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Distorted Tone
God Only Knows
The Beach Boys
Basspop1960s
Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (1960s, likely sunburst, passive electronics)
AmpAmpeg B-15N Portaflex (highly likely, classic LA studio amp of the era)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1966, Western Recorders, Los Angeles. Carol Kaye on electric bass for this track.
Tone Character(10)
gritty and slightly overdrivencrunchy attackdeep and thumpy low endmuted, percussivemidrange punchvintage tube warmthreverb-ladenslapback echonoticeable pick clickpresent in the mix
Difficulty
The line requires tight, muted pick playing and careful timing to lock with the slapback echo and reverb, but is not technically virtuosic.
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Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (1960s, likely sunburst, passive electronics)
AmpAmpeg B-15N Portaflex (highly likely, classic LA studio amp of the era)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1966, Western Recorders, Los Angeles. Carol Kaye on electric bass for this track.
Tone Character(10)
gritty and slightly overdrivencrunchy attackdeep and thumpy low endmuted, percussivemidrange punchvintage tube warmthreverb-ladenslapback echonoticeable pick clickpresent in the mix
Difficulty
The line requires tight, muted pick playing and careful timing to lock with the slapback echo and reverb, but is not technically virtuosic.