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I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink

Merle Haggard

Basscountry1980s

Original Gear

BassFender Precision Bass
AmpAmpeg B-15N Portaflex (likely, era-correct studio amp for country, no explicit source for this song, but Ampeg B-15N was standard for Nashville/California country studios in 1980)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1980, original album session

Tone Character(10)
deep and thumpyrounded low endsoft attackwarm, supportive foundationno audible drive or gritclassic country bass soundsits under the mixno slap or pick attacksubtle compressionno mid scoop

Difficulty

The bass line is simple, consisting mostly of root notes and basic country walking patterns at a moderate tempo, with no advanced techniques or fills.

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