Best bass tone...

[darrell]

Sorry if this has been done/overdone... but name the song (or bassist) that you believe has the best bass tone.

For me, I believe it would have to be Paul Denman of Sade. It was his work with his Stingray that pushed me to dishing out the $1200 for one. I was on the fence previously...

For examples, listen to Smooth Operator, Kiss of Life, The Sweetest Taboo... or anything off of Love Deluxe or Diamond Life.

[painfulgrass]

Probably Joe Lally from Fugazi, it's nothing special but it works. "Waiting Room" wouldn't be the same any other way.

[lateralus423]

Stefano? i dont know what band hes in though.

[e p]

stefan lessard-dave matthews band
justin chancellor-tool
flea/adaltere-the mars volta

[sr800bkBassist]

Lou Barlow, from Dinosaur Jr.
being in a band like Dinosaur Jr., who's sound is based off of building pleasent melodies out of pure noise, fuzz, and chaos, yet having one guitarist who often branches off of the main riff into leads and stuff, gives the bassist a tough job. but Lou made it work.

he uses a rickenbacker pumped with distortion and played thick, driving basslines that often sounded like a guitar, yet still held enough low end in the mix because of his chords and such he used, as well as it simply being because his bass had a perfect tone range that was twangy and high enough to fill in where the guitar left out, but fat and bassy enough to keep the bassline intact.

http://www.myspace.com/dinosaurjrjrjrjrjr
http://www.myspace.com/dinosauear
listen there.

[darrell]

Stefano? i dont know what band hes in though.

From YouTube? He's got a nice tone...

[darrell]

Lou Barlow, from Dinosaur Jr.
being in a band like Dinosaur Jr., who's sound is based off of building pleasent melodies out of pure noise, fuzz, and chaos, yet having one guitarist who often branches off of the main riff into leads and stuff, gives the bassist a tough job. but Lou made it work.

he uses a rickenbacker pumped with distortion and played thick, driving basslines that often sounded like a guitar, yet still held enough low end in the mix because of his chords and such he used, as well as it simply being because his bass had a perfect tone range that was twangy and high enough to fill in where the guitar left out, but fat and bassy enough to keep the bassline intact.

http://www.myspace.com/dinosaurjrjrjrjrjr
http://www.myspace.com/dinosauear
listen there.

Too much effect.. not enough tone*













*this is my opinion.

[sr800bkBassist]

Too much effect.. not enough tone*













*this is my opinion.
i can deffinitely see how that can be said. regardless, i still enjoy it though hahahahhaa

[Spaceman Spiff]

Too much effect.. not enough tone*




*this is my opinion.
But you listen to Sade, thus making your opinion void.


Dinosaur Jr. is awesome.

[sr800bkBassist]

i'd also like to note that the link to the song Feel the Pain doesn't actually have Lou playing bass on it, but after he left, J. Mascis emulated his tone and playing style for all their albums into the 90's, the only main difference was slightly less volume and less mids.

[Soulfly666]

I really like(d) Rhonda Smith's tone when she played with Prince. She has such great live tone.

[Led_Zeppelin678]

For me, it's a tie between John Paul Jones on Zeppelin's Carouselambra, Stanley Clarke in School Days, and Billy Sheehan on The Last Page from the Nine Short Films album he did with Terry Bozzio.

[darrell]

But you listen to Sade, thus making your opinion void.


Dinosaur Jr. is awesome.

I didn't say anything about the music... he even agreed with me. Have you listened to the bass in Sade's music?

[The_Red_Death]

I love the tone the bassist from Moneen gets in the bridge of Don't Ever Tell Locke What He Can't Do. Also, I'm a big fan of the tone the bassist from Minus The Bear has. Distorted bass can sound great when done tastefully, and not over the top.

[kilian]

Tony Kanal, live on the No Doubt DVD - Rock steady.


Lovely.

[Saberpunk]

Duff Mckagen on Appetite for Destruction, if i could get that tone, i would die happy

[Killer Fridge]

Whatever Rocco Prestia plays in bassically everything he does

[Shinobi_sniper]

I don't know about songs, but I prefer playing with a growly tone.

