Tones - Bass Players Discussion https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/tones/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:03:21 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Tones https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/tones/#post-64214 Fri, 30 Jul 2004 18:17:52 +0000
Chris Squire: I always refer to his sound as 'super clank.' But then again I've heard he puts the stereo output (actually 'dual-mono') to do different amp setups and gets a real hi-fi sort of sound. He's got that metallic top end where you can hear the roundwounds, and then has this deep, almost subsonic bottom end.

And the other side of the coin pretty much is McCartney, with his string-bass sounding setup. The Hoffy had a lot to do with it, but he played fingerstyle a lot and got a nice upright sound most of the time. Even with the Rick, his tone was rather warm and 'there.'

Anyhow, good subject!]]> Bass Players Discussion DemoEtc https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/tones/#post-64214 RE: Tones https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/tones/#post-64190 Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:10:01 +0000
A fat tone would probably have a lot of bottom end, and it would need plenty of mids to keep it from getting muddy. Highs rolled off a little, I think. A strong attack.

I think of a warm tone as having lots of mids, weak highs, and just enough lows to support the sound. Very little attack. Compressed volume.

A sharp tone has lots of highs (enough to hurt!), but not enough to be scratchy, mids are present but not prominent, and same with the lows.

My favorite is what I like to call punchy. The tone is like a warm tone, but played very aggressively, so there's a really strong attack.]]> Bass Players Discussion paul donnelly https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/tones/#post-64190 Tones https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/tones/#post-2928 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 02:29:45 +0000
Can someone describe different tones to me and how they sound?

Such as; fat, warm, sharp etc.

Cheers]]> Bass Players Discussion Metallifan https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/tones/#post-2928