Pete Academy Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know how this amazing (IMO) bass sound might have been achieved in the studio? The player is Mark Adams of Slave. I'm pretty sure he was using an Alembic at this time. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3p5QRCks4E[/media] Edited April 6, 2012 by Pete Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 [indent=1]It sounds similar to John Entwistle's Alembic sound, although the playing style is very different. It sounds to me like the bass is running in stereo, with a bright and twangy bridge pickup (possibly with a little drive) and a clean bassy neck pickup.[/indent] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I suspect he just plugged it in and there it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 An old post, but I thought some newer members might be able to shed some light on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Le video est mort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Das Video ist tot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 ... it has shuffled off this mortal coil ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) He probably just went direct and the engineer could be bothered to e.q the bass to make the most of that wiry , up front in your face bass sound . It sounds like its' got a load of upper mid/lower treble on it to give it so much cut , and I expect that if you heard the bass track soloed it would sound pretty grating . Alembics tend to gravitate towards that smack -you -in -the -face up front sound anyway , and it sounds like they just decided to exploit the natural sound of the bass . That much treble can tend to sound a bit distorted on some of the transients but it sounds great in the final mix though . That's a really inspiring track , thanks for sharing it . Makes me wish I had an Alembic ( and Mark Adams' skill and taste ) . Edited March 9, 2013 by Dingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 It is a late video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumps Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 This video is no more....it is an ex video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Stop whining ! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nshkg_pQsxA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 YouTube, Slave, 'Spice Of My Life'. One of the greatest funk players ever, and a killer tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 It's alive!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) Vive la vidéo! Edited March 9, 2013 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 What a relief........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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