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I've heard the story of it being double-tracked with an acoustic bass for years, I'd never have guessed that by just hearing the song but I have always thought the bass on that song sounds different to the rest of the album. Rain When I Die and Rooster, for example, both sound like a regular Spector tone to me.

Been looking forward to this arriving! The Pill from Switzerland - sidechain compression / ducking effect. You can use the touch sensitive controls to trigger the effect, but I've got some patterns coming out Ableton that I'll send into the trigger input. Looking forward to seeing what it can do!!

Never Tear Us Apart - INXS

Sad times. I had a preamp of theirs which had a variable z (impedance) switch on it. I have no idea what it did technically, but it made my bass roar. I should have left that bass exactly as it was.

Congrats Carlitos! Looks lovely. I played one at BassDirect a few years ago and really liked the snappy howl they produce. I really like dealing with Will at BassBros. Bought my KingBass Mk-II from him.

Seems a slightly odd choice but whatever works... I've heard that some of the Finnish metal bands would use some ridiculous techniques with guitar tones. One was recording a guitar track with a tea-towel wrapped around the strumming hand. They would typically record as many different ways they could think of and mix and match to achieve the ultimate desired result.

And another vote for the TCE Spark Booster. I find its very transparent so doesnt change the tone too much, just adds a bit more depth.

Those old Carol Kaye lines were usually doubled with a Fender Bass VI and plectrum so I can see doing it with an acoustic giving a little chorus feel and more attack that only an acoustic instrument can give. Now you'll need a piezo equipped bass to do it live!

Chopped In Half - Obituary

I know the thread is about the more creative/ interesting Bass lines of decades gone by, but other stuff stands out to me as well... After just listening to all those tunes on the above list over on YouTube, apart from three of those tunes, the rest all have string arrangements (very good charts that are obviously arranged by experienced arrangers). Of the three that don't, one has excellent Brass arranging and two have very good, creative, vocal harmony arranging. So, to me, all the above, and including the very fine musicianship involved, elevates those tunes above 'dross'. It may well be music that you don't like, but to my ears, not dross. Just my musical opinion(s), of course.

Hi all, Just wanted to share my new (used) Dingwall Combustion that I got a couple of weeks ago from Bass Bros (great service btw). It’s my first 5 string bass (after decades refusing to get one!) and couldn’t be happier. Great to play, easier to get used to (multi-scale) that you’d think and hoping to rehearse or gig with it sometime soon. Let me know if any questions. e05e6bea-adca-4279-899e-4e4993d10c1c.mov

Double tracking is pretty standard but I've never heard of double tracking using an acoustic behind a distorted electric bass.

Joe Strimmer

Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams

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37 Stitches - Drowning Pool

As anyone who owns one of these amps knows, they sound great, have all the gubbins you need on them, are loud BUT so is the fan. It's a bit like having your own aircon unit soundwise. When you're playing it's not an issue, I wouldn't sell it just because of the fan noier but, we'll you know.🙂 Has anyone sourced a quiter replacement fan? From what I've researched it's tricky if not impossible.