Pete Academy Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Again, forgive me if this has been covered in a previous thread, but have you got a bass sound that you like on a favourite song that you've spent your entire bass playing life trying to replicate? For me it's probably anything by Bernard Edwards. But saying that, I went to see Chic in the early 80s and he was using a B.C. Rich, and it sounded awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Pretty much anything played by Billy Gould, if i had to pick one i'd say The Gentle Art of Making Enemies. BEEEEEEEEEEEEF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamapirate Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Cupid's dead - extreme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Jeff Pilson's live sound on Dokken's Beast from the East. I do realise it probably has more to do with the album producer, than him or his bass or amps. Also I want that sound from my fingers and not the pick like what he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 not really tbh, i have a sound in my head that i try to get. i don't know if i heard that sound in a particular song or if its based on anyone's sound, but if it is i don't really know who's sound or what song or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 (edited) Adam Duce in Machine Head - a farewell to arms/halo I know he uses a zon through a sansamp PS-1 and a mesa amp of some description, tried a sansamp and it just didn't do it for me, though my ashdown ABM gets me a similar sound that is pretty nice Edited August 23, 2009 by budget bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I love Billy Sheehan's sound, especially with Niacin, but I wouldn't really want to replicate it. I used to want to, but not these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 NO! But I really like a 'full range' sound; bass, mids, highs all there. I don't like a particularly trebly sound but I hate mud as well. Maybe that 'piano tone' is close to what I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Breeders - [i]Cannonball[/i] At least, until I got my SUB. Then I had that tone without trying. Pure Stingray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 (edited) For rock/punk I love Alan Davey and Lemmy's Hawkwind sound (if you don't know Alan Davey his style is similar to Space Ritual era Lemmy's - check out Sputnik Sam or Right to Decide from later Hawkwind for examples of his overdriven but still warm valvey Rick-driven sound) For everything else I love the 'traditional' P-bass sound, eg Martyn Casey of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, James Jamerson, Willie Weeks What I hate above all is an overly trebly bass sound. For example I like Megadeth but find it difficult to take Dave Ellefson's tone (even though he is an ace player). And percussive slap sounds, yuk. Edited August 23, 2009 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Dunno about all time fave but Tim C's sound on RATM's first album is pretty tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Fretless-wise, [url="http://www.jollybeggars.co.uk/stuff/rtkc.mp3"]this one[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 A guy named Mark Adams of the 70s/80s funk band Slave has a sound to die for. Have a listen. Also, whenever I've covered Stevie's 'I Wish', I tend to miss out the end upper slides, as they're impossible to replicate. They sound like a tuba on steroids!!! I know some of these sounds are accidents in the studio, but what the hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Way too many, but first one who springs to mind is Geddy's sound . Seems like whatever bass he plays,you know it's him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 Same with Marcus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Hi, apologies to Pete (don't want to derail any threads, so I started a new one) but I think if we can, we should post our HG of bass sounds. Here is mine when I was a small. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqllpnyWrY&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqllpnyWrY...feature=related[/url] Mine changed through the years until I found my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 No probs, mate. Here's the sound I've been chasing forever: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g6bUe5MDRo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g6bUe5MDRo[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 And the Mark Adams 'Slave' sound I was on about: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMfFpmJGCr4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMfFpmJGCr4[/url] PS. Much better idea having clips. D'Oh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar South Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 (edited) King Crimson USA live album [url="http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/134504/05%20Asbury%20Park.mp3"]http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/134504/05%20Asbury%20Park.mp3[/url] Edited August 23, 2009 by Oscar South Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 (edited) Tim C on Evil Empire wins hands down [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-Y9HJPSM0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-Y9HJPSM0[/url] David Sims (Jesus Lizard) Nick Olivieri (Kyuss/QOTSA) Edited August 23, 2009 by Protium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 Another: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5Bhb6KGq8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5Bhb6KGq8[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Geddy Lee pretty much has the tone nailed for me. Rickenbacker, Wal, Steinberger or Fender Jazz makes little difference. You all know what he sounds like... P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koxmm-xFbR8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koxmm-xFbR8[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Gotta say I love Guy Pratt's tone on the Pink Floyd 'Pulse' tour/DVD. Cheers, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Steve-soar, I merged these two threads as they've become broadly the same thing. I hope that's OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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