Clean Tone
Bodies
Drowning Pool
Bassmetal2000s
Original Gear
BassErnie Ball Music Man StingRay (4-string, early 2000s model, likely black/maple or sunburst/maple)
AmpAmpeg SVT Classic (likely SVT-CL head with 8x10 cab, era-correct for 2001 nu-metal/alt-metal studio sessions)
PickupsSingle humbucker (Music Man style, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble6
presence5
compression6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001, album: Sinner. No explicit studio rig rundown found, but era, genre, and bassist's known gear point to StingRay + Ampeg SVT. No evidence of live-specific gear for the original recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and deep low endarticulate, punchy attackmodern, focused midrangeclear note separationslightly compressed dynamicsno audible drive or gritno modulation or effectsdistinct pick transientfull-bodied but not boomystudio-polished clarity
Difficulty
The clean section requires fast, steady pick playing and tight synchronization with the drums, but the line is rhythmically straightforward and does not involve advanced fills or techniques.
Sources
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Original Gear
BassErnie Ball Music Man StingRay (4-string, early 2000s model, likely black/maple or sunburst/maple)
AmpAmpeg SVT Classic (likely SVT-CL head with 8x10 cab, era-correct for 2001 nu-metal/alt-metal studio sessions)
PickupsSingle humbucker (Music Man style, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble6
presence5
compression6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001, album: Sinner. No explicit studio rig rundown found, but era, genre, and bassist's known gear point to StingRay + Ampeg SVT. No evidence of live-specific gear for the original recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and deep low endarticulate, punchy attackmodern, focused midrangeclear note separationslightly compressed dynamicsno audible drive or gritno modulation or effectsdistinct pick transientfull-bodied but not boomystudio-polished clarity
Difficulty
The clean section requires fast, steady pick playing and tight synchronization with the drums, but the line is rhythmically straightforward and does not involve advanced fills or techniques.