Barking Spiders Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 The UK in the 80s was goldmine for great basslines.This is one of my faves, My Spine Is The Bassline played by ex Gang of Four-er Dave Allen. I've been trying to get that loose elastic tone but I'm still at a loss. Any ideas? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrpzPKANbMA"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrpzPKANbMA[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Great band. I bought my first bass in 1983 (the obligatory Westone Thunder 1-A) and learnt to play all Dave Allen's stuff from Shriekback and the Gang of Four. I saw them live a few times too. He always played a Stingray. On My Spine, it sounds like he's using a flanger to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I remember Shriekback well. They had a single called Hand on my Heart which I really liked; nice lazy slap bassline as I recall. I think Barry Andrews previously of XTC was involved too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Is that the same Dave Allen that produced the Cure and the Sisters of Mercy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I seem to remember reading the term 'gank bass' on the liner notes of their album all those years ago. A good word to describe that sound, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 [quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1469235028' post='3096921'] Is that the same Dave Allen that produced the Cure and the Sisters of Mercy? [/quote] No, that was David M. Allen. Different person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Sounds like lots of compression and some flange and/or phaser, with plenty of eq-ing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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