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Distorted Tone
Alone Again
Dokken
Bassrock1980s
Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (likely 1970s or early 1980s, played by Jeff Pilson)
AmpAmpeg SVT (classic tube head, likely with matching 8x10 cab)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1984, Tooth and Nail album. No direct evidence of live rig for this song, but era and genre point to Ampeg SVT as standard for Pilson and 1980s LA metal.
Tone Character(10)
gritty upper-midspunchy low endslight tube breakupaggressive pick attackmidrange growltight, focused lowsaudible overdrive in distorted sectionsnot fuzzed out, but clear tube drivesits forward in the mixclassic 80s hard rock/metal bass
Difficulty
The part is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing and dynamic control to match the song's clean and overdriven sections. Moderate difficulty due to the need for consistent pick attack and tone.
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Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (likely 1970s or early 1980s, played by Jeff Pilson)
AmpAmpeg SVT (classic tube head, likely with matching 8x10 cab)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1984, Tooth and Nail album. No direct evidence of live rig for this song, but era and genre point to Ampeg SVT as standard for Pilson and 1980s LA metal.
Tone Character(10)
gritty upper-midspunchy low endslight tube breakupaggressive pick attackmidrange growltight, focused lowsaudible overdrive in distorted sectionsnot fuzzed out, but clear tube drivesits forward in the mixclassic 80s hard rock/metal bass
Difficulty
The part is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing and dynamic control to match the song's clean and overdriven sections. Moderate difficulty due to the need for consistent pick attack and tone.