You Oughta Know - Flea's Tone

[Beedster]

14 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

It’s amazing how that rattly driven tone sounds so warm & rounded in the mix.

There ain’t a problem I can’t fix

Cos I can do it in the mix….

 

Reassuring that there’s a Flea bassline I can play as well as Flea 👍

[Cato]

The guy who engineered the track reckons quite a bit of work was needed to 'fix' Flea's original track in the final mix.

 

https://www.guitarworld.com/features/why-fleas-bass-track-had-to-be-fixed-in-the-mix-on-alanis-morissettes-hit-record

 

Recollections tend to vary on these things, but he sounds plausible.

Edited 5 hours ago by Cato

[Beedster]

It’s the age-old ‘what sounds good solo sounds shit in the mix’ and vice versa thing. The groove and timing in the track are extraordinary 

[Dan Dare]

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

It’s the age-old ‘what sounds good solo sounds shit in the mix’ and vice versa thing.

 

So true.

[TimR]

2 hours ago, Cato said:

The guy who engineered the track reckons quite a bit of work was needed to 'fix' Flea's original track in the final mix.

 

https://www.guitarworld.com/features/why-fleas-bass-track-had-to-be-fixed-in-the-mix-on-alanis-morissettes-hit-record

 

Recollections tend to vary on these things, but he sounds plausible.

 

Sounds like they called Flea and Navarro in and only gave them the vocal stems, and they did a one take hit and run. 

 

RHCP track live, and for a reason. They're not going to be spending all day finessing individual bars and timing. 

 

https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-red-hot-chili-peppers-black-summer

 

[Jackroadkill]

Just goes to show that genius isn't always cleanius (or something).