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Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
Paul Young
Basspop1980s
Original Gear
Bass1979 Music Man StingRay (fretless, sunburst, rosewood board)
AmpUnknown (likely studio DI with possible amp blend, no specific amp confirmed in sources)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1982/1983, Paul Young's debut album 'No Parlez'
Tone Character(10)
singing, vocal-like fretless sounddeep, round lowsclear, singing midrangeslightly scooped but present highssmooth sustainfast note attackhighly dynamic and expressivestudio-polished claritycompressed but not squashedno audible drive or grit
Difficulty
The line is not technically fast but demands advanced fretless intonation, expressive phrasing, and dynamic control. The melodic, vocal-like phrasing and subtle slides require a confident, nuanced fingerstyle approach.
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Original Gear
Bass1979 Music Man StingRay (fretless, sunburst, rosewood board)
AmpUnknown (likely studio DI with possible amp blend, no specific amp confirmed in sources)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1982/1983, Paul Young's debut album 'No Parlez'
Tone Character(10)
singing, vocal-like fretless sounddeep, round lowsclear, singing midrangeslightly scooped but present highssmooth sustainfast note attackhighly dynamic and expressivestudio-polished claritycompressed but not squashedno audible drive or grit
Difficulty
The line is not technically fast but demands advanced fretless intonation, expressive phrasing, and dynamic control. The melodic, vocal-like phrasing and subtle slides require a confident, nuanced fingerstyle approach.