he used a rick all the way back then?wow i guess i underestimated them.you mean fender and vox simultaneously?you know? like some funky stereo sound?ever hear his tone on the white album?especially everybody's got somethin to hide cept for me and my monkey or helter skelter?i do know that john paul jones described getting a stereo bass rigged up with an 8 string bass the octave higher
4 strings go through one bassman amp and the lower strings through yet another bassman,sounds cool,but i am trying to picture it.he must of had to do some re-routing.do any bassists still use the bassman for the bass?most i=of the time these great old tube amps that were originally created for bass players ,end up being the most amazing tone for guitars.i had once played a gig through a friends setup,it was a bassman head,through an old 4x10 bassman cab,the guitar was a rare tele with some fat humbuckers,no effects ,straight tone,turned way up,pushed to the point of being crunchy crispy,that thing was a monster!!!!!playing that felt like being on a 1957 indian bike opened up full throttle somewhere out on the highway!!i used to own an ampeg v-4,the thing must of weighed at least 75 -100 lbs,just a head,another vintage tube amp intended for bass players,i bought this thing in a used furniture store in s.f. for 128$ they didn't even know what it was!!but yet the best amp i have ever played through!!!i used to plug into a marshall cab 4x12,at 4 ohms,i could bush this thing all the way up at full volume and still get the most pristene shimmering tone ever,i regret losing that monster!!i used to find the best equipment for always less than 150$!!!but back to bass tones,as of more recent out of the trend for retro vintage amps and charging far too much money,bass players are back to playing the old retro tube amps,and once again,the bass sounds are getting funkier and definitely more unique in the recording realm and live especially.has anyone ever played with those amp simulator sound modeling toys?i have
a boss br-8 digital 8-track,and it has the cosm modeling insert in the effects,and wow,i am actually able to fine tune some great bass amp configurations!!!they have lots of presets,but,when you do your own tweaking it ends up being more rewarding.out of convenience yes this is the fastest,to be able to load down a bunch of amps in one box,but i cannot get the sought after paul tone,or ya know,umm geezer butler from black sabbath,what was he playing through?i definitely like a little growl that sounds like the bass becomes this 10 story suspension bridge cables,and the cabinet is the size of the empire state.back to the paul tone,which gets closest ,the vox or the fender?rick or hofner?is this even relative?i seek too much.
