Chasing Andy Rourke's Tone (The Smiths bassist)
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In this video I share my tips for getting a bass tone like Andy Rourke of The Smiths. Please note that I am not necessarily recommending the exact things I am using in this video. I just wanted to give ballpark ideas for getting the sound, but I included exactly what I am using because people tend to want to know. Any of things I recommend could be changed slightly and would still get you there.
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Attention seeking hair do
@chemicalcabbage
Жыл бұрын
I mean it's entirely possible that's why he does it but why assume 😂
@davidboyce8683
Жыл бұрын
Really? That's all you get out of this ?
@lifelongred7056
10 ай бұрын
What are you going on about?
@Metal_Horror
10 ай бұрын
STEVEN! WHYYY, STEVEN!?
@debomb721
9 ай бұрын
Maybe he just don’t like cutting his hair
RIP Andy. Thank you ❤️
Apparently Andy played a Yamaha BB2000 in studio and played his Fenders on the road. I'm not saying this contradict at all, just for your information in case you didn't know. Its great that Andy gets some of the recognition he deserves.
@classicbasslines
Жыл бұрын
yes I had read that as well! Makes me want one. I thought about mentioning, but that bass still has the precision pickup in it so I figured it was close enough 🤷♂
@Ricky_Baldy
Жыл бұрын
@@classicbasslines I really appreciated the piece about the plectrums. The thickness is definitely something I overlooked. I was using Dunlops .80 plectrum - it gives nowhere near the attack.
@JohnDoe-lz5ss
Жыл бұрын
Your 100% correct on the BB2000 in the studio. There's a poster with Andy the the Smiths, he is hold his BB. I was lucky enough to find one in good shape and with a few minor adjustments the tone is there. I only use chorus and a little compression, but use ernie ball rounds. Through garage band it sounds pretty darn close! RIP Andy.
@mr_bassman6685
3 ай бұрын
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case, almost everything up to Meat as Murder would have likely been a P-Bass, I think.
Literally the only band i can think of that played tuned UP a whole step lol!
R. I. P. Andy 🙏🏼 The best bassist the world!!
Mr Andy Rourke,you absolute legend,the best quote I heard about Andy Rourke was when someone said that even Andy Rourke didn't know how good Andy Rourke was.though I play lead guitar I've always liked bass guitar. My parents lived just across from Saint John Plessington high school,that's the school Andy Rourke and Johnny Marr attended. Tragic loss R.I.P. Mr Andy Rourke.
RIP Andy 🤍
Great viddy! Andy Rourke was one the greatest bass players ever!
You’re a legend for this 🙏🏽
@classicbasslines
Жыл бұрын
thank you
He will be missed What a bass player
Brother, that was awesome; as soon as i tuned in; you were playing the bass from ‘barbarism begins at home’; right away, I began to sing😅. Thank you for representing Andy Rourke so well❤️
Love that Tokai , those basses were awesome. I recently picked up a flying V Tokai , and am restoring it right now. Great video Dave , and thank you for paying tribute to a bass machine .Rest in Peace Andy.
Super informative and well done! Thank you for creating this video! I always loved Andy Rourke’s sound and tasty melodic lines!
Great Info!
Great info. Perfect.
Great analysis on a great (if underappreciated) bassist's tone and style!
@classicbasslines
8 ай бұрын
thanks!
RIP ANDY!
Pretty awesome!
I can only think of 3 bass players that inspired me to play bass... Paul McCartney, Bruce Foxton and Andy Rourke. Not an obvious line up. But they all produce such melodic bass lines. :)
@classicbasslines
Жыл бұрын
Wow, I’m not hip to Bruce Foxton, but he’s in good company here! What’s a good record to check out?
@Ghoulies
Жыл бұрын
@@classicbasslines In The City, perhaps
@eijihernandez8524
Жыл бұрын
Peter Hook, Andy Rourke, and John Taylor for me.
@ambidex
Жыл бұрын
@@eijihernandez8524 Yep. Those are the 3 that started it all for me too (Rourke, Taylor, and Hooky). 3 very different, but very melodic bassists.
@marcchrys
Жыл бұрын
Bruce Foxton's bass sound on The Jam's Going Underground is fab. For cool throaty bass sound, I'd also add JJ Burnel of The Stranglers...e.g. Goodbye Toulouse, No More Heroes.
Excellent
Andy realised very early on, that he had to find a way of cutting through Moz and Johnny - no mean feat in itself - but upping the Mid and Top end, along with playing close to the bridge, gave him that tone that cut right through. Also, his basslines hardly ever took the easy route. He really was unique. RIP Andy.
Rip Andy
RIP Andy🕊️
I suck at using a pick and don’t like it, but love his style and sound.
@classicbasslines
Жыл бұрын
i quit playing with a pick when I was 15, once I learned how to play "properly" with my fingers. But I've been spending a lot more time with it lately - very fun but definitely takes some getting used to
@joedecker3900
Жыл бұрын
@@classicbasslines You can get a great clean tone with fingers, and some effect pedals enhance it as well.
@marquisdecarabas1312
Жыл бұрын
I think thats the benifit of playin guitar before playin bass. You are more used to playin with a plec 👍
If your neck is a good one, meaning it can handle LaBella 760M '54 flats or Rotosound 77 Jazz monel flats then it should be fine with 45-105 Rotosound 66 Swing rounds tuned up a step to F# standard.
@classicbasslines
Жыл бұрын
yeah. man if you are getting necks that can handle the 760M's you're luckier than me!
@YTPartyTonight
Жыл бұрын
@@classicbasslines I've had good neck karma. 😬 The technically trickiest thing about playing Barbarism with a pick, being mainly a fingers player with not-so-large hands, is muting the low side F# with the left thumb rather than with the right/plucking hand thumb.
“That damn F# tuning” rip Andy
I saw a recent interview with Marr and he said Rourke played in concert pitch. Only Marr's guitar was tuned up.
@classicbasslines
8 ай бұрын
I think some songs/basses were in concert pitch. But check out this clip, you get a nice shot of his fingerboard and he is definitely tuned to F#: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6VnqstvmNfgm5c.htmlsi=fShi-uoeXJuLg3Gb&t=388
What's the name of the Plugin again?
you're the coolest man.. has anyone ever told you you look like spike from cowboy bebop?
@classicbasslines
2 жыл бұрын
I think I’ve gotten that once or twice lol
@jamesbanasky3672
2 жыл бұрын
or John Heder
You have my old hair from the 1990s!
@johnbravo2301
Жыл бұрын
STRAIGHT up 60s look there. He's Woodstock to the core.
How bout a mustang? Same sound?
@classicbasslines
Жыл бұрын
I would imagine you can get close. Mustang is similar-ish to a P but a little more midrange focused
What's the name of this song?
@classicbasslines
11 ай бұрын
Barbarism Begins at Home
@behram87
11 ай бұрын
@@classicbasslines just found out. Thanks a lot!!
Hung in there until digital manipulation peered it's ugly head.