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Distorted Tone
Repulsive In It's Splendid Beauty
Crowbar
Bassmetal1990s
Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (likely, based on era, genre, and band history; no explicit source for this track)
AmpRandall RG solid-state amp (likely for era/album, per forum consensus); possible blend with Tech 21 SansAmp BDDI (see live rig, but not confirmed for this album)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1998 (Crowbar self-titled album); no explicit studio rundown for this song, but era and band history suggest above gear
Tone Character(8)
thick and saturated low endgrinding, aggressive distortiongrowly midrange punchfuzzy, guitar-like edgeslightly scooped midsmassive, sludgy wall of soundretains note clarity under heavy gainno modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The bass line is mostly slow, root-based, and relies on tone and aggression rather than technical skill. The main challenges are maintaining consistent pick attack and controlling the saturated, distorted sound.
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Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (likely, based on era, genre, and band history; no explicit source for this track)
AmpRandall RG solid-state amp (likely for era/album, per forum consensus); possible blend with Tech 21 SansAmp BDDI (see live rig, but not confirmed for this album)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1998 (Crowbar self-titled album); no explicit studio rundown for this song, but era and band history suggest above gear
Tone Character(8)
thick and saturated low endgrinding, aggressive distortiongrowly midrange punchfuzzy, guitar-like edgeslightly scooped midsmassive, sludgy wall of soundretains note clarity under heavy gainno modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The bass line is mostly slow, root-based, and relies on tone and aggression rather than technical skill. The main challenges are maintaining consistent pick attack and controlling the saturated, distorted sound.