Linus27 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Love the bass sound on these recordings. Sounds like a Precision to me. From 1m13s this just sounds lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Basses (or any other instrument for that matter) only sound good on a recording in the context of the arrangement and production of the music. Take a listen to any of the many isolated bass tracks available on YouTube if you want to hear how different (and generally not very good) the bass sounds once you strip away all the other instrumentation. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Hmmm. Here are two different bass tones which I love. John McVie - You Make Loving Fun. Warm round tone. Bruce Foxton - Mr Clean. Rough and trebely and high in the mix. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 the king of sublime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 30/11/2018 at 13:40, cetera said: Tiran Porter with The Doobie Brothers on the albums 'The Captain & Me', 'What Were Once Vices' & 'Stampede' - classic flatwound with a pick providing that reassuring thud. I was just popping in to nominate Tiran's tone on the track Taking It To The Streets. Just the sound gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. I'll also add Mo Foster's fretless tone on "A Walk In the Country" from his Bel Assis album and Herbie Flowers' tone on "Horsell Common And The Heat Ray" from Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds album. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Anything off this album; 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) Squire on just about anything but an honourable mention for Time & A Word album. However I'm going to pick an isolated rhythm section track to show just how unique he was at the time Edited December 6, 2018 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Neil Murray on this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Jon Stockman, Karnivool's Roquefort, 6 string Thumb I believe. Geddy Lee's Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures tone. Pastorius on Mitchell's Hejira and Shadows and Light. Tim Comerford's work with Audioslave. John Isley's tone on the first 2 Dire Straights albums Norman Watt-Roy on Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, or indeed anything he played on frankly. Mick Karn Sons of Pioneers. Tony Levin, too many to mention, Red Rain probably... Phil Lynott Dancing in the moonlight. I could go on... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Jazz burp time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) For me, Power Windows by Rush. A Wal MK1 and Geddy Lee. It's a match made in heaven. Twangy, rubbery and aggressive as sin. Edited December 3, 2018 by 40hz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 41 minutes ago, 40hz said: For me, Power Windows by Rush. A Wal MK1 and Geddy Lee. It's a match made in heaven. Twangy, rubbery and aggressive as sin. Yep i was gonna go for Geddy's WAL sound but changed to Neil Murray who was probably more of an influence on me along with Jack Bruce. DAve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMG456 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Bobby Watson on Michael Jackson's Rock With You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medpb Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Alan Spenner always got that holy grail bass sound out of his righthand. Either on pbass or wal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Great thread, some really cool cats. What hasn't been mentioned yet... Christian McBride Marcin Pendowski. https://pendofsky.bandcamp.com/track/psychobaton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 30/11/2018 at 16:42, ianrendall said: So THAT’S what a Smith sounds like.. Thrown my long-time Sadowsky GAS into a right kilter that has. Here’s one of my faves from the Dan. Tom Barney playing a ‘Ray 5. Heres the live version sounding just as good with the late Ricky Lawson, what a rhythm section...That's one tight pocket! RIP - Ricky Lawson RIP - Cornelius Bumpus RIP - Walter Becker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panamonte Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 John Wetton throughout his time with King Crimson, but particularly this from c.4.30 - P bass through a Hiwatt head I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AScheck9 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Everybody's favourite tones area different I guess! A tone that I heard years ago which sticks in my head as a "favourite" though is kid in his bedroom with generic recording equipment.: I think it sounds awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 22 hours ago, 40hz said: For me, Power Windows by Rush. A Wal MK1 and Geddy Lee. It's a match made in heaven. Twangy, rubbery and aggressive as sin. Yep, Geddy's best bass tone by far. 'Hold Your Fire' had the best songs but 'Power Windows' had the best production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 About time this had a mention!....Classic Jazz vibe and to me a benchmark which guys have strived to emulate since. Then there's this fella......Some nice tones from the breakdown on...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 On 03/12/2018 at 22:43, dmccombe7 said: Yep i was gonna go for Geddy's WAL sound but changed to Neil Murray who was probably more of an influence on me along with Jack Bruce. DAve Funny thing DAve and I respect your opinion. I'm 180 degrees opposite to your view. Geddy has some stellar recorded tones on his Rick and Jazz (Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures especially) but his Wal flap had no bottom or grit. Awful and it didn't help that it coincided with their pursuit of tech over songs; Ged's penchant for chording and a loss of the mix to synths. I know Wals can sound good though, so I blame Geddy and their producers at that time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 13 hours ago, Chris2112 said: Yep, Geddy's best bass tone by far. 'Hold Your Fire' had the best songs but 'Power Windows' had the best production. Idle boast but I’ve done sessions with the engineer on the Montserrat sessions for that album- I think they had 2 tape machines each and he used 32 mics on the kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, visog said: Funny thing DAve and I respect your opinion. I'm 180 degrees opposite to your view. Geddy has some stellar recorded tones on his Rick and Jazz (Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures especially) but his Wal flap had no bottom or grit. Awful and it didn't help that it coincided with their pursuit of tech over songs; Ged's penchant for chording and a loss of the mix to synths. I know Wals can sound good though, so I blame Geddy and their producers at that time. Not a prob visog. Its what makes for an interesting thread. Totally agree that Geddy's tone has changed quite a bit over the years. I just liked the way his WAL sounded so sharp and clear. It doesn't have that deeper bottom end but for me it suited the music at that time. Think i had WAL gas at that time too so that didn't help. Moving Pictures also another fav bass tone. I actually liked his sound from Farewell to Kings album which is also when i first saw them. Think his tone will always get us bassists debating but that's Geddy for you. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 For me moving pictures was probably the best era for Geddy's bass tone, in particular his 72 jazz used on Tom Sawyer....I do have a slightly biased opinion as i think Moving Pictures in it's day was in terms of production, song writing and musicianship a perfect illustration and showcase of the bands evolution and the end of that creative phase...Still holds up today, subjective i know but as close to a perfect recording as could be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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