Clean Tone
Charred Remains
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Bassmetal1980s
Original Gear
BassFender Fretless Precision Bass (Bitsa Bass, passive, likely roundwounds)
AmpUnknown exact model; likely Ampeg SVT or similar large tube amp (studio, 1989)
PickupsSplit single-coil Precision pickup
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid6.5
treble5.5
presence5
compression3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1989, 'Severed Survival' album session. Steve DiGiorgio on bass. No explicit amp model confirmed for this session, but Ampeg SVT is highly probable for the era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
deep and thumpymassive low endsmooth, fretless attackvery little trebleno clankdominant in the mixrawboomingwarmslightly scooped mids
Difficulty
The clean section requires accurate fretless intonation and smooth fingerstyle technique, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or complexity.
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Original Gear
BassFender Fretless Precision Bass (Bitsa Bass, passive, likely roundwounds)
AmpUnknown exact model; likely Ampeg SVT or similar large tube amp (studio, 1989)
PickupsSplit single-coil Precision pickup
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid6.5
treble5.5
presence5
compression3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1989, 'Severed Survival' album session. Steve DiGiorgio on bass. No explicit amp model confirmed for this session, but Ampeg SVT is highly probable for the era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
deep and thumpymassive low endsmooth, fretless attackvery little trebleno clankdominant in the mixrawboomingwarmslightly scooped mids
Difficulty
The clean section requires accurate fretless intonation and smooth fingerstyle technique, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or complexity.