When Love Comes to Town Herbie Hancock

[DTB]

I love the bass tone on this track. 

It’s the version with Joss Stone and Johnny Lang. 
It almost sounds as is there is a tiny amount of overdrive on the bass at some points. 
Anyone help me out with what’s going on to achieve that tone please. 
Yes I know it’s 99% in the fingers and I’m 99% there in getting exactly that tone so my fingers are fine but it’s not quite right. 
Anyway any help much appreciated. 
Thank you. 

[chris_b]

The fantastic Reggie McBride on bass.

 

Another favourite on  this record is Stitched Up, with Willie Weeks on bass.

 

 

[DTB]

7 minutes ago, chris_b said:

The fantastic Reggie McBride on bass.

 

Another favourite on  this record is Stitched Up, with Willie Weeks on bass.

 

 

Yes mine too. Use to play both on guitar before switching back to bass recently. 

[DTB]

I absolutely love playing bass again. Switched back due to arthritis pain and sitting in a slightly different position to play bass means I can play more than two songs before having to stop. 
Any advice on that tone?

[chris_b]

More Reggie. . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[chris_b]

Just now, DTB said:

Any advice on that tone?

 

I saw Reggie McBride with Keb Mo at the Jazz Cafe and he seems to play with a very light feel.

 

It's all in the technique. Probably a low action and stroking the strings.

[DTB]

I’ve got it almost spot on now. Simply turned off the preamp in my bass and went passive. Sounds much closer like that. 
I think a lower action or slightly less relief would get in 100% but I don’t want to disappear down that particular rabbit hole again. I like the way my bass plays at the moment and until I change the strings for black ones, if they ever arrive from USA, I’m inclined to leave it as it is.