Bass effect for the song Message in a bottle?

[badboy1984]

My band recently starting to cover this song as part of our set, I can play the bass line spot on without a problem but the drummer says my tone is not exactly the same as Sting's tone.

To start off I use a P/J bass so that shouldn't be a problem, I think the bass have chorus effect but not 100% sure and it also sounds like a fretless as well ......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbXWrmQW-OE

Edited February 18, 2014 by badboy1984

[Highfox]

yes a fretless with a touch of chorus to my ear.
I'm not sure when Sting started doing it in the police but I read that on recordings he often double tracked his bass parts with blended electric and stand-up.
Where's our fatSting man when you need him?

[xgsjx]

I'd go with chorus too. Sounds like he's also using a pick.

[Marsy]

Apparently a proper P bass and a proper SVT will do it! Ha ha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2l7jyiiQvs&sns=em

[pendingrequests]

That is a beautiful sounding bass.

[Marsy]

Yep!

[Lozz196]

There is something indefinably special about those basses. I kick myself that I`ve bought/sold 2 of them now.

[Guinness21]

I need that bass in my life!

[iamtheelvy]

Your tone us not exactly the same as Sting's?

That, my friend, is because you are not Sting...

[bakerster135]

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That, my friend, is because you are not Sting...
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And that, my friend, is something to be very glad of!!

[NoirBass]

Having read this thread a few days ago I took my chorus (Analogman mini) and tried it on my gig last night.

We played Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon. Both sounded so close to the track, I was stunned.

I'm using a stock J bass BTW, not fretless.

Cheers for the tip chaps, the Chorus will come to all my gigs now and be on for all the Police tunes.

[UglyDog]

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And that, my friend, is something to be very glad of!!
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Yup. Who in their right mind would want to be a superb bassist, prolific songwriter and multimultimillionaire?

[Truckstop]

Yeah but you have to bang Trudi Styler.

[Graham]

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Yeah but you have to bang Trudi Styler.
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For hours and hours at a time...

[bakerster135]

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1393062916' post='2375696']

Yup. Who in their right mind would want to be a superb bassist, prolific songwriter and multimultimillionaire?
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Yes, though despite all that you would have the personality of Sting...That's a punishment no-one deserves! ;-)

[bakerster135]

i.e. Sting's a t**t.