Clean Tone
Say Hello to the Angels
Interpol
Bassrock2000s
Original Gear
BassFender American Jazz Bass (rosewood fingerboard, passive)
AmpAmpeg SVT Classic head + Ampeg 8x10 cabinet
Pickups2 single-coil Jazz Bass pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble6
presence5
compression4
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002, Turn On The Bright Lights album. Bassist: Carlos Dengler. No explicit evidence of DI only or amp+DI blend, but Ampeg SVT stack is confirmed for both live and likely studio.
Tone Character(9)
deep and punchy low endslightly rolled-off highstight, controlled attackclear note definitionmidrange presencearticulate with some growlno audible drive or fuzzslight compressionpicked attack clarity
Difficulty
The part requires fast, steady picked eighth-notes with tight timing and some syncopation, but no advanced techniques or complex fills.
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Original Gear
BassFender American Jazz Bass (rosewood fingerboard, passive)
AmpAmpeg SVT Classic head + Ampeg 8x10 cabinet
Pickups2 single-coil Jazz Bass pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble6
presence5
compression4
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002, Turn On The Bright Lights album. Bassist: Carlos Dengler. No explicit evidence of DI only or amp+DI blend, but Ampeg SVT stack is confirmed for both live and likely studio.
Tone Character(9)
deep and punchy low endslightly rolled-off highstight, controlled attackclear note definitionmidrange presencearticulate with some growlno audible drive or fuzzslight compressionpicked attack clarity
Difficulty
The part requires fast, steady picked eighth-notes with tight timing and some syncopation, but no advanced techniques or complex fills.
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