My Tips to Improve Your Bass Tone

Hey there, friends & neighbours. Today we are literally talking about the Brown's tone!😁
I've been seeing a lot of questions in the comments section asking how I get my bass tone. In this video, I'll share my settings and show you how you can customize your settings to achieve your desired bass tone. Enjoy!

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My Tips to Improve Your Bass Tone
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[richbrownbass]

We’re talking about the Brown’s tone. 😁

[MsPurpleBassPlayer]

Finally! Someone who takes the time to properly explain bass tone and how to go about finding your own sound. Great explanation on how treble, mids, and bass settings affect levels of warmth versus note definition. Also difference in pickup activation settings. Thanks Rich!

[charlieburns]

Thanks Rich
You have wonderful
"Bass side" manner 😂

[ranlevari]

dude, .you have the prefect speaking voice for a teacher - it give's the feeling that Eeeeeverything's going to be ok... :) great lesson, thanks!

[twinenk]

I'm old school, warm bass tone. Finding my or a tone that I like, has been most frustrating part of learning how to play.

[mquinones]

Thank you! I'm 7 months in learning as a left-handed player. I definitely fall into the old school category because I like the disco and funk sounds of the 1970s.

[joannalewis]

Brilliant. So glad I have permission to play with bridge pickup and tone backed off

[scienceofobliteration]

I'll keep myself short: I literally dig every bass sound in its own right. For me personally, classic boomy nylon tapewound flats on the P and that Jaco vibe JB sound are literally it.

[LaurenceMollerup]

Thanks Rich! May I request "Tone part deux, the sequel"? I'd love to see another one of these where you show some of the magic ways you produce sound simply by moving your hands around. There's so much about your left-hand articulation and dynamic control, along with how you articulate, that makes it sound like you. (For me, sound-wise? I was about 15, when my teacher George Koller told me he liked to sound like a deep ocean with some silver light sparkling on top. That image made me think long and hard about what I wanted to do. My sound is a frozen lake, with life teeming under the thick ice. Wow, never said that out loud before! And, yeah, Jazz bass 5 for me. P-bass by request)

[mknacho]

came from a scott video. you have such a calm voice, it makes me want to listen to it without speeding up the video even though it's slow and paused and you're such a good explainer :)

[evantarleton]

Rich, Your every lesson is a goldmine of ideas and inspiration. I love them all! I was wondering, though, if you might consider a lesson discussing your right hand technique, including the “hanging thumb” technique and its pros and cons? Thanks for everything!

[StratBurst]

For me old school P Bass. Grew up listening to Motown & Rock.60s/70s.

[blackswanaudiostudios]

Agree about the goodness of the bridge pickup with tone knob turned down (doesn't always have to be all the way down).
I also love the bridge pickup at 100 % and neck at 10 %. A lot of people think the p bass sits easier in a mix, but that's not the case for me. If I'm allowed to use EQ on both, I find it much easier to make a jazz bass sit in a rock/pop mix, due to the upper harmonics that the p bass doesn't have.
That is, unless you have a jazz with a HUGE mid scoop and you play with both pickups on full, then the P bass can be a little easier to fit in a mix. The thing is, jazz basses vary a lot in terms of how big that mid scoop is, so as long as you don't have one of the most severe 'scoopers' it can sit in a mix as well, if not better, than a P.

[ermoikavalko]

Thanks. After tens of years playing rounds suddenly felt the urge to try some flats and a mute on my pbass. Tellin you, everything just swings much harder. Thinking I finally found my home.

[joelocascio]

I like a fat bottom sound! Growing up during the 60’s James Jameson and Carol Kaye were the sounds that attracted me to learn to play bass in the first place

[Chris_Davis_music]

I love the part where you discuss finding one's place in the mix. Not stepping on others' toes (and vice versa) can be challenging in some musical situations! I play in a twelve piece horn band and there is an abundance of midrange; I'll try your suggestions at the next rehearsal. Thanks!

[ImYourOverlord]

That bass guitar is a thing of beauty! She looks nearly identical to the first instrument I bought, 40 years ago, and still have. My Squier Jazz was around $400, a 1984 MIJ bass I still have, play, and adore, after many mods and gigs 😁

[victorEmma-]

Waoo thanks papa Rich your teachings has helped me allot.

[dslapster]

My sound preference tends to be with flat midrange with some zing in the treble, but I’ve never tried cranking the mids and bass while taking off the treble . I’ll try that tonight.

[pacomahone]

I love the F basses I own and play as my main basses (BN 6 and BNF 6) because they can do all of the tones you want, from jazz bass to p bass to modern. I personally don't want my bass to sound brittle, so I do the same thing, rolling off treble, bass, and mids all the way up, playing from back pick up unless walking bass lines, then my fingers tend to play between or on top of neck pick up. I do not touch my bass eq (Aguilar DB750 or AG700), keeping everything flat with bass boost and treble boost engaged even though I roll off all treble from my bass. The Wayne Shorter anecdote is apropos. I love my bass tone like my mother or father or even one of my six kids. You have to, or else what are you doing. Oscar Pettiford said to put all your love into what you do. Your tone and playing show a deep, profound love for the instrument and its tradition, and your teaching style is so generous that it exemplifies giving, a trait synonymous with love.