{"id":383083,"date":"2019-08-31T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=383083"},"modified":"2019-08-28T13:18:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T11:18:31","slug":"hit-the-tone-funk-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/hit-the-tone-funk-bass\/","title":{"rendered":"HIT THE TONE! ’70s Funk Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

HIT THE TONE!
\n“If your bass doesn’t sound funky it’s because you don’t want it to”<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Bootsy Collins [by MikaV (CC BY-SA)]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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But I’ve been trying all my life<\/h3>\n

Well, that’s a saying. It’s obvious that the most important thing, the magic,<\/strong> is in your fingers: if you don’t master the funk techniques (mainly slap<\/strong>, the technique that produces the characteristic percussive sound<\/strong> of the genre, basically hitting the strings against the neck of the instrument), you can forget about sounding like Bootsy Collins<\/strong><\/a>. Well, that said, there are some tricks that can make you sound like someone who, at the very least, knows who Bootsy Collins is. In this article you’ll find an overview of the elements you need to keep in mind when orienting your sound to funk:<\/strong> the bass<\/strong> itself, the effects pedals,<\/strong> the amp<\/strong>\u00a0heads<\/strong>, the screens<\/strong> <\/em>and that eternal question that affects not only the bass in funk, but the bass in all genres: Which is better, playing DI<\/strong> or mic’ing the amp<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

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What is that hideous thing hanging from your shoulders?<\/h3>\n

No cutting corners: when it comes to getting a powerful, defined sound (any sound other than a punk or garage sound), every penny you spend translates into a substantial improvement in the final product. Having this clear, the rest will be much easier. The first one worth spending a few minutes on is the Fender Jazz Bass<\/strong><\/a>, considered one of the most versatile<\/strong> basses in the world, if not the most. The proof? You’ll see top musicians of any style you can imagine with a Jazz Bass on their shoulders. Don’t forget about the Squier version<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of the model, as always, much cheaper yet offering a number of similar features.<\/p>\n\n\t\t