allighatt0r Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I saw a fat guy playing bass for the latest pop sensation or something the other day, his tone was really deep and rich. Clear but muddy. Know what I'm saying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmshaw37 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 i have no opinion, but thats the best thread title i've seen! congratulations my bro thought the same when leper messiah was metallicas greatest riff! but thats for another time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The bass player for The Beat the other week was a pretty round-looking dude and he had way better tone than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I shove my fingers into Cumberland sausages before every gig and recording session they're Line 6 modelling Sausages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I find fingers are too digital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 If the Modelling suags gets too muddies, i use lighter strings...more girth in the midrange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 [quote name='rmshaw37' post='949968' date='Sep 8 2010, 09:52 PM']i have no opinion, but thats the best thread title i've seen! congratulations[/quote] Plus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I make my fingers fatter by beating them with a hammer. I find steel hammers give me a better tone than cast iron, but the best of the lot is the tone given to my fingers by beating them with a rubber-covered mallet. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Well, that has stuffed some people, for sure! It is the internet, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 (edited) Despite weighing slightly over a metric tonne my fingers don't seem to get fat, all that happens is my bass gets further away and I need longer arms. I sometimes get a fatter tone by playing less with my fingertips where the callouses are but with my picking hand flatter to the bass using the fleshier part of my fingers.... if I want a really fat sound I use both fingers simultaneously as it helps to deaden the harmonic overtones of the string a little. And of course pluck closer to the neck than the bridge. Edited September 9, 2010 by Fat Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 you think fat fingers sound good? You should try playing with your cock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='cheddatom' post='950337' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:12 AM']you think fat fingers sound good? You should try playing with your cock![/quote] And have to explain the callouses to the missus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='Fat Rich' post='950343' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:17 AM']And have to explain the callouses to the missus?[/quote] I cover mine in superglue. Seems fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
270degrees Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 (edited) [quote name='cheddatom' post='950337' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:12 AM']you think fat fingers sound good? You should try playing with your cock![/quote] I do...every nigh...oh. :S Edited September 9, 2010 by 270degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='cheddatom' post='950353' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:23 AM']I cover mine in superglue. Seems fine[/quote] Stick to what you know, I always say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS73 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='cheddatom' post='950337' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:12 AM']you think fat fingers sound good? You should try playing with your cock![/quote] Didn't Peter Gabriel's bassist do something like that or was it a dried one he used, anyway it did sound pretty good. Back to digits... Andreas Segovia, more Cumberlands than Hot Dogs, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Have you ever seen Nathan East's fingers close up? I bought his instructional VHS video back in the day and he has really wide finger tips. I'm a big chap but my tone is quite trebly so I think you're talking utter kochwurst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='Delberthot' post='950523' date='Sep 9 2010, 12:49 PM']Have you ever seen Nathan East's fingers close up? I bought his instructional VHS video back in the day and he has really wide finger tips. I'm a big chap but my tone is quite trebly so I think you're talking utter kochwurst [/quote] I'm talking tone that's unaffected by gear, so, if you give Pino Palladino and Nathan Watts the same bass, plugged into a DI box and into a flat PA desk, would you notice a warmer tone from Nathan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Legend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='Fat Rich' post='950343' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:17 AM']And have to explain the callouses to the missus?[/quote] Well let's face it you (one) would be lucky if your missus was intrested in your man downstairs anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote]Have you ever seen Nathan East's fingers close up?[/quote] Yep, held them in my hand only a few weeks back...can't say I noticed anything unusual about his fingers. But I was rather preoccupied with the fact that he had his leg in plaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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