Clean Tone
Knock Me Down (Remastered 2003)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bassrock1980s
Original Gear
Bass1981 Music Man Cutlass I
AmpGallien-Krueger 800RB
PickupsSingle humbucker (Music Man, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5
treble6
presence5
compression5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1988-1989, Mother's Milk sessions; 'Knock Me Down' recorded at Hully Gully Studios, Los Angeles.
Tone Character(8)
tight and punchy low endslightly scooped midsclear, percussive attackarticulate highsmodern, hi-fi claritysnappy transient responseno audible drive or gritfocused, present tone
Difficulty
The clean section requires solid fingerstyle technique, tight timing, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and punch, but does not involve advanced slap or complex fills.
Sources
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Original Gear
Bass1981 Music Man Cutlass I
AmpGallien-Krueger 800RB
PickupsSingle humbucker (Music Man, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5
treble6
presence5
compression5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1988-1989, Mother's Milk sessions; 'Knock Me Down' recorded at Hully Gully Studios, Los Angeles.
Tone Character(8)
tight and punchy low endslightly scooped midsclear, percussive attackarticulate highsmodern, hi-fi claritysnappy transient responseno audible drive or gritfocused, present tone
Difficulty
The clean section requires solid fingerstyle technique, tight timing, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and punch, but does not involve advanced slap or complex fills.
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