JellyKnees Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) Always really like Arthur Barrow's sound (of late 70s/early 80s Zappa fame)...I've been listening to this live album lately, his playing and sound is fantastic (the rest of the band aren't too shabby either)... Keep it Greasy (22.57) is extraordinary [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyr2cJHOi80"]https://www.youtube....h?v=Yyr2cJHOi80[/url] Edited December 19, 2014 by JellyKnees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notable9 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 For me it's Bernard Edwards. That dry, woody sounding tone he gets on Everybody Dance......insane.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonEdward Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1414789078' post='2593426'] Who fills you with tone envy? [color=#0000ff]Mark King (from around 1990 to 1994).[/color] and what gear did they use? [color=#0000ff]THAT Alembic Bass, Trace Elliot valve pre-amps and Mesa Boogie amps.[/color] Did you ever spend a fortune trying to emulate it? [color=#0000ff]Yes, about 4K[/color] Did you get close? [color=#0000ff]No where near - a bad workman blames his tools! But my Alembic Signature is the worst sounding Bass I've owned, ever[/color] [/quote] Edited March 18, 2015 by SimonEdward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Funny you should say that about your Alembic, Simon - I think they're horrid-sounding. I love Mark King's playing but I really don't like his tone! I haven't looked into his sound at all (all I know is the Alembic basses) and it sounds like it's chorused - yuck!! One man's meat is another man's poison and all that - it's crazy how we as bassists never universally agree on good tone/bad tone. Fwiw, I like tone which is 'woody' 'buttery' ' thick' 'natural' and 'well-lubricated'. None of those words really relate to sound!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Chris Squire's eq on Fish Out Of Water is dreadful, as is the whole sound on Tales From Topographic Oceans. Mush! Fragile was a lovely sound. I suspect he had a lot more control on his own album. Nathan East's bass on Michael Jackson's I Just Can't Stop Loving You is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynottfan Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 A guy who I have really noticed of late is the bass player in Bruno Mars band, he is paying some great lines with a very tasty sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 [quote name='Lynottfan' timestamp='1419775208' post='2642598'] A guy who I have really noticed of late is the bass player in Bruno Mars band, he is paying some great lines with a very tasty sound. [/quote] Crazy - I came on to basschat to add his name to this thread!! His name is Jamareo Artis, and I share a birthday with him! He's a marginally better bassist than I, though...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meypelnek Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Eddie Jackson's tone on "Empire" is still killing me. Dave Mero of Spock's Beard as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Stanley Clarke, Aston Barrett, Victor Bailey, Gary Willis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayDownThaFunk Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 No More Heroes - Stranglers. That bass tone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 John Paul Jones, pretty much all of Led Zeppelin II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassjon Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Mike from Therapy? Dirty, dirty bass tone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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