Prime_BASS Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 http://youtu.be/7sqFprD6qIs http://youtu.be/b_yfX3RRNxU dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunRockin Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1417296016' post='2618995'] Russ Stableford. [/quote] Indeed it was, and not, as commonly misconceived, the 'ubiquitous' Mr Flowers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Was listening to RATM's 'Take The Power' Back in the motor today. That's a pretty sexual tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Mike Starr on 'Rooster'. Fat, Spectory awesomeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) most bass tones floor me, if I can hear them above the drums. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/250318-how-do-i-mic-up-a-kick-drum/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url] http://basschat.co.uk/topic/250059-bass-mix-in-live-concerts-disappointing/page__fromsearch__1 Edited December 1, 2014 by PaulWarning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Mark King's tone during Children Say on the Live At Wembley DVD/video was my standard for a long time. Over the years I've discovered it was from combination of the Jaydee bass, heavily pushed, mic'ed, 10" cones and DI feed into FOH. Not exactly something I could achieve in my home studio without disturbing the neighbours. Jimmy Johnson's solo'd graphite neck Alembic with Lee Ritenour is particularly nice, too. More than four strings...John Patitucci in the early days on his Smith was lovely. Ironically, Nathan East's Yamaha BBNEII has never impressed me on his recordings but I've played them in shops many times and loved what I heard. My Spector NS5CR takes the cake for tone so far though. Lovely, warm, growly sounds...I've yet to play it live but am pretty confident that it would sound amazing. My recent Status purchase has impressed me also - a surprisingly versatile instrument capable of some convincing p-bass tones as well as the classic Status snarl. While the Spector has more growl, the Status is probably a more suitable work horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subbeh Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 [quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1417308810' post='2619125'] Mike Starr on 'Rooster'. Fat, Spectory awesomeness. [/quote] Good shout, fantastic tone and a fantastic player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interpol52 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Nicky Wire of the Manic Street Preachers. Archives of Pain intro and Sleepflower outro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Cass Lewis, whatever bass he's playing. Pretty sure it's all in his fingers. Met him once, really nice bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Fragile has the weirdest (compressed)? eq I've ever heard but it works, and Chris's bass sounds great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Nathan East on Michael Jackson's I Just Can't Stop Loving You from Bad. Awesome 5-string tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thanks for mentioning Dennis Dunaway - beautiful inventive bass lines regardless of his tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Topographic Oceans and Relayer were the worst mixes/eq's ever. Oceans sounds like your speakers are at the back of your sock drawer. Ditto Fish Out of Water - all middy and compressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Tom Barney. (I don't ever try to sound like him, but that tone... Ooooh!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) Can't believe I didn't mention Chris Wolstenholme from Muse. Whether clean or fuzzed-up, his bass always sounds huge. Duck Dunn Robert DeLeo -maybe a stretch to say it floored me, but it always stuck out - nothing extra special, but always nice. Ed Friedland - ok, it's his job to make basses sound killer - but he always makes basses sound killer! All in the fingers etc - Ed has fantastic technique. Edited December 7, 2014 by Funky Dunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subbeh Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) Rancid's Matt Freeman always has such a great tone, people seem to get turned off by tracks like Maxwell Murder and Axiom but his playing and tone on stuff like Roots Radicals, Detroit, Time Bomb, Sidekick, Soundsystem, Up to no good and so many other tracks is just fantastic. Getting to hear him live is always a blast. Journey to the end of the east bay in the clip below, such a nice line, great tone and really fun to play. [media]http://youtu.be/pph1tnEydQM[/media] Edited December 8, 2014 by Subbeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 [quote name='Subbeh' timestamp='1417974210' post='2625648'] Rancid's Matt Freeman always has such a great tone, people seem to get turned off by tracks like Maxwell Murder and Axiom but his playing and tone on stuff like Roots Radicals, Detroit, Time Bomb, Sidekick, Soundsystem, Up to no good and so many other tracks is just fantastic. Getting to hear him live is always a blast. [media]http://youtu.be/pph1tnEydQM[/media] [/quote] I used to cover Journey in my old band back in school. So much fun to play, and as you rightly say, Matt has a killer tone. I always thought it was interesting that he used to use GK amps in the AOCTW era, as opposed to the usual Ampeg fare that most punk players plump for. He's all Fender (and Squier) these days though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1417908934' post='2625117'] I would agree. I think a lot of the classic Chris Squire tone comes from studio compressors racked right up. Their engineer Eddie Offord definitely knew how to get a good tone out of Squire's bass. Offord is absent for Chris's Fish Out of Water album, and his bass tone is muddier and less distinct as a result. Still high in the mix, but lacking the sizzle of Fragile. The most 'flooring' tone I can think of is Joe Preston with his one-man project Thrones. His rig is deceptively simple, being an old Ibanez Axstar bass into a Supafuzz, a Korg guitar multieffects unit, a Line 6 delay unit and a Sunn beta bass amp through some ratty cabinets. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th9s4seys1I"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th9s4seys1I[/url] Not the clearest bass tone, but I love the midrangey girth to it. Alongside the squeals of feedback, the incomprehensible vocals and the sporadic electronic drums I think it creates a really lively sound. [/quote] Actually Chris had his sound set up differently for FOOW as you'll find if you read interviews he's given; he wanted a different flavour. I can't remember the specifics but I think he had his treble tone rolled off - whatever, the sounds on that album were on purpose. For me: Chris Squire on any of the early albums John Entwistle Alembic Glenn Hughes Made In Europe Robert Glover Made In Japan Mike Rutherford Rick & Shergold Stanley Clarke Lemmy Early JJ Burnel Geezer Butler Heaven & Hell / Mob Rules Leigh 'Leroy' Gorman (Bow Wow Wow) Stu Zender 1st 3 Jamiroquai albums JPJ Jazz Bass Gary Thain Uriah Heep John Deacon Bernard Edwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Oh, and the guy who plays in Zero 7.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassjon Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 A very underrated bassist who NEVER gets interviewed (for his skills anyway) is Mr Alex James from Blur. Nice round sound with enough mids just enough to not get lost in the mix : ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4CRE8_peVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 I have never heard Alex James given one iota of praise. Had some cool lines ('Stereotypes' and 'Girls and Boys' spring to mind) and almost always had good tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassjon Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 He's better than most people realise. I think its his public persona that spoils it! 'Entertain Me' also has an excellent bassline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Saw Psychedelic Warlords last night at the Camden Underworld.....Alan Davey's Ric 4003 through the Fender Bassman and Ashdown 4×10 cab was just superb and had a thunderous growl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Duff Mc Kagen, Geddy , Mike Inez ( Alice in chains) Justin Chancellor ( Tool) Paz Lenchantin ( a perfect circle ) all have killer tones and explain why I am such a fan of round wounds and can't do with flats ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Well the sound that got me hooked was Jamerson's playing but this tone from Martin Turner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUolWNHxRiM&list=PLHUOhawG5U2JW49r2Y11cIO8syOskd7j-&index=9 With a bit of this from the same man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia73dAETiGk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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