Ruarl Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 I love the way the bass sounds in this recording. Warm and round at times, and then really crunchy and rich when the player digs in a bit. How is he achieving this? Is it just great technique and compression? Are there some custom pickups in that bass? Is it a 60s P? Effects? Something else? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 It just sounds to me like a really good vintage P-Bass, with the tone set mid-way so there's just a bit of clank and bite but still some warmth in the overall tone. My 77 P-Bass I had sounded exactly the same. I'm also going to say he's probably using rounds but I could be wrong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Yes, love that sound, my idea of perfection. I think a P bass responds well to thumbing plus palm muting which Joe Ayoub is doing in places here. I can get pretty close to this sound using this technique with my 90's Jap P with slightly worn in rounds. But this is at home with the P just going through a Focusrite straight into headphones - no effects, it just sounds absolutely perfect - however, have I ever been able to recreate this perfect clean crunch sound live on stage? - not a chance ! 😥 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Nice groove that, looking at a few write ups on Joe Ayoub he plays a 72 precision which it looks like, maybe a changed pickguard , can’t be sure but I think they may be flats with the red silks with the tone up full, great sound and great playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 56 minutes ago, musicbassman said: But this is at home with the P just going through a Focusrite straight into headphones - no effects, it just sounds absolutely perfect - however, have I ever been able to recreate this perfect clean crunch sound live on stage? - not a chance ! 😥 That's what tube amps are for 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruarl Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Thanks for the answers folks. I'll see how close I can get. Turns out I have a close-ish match for that bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 The bass sounds amazing, but I wanna throttle the "camera person". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 The video comments suggest this was recorded live and, Joe has an Aguilar AG head that is at least being DI'd. It certainly sounds more DI than cabinet (which I generally prefer anyway!) I think the Original '62 pickup would sound pretty good in a P bass for this tone, or a lil scoop from a CS62. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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