How do I get this tone

[Guest MoJo]

[quote name='ARGH' post='274791' date='Sep 1 2008, 05:49 PM']Its a Sansamp.....Its not a cranked Ampeg,its a Sansamp....and its got a bit of compression on it too...newish strings and the gain set at 1 o'clock.[/quote]

What Sansamp would you recommend? Bass Driver DI?

[1976fenderhead]

[quote name='bassman2790' post='274825' date='Sep 1 2008, 06:25 PM']What Sansamp would you recommend? Bass Driver DI?[/quote]

I'm very curious about the New VT Bass...
Have a listen. The last setting sounds promising:
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot6jQTYdSCY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot6jQTYdSCY[/url]

There's also the Para Driver which some people prefer because it has a Mids knob (like the VT Bass, unlike the Bass Driver)...

Edited September 1, 2008 by 1976fenderhead

[Guest MoJo]

[quote name='1976fenderhead' post='274848' date='Sep 1 2008, 07:16 PM']I'm very curious about the New VT Bass...
Have a listen. The last setting sounds promising:
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot6jQTYdSCY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot6jQTYdSCY[/url]

There's also the Para Driver which some people prefer because it has a Mids knob (like the VT Bass, unlike the Bass Driver)...[/quote]

Hmmmmm....very interesting

[Musky]

You might be interested in some clips put up comparing the VT to a 1969 Ampeg stack.

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462767"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462767[/url]

[Adee]

The Tech 21 VT is superb, the guitarist in my band has one as he plays bass too and I have used and fiddled
with his for a whole practice session. VERY versatile plenty of mids to play with.

Better than the Sansamp Bass Driver as you tend to get a bit lost in the mix if you not careful.

Thats my two penneth = [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8kdWpB3U4&feature=related"]TECH 21 VT Bass[/url]

Edited September 1, 2008 by Adee

[Kev]

[quote name='1976fenderhead' post='274793' date='Sep 1 2008, 05:50 PM']LOL here we go gain...


[size=4][b]IMO[/b][/size]

The PD7 is the best you can buy for that kind of price. That's some PHAT, punchy, LOW-mid-rich distortion. I think you need to buy a bigger combo.
Downsides are it kills the dynamics a bit (sounds overly compressed).
The Distortion setting is very good, the Overdrive setting is ok but the Attack setting is useless.

I think neither the PD7 or the ODB-3 lose low end. However, the ODB-3 ADDS high end, so maybe that's why people have that impression.

But all this is irrelevant to the topic at hand, as I don't think you can get even closer to that tone with any of them...[/quote]
we obviously have VERY different opinions when it comes to distortion, i think we should leave it at that!

after having a more closer listen, i think im inclined to agree its a sansamp, but still think that the fact that its a p pickup is key to that tone

[Ant]

yeah, the tone is all about the p pickup, with some nice valvey overdrive.

[waynepunkdude]

[b]IMO[/b] The song sucks pick a better one to cover

[fretmeister]

[quote name='bassman2790' post='274713' date='Sep 1 2008, 04:32 PM']I've been speaking to Neil Murray (ex Whitesnake, Colosseum etc etc) and he seems to think it's an overdriven amp, possibly an Ampeg too and as I can't afford to fork out for an Ampeg, he's kindly given me pointers to how I might get near the sound.

Thanks for all your posts [/quote]



You should never name drop.

Brad Pitt taught me that.

[JoeS]

According to an interview from a while back, he uses an Ampeg SVT Classic and Boss ODB3. I agree with Wayne though

[Guest MoJo]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='275318' date='Sep 2 2008, 11:46 AM'][b]IMO[/b] The song sucks pick a better one to cover [/quote]


[quote name='JoeS' post='275480' date='Sep 2 2008, 02:57 PM']I agree with Wayne though [/quote]

Seems to go down well when we play it. Do you have a suggestion for a replacement cover song in the bluesey/rock stylee?

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='bassman2790' post='275643' date='Sep 2 2008, 05:24 PM']Seems to go down well when we play it. Do you have a suggestion for a replacement cover song in the bluesey/rock stylee?[/quote]


Rufus Thomas - Walking the Dog

The guys in the video are they pro?

[JoeS]

Well, I [i]was[/i] joking, but I'd say something by Clutch. Anything by Clutch, actually.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='JoeS' post='275776' date='Sep 2 2008, 09:01 PM']Well, I [i]was[/i] joking, but I'd say something by Clutch. Anything by Clutch, actually.[/quote]


I was kidding too but that band look like a pub band in all honesty

[ben604]

I'd suggest clutch too, obviously.

[Guest MoJo]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='275706' date='Sep 2 2008, 06:54 PM']The guys in the video are they pro?[/quote]

Indeed they are

Here's their [url="http://www.theanswer.ie/home.html"]Website[/url] and their [url="http://www.myspace.com/theanswerrock"]MySpace[/url]

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='bassman2790' post='275942' date='Sep 2 2008, 11:55 PM']Indeed they are

Here's their [url="http://www.theanswer.ie/home.html"]Website[/url] and their [url="http://www.myspace.com/theanswerrock"]MySpace[/url][/quote]


I know it sounds like I'm being a c**t but that suprises me.

[KevB]

You are being a c*nt but you play punk, what do you expect? Seriously though, they are a good honest hard workin classic blues rock band and really need to be seen live for best effect. Hell of a singer. Check out Back Door Slam as well.

[danlea]

Just to chuck in my thoughts (probably far too late), it does sound like some multi-valve gnarl (so yeah, Ampeg SVT...) but that's not to say you can't get a similar tone from your Boss. The main thing is to get the extreme EQ shaping - play about with EQ post distortion and blend the dry signal.