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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  • @DeadbeatDecember
    @DeadbeatDecember Жыл бұрын

    Attention seeking hair do

  • @chemicalcabbage

    @chemicalcabbage

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean it's entirely possible that's why he does it but why assume 😂

  • @davidboyce8683

    @davidboyce8683

    Жыл бұрын

    Really? That's all you get out of this ?

  • @lifelongred7056

    @lifelongred7056

    10 ай бұрын

    What are you going on about?

  • @Metal_Horror

    @Metal_Horror

    10 ай бұрын

    STEVEN! WHYYY, STEVEN!?

  • @debomb721

    @debomb721

    9 ай бұрын

    Maybe he just don’t like cutting his hair

  • @redlady935
    @redlady935 Жыл бұрын

    RIP Andy. Thank you ❤️

  • @Ricky_Baldy
    @Ricky_Baldy Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @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

    @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

    @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.

  • @matthewmaurysmith2486
    @matthewmaurysmith2486 Жыл бұрын

    Literally the only band i can think of that played tuned UP a whole step lol!

  • @Jeancarlos18205
    @Jeancarlos1820510 ай бұрын

    R. I. P. Andy 🙏🏼 The best bassist the world!!

  • @lifelongred7056
    @lifelongred705610 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @KrisTherese
    @KrisTherese Жыл бұрын

    RIP Andy 🤍

  • @c10_c10
    @c10_c10 Жыл бұрын

    Great viddy! Andy Rourke was one the greatest bass players ever!

  • @vesuviabatman
    @vesuviabatman Жыл бұрын

    You’re a legend for this 🙏🏽

  • @classicbasslines

    @classicbasslines

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @johnunderwood3132
    @johnunderwood313210 ай бұрын

    He will be missed What a bass player

  • @ralphlazio505
    @ralphlazio505 Жыл бұрын

    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❤️

  • @davidboyce8683
    @davidboyce8683 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @monsieurglize
    @monsieurglize Жыл бұрын

    Super informative and well done! Thank you for creating this video! I always loved Andy Rourke’s sound and tasty melodic lines!

  • @danserrano2251
    @danserrano2251 Жыл бұрын

    Great Info!

  • @milracing73
    @milracing73 Жыл бұрын

    Great info. Perfect.

  • @JasonBrenizer
    @JasonBrenizer8 ай бұрын

    Great analysis on a great (if underappreciated) bassist's tone and style!

  • @classicbasslines

    @classicbasslines

    8 ай бұрын

    thanks!

  • @justinmclean9275
    @justinmclean9275 Жыл бұрын

    RIP ANDY!

  • @gilvantessari1725
    @gilvantessari17252 жыл бұрын

    Pretty awesome!

  • @yetigoosecreature8682
    @yetigoosecreature8682 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @Ghoulies

    Жыл бұрын

    @@classicbasslines In The City, perhaps

  • @eijihernandez8524

    @eijihernandez8524

    Жыл бұрын

    Peter Hook, Andy Rourke, and John Taylor for me.

  • @ambidex

    @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

    @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.

  • @georgelorence1089
    @georgelorence1089 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent

  • @SteveGad
    @SteveGad29 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @heboy3767
    @heboy3767 Жыл бұрын

    Rip Andy

  • @lucas84026
    @lucas840266 ай бұрын

    RIP Andy🕊️

  • @joedecker3900
    @joedecker3900 Жыл бұрын

    I suck at using a pick and don’t like it, but love his style and sound.

  • @classicbasslines

    @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

    @joedecker3900

    Жыл бұрын

    @@classicbasslines You can get a great clean tone with fingers, and some effect pedals enhance it as well.

  • @marquisdecarabas1312

    @marquisdecarabas1312

    Жыл бұрын

    I think thats the benifit of playin guitar before playin bass. You are more used to playin with a plec 👍

  • @YTPartyTonight
    @YTPartyTonight Жыл бұрын

    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

    @classicbasslines

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah. man if you are getting necks that can handle the 760M's you're luckier than me!

  • @YTPartyTonight

    @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.

  • @parkerellerbeck1674
    @parkerellerbeck167417 күн бұрын

    “That damn F# tuning” rip Andy

  • @gazfunk
    @gazfunk9 ай бұрын

    I saw a recent interview with Marr and he said Rourke played in concert pitch. Only Marr's guitar was tuned up.

  • @classicbasslines

    @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

  • @shalaremcurrambo-music
    @shalaremcurrambo-music11 ай бұрын

    What's the name of the Plugin again?

  • @sr-kt9ml
    @sr-kt9ml2 жыл бұрын

    you're the coolest man.. has anyone ever told you you look like spike from cowboy bebop?

  • @classicbasslines

    @classicbasslines

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think I’ve gotten that once or twice lol

  • @jamesbanasky3672

    @jamesbanasky3672

    2 жыл бұрын

    or John Heder

  • @matttorrence2900
    @matttorrence2900 Жыл бұрын

    You have my old hair from the 1990s!

  • @johnbravo2301

    @johnbravo2301

    Жыл бұрын

    STRAIGHT up 60s look there. He's Woodstock to the core.

  • @carminemodestinomarrano6658
    @carminemodestinomarrano6658 Жыл бұрын

    How bout a mustang? Same sound?

  • @classicbasslines

    @classicbasslines

    Жыл бұрын

    I would imagine you can get close. Mustang is similar-ish to a P but a little more midrange focused

  • @behram87
    @behram8711 ай бұрын

    What's the name of this song?

  • @classicbasslines

    @classicbasslines

    11 ай бұрын

    Barbarism Begins at Home

  • @behram87

    @behram87

    11 ай бұрын

    @@classicbasslines just found out. Thanks a lot!!

  • @rdzed3505
    @rdzed3505 Жыл бұрын

    Hung in there until digital manipulation peered it's ugly head.

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