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Distorted Tone
Cocaine
Eric Clapton
Bassrock1970s
Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass
AmpFender Bassman (likely silverface or blackface era)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1977, original studio version of 'Cocaine' by Eric Clapton. No direct evidence of live rig for this tone; studio context inferred.
Tone Character(10)
punchy low endslightly gritty upper midswarm, rounded sustainmid-forward presenceclassic rock driveclear pick attacknot overly distortedsits forward in the mixtight low endsubtle breakup
Difficulty
The bass line is straightforward, mostly root notes with a driving, even rhythm. The main challenge is maintaining a consistent pick attack and groove.
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Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass
AmpFender Bassman (likely silverface or blackface era)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1977, original studio version of 'Cocaine' by Eric Clapton. No direct evidence of live rig for this tone; studio context inferred.
Tone Character(10)
punchy low endslightly gritty upper midswarm, rounded sustainmid-forward presenceclassic rock driveclear pick attacknot overly distortedsits forward in the mixtight low endsubtle breakup
Difficulty
The bass line is straightforward, mostly root notes with a driving, even rhythm. The main challenge is maintaining a consistent pick attack and groove.