stingraybassman Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 [quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1393945836' post='2386109'] If I may be so bold. [url="https://soundcloud.com/chinspinner/oubliette"]https://soundcloud.c...inner/oubliette[/url] My own tone on this track. It's very gritty but not over the top. Gibson Grabber to VT Bass Deluxe. [/quote] Can't beat a grabber - Thrice and Cave in both have amazing bass sounds. Mine is a bit neglected these days.....this was a while ago https://soundcloud.com/wedigforfire/throw-out-the-cards-live-corp Custom Grabber into Line 6 DM4 into SVT3. Quote
gt4ever Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 For me it has to be Timmy C on the Evil Empire album. The distorted tone is just immense. Rich Quote
chriswareham Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 I love the distorted bass sound on this track from a few years back: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZMUlZQoZw0[/media] Quote
el borracho Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 An old favourite of mine - John McCoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOHxtS7G75M Quote
Russ Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Got to give another nod to Peter Steele's tone with Type O - with that warm, thick distortion and the hint of phaser, his tone was like nobody else's. The ultimate bass "rhythm guitar" tone, in my opinion. And also thanks for reminding me about Love Your Money by Daisy Chainsaw - proper slashed speaker filthy distortion. Quote
Dapper Bandit Posted March 6, 2014 Posted March 6, 2014 Another vote for John Wetton on Red, phenomonal tone. Very partial to Jared Warren's sound with Big Business and the Melvins, I believe it comes from judicious use of some form of Brassmaster. G.C Green of Godflesh - lovely thick sound out of his Boss HM2. Aaron Dallison of Keelhaul - pretty sure it's just an SVT pushed to submission but when he digs in, fuggeddaboutit! Quote
Mark Dyer Posted March 6, 2014 Posted March 6, 2014 [quote name='pnefc42' timestamp='1393959785' post='2386332'] ...Chris W - Hysteria [/quote] There are too many to choose from but this has to get my vote, I've seen Muse 3 or 4 times and when that riff starts the gig goes up a gear for sure. Instantly recognisable within the first 3 or 4 notes, when you hear that intro, you KNOW some serious rock action is about to take place. Exciting! Quote
DiMarco Posted March 6, 2014 Posted March 6, 2014 I know for a Ric this is considered pretty much "clean" but still... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDqG9agd5wc[/media] Quote
Skybone Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Jason Newstead's bass sound on the three Voivod albums after leaving Metallica. Excellent tone and more importantly, after his tenure in Metallica, you could actually hear his bass lines. Quote
achknalligewelt Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 +1 for Robert Sledge. How many of these tones are from effects though, and how many from just hitting a bass very, very hard? Quote
grunge666 Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Forgive me - pure self-indulgence but, my bass sound in 1992 is my fave if I'm honest. My PBass straight through a cranked Laney DP150 into a MAJ 4x10 - 2 mics in the sound room and a DI blend - even a wah-wah solo in the middle. [url="https://myspace.com/themightycapitalwow/music/song/some-vertigo-15100808-14901993"]https://myspace.com/themightycapitalwow/music/song/some-vertigo-15100808-14901993[/url] I uploaded this from a digital recording of the only cassette I've got of this. Quote
kendall Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 [quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1394186775' post='2388805'] Jason Newstead's bass sound on the three Voivod albums after leaving Metallica. Excellent tone and more importantly, after his tenure in Metallica, you could actually hear his bass lines. [/quote] +1 to this Quote
cheddatom Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 I have just nailed the bass sound for my band's latest release. I play the drums, not bass, but I record and mix it. The bass is a squire bronco I bought from someone off here, Neepheid I think? Anyway, I thibnk you'll agree, this is the pinnacle of dirty bass sounds. https://soundcloud.com/rifffactoryrecordings-1/creepjoint-bass-invader Quote
PauBass Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1396518690' post='2414503'] I have just nailed the bass sound for my band's latest release. I play the drums, not bass, but I record and mix it. The bass is a squire bronco I bought from someone off here, Neepheid I think? Anyway, I thibnk you'll agree, this is the pinnacle of dirty bass sounds. [url="https://soundcloud.com/rifffactoryrecordings-1/creepjoint-bass-invader"]https://soundcloud.c...nt-bass-invader[/url] [/quote] Nice! How did you get it to sound like that? Quote
cheddatom Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 [quote name='PauBass' timestamp='1396519020' post='2414509'] Nice! How did you get it to sound like that? [/quote] Whoever I bgouht it off had upgraded the pickup I think. New strings, Behringer BDI21 driven quite hard, then split into 3 channels, one for big fat lows, one for the horrible nasty clanky highs, and one for distortion which I cut out for the verses. But yeh, it's a squier bronco through a behringer pedal DI'd Quote
PauBass Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1396520029' post='2414526'] Whoever I bgouht it off had upgraded the pickup I think. New strings, Behringer BDI21 driven quite hard, then split into 3 channels, one for big fat lows, one for the horrible nasty clanky highs, and one for distortion which I cut out for the verses. But yeh, it's a squier bronco through a behringer pedal DI'd [/quote] Thanks! I did think it had a kind of Sansamp tone to it. So the distortion comes from the BDI21? Or did you use any other pedal? Quote
cheddatom Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) [quote name='PauBass' timestamp='1396520208' post='2414529'] Thanks! I did think it had a kind of Sansamp tone to it. So the distortion comes from the BDI21? Or did you use any other pedal? [/quote] a small bit of dirt from the behringer pedal, yeh. No other pedals. In the verse section the only dirt is coming from the BDI21, but it's not that dirty. In the other heavier sections the extra distortion channel kicks in, and that's an old Cubase plug-in called Quadrafuzz. I've always loved that plug-in as the filters are very useful. Normally I'd have sent the signal out to a chain of pedals and spent hours tweaking them but I decided to try Quadrafuzz and it works really well Edited April 3, 2014 by cheddatom Quote
PauBass Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 It does sound great, good work! Thanks for all the info. Quote
cheddatom Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 cheers PauBass. Dirty bass sounds are a bit of a speciality for me, but this one is definitely the best I've ever done Quote
Back to Bassics Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 JJB, fair call. Am I the only one who immediately thinks of Think for Yourself anytime anyone says "fuzz bass"? Quote
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