[Chris K]

Stuart Hamm with a Kubicki, Jonas Hellborg with his Status Hellborg bass (especially on Kali's Son) and Geddy Lee with a Wal (esepcially on Hold our Fire and Power Windows.)

[ebe9]

Timmy C (Both in RATM & Audioslave)

Victor Wooten

Tye Zamora

Marcus Miller

[DaromahBassPlayer]

Joey Demaio of Manowar has the greatest pick tone.

www.dawksound.com

go to "Clients" then to "Manowar" look at that BASS and RIG!

[Criss Frantic]

I like the the tone of Dave Allen from Gang Of Four. I dont know what he played though. Possibly a stingray?

[lateralus423]

From YouTube? He's got a nice tone...

Yeah i love his tone.:)

[Az_Holl]

Duff Mckagen on Appetite for Destruction, if i could get that tone, i would die happy
I would kill 12 people just to get close to Duffs tone.

I like Timmy Cs in pretty much any situation and Sheehans on Goin' Crazy.

[zink182]

Justin Chancellor on schism *droooooools*

[nisakss]

Adam Clayton's (u2) tone on Rattle and Hum and the Joshua Tree. Well in any live or studio recording he always gets killer tone.

Simmon Gullup has a pretty nice semi-hollow tone in the Destingration album.

The tone Andres Mendez from Opeth gets in their last album (ghost reveries?) is awesome. Dark and mellow yet very present and clear. Reminds me of Adam CLayton but in a heavy metal setting.

JPJ - His tone on the lemmon Song....just awesome.

[punk_chunks]

no mention of standup players? definitely Ray Brown for me.

[just_insane]

no mention of standup players? definitely Ray Brown for me.

I dont know who the upright player is, but the intro track to Common's album "Be" is just straight up groove. He gets such a natural tone- download it if you havent heard it.

As far as electric bass goes- cant beat Marcus Miller's tone

[museic]

brian gibson from lightning bolt has amazing tone.. really gritty and distorted but its still full of tone. his octaved bass tone is soo powerful

[skingle]

Timmy C on evil empire.

Stu Hamm with his urge II

[Spaceman Spiff]

I didn't say anything about the music... he even agreed with me. Have you listened to the bass in Sade's music?
Nope.

I was just messing around anyway.

[sr800bkBassist]

I like the the tone of Dave Allen from Gang Of Four. I dont know what he played though. Possibly a stingray?
i've only seen him with a P-bass.

[muthafunkabass]

I love that Matt Rubano's tone, Justin Chancellor's tone, and Steve Harris' tone. Amazing stuff.


Matt- Taking Back Sunday
Justin- Tool
Steve- Iron Maiden


Who's the bass player for Thursday? His tone is great too.

[Pinhead13]

Adam Clayton's (u2) tone on Rattle and Hum and the Joshua Tree. Well in any live or studio recording he always gets killer tone.

Simmon Gullup has a pretty nice semi-hollow tone in the Destingration album.

The tone Martin Mendez from Opeth gets in their last album (ghost reveries?) is awesome. Dark and mellow yet very present and clear. Reminds me of Adam CLayton but in a heavy metal setting.

JPJ - His tone on the lemmon Song....just awesome.


:thumb:


I <3 the tone of Iced Earth's bassist on Horror Show.

[Radiobass81]

Stuart Hamm
Justin Chancellor

[YDload]

My favorite bass tones are the ones that are really audible, even over the guitars.

Justin Chancellor and Chris Squire do this well with a pick, but Steve Harris does it excellently too. With just his fingers! A big fat, chunky tone is all I ask for.

[darrell]

Nope.

I was just messing around anyway.

Oh, alright. I forgive you. :p



Do take a look at it though... awesome tone. :)

[FU.CKY.OU]

Jon Berry, formerly of Rufio, especially on the album Perhaps, I supposed.

[Deacy]

Geddy Lee

[peeted]

wooten has expensive sounding tone. and i like it.

[BenJammin]

Michael Manring's tone on just about everything.

Flea's tone most of the time.

What's-his-face who plays (played, I think) for Counting Crows.

