Big Daddy from Motown Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 On upright bass whose tone do you like the best? I'm not asking who is the best player, but who has gotten the best recorded and live sound. For Me it's Scott La Faro on the village vanguard sessions. Just a huge bell like tone with trememdous body and enough high end to cut through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnb Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Dave Holland. Maybe because he's the band leader on most of the stuff that I hear him. Anyway, that's the sound I aim for. Also, PC and Ray Brown, but I suspect that their reputations were such that they could ask for more from engineers. Then again, maybe they were such monster MFs that their basses would sound that way no matter the recording medium. Best live sound I have heard was Christian McBride, but there was no drummer on that gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Hmmm... Ray Brown's tone on Night Train is a fantastic old school sound. Scot La Faro on At The Village Vanguard is great in a more cutting edge way. But I think my favourite is the clear fat sustaining sound of Ron Carter on ESP. That's the tone I'd want if I played URB, and just another reason why I haven't taken it up - I wouldn't be happy with anything less good! (And then there's the fact that a 3/4 size upright is only marginally smaller than my house...) Alex Barefaced Ltd - ultra lightweight, high ouput, toneful bass cabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Gino Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Jim Hughart with Tom Waits. Live @ the Nighthawk & "Diamonds On My Windshield." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Gino Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Sorry, I meant to say Nighthawks at the Diner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy from Motown Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 I'll listen to esp tonight and check it out. Haven't played it in a while. If you think the 3/4 upright is bad what do you do with the case for the thing, it's as big as a tent and you can't fold it. Ray, Ron and Paul are all classic players. All with great tone and technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-bass Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Hard to pick a favorite, but it is definitely not Eddie Gomez. www.ashburykeys.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getz out Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 That's a hard question to answer; so much of it has to do with the material. Mingus' Goodbye Pork Pie Hat is one of my all time favorites, but is that because of the tone or the material? I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloclo Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Originally posted by Big Daddy from Motown: If you think the 3/4 upright is bad what do you do with the case for the thing, it's as big as a tent and you can't fold it.i've used it a couple of times as a sleeping bag. works quite well actually. oh, you are talking about a hardcase, good point. anyway, if a have to make only 1 choice soundwise i just go for the one song: Rainbirds from Tom Waits with Greg Cohen on gutted double bass. That sound always always always enraptures me. Listen to it on a good stereo and try to disagree. i hate the sound of low action on double bass, all the acoustics are lost that way. Marvelas Something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Charles Mingus: Big, nasty, and thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloclo Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Originally posted by BenLoy: Big, nasty, and thick. you perv Marvelas Something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandobass Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Charlie Hayden- big with a lot of space for breathing. You will never hear to many notes. You will always hear a creative mind and a beautiful and full tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abaguer Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Oscar Pettiford, Charlie Haden. I also like Jim Hughart. Heard him on some straight jazz recordings as well as "Nighthawks at the Diner". He sounds great. I also love Larry Taylor's bass tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassarama19 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Originally posted by BenLoy: Charles Mingus: Big, nasty, and thick. Ben likes it big nasty and thick THE ace of bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc_dup1 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Anyone with a big round sound, too many to mention. Much as I love Scott LaFaro's playing on the Village Vanguard sessions I'm not overly keen on his tone, too thin and aggressive on the higher strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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