LordAvon Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Guys, How can I get a sound like Duff McKagan, in particular on the contraband album by Velvet revolver? It's bassy, yet has a reasonable amount of mid without being over-powering. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappygarry Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Jazz bass, Plectrum. Sounds to me as if its sort of a nice flat natural jazz bass with some treble rolled off (my jazz is super bright with any treble). He is quite an agressive player so i imagine that helps. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Solid state (GK) heads, plectrum, jj/jp bass with ash body and maple neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 [quote name='LordAvon' post='37972' date='Jul 27 2007, 09:09 PM']Guys, How can I get a sound like Duff McKagan, in particular on the contraband album by Velvet revolver? It's bassy, yet has a reasonable amount of mid without being over-powering. Paul[/quote] His main bass is a mid-‘80s Fender Jazz Special with Seymour Duncan Hot Stack pickups and Rotosound strings. For studio he uses a GK2001RB head into two GK RBH 4x10s, an 800RB head into a GK wx15 for distortion, and for extra bite a Marshall JMP guitar head, THD Hot Plate power soak, and a Marshall 1x12 guitar cabinet. He sometimes also goes through an MXR 80 distortion box, and he used a Z-Vex Woolly Mammoth on the tune “Set Me Free” He's always used Dunlop yellow Tortex picks (.73) Any more than that, you'll have to phone the man! Hamster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordAvon Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Thanks guys, I had figured that a lot of the sound was down to the Jazz bass and pickups. I'm currently lusting after an Aerodyne bass (in black), but I'm wrestling with the decision to sell my zoot to pay for it (I can't afford a £550 bass without selling something). Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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