Members davis1 Posted March 15, 2008 Members Share Posted March 15, 2008 Think "We Are The World" How do I get that kind of chorusy tone? Is chorus widely used for bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted March 15, 2008 Members Share Posted March 15, 2008 A Historical Bass Minute by DRFSponsored By: Tardy Sequencer Threads, Unlimited Chorus was a bit of a phenom in the 80s on basses, for some reason. A lot of the "post-modern" college bands' bass players would play P Basses with a chorus. Interesting sound, and can be heard with such bands as Joy Division. Chorus also made appearances on bass tracks by bands such as Duran Duran and ABC. A tone I use a lot called "fake fretless" derives from the 80s -- its a technique a lot of us working stiffs used and passed on to each other. On a bass with a mid/bridge PU system, I solo the bridge pickup, roll back the tone control (on a passive bass) or cut the Highs (on an active bass). With my fretting hand, I slide a bit into the notes. I add chorus and a slight slapback delay. By itself, it doesn't sound like a fretless, but within a band context its a pretty good facsimile EDIT: I just listened to a little bit of "We Are The World". It sounds like a bass synth, in particular: the "Fretless Bass" Synth Patch off of a Yamaha DX-7 (or dirivitive synth such as TX-7, DX-21, DX-27, or TX-81Z) to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted March 15, 2008 Members Share Posted March 15, 2008 It could be a DX-7 yeah but it sounds a lot more like a fretless Stingray with a chorus and octaver. The "Pino Palladino tone", very popular back then.I know Louis Johnson played some parts, don't know the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted March 15, 2008 Members Share Posted March 15, 2008 It could be a DX-7 yeah but it sounds a lot more like a fretless Stingray with a chorus and octaver. The "Pino Palladino tone", very popular back then. I know Louis Johnson played some parts, don't know the others. Interesting. Maybe its a Tic Tac with synth bass and real bass....that wasn't uncommon back then, either......and I imagine a natural "chorus" effect with the two would probably happen...Just a guess Of course, the whole thing could be programmed via Fairlight or Synclavier and everybody got "credits" on it just for showing up at the studio...Thats not out of the question either..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members takeout Posted March 15, 2008 Members Share Posted March 15, 2008 A Historical Bass Minute by DRFSponsored By: Tardy Sequencer Threads, UnlimitedChorus was a bit of a phenom in the 80s on basses, for some reason. A lot of the "post-modern" college bands' bass players would play P Basses with a chorus. Interesting sound, and can be heard with such bands as Joy Division. Chorus also made appearances on bass tracks by bands such as Duran Duran and ABC.A tone I use a lot called "fake fretless" derives from the 80s -- its a technique a lot of us working stiffs used and passed on to each other.On a bass with a mid/bridge PU system, I solo the bridge pickup, roll back the tone control (on a passive bass) or cut the Highs (on an active bass). With my fretting hand, I slide a bit into the notes. I add chorus and a slight slapback delay. By itself, it doesn't sound like a fretless, but within a band context its a pretty good facsimileYep. This exact strategy allowed me to fake a fretless throughout the early 90's. I even fooled a couple of guys in live situations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted March 15, 2008 Members Share Posted March 15, 2008 get a Boss CEB-3.... they rock the house for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LanEvo Posted March 16, 2008 Members Share Posted March 16, 2008 Don't forget to add some compression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted March 16, 2008 Members Share Posted March 16, 2008 Sounds very synthy...but I would guess DRF's analysis of the sound is right on. When I read the thread title I was thinking "generic 80's active bass, GK 400RB, Hartke aluminum 4x10". There's another pretty classic 80's pop sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted March 16, 2008 Members Share Posted March 16, 2008 When I read the thread title I was thinking "generic 80's active bass, GK 400RB, Hartke aluminum 4x10". There's another pretty classic 80's pop sound. That was my thought too, almost exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bikehorn Posted March 16, 2008 Members Share Posted March 16, 2008 That was my thought too, almost exactly. Went for the GK 4x10 instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted March 16, 2008 Members Share Posted March 16, 2008 Went for the GK 4x10 instead? Nope, still Hartke, but SWR for a head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted August 29, 2008 Members Share Posted August 29, 2008 It could be a DX-7 yeah but it sounds a lot more like a fretless Stingray with a chorus and octaver. The "Pino Palladino tone", very popular back then.I know Louis Johnson played some parts, don't know the others. Who is Pino Palladino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted August 29, 2008 Members Share Posted August 29, 2008 Who is Pino Palladino? Some guy. He plays for a band called The Who. Doubt you've heard of them though, kind of obscure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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