Clean Tone

Art School Girl

Stone Temple Pilots

BassAlternative rock / grunge / hard rock1990s

Original Gear

BassSchecter Model‑T prototype (Jazz‑type) and G&L L2000 (used on Core era); for Tiny Music… era likely Schecter Model‑T bi‑amped rig

AmpBi‑amped: '67 Marshall Plexi guitar head into '69 Marshall keyboard 8×10 cab, and '59 Fender Bassman with custom 1×15 cab

PickupsUnknown (likely active P/J on Model‑T signature; prototype unspecified)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid5.5

treble5

presence4.5

compression4

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Robert DeLeo used this bi‑amped setup during Tiny Music… era (which includes “Art School Girl”) to blend distorted and clean tones

Tone Character(3)

blend of distorted and clean tonesfat, warm low endpunchy midrange with clarity

Difficulty

The bass line is rooted in fingerstyle playing with melodic movement, making it moderately easy but not trivial.

Sources

Robert DeLeo Stone Temple Pilots Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard

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