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Almost Human · 20th December 2005

I was just listening to "Dirt" for the first time in a while today, and I had forgotten how much I love the bass sound on that album. It's very in your face sounding, has a lot of attack in it, and it mixes really well with everything else that's going on. Prime examples are the intro of "Rain When I Die," the bass throughout "Rooster," and the intro of "Would."

Does anyone know what gear Michael Starr was using, or have any details from Dave Jerden or Bryan Carlstrom in regards to the recording sessions of how they recorded the bass? Even if not, how would you personally go about acheiving such as a bass sound?

Bass aside, if anyone else has any additional details about the guitar gear, recording process set-up, mixing, etc...for the entire album, I'd love to hear about it!

20th December 2005	#1
Almost Human Gear addict Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 408 Thread Starter	Bass on Alice in Chains - Dirt? I was just listening to "Dirt" for the first time in a while today, and I had forgotten how much I love the bass sound on that album. It's very in your face sounding, has a lot of attack in it, and it mixes really well with everything else that's going on. Prime examples are the intro of "Rain When I Die," the bass throughout "Rooster," and the intro of "Would." Does anyone know what gear Michael Starr was using, or have any details from Dave Jerden or Bryan Carlstrom in regards to the recording sessions of how they recorded the bass? Even if not, how would you personally go about acheiving such as a bass sound? Bass aside, if anyone else has any additional details about the guitar gear, recording process set-up, mixing, etc...for the entire album, I'd love to hear about it!