I’m pretty good at dialing in a guitar tone … but bass … nah!

[Fishbulb]

Jazz bass with clanky Rotosound strings, the Rat and 800RB are the keys to the David Sims sound. DrewJD82 is totally right about the strings and setup of the bass itself playing a big part of the sound.

 

[HomespunEffects]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone in history of any musical discussion I've ever been a part of go "I want my bass to sound like Duran Duran, The Haunted or The Jesus Lizard. Nothing else will suffice"

Have you figured out that I’m not like everyone yet?

 

[JiveTurkey]

Have you figured out that I’m not like everyone yet?

Oh I figured it out

 

[HomespunEffects]

Oh I figured it out

I have a saying that goes “if you’re not weird, you’re boring”.

 

[HomespunEffects]

That’s the cool thing about utilizing 2 different tracks for the same part, you can fine tune the amount of dirt/clean. It’s precisely how I get bass tracks to sit in a mix.

I see where you’re coming from.

 

[Iron1]

That’s the cool thing about utilizing 2 different tracks for the same part, you can fine tune the amount of dirt/clean. It’s precisely how I get bass tracks to sit in a mix.

This is exactly what I did in the beginning to get mine dialed in.

Ive since refined it down to one track/tone, but you can do a lot in the mix with two tones like this, or even taking a second track and killing all the freq above 100. Get your warmth and ear candy from the one and all your fat/crush/kick in your chest from the second.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I have a saying that goes “if you’re not weird, you’re boring”.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

I do a Deluxe Compressor, parallel split (no crossover) into two different Agua Sledge models - one set clean and bassy, the other set driven and clanky, and use the merge mixer to blend the two. No cab. I use two Snapshots, each with different mix levels on the merge mixer for clean/dirty.

 

[HomespunEffects]

I think I’ve found what I’m looking for.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Friends don't let friends Glen Fricker

 

[HomespunEffects]

Friends don't let friends Glen Fricker

Oh, what did he do?

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Oh, what did he do?

For one, he used to be the guy who spoke out against amp sims, MIDI drum VSTs, etc.. Now he sells them.

I'm sure there are many other reasons but I've mostly put the guy out of my head for the last 8 years and I'm glad to keep it that way.

 

[HomespunEffects]

For one, he used to be the guy who spoke out against amp sims, MIDI drum VSTs, etc.. Now he sells them.

I'm sure there are many other reasons but I've mostly put the guy out of my head for the last 8 years and I'm glad to keep it that way.

Well, the plugins are much better these days compared to not even 5 years ago.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Well, the plugins are much better these days compared to not even 5 years ago.

I remember some of his video rants berating musicians for even using these tools in the first place, scratching his head as to why everyone and their mother weren't mic'ing up a 5150 with an SM57 or trying to record real drums. "Not real music" and the likes..

I'm not trying to dissuade you from using whatever tools you want to use yourself, more power to you. I just wouldn't give a guy like that my money.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Well, the plugins are much better these days compared to not even 5 years ago.

There are definitely more options that are really great. But producers and pros have been using, for example, the Sansamp plugin for 20+ years now. The reality is, a lot of people wouldn't know what was used on a recording unless they were told definitively.