JazzBassfreak Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Right this is annoying me more than I can express. Big Newsted fan blah blah blah, I want that awesome sound he had back in the 80's. http://youtu.be/vFcCOaJeGwA Past the 8.30 mark in this video. I have a Sansamp and a Digitech Bass Synth and a few bits, but what I don't have is a chorus. The Bass synth seems to suck the bass out of everything and the Morley Power wah I have Is a guitar wah that again sucks the bass out of everything. HELP. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Seems to me an excuse to visit the 'Effects for Sale' forum for a chorus and a bass wah ! Edited June 25, 2014 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biaeothanata-Bassist Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Meddle, Newsted's sound for all the mid to latter Metallica tours came courtesy of these - [IMG]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/petary791gear/Pedalboards/jason_newsted_rackboard.jpg[/IMG] It's not a great photo but basically, he's got: - MXR Phase 100 - Boss BF-2 Flanger - Boss CH-1 Chorus - Sansamp Bass Driver DI - (I can't make out the silver pedal to the left of the Sansamp) As for his amps, he just had 2 cases of Ampeg SVT-2 Pros racked up with switchers and power conditioners as shown below. The right rack was basically for his back up amp, personal mixing desk and rack drawer. His outboard effects that he had on stage were Cliff Burton's Russian Big Muff and Morley Power Wah Boost although towards the latter years he started to use the Dunlop 105Q bass wah. So yeah, to get his tone, you basically need a Sansamp, a chorus pedal, a flanger and a phaser for all the effects. As you see, his EQ was nearly bass cut with mids and highs boosted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzBassfreak Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1403724863' post='2485707'] That sound is pretty nuts. If you mean the solo with the wah effect, it sounds like a 3-way split of clean signal, an octave-down effect and a fairly strong wah. This sound won't work as a single chain, you need to do a three-way split. [/quote] I'm abit of a noob at effects.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='Biaeothanata-Bassist' timestamp='1403729095' post='2485775'] - (I can't make out the silver pedal to the left of the Sansamp) [/quote] Tech 21 XXL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1403768692' post='2485984'] Tech 21 XXL? [/quote] This, and one of those ridiculous undercuts will help to accentuate the upper mids... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixdegrees Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 A Zoom MS-60B might be the answer. You can blend each effect with the dry tone, and have 4 effects at once, therefore retaining lots of low-end that individual pedals may be cutting. It's the only pedal I use for live stuff now for that very reason. An 80/20 dry/wet mix is about perfect for layering effects, while still cutting through. You can go heavier on the blend for chorus effects for that glassy tone, but distortions, synths, and wahs work best at lower levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzBassfreak Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Right, so what I've got going atm: Sansamp Bass Driver DI TC Flashback TC Corona Darkglass B3K (still to arrive, won off eBay, had to open a case) Digitech Bass Synth Morely Power wah Someone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumps Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I used to get something simular with a octive pedal, Jim dunlop crybaby & a dod distorsion pedal. In a small sweaty club full of long haired mosh heads it was near enough for me lol By the way This the video was filmed in the 90's not the 80's lol. The black album came out in 1991 this was the tour to acompany it. although this fact makes me feel very old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) The wah he had (and uses on this performance) is the old Morley Power Wah Boost, which I believe he inherited from Cliff Burton. They look like [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/271562536960?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108"]this[/url], and sound totally different to the modern Morley Power Wahs. The below will give you a pretty good idea of what that sounds like! ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfiOGyMy1ag Edited August 11, 2014 by icastle Link fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byo Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I thought you could get Jason Newstead's 80's sound by turning the volume totally down on your amp??? LOL... just joking. It is a shame that some of the mixes lack Jason's bass in them, the songs would only get better. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 [quote name='Byo' timestamp='1407354477' post='2519797'] I thought you could get Jason Newstead's 80's sound by turning the volume totally down on your amp??? [/quote] Haha! Or not even turning it on....I've always liked Jason and thought he was great live, never actually saw them, but on videos he's always energetic and fun to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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