80s bass sound

travista00 · 6th March 2005

anyone know anything about getting bass sounds a la peter hook of new order, john taylor of duran duran or david j of bauhaus? thanks!

sonic dogg · 7th March 2005

More than likely an active electronics bass with a neck-through design....Alembic comes to mind.....

DeadPoet · 7th March 2005

Chorus and a touch of reverb !! I'm guessing more direct in than also micing an amp, but not too sure about that.

All kinds of basses were used, from P-basses to active, plastic, hybrid, neckthrough, boutique, crossover futuristic designs. Also many different techniques (pick, slap,..)

Herwig

tINY · 7th March 2005

Try using a pick, too.

-tINY

Chris VAEDA · 7th March 2005

The new issue of Sound on Sound has a feature on New Order's True Faith. I think the bassist used an Aguilar DI, among other equipment.

I've heard he also plays way up the neck.

s.d.finley · 14th March 2005

Homeboy from Bauhaus uses a Frettless fender bass...least when i used to see them.

And he uses fingers too!!

rock

sdf

pan · 14th March 2005

80's bass?

Try Yamahas DX7

ringo.fire · 17th March 2005

steinberger grafit bass, boss bass-chorus, gallien-krueger amps
...if I remember right

wwittman · 17th March 2005

I don't think you can make sweeping generalisations about "80's" bass guitar.

The bass chorus was certainly used a lot.

But otherwise, I suspect that none of those artistes you mentioned have any common thread to how they approached bass guitar recording.

John The Cut · 18th March 2005

Got a great 80s bass sound the other day (if I do say so myself).

Real bass guitar DId. Layered with a NI FM7 Slap Bass preset and tweaked the harmonics.

Compressed together through UAD1 LA-2A

Synth pop heaven

Nigel99 · 26th March 2011

Peter Hook's distinctive bass sound was created using an Electro Harmonix Clone Theory pedal, high frets, pick playing style and signature melodic basslines.

In Joy Div days he played a Yamaha RB1200 (and has quite a collection of them I read somewhere). In New Order he moved to Shergold Marathon basses(he bought three), one being a 6-string.

Dunno about his amp...

Bill@WelcomeHome · 26th March 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by travista00

anyone know anything about getting bass sounds a la peter hook of new order, john taylor of duran duran or david j of bauhaus? thanks!

Found this on line:
"The bass guitar most commonly associated with John Taylor is the Japanese Aria Pro II SB1000, which he used during the height of Duran Duran's fame;... In the mid-1980s, John tried other basses such as Steinberger and Wal ...Taylor eventually settled on Phillip Kubicki's Factor bass ...Taylor also inherited the Music Man StingRay belonging to his idol Bernard Edwards.
As of 2007, Taylor still plays the Aria and the Stingray, but has also been seen playing a 1962 reissue Fender Precision Bass, a Gibson Les Paul bass, a Warwick Thumb 5 and a Peavey Cirrus 5 and 4 string."

Likely used an SVT with the stock eight 10 inch speakers, as most every bass player in the 70s and 80s did.

Resonator · 26th March 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris VAEDA

The new issue of Sound on Sound has a feature on New Order's True Faith. I think the bassist used an Aguilar DI, among other equipment.

I've heard he also plays way up the neck.

And with the bass hung low down,below the knees

6th March 2005	#1
travista00 Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 167 Thread Starter	80s bass sound anyone know anything about getting bass sounds a la peter hook of new order, john taylor of duran duran or david j of bauhaus? thanks! __________________ ------------------------------- Travis Huff @ BK Ent Group http://www.travishuff.com

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sonic dogg Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: pacific northwest Posts: 872	More than likely an active electronics bass with a neck-through design....Alembic comes to mind..... __________________ the clubhouse studio....home of drool'n dogg rekords

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wwittman one man, ONE mic pre Joined: Jan 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,303	I don't think you can make sweeping generalisations about "80's" bass guitar. The bass chorus was certainly used a lot. But otherwise, I suspect that none of those artistes you mentioned have any common thread to how they approached bass guitar recording. __________________ William Wittman Producer/Engineer (Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne, The Fixx, The Outfield...) prorecordingworkshop.lefora.com thewombforums.com

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DeadPoet Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,285	Chorus and a touch of reverb !! I'm guessing more direct in than also micing an amp, but not too sure about that. All kinds of basses were used, from P-basses to active, plastic, hybrid, neckthrough, boutique, crossover futuristic designs. Also many different techniques (pick, slap,..) Herwig

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tINY Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 10,233	Try using a pick, too. -tINY

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Chris VAEDA Gear interested Joined: May 2004 Posts: 20	The new issue of Sound on Sound has a feature on New Order's True Faith. I think the bassist used an Aguilar DI, among other equipment. I've heard he also plays way up the neck.

14th March 2005	#6
s.d.finley Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,714	Homeboy from Bauhaus uses a Frettless fender bass...least when i used to see them. And he uses fingers too!! rock sdf

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pan Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Hamburg Posts: 1,536	80's bass? Try Yamahas DX7

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ringo.fire Gear nut Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Erfurt/ Germany Posts: 119	steinberger grafit bass, boss bass-chorus, gallien-krueger amps ...if I remember right

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John The Cut Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 841	Got a great 80s bass sound the other day (if I do say so myself). Real bass guitar DId. Layered with a NI FM7 Slap Bass preset and tweaked the harmonics. Compressed together through UAD1 LA-2A Synth pop heaven

26th March 2011	#11
Nigel99 Gear interested Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 12	Peter Hook's distinctive bass sound was created using an Electro Harmonix Clone Theory pedal, high frets, pick playing style and signature melodic basslines. In Joy Div days he played a Yamaha RB1200 (and has quite a collection of them I read somewhere). In New Order he moved to Shergold Marathon basses(he bought three), one being a 6-string. Dunno about his amp...