Members audioicon Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 I listened to Bob Marley a lot and all I can say is that the"bass" is the best.It's like putting sugar in my coffee. The bass is just so damn sweet! How did they get the bass to sound like that? I mean the bass has a heavy presence but regardless of how much presence and body, the bass never come across as overwhelming. What are your thoughts or musical taste on this.? AI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 that stuff is amazing..... Fenders I believe..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 A lot will depend on which mix/mastering you listen to, also, of course. Some of the early releases don't have nearly the bass presence. But by the mid-70s, they'd nailed the sound pretty good... I remember listening to Burnin' at a buddy's house the first time and thinking... wow... this is bass. For me it was the combination of the bass and that incredibly funky clav, along with Al Anderson's wah wah guitar... what a sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'm assuming a Precision strung with either flats, grounds or well broken in rounds. The single passive pickup in the sweet spot has a lot to do with it. Most of what your hearing, to be honest, is the players touch ...his fingers on the strings, and how he's making you feel the bass line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members audioicon Posted October 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 All I can say is WOW! The bass is like drinking sweet wine.I tried not to listen to the newer disc versions. And stay with the first discs transfer versions. I want to stay with the original as possible. But the bass, OMG. It's unbelievable! AI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 A lot of reggae/dub bass is plucked at the base of the neck, not over the pickups....and usually the highs and mids are EQed out of the tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 This thread got me on a Wailers groove... first I listened to Burnin' and then I listened to a big slice of the Roxy album (which I was lucky enough to be there, for). One thing that's really clear about these tracks is how much room they make for the bass -- there's stuff goin' on up top but it's often either in small rhythmic jabs (the scratch rhythm guitar and clav, the interjections of the I-Threes) or occasionally little snaky melodic streams (Anderon's slithery leads)... and then, of course, by that period, smack in the middle of everything is Marley's distinctive tenor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 1, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'm assuming a Precision strung with either flats, grounds or well broken in rounds. The single passive pickup in the sweet spot has a lot to do with it. Most of what your hearing, to be honest, is the players touch ...his fingers on the strings, and how he's making you feel the bass line. Everything you said above is spot on. That's Family Man on those I think. He played toward the neck as opposed to back by the bridge. It's funny, whenever I've tracked with sparse parts where I finger up on the neck like that people ask what gear I used to get that sound... The bass on those records is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Aston "Family Man" Barrett. A genius. And the father of 52 children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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