[darrell]

What's-his-face who plays (played, I think) for Counting Crows.


Matt Malley?

[Aerodyne]

In addition to just about everything else mentioned, Chris Squire. Roundabout and Heart of the Sunrise. That was the very first CD I bought for bass exploration, so it's very close to my heart. I wish I could play that song, I think I have a block on just that for some reason. Whoa, trail off! So yeah Chris Squire and Geddy, definitely. I'd love the Squire Rick.

[lemoley]

Timmy C
Flea
Jessie (DFA1979)
Twiggy
Sam Rivers
Justin Chancellor

[katana_manatee]

My favourite tones are probably Michael Manring's tone on most of his stuff, Victor Wooten's fretted tone and Jaco's fretless tone.

[Esp Griffyn]

Stuart Hamm's Kubicki Tone
Victor Wooten
Michael Manring

3 very different, but very awesome tones.

[Nac mac feegle!]

noel redding on the wind cries mary (sunn cabs+'64 jazz FTW)
shavo odajian (sp?) on the metro
marcus miller
timmy C's wah tone on clam like a bomb

edit:and flea/alderete in the mars volta

[Charmand G]

Grutle in Enslaved has pretty nice tone. A Rick` and a Big Muff put together.

Timmy C, Joey DeMaio and Alex Webster....

Les Claypool on "Professor Nutbutter". :)

[Radiobass81]

I'm adding Manrig's. The harmonics he gets are simply chilling.

[User Name]

John Entwistle

[Thonk]

Michael Manring
Victor Wooten
Timmy C.
Geddy Lee
Rocco Prestia
Justin Chancellor

/doesn't feel like naming anymore

[Jody LeCompte]

I'd kick a baby in the face for something really really smooth tone fretless tone like Manrings.

[Thonk]

I'd kick a baby in the face for something really really smooth tone fretless tone like Manrings.
I'm afraid I would a lot more than just kick A baby for it..

Manring has the greatest fretless tones I have ever heard..Any nay sayers, listen to "When We Last Spoke".:p

[katana_manatee]

For me I just don't know whether Manring has my favourite fretless tone or Jaco's tone on Joni Mitchell's Hejira album.

Both I love.

[vashts80]

Steve DiGiorgio on Sadus's Out for Blood/Control Denied's The Fragile Art of Existence/Iced Earth's The Horror Show

Jaco
Steve Harris
Justin Chancellor

[Anxious]

Mike Watt in his fiREHOSE days. Very warbly and trebely.

[bassmancrv]

hmm

marcus miller... all his stuff has incredible tone..

and im somewhat surprised no one mentioned ryan martinie (ryknow) from mudvayne... hes probably got the growliest... (is that a word?) tone ive ever heard... a good song would be severed.. listen to the intro, and death blooms, world so cold is pretty good to

^ if anyone did mention him.. sorry i didnt see it :)

[Chris K]

I don't really like Marcus Miller's tone. It's too fat and bassy for my liking, I prefer it sharp and snappy.

[Akira]

I like Robert Sledge's distorted tone.

[BenJammin]

I like Robert Sledge's distorted tone.

Haha, yeah. He has an awesome tone, especially in songs like "Kate" and "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces."

[the101er]

Ryan Martinie on 'Dig'

Jean Baudin on 'My Girl's Got Guts' and 'My Hideous Claw'

Les Claypool... in general

Timmy C.

Museics tone is awesome on his Bottlenose Dolphins recordings

Skipper from a local band With Scissors has an awesome live tone from a Behringer and Deluxe P bass Special

[Jody LeCompte]

A few people mentioned duffs tone.

Any fender with a p/j and a .73 dunlop pick through a GK

[Akira]

Haha, yeah. He has an awesome tone, especially in songs like "Kate" and "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces."
Yeah. It's so fat.

[BenJammin]

Yeah. It's so fat.

Agreed. His tone doesn't even sound like he plays with a pick.

[sr800bkBassist]

I like Robert Sledge's distorted tone.
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will you people stop naming bassists that aren't known outside of their band's fanbase, without naming the band?

