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What's the best sounding bass recording? - not the bass line but the sound of the bass itself.

IMO my top three would be

Chuck Rainey on Josie by Steely Dan - nice slightly farty, warm and round

Paul Denman on Smooth Operator by Sade - middly and punchy

Martin McAloon on Appetite by Prefab Sprout - crunchy

 

I'm interested in listening to other bass players tones that you folks like.

 

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Eddie Jackson with Queensryche on the 'Operation Mindcrim'e album - particularly the tracks 'Eyes Of A Stranger' and 'I Don't Believe In Love' - Gorgeous grinding Spector NS2/GK800RB tone!


Tiran Porter with the Doobie Brothers - classic flatwound/pick thud, particularly on the albums Captain & Me, What Were Once Vices & Stampede.

 


Guy Pratt with Toy Matinee. Ocatved Stingray goodness and groove for days!

 

 

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Two of my faves. David Barard with Dr. John, playing a Sadowsky low and loose

 

Freddie Washington playing a Smith for Donald Fagen. Always loved the Smith sound, this is a good example

 

Interested to hear other people's faves...

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7 minutes ago, chris_b said:

Best sounding bass?

Reggie McBride with Keb Mo.

Anything Nathan East has recorded.

Anything Duck Dunn recorded.

Ah yeah I’m not sure who played on this track but it’s great, the production in general sounds excellent to me

 

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2 hours ago, cetera said:

Eddie Jackson with Queensryche on the 'Operation Mindcrim'e album - particularly the tracks 'Eyes Of A Stranger' and 'I Don't Believe In Love' - Gorgeous grinding Spector NS2/GK800RB tone!
 

Yes! His tone on the Empire album is equally fabulous. Jet City Woman and Della Brown are standout faves.

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2 hours ago, ped said:

Freddie Washington playing a Smith for Donald Fagen. Always loved the Smith sound, this is a good example

 

Interested to hear other people's faves...

So THAT’S what a Smith sounds like.. 

Thrown my long-time Sadowsky GAS into a right kilter that has. 

Here’s one of my faves from the Dan. Tom Barney playing a ‘Ray 5. 

 

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1 hour ago, lowdown said:

Too many to mention for me.

Guy Pratt had a tone I liked on this.

 

 

Oooof! Always loved that one. Was going to post it myself.

So many, but:

Ewan Vernal (Deacon Blue days) - virtually anything... (Warwick?)

Meshell Ndegeocello - Bittersweet (Fender Jazz heaven)

Mark King - The Pursuit of Accidents / Dance on Heavy Weather (gritty flanged Jaydee)

Richard Nolan (It Bites) - Midnight (Zon Legacy?)

Jamiroquai ‘Radio’ - not sure who plays on this but P bass burpiness

Bobby Watson - Rock With You

Will Lee - Walk Between the Raindrops (Fagen’s The Nightfly)

Leon F Sylvers III - anything from Solar Records days. Pick n P bass funk perfection

And on and on...

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23 hours ago, Captain Bassman said:

Oooof! Always loved that one. Was going to post it myself.

So many, but:

Ewan Vernal (Deacon Blue days) - virtually anything... (Warwick?)

 Meshell Ndegeocello - Bittersweet (Fender Jazz heaven)

Mark King - The Pursuit of Accidents / Dance on Heavy Weather (gritty flanged Jaydee)

Richard Nolan (It Bites) - Midnight (Zon Legacy?)

Jamiroquai ‘Radio’ - not sure who plays on this but P bass burpiness

Bobby Watson - Rock With You

Will Lee - Walk Between the Raindrops (Fagen’s The Nightfly)

Leon F Sylvers III - anything from Solar Records days. Pick n P bass funk perfection

And on and on...

 

Ewan is a terrific player and a real natural musician. I remember going into some bar in Glasgow about ten years ago to see a Jazz gig,

and there he was, swinging away on Double Bass.

 

Will Lee’s line doubled by Greg Phillanganes (or is it the other way around?) makes for a real phat tone.

Great, driving Bass line as well.

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