Clean Tone

Mr. Capgras Encounters a Secondhand Vanity: Tulpamancer's Prosopagnosia / Pareidolia (As Direct Result of Trauma to Fusiform Gyrus) [2020 Remastered Version]

Will Wood and the Tapeworms

Bassother2010s+

Original Gear

BassFender Jazz Bass (estimated, not confirmed)

AmpAmpeg SVT Classic (estimated, not confirmed)

PickupsJ-style single coils

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6.5

mid5.5

treble6

presence5

compression6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2020 remaster of original 2016 track. No direct evidence of specific bass or amp model for this session; estimation based on genre, era, and typical indie/alt-rock production practices.

Tone Character(10)

clear and evenwarm low endarticulate note definitionslightly compressedno audible grit or drivesits behind piano and vocalsmodern indie/alt-rock cleanno chorus or modulationsupportive, not dominantnatural, uncolored

Difficulty

The bass part requires solid time and dynamic control to blend with the band's complex arrangements, but does not demand advanced technical skills or virtuosic runs.

Sources

Will Wood and the Tapeworms Members, Gear & Sound Every song in Self-Ish summarized in twelve words or less : r/willwood

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