Your Ultimate Desert Island Bass Tone

[Paolo85]

Probably Jerry Jemmott in Albert King's My Feelings For The Blues

[Baloney Balderdash]

On 26/11/2016 at 09:11, Graham said:

Justin Chancellor on Tool's 10,000 Days, specifically, Jambi

Also, Joe Lally on Fugazi's Repeater album.

I would tend to agree on this.

 

Though I do actually quite like my own bass tone as well.

 

Know what bass Joe played on the Repeater album?

 

Edited March 8, 2024 by Baloney Balderdash

[Graham]

6 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

I would tend to agree on this.

 

Though I do actually quite like my own bass tone as well.

 

Know what bass Joe played on the Repeater album?

 

I'd assume it's the red Stingray he had, but I don't actually know

[Bassybert]

On 26/11/2016 at 08:11, Graham said:

Justin Chancellor on Tool's 10,000 Days, specifically, Jambi

Also, Joe Lally on Fugazi's Repeater album.

The sound of Joe’s bass on Waiting Room is right up there for me, it’s perfect. 

[Highfox]

So many, but that Bow Wow Wow stuff still does me.

Got me wanting that Wal - ting.

 

[Paul S]

I've always loved this bass tone, although never tried to achieve it.  Chap named Paul Martinez, who has sessions with the great and good in his CV.

 

 

[TrevorR]

For me it’s Tiran Porter’s exquisite tone on Takin’ It To The Streets.

 

[ezbass]

49 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

For me it’s Tiran Porter’s exquisite tone on Takin’ It To The Streets.

 

A woefully underrated player.

[Jackroadkill]

I love Paul Simonon's tones full stop, but his tones on the London Calling album really do it for me.

[merello]

Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel, especially Sledgehammer, Don’t Give Up and Digging in the Dirt.

[ezbass]

2 hours ago, merello said:

Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel, especially Sledgehammer, Don’t Give Up and Digging in the Dirt.

Uncle Tony is one of my biggest bass influences, I'm a huge fanboy.

[asingardenof]

I've recently been loving Krist Novoselic's tone with 3rd Secret and would happily have that for myself.

[PaulThePlug]

Burke Shelly, Budgie - Zoom Club

[bremen]

6 hours ago, merello said:

Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel, especially Sledgehammer

Fretless with a pick, isn't that illegal? 😅 

[Geek99]

23 minutes ago, bremen said:

Fretless with a pick, isn't that illegal? 😅 

It is. Tar and feather time. 🔥

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, bremen said:

Fretless with a pick, isn't that illegal? 😅 

Or genius.

[SteveXFR]

Lou Barlow's tone on The Lung by Dinosaur JR, specifically this live recording. The bass is solo at 1:50

I would also like to be able to play like him

 

 

 

[Baloney Balderdash]

3 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

Lou Barlow's tone on The Lung by Dinosaur JR, specifically this live recording. The bass is solo at 1:50

I would also like to be able to play like him

 

 

 

It's an overdriven Marshall JCM 800, all tubes amp, an old SS Peavey bass amp, run clean, and an old all tubes Ampeg SVT, overdriven with an Xotic BB Bass Preamp run into it, all run simultaneously, of course with each their own cabinet.

 

Or at least it was in that gear rundown I watched where Lou shows and explains about his live setup:

 

Lou Barlow is another one of my absolute favorite bass players.

 

Edited March 12, 2024 by Baloney Balderdash

[squire5]

Stu Cook - 'Have you ever seen rain?' by Creedence.

[Stub Mandrel]

Dave Pegg's tone on Broadsword and the Beast.

[bremen]

David Wm Sims 

[ead]

I like the fretelss Pino stuff he did with Paul Young.  Especially "Wherever I Lay My Hat..." or "Love of the Common Peeps".

[petebassist]

Has to be either Danny Thompson for me 

Or electric, this 😁

 

[AMV001]

0.06 - 0.16

 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

5 hours ago, petebassist said:

Has to be either Danny Thompson for me 

 

Hah! Didn't notice your comment, just clicked John Martyn without thinking and thought 'Danny Thompson!" so distinctive. Can't believe I've never heard this album. CD ordered!