[BenJammin]

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will you people stop naming bassists that aren't known outside of their band's fanbase, without naming the band?

Ben Folds Five. :)

[Manticore Guy]

Steve DiGiorgio- Death's Individual Thought Patterns (especially on Nothing is Everything)
Jaco Pastorius- Everything but Weather Report's Black Market, His Self- Titled, and Joni Mitchell's Heijera (I could keep going:chug: )
Marcus Miller- Anything, but Power in particular
BassGuys tone on RoeeCo. Awesome song.

There's way more too, but these are off of the top of my head right now.

[Myung]

Sam Rivers- Limp Bizkit- Faith, and all later bizkit songs

Les Claypool- Primus- Tommy the Cat....howd he get that slurpy sound?

Feildy- Korn- Yall want a single, Falling away from me

[alucidinterval]

chris squire
flea
wooten
jaco

[rocknutter]

my favourite bass tone is steve harris' on the brave new world album :thumb:
flea's tone on californication comes close tho :)

[British Kid]

Yeah. It's so fat.
123 i absolutly love that tone. i can get pretty close to it with my jazz running thru my big muff, or when i'm playing thru my Tranor all tube with the gain cranked all the way. does he use flats while playing with a pick?

[SquierBasser]

I think that Flea in Aeroplane has the best tone I've ever heard.

BTW: I'm new.

[funkyhoney]

I think that Flea in Aeroplane has the best tone I've ever heard.

BTW: I'm new.

:amaze:
i was just about to post that up

[TheIdiotBox]

I tend to chop and change between favourite tones, but for a while now my top two have been Joe Principe (Rise Against) on 'Siren Song...' and Joe Loeffler on Chevelle's 'Wonder What's Next'. Great stuff.

[Led_Zeppelin678]

Some new ones to add:

Geddy Lee - Rush - The Fountain Of Lamneth
Steve Harris - Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams
Greg Lake - King Crimson - 21st Century Shizoid Man

[Criss Frantic]

Bruce Foxton - The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
Paul Simonon - The Clash - Lost In The Supermarket

[lais817]

anybody know what Justin from tool is playing? I NEED HIS TONE!!!!!!!

[Asyd309]

I tend to chop and change between favourite tones, but for a while now my top two have been Joe Principe (Rise Against) on 'Siren Song...' and Joe Loeffler on Chevelle's 'Wonder What's Next'. Great stuff.


Dude, I love the sounds of those guys bass !! The tone on Chevelle's last CD is even better !!

For me, it's a toss-up.

Tye Zamora and Rancid bass player(i forget his name).

[Criss Frantic]

^Matt Freeman.

[tinnitus]

Timmy C (Ratm)

Flea (pre stadium arcadium) -Before he started using fender jazz

Juan Alderete (mars volta, not racer x)

[Mitchell Royce]

I quite like the tone of Bob Weston of Shellac.


anybody know what Justin from tool is playing? I NEED HIS TONE!!!!!!!

Wal Basses and Mesa amplification. He seems to like Lovetone and Boss FX.

[timmySmi]

Timmy C - Audioslave,RATM

Seen them live a couple of months back in Brixton. He's distortion is just shredding and all through the gig I was just glued to just how loud it was.


Jason Newsted - Voivod,Metallica

I prefered it back when he has his signature Spector that tone was so killer and fully justifed the whole Black Album tour. But still watching him and hearing him inspired me to make a big investment into getting a Sadowsky and they are quite frankly one of the best tone basses around.

[mastrrbasser]

funk- alan gorrie from average white band
Metal- mike fleischman from vision of disorder
rock/prog- geddy lee (counterparts is my favorite tone of his, it's his jazz bass i beleive)
punk- the dude from frenzal rhomb
jazz- electric:steve bailey
upright: paul chambers, NHOP(neils-henning orsted pederson)

other memorable tones-

tony levin
michael manring
p-nut
flea
juan alderte
patitucci

[mattman23]

Chris Squire, Bill Laswell, Tony Levin... all great tone.

[Call Me Jack]

Duff Mckagen on Appetite for Destruction, if i could get that tone, i would die happy
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