Bass sound reference tones question

[timmyo]

Hi there,

I'm afraid I'm woefully ill-informed (coming to bass so late in life) of what's used to make some of the great sounds I hear so I was wondering if in a course of queries I could start by asking you folk what this kind of bass tone is characterised as ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqgF46SecVU

I'm not trying to be anal about tracking down the brand of strings or serial number of the desk, more a "ahh that's classic P-bass" or "defo a MusicMan sound" type response :-) Hopefully that makes sense

I love this album (Cheryl Lynn's first) - so much groove

thanks in advance

Tim

[Chiliwailer]

Nice grooves!

Sounds likes a Fender Jazz Bass to me, possibly even an ash body with rosewood fingerboard as it's got some lovely boom.

[xgsjx]

There's been countless times where someone has said "that's a classic xxxx tone", only for it to be something completely different.
The sound of a bass varies greatly from where the tone & volumes are set, which pick ups are used & where they're set, what strings are on it (& how long they've been there), what amp & cab are being used, what the settings are on the amp & what the sound engineer/producer has done.
And all this before any effects have been taken into account.

Sounds like a Jazz to me too. Probably with a good EQ to get that lovely boom.

Edited July 5, 2014 by xgsjx

[HowieBass]

If I had to guess I'd also go for a Fender Jazz.

[Chiliwailer]

Must be going through a killer valve head too.....oh for that house in the country....

Edited July 5, 2014 by Chiliwailer

[timmyo]

Cheers for that folks

[fretmeister]

David Shields on the bass

http://www.discogs.com/artist/319199-David-Shields