it as him performing a secondary percussion role rather than melodic.

 

[frankenjazz]

ummmm im gonna say John Myung on just about everything, hate his tone, cant stand it, no matter what bass he plays it sounds the same, no character, dry,lifeless......