What's you favourite tone here (149 isolated bass tracks)

[lidl e]

lots to go through here. a lot of surprises whereby some of my favourite lines have terrible tone on their own (to me obviously) i don't like rio or tom sawyer at all. i think standouts of what i've listened to so far  for me are smashing pumpkins (cherub rock) and the police (every little thing she does is magic) but there's so much to choose from

 

 

(If you click on the lines icon you'll see the list)

 

Edited April 24, 2023 by lidl e

[Waddo Soqable]

Yikes that's one to go through at leisure, when I don't have to get up tomorrow ! 

Good find tho. 

 

 

[lidl e]

8 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Yikes that's one to go through at leisure, when I don't have to get up tomorrow ! 

Good find tho. 

 

 

there's some killer stuff in there. 

[WinterMute]

Geddy Lee's Tom Sawyer tone, I started playing bass after hearing Permanent Waves, and Lee will always be an major influence.

 

Love the Ox's tone on that track although his tone evolved quite radically if you listen to the Live Aid version of that song.

 

Tim Comerford's tone is always great, his work with Audioslave is under-rated I think.

 

John McVie's tone has always been absolutely perfect for the band, and his line in Go Your Own Way is an absolute peach, plus his timing is immaculate.

 

What stands out is how poor some of the tones in the metal bands are, and how bad some of the timing is.

 

The engineer in me loves Cliff Williams tone, it'll work all day long in that band.

 

Honourable mentions for Nate Mendel, Chris Squire and Rick Butler.

[lidl e]

7 hours ago, WinterMute said:

Geddy Lee's Tom Sawyer tone, I started playing bass after hearing Permanent Waves, and Lee will always be an major influence.

 

Love the Ox's tone on that track although his tone evolved quite radically if you listen to the Live Aid version of that song.

 

Tim Comerford's tone is always great, his work with Audioslave is under-rated I think.

 

John McVie's tone has always been absolutely perfect for the band, and his line in Go Your Own Way is an absolute peach, plus his timing is immaculate.

 

What stands out is how poor some of the tones in the metal bands are, and how bad some of the timing is.

 

The engineer in me loves Cliff Williams tone, it'll work all day long in that band.

 

Honourable mentions for Nate Mendel, Chris Squire and Rick Butler.

Yeah, love McVie's.

 

It's funny,  there's no bigfer Ox fan than me, but i dont like his isloated tone at all!

[Waddo Soqable]

Just listening to some now,  ooh.. I like Entwistle's sound meself ! 

 

[Lozz196]

Of the ones I checked out I like:

 

Dave Hope (Kansas)

Mike Mills (REM)

Tony Butler (Big Country)

Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) my fave

 

But the one that stood out for me was John Taylor (Duran Duran) as his tone sounded pretty much the same isolated as in the mix whereas most of the others sounded a fair bit treblier & “rattier” than would be expected.

[Linus27]

Love the following,

 

Duran Duran - Rio

Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Foo Fighters - Breakout

[KingPrawn]

Really enjoyed listening to this. I like Rio by Duran and jamerson. The rest all work for the song, but all basically Rock based songs. 

[Jonge McLengo]

Out of that playlist, I think I like ‘My Tesla Model 3 White Seats After 3 Years’ most - catchy tune

[Jonge McLengo]

In all seriousness, apart from the ones already mentioned I was pleasantly surprised how good the bass tone was for that Boston song, though I probably shouldn’t have been - Tom Scholz is a great engineer as well as musician.

[BigRedX]

I played about 15 seconds of each of the tracks that I was interested in and the thing that struck me was that how terrible most of the isolated sounds were, but how perfect they are when you hear the final mix. It all goes to prove that there is no great bass tone, just one that works well with a particular combination of musicians and instruments, and why for the most part chasing someone else's tone is a futile exercise.

[gjones]

18 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

I played about 15 seconds of each of the tracks that I was interested in and the thing that struck me was that how terrible most of the isolated sounds were, but how perfect they are when you hear the final mix. It all goes to prove that there is no great bass tone, just one that works well with a particular combination of musicians and instruments, and why for the most part chasing someone else's tone is a futile exercise.

 

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[PaulWarning]

7 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

I played about 15 seconds of each of the tracks that I was interested in and the thing that struck me was that how terrible most of the isolated sounds were, but how perfect they are when you hear the final mix. It all goes to prove that there is no great bass tone, just one that works well with a particular combination of musicians and instruments, and why for the most part chasing someone else's tone is a futile exercise.

yes, good news for us sloppy bass players 😂

[neepheid]

They're all going to sound utter gash, because they were never meant to be listened to in isolation.

[Vin Venal]

Big Timmy C gets the nod from me, especially when the distortion kicks in, that fella knows how to get dirty while the low end stays locked down.

[BillyBass]

I have learnt 9 songs from the list, using a variety of tabs from the internet, YouTube clips or just playing them bit by bit (4 bars by 4 bars) over and over again and transcribing.  Of the 5 or 6 I have just listened to, I came close on a few and quite different on a few but never identical.  In my previous band with just the single guitarist, I think I added more in to fill out space.

 

I sort of know how Vim Fuego felt when he pointed out that, "I could play Stairway to heaven when I was 16; Jimmy Page didn't write it 'til he was 23! I think that's saying something don't you?"

Edited April 26, 2023 by BillyBass

[Chrisan2]

The off spring closely followed by green day is the tone I go for. 

[SamIAm]

Brilliant!

S'manth x