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Distorted Tone
Da Funk
Daft Punk
Bassfunk1990s
Original Gear
BassRoland TB-303 Bass Line Synthesizer (no bass guitar used)
AmpDirect input (DI), possibly through a mixer or sampler; distortion pedal (Ibanez Fat Cat Distortion) used
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996, for Daft Punk's 'Homework' album; no live bass guitar, all synth-based
Tone Character(9)
acidic squelchaggressive midrangefuzzy top endsaturated driveresonant filter sweepsgritty, synthetic growlpunchy attackcompressed sustainvintage analog distortion
Difficulty
The main challenge is programming the TB-303 sequencer and performing expressive filter sweeps in time with the groove; no traditional bass playing technique is required.
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Original Gear
BassRoland TB-303 Bass Line Synthesizer (no bass guitar used)
AmpDirect input (DI), possibly through a mixer or sampler; distortion pedal (Ibanez Fat Cat Distortion) used
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996, for Daft Punk's 'Homework' album; no live bass guitar, all synth-based
Tone Character(9)
acidic squelchaggressive midrangefuzzy top endsaturated driveresonant filter sweepsgritty, synthetic growlpunchy attackcompressed sustainvintage analog distortion
Difficulty
The main challenge is programming the TB-303 sequencer and performing expressive filter sweeps in time with the groove; no traditional bass playing technique is required.