Chris Squire's Secret behind this ICONIC bass tone! ? (Yes - Roundabout)
That Roundabout tone? ? Turns out it wasn’t just the Rickenbacker magic-
Chris Squire reveals the secret sauce: cranking the treble on his Ric and ghosting the part an octave higher on a mellow Gibson acoustic mic’d up in the studio. ?
A metallic bite + an acoustic shimmer = one of the most iconic bass sounds ever recorded.
? Did you know this story already, or is this news to you?
? Chris Squire - Master Class
Chris Squire reveals the secret sauce: cranking the treble on his Ric and ghosting the part an octave higher on a mellow Gibson acoustic mic’d up in the studio. ?
A metallic bite + an acoustic shimmer = one of the most iconic bass sounds ever recorded.
? Did you know this story already, or is this news to you?
? Chris Squire - Master Class
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