How to get the ULTIMATE Reggae Bass Tone 👌🏻🎵

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[TheFakeMikeLWatts]

Almost there, but you need a Jamaican Hand. They sell them at guitar center.

[RasMike]

99% of reggae tone is the right hand technique. Play up on the neck. Find the sweet plucking spot for each string. Use the fat part of the side of your finger. Nylon tape wound or flatwounds only. Never use round wound. Your EQ should be heavy on the low and low mids. Get rid of high mids. Solid state amps sound better than tubes for reggae. Older reggae guys prefer passive basses but active basses give such a nice boost.

My live setup is Warwick thumb with black nylon strings going into Zoom B6 multi effects pedal. The effects chain is 1176 compressor> Pultec EQ preamp> Aguilar 750 amp sim. That is split between a solid state DI for FOH and then, for me, a Markbass 800 head going into an Ampeg 610HLF. My rig is loud but I play soft so each note sounds like controlled butter. my tone is sweet.

[sgraham]

Great tip - never knew this about the volume knob roll off 👍🏻

[mattwarrensocal]

Lower volume changes capacitance factor. See treble bleed concept

[EllissDeeyoume]

This works great I’ve been doing it for years. Jazz bass pickups are pretty hot for single coils and pulling the volume back a little gives you a rounder less punchy sound.

[_yansan]

Finally, been waiting for you guys to talk about some reggae bass because its really fun and interesting. And in addition for the technique, use the thumb and pluck near the tip of the neck for more dub type bass.

[outtayardstudio]

Just use the flat of your thumb....Robbie Shakespeare 👍

[zprep]

Love that reggae sound. Just my opinion, but try that with a Wal and maybe even pull up the treble knob. Sounds even better, imo.

[Dumpsterfired]

I met Lanois in a music store in Toronto. He was tweaking an amp while playing Rumble by Link Wray. I wandered over to watch him and he handed me the guitar and said “ you play it” as I did he went back to tweaking the amp till he got it perfect. Then he looked up at me and smiled saying we got it. It was so awesome.👍

[JoshRichmanDesign]

Dude, just add foam and make sure you have flat wounds strings!

[gleventhal]

left hand muting is my personal way, I leave tone 80% up and both pickups on 100% on a j-bass for reggae (back when I gigged doing reggae). Lots of reggae guys actually use treble and mids on stage to hear the articulation and their sound man just makes it fat in the front of house

[richardcautorina]

You guys should interview Lars Lehman from Germany He is a killer bassist

[andrewb]

The s1 switch jazz basses were even better for that dubby tone . Same way tho tone off roll off volume a touch and boom

[DreadyDiggs]

Flats help a LOT. Or Tapewound rounds.

[MichelleSmall-htwq]

That sounds awesome ✨✨✨ do you take requests I have yet to hear somebody do the dub play on Maxwell's submerged

[PhullyNo]

I have 3 jazz basses made by Fender 2 with 3 knob and 1 with concentric pots. Non of them deliver this tone. As soon as you roll off the volume (front pickup as described) it drops to almost nothing. Meaning you can’t use this technique live, only recorded. Please check me on this as all are created differently and I’d enjoy knowing what the deal is.

[Breakbeats.]

The flat wound strings don't hurt either.

[naufaladen]

Me aden. Me see reggae. Me like. Me happy😊

[Aaronmcgrattan]

Wow adjusting the knobs adjusts the sound.

[radmapatis]

I know Aston used a jazz bass, but I get that same tone on a p bass. I mean it doesn't even have a bridge pickup to turn off just gotta dial back the tone nob.