marcus bell Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Any ideas how to get close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Was it a fretless stingray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 As far as I know it was a 1979 fretless stingray and I read somewhere he used a boss oc-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Try setting the bass and treble controls on you Ray half way , or on the centre detent if they have one i.e flat , and then work hard on moderating your touch , and thinking like a genius . There was nothing special about his equipment , although on some tracks he used effects such as the Boss OC2 and a harmonizer was used on Wherever I Lay My Hat , I believe . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Cheers buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Get the pliers out Marcus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 That's what I'm gunna be doing can't wait man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Ace! Mwah ma mwahhhhh........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Something I've never done before playing fretless bass but it'll be Interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 ......and boost the mids on your amp....... G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Wish I could buy the musicman fretless for sale on here at the moment but I need I move my precision on first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Not a bad approximation with a fretted five string Jazz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTkMtOpDxH8&feature=youtube_gdata_player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyl Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Didn't he always use a compressor in the Paul Young days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Fretless Stingray with an Octave pedal will get you close. Plenty of compression too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think there was some subtle chorus in there as well, I get a close approximation with the Westone Thunder 3 an octave pedal with the first octave control set to about 1pm and the second octave control set to zero and a nice open chorus but not letting it dominate.....don't know if that makes any sense at all but I know what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Fret markers in the wrong place will add to the fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Haha it'll be gone when I can afford a real one hehe, hopefully someone wants my precision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 hows about.. [url="http://www.bassdefret.com/book/bd_ebook_001/bass_defret_ebook.pdf"]http://www.bassdefret.com/book/bd_ebook_001/bass_defret_ebook.pdf[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 The 1979 fretless on eBay is lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 To sound like Pino you'll need an OC2, a touch of chorus, a fretless bass - oh, and you need to be him as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Can't wait to get a fretless stingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Marta does a pretty good job here http://youtu.be/HnnewhuLuj8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 [quote name='grahamd' timestamp='1365329971' post='2038021'] Marta does a pretty good job here http://youtu.be/HnnewhuLuj8 [/quote] I often wonder just how much of e actual player you're hearing on YT vids like this. On many occasions there's a lot of the original player, in this case Pino, in the mix as well. The really good players seem to have at least a few vids of them playing 'naturally' without the benefit of the original backing track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I was in the old Bass Centre in Wapping once trying out the latest Trace Elliot arrival, the little BLX80. Given its diminutive size and shape I was sitting down on top of it playing fairly quietly. There'd been a big delivery of Trace gear and I was surrounded by larger stacks of speakers which obscured the rest of the store. I was also trying out a cheap Yamaha fretless and had a go at playing Wherever I Lay My Hat. I had a basic grasp of it but not exactly the world's greatest tone. To my surprise someone the other side of the Trace wall of speakers started playing along and soloing over the top of me. I thought he was a bit 'good' and slowly stood up to look over the stack. To my, even greater, surprise there was Pino with a little grin on his face Needless to say my face flushed with embarrassment, I dropped back down and slunk away with the BLX in my hands to pay for it. As I walked past him he commented that he thought they were good little combos and that I'd made a good choice. I muttered a startled "thanks" and scuttled quietly away, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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