Clean Tone
Mississippi Queen
Mountain
Bassrock1970s
Original Gear
BassGibson EB-1 (violin bass, 1969-1970 era, as used by Felix Pappalardi)
AmpSunn Coliseum Bass (solid state head, c. 1970)
PickupsSingle neck humbucker
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid6
treble5.5
presence4.5
compression3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, recorded for the album 'Climbing!' at the Record Plant, NYC
Tone Character(10)
deep and woodyclear percussive attackslightly scooped midsrounded highstight and punchyvintage warmtharticulate note separationno audible distortionfat low endamp-like presence
Difficulty
The bass line is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing and consistent pick articulation to lock in with the guitar and drums.
Sources
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Original Gear
BassGibson EB-1 (violin bass, 1969-1970 era, as used by Felix Pappalardi)
AmpSunn Coliseum Bass (solid state head, c. 1970)
PickupsSingle neck humbucker
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid6
treble5.5
presence4.5
compression3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, recorded for the album 'Climbing!' at the Record Plant, NYC
Tone Character(10)
deep and woodyclear percussive attackslightly scooped midsrounded highstight and punchyvintage warmtharticulate note separationno audible distortionfat low endamp-like presence
Difficulty
The bass line is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing and consistent pick articulation to lock in with the guitar and drums.
Mississippi Queen settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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