faceman Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Found this clip of Diane Birch performing 'Nothing But A Miracle' on American late-night TV. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqdQxYnnAes&"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqdQxYnnAes&[/url] Apart from the beautiful shimmering Rhodes sound, the bass player is exquisite in my opinion. He's very funky, smooth and melodic - it seems he's playing a single coil Precision through an Aguilar stack. It's such a deep fundamental sound I'm thinking this is flats? The sound cuts through, it's exactly what bass sound sound like in my opinion. Now, could you get a sound similar to this with a Squier 50s Classic Vibe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Looks like a Fender CIJ 51 Precision reissue or even a Custom Shop version (the sunburst looks deeper than on the Japanese 51s I have seen). Not really my music but the bass has a superb deep tone. The single coil does in my opinion have a slightly deeper,beefier tone than the split coil of later Precisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 And yes the answer is: you can get that sound on a Squier 50's Classic Vibe. Guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosh Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Fantastic sound, I love those basses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Would say that the bass is carrying a Darkstar pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 What a great mix.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 (edited) I know what you mean. No need to buy a 51 Precision though, if you like that sound try a set of Rotosound trubass strings. They're black nylon tapewound strings which give a very full round vintage sound. Originally they were designed to emulate double bass strings and are very easy to glide around on because of their smoothness. I thought I was the only person who uses them but a quick search found out that they're Herbie Flowers strings of choice. They come in a very heavy gauge but actually feel very supple and easy to play and sound great when playing melodic bass lines. I've tried them on my old 70's custom P/J bass and on my Geddy Lee Jazz and they sound great on both. Edited April 8, 2010 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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