Chasing Andy Rourke's Tone (The Smiths bassist)

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In this video I share my tips for getting a bass tone like Andy Rourke of The Smiths. Please note that I am not necessarily recommending the exact things I am using in this video. I just wanted to give ballpark ideas for getting the sound, but I included exactly what I am using because people tend to want to know. Any of things I recommend could be changed slightly and would still get you there.
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@DeadbeatDecember Жыл бұрын

Attention seeking hair do

@chemicalcabbage Жыл бұрын

I mean it's entirely possible that's why he does it but why assume 😂

@davidboyce8683 Жыл бұрын

Really? That's all you get out of this ?

@lifelongred7056 11 ай бұрын

What are you going on about?

@Metal_Horror 10 ай бұрын

STEVEN! WHYYY, STEVEN!?

@debomb721 10 ай бұрын

Maybe he just don’t like cutting his hair

@redlady935 Жыл бұрын

RIP Andy. Thank you ❤️

@Ricky_Baldy Жыл бұрын

Apparently Andy played a Yamaha BB2000 in studio and played his Fenders on the road. I'm not saying this contradict at all, just for your information in case you didn't know. Its great that Andy gets some of the recognition he deserves.

@classicbasslines Жыл бұрын

yes I had read that as well! Makes me want one. I thought about mentioning, but that bass still has the precision pickup in it so I figured it was close enough 🤷‍♂

@Ricky_Baldy Жыл бұрын

@@classicbasslines I really appreciated the piece about the plectrums. The thickness is definitely something I overlooked. I was using Dunlops .80 plectrum - it gives nowhere near the attack.

@JohnDoe-lz5ss Жыл бұрын

Your 100% correct on the BB2000 in the studio. There's a poster with Andy the the Smiths, he is hold his BB. I was lucky enough to find one in good shape and with a few minor adjustments the tone is there. I only use chorus and a little compression, but use ernie ball rounds. Through garage band it sounds pretty darn close! RIP Andy.

@mr_bassman6685 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case, almost everything up to Meat as Murder would have likely been a P-Bass, I think.

@Jeancarlos18205 11 ай бұрын

R. I. P. Andy 🙏🏼 The best bassist the world!!

@matthewmaurysmith2486 Жыл бұрын

Literally the only band i can think of that played tuned UP a whole step lol!

@lifelongred7056 11 ай бұрын

Mr Andy Rourke,you absolute legend,the best quote I heard about Andy Rourke was when someone said that even Andy Rourke didn't know how good Andy Rourke was.though I play lead guitar I've always liked bass guitar. My parents lived just across from Saint John Plessington high school,that's the school Andy Rourke and Johnny Marr attended. Tragic loss R.I.P. Mr Andy Rourke.

@KrisTherese Жыл бұрын

RIP Andy 🤍

@johnunderwood3132 11 ай бұрын

He will be missed What a bass player

@monsieurglize Жыл бұрын

Super informative and well done! Thank you for creating this video! I always loved Andy Rourke’s sound and tasty melodic lines!

@davidboyce8683 Жыл бұрын

Love that Tokai , those basses were awesome. I recently picked up a flying V Tokai , and am restoring it right now. Great video Dave , and thank you for paying tribute to a bass machine .Rest in Peace Andy.

@vesuviabatman 2 жыл бұрын

You’re a legend for this 🙏🏽

@classicbasslines 2 жыл бұрын

thank you

@ralphlazio505 Жыл бұрын

Brother, that was awesome; as soon as i tuned in; you were playing the bass from ‘barbarism begins at home’; right away, I began to sing😅. Thank you for representing Andy Rourke so well❤️

@c10_c10 Жыл бұрын

Great viddy! Andy Rourke was one the greatest bass players ever!

@SteveGad Ай бұрын

Andy realised very early on, that he had to find a way of cutting through Moz and Johnny - no mean feat in itself - but upping the Mid and Top end, along with playing close to the bridge, gave him that tone that cut right through. Also, his basslines hardly ever took the easy route. He really was unique. RIP Andy.

@milracing73 Жыл бұрын

Great info. Perfect.

@danserrano2251 Жыл бұрын

Great Info!

@JasonBrenizer 8 ай бұрын

Great analysis on a great (if underappreciated) bassist's tone and style!

@classicbasslines 8 ай бұрын

thanks!

@gilvantessari1725 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty awesome!

@justinmclean9275 Жыл бұрын

RIP ANDY!

@georgelorence1089 Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@Yeti.Goose.Creature Жыл бұрын

I can only think of 3 bass players that inspired me to play bass... Paul McCartney, Bruce Foxton and Andy Rourke. Not an obvious line up. But they all produce such melodic bass lines. :)

@classicbasslines Жыл бұрын

Wow, I’m not hip to Bruce Foxton, but he’s in good company here! What’s a good record to check out?

@Ghoulies Жыл бұрын

@@classicbasslines In The City, perhaps

@eijihernandez8524 Жыл бұрын

Peter Hook, Andy Rourke, and John Taylor for me.

@ambidex Жыл бұрын

@@eijihernandez8524 Yep. Those are the 3 that started it all for me too (Rourke, Taylor, and Hooky). 3 very different, but very melodic bassists.

@marcchrys Жыл бұрын

Bruce Foxton's bass sound on The Jam's Going Underground is fab. For cool throaty bass sound, I'd also add JJ Burnel of The Stranglers...e.g. Goodbye Toulouse, No More Heroes.

@heboy3767 Жыл бұрын

Rip Andy

@deviousdemar 6 ай бұрын

RIP Andy🕊️

@joedecker3900 Жыл бұрын

I suck at using a pick and don’t like it, but love his style and sound.

@classicbasslines Жыл бұрын

i quit playing with a pick when I was 15, once I learned how to play "properly" with my fingers. But I've been spending a lot more time with it lately - very fun but definitely takes some getting used to

@joedecker3900 Жыл бұрын

@@classicbasslines You can get a great clean tone with fingers, and some effect pedals enhance it as well.

@marquisdecarabas1312 Жыл бұрын

I think thats the benifit of playin guitar before playin bass. You are more used to playin with a plec 👍

@parkerellerbeck1674 Ай бұрын

“That damn F# tuning” rip Andy

@YTPartyTonight Жыл бұрын

If your neck is a good one, meaning it can handle LaBella 760M '54 flats or Rotosound 77 Jazz monel flats then it should be fine with 45-105 Rotosound 66 Swing rounds tuned up a step to F# standard.

@classicbasslines Жыл бұрын

yeah. man if you are getting necks that can handle the 760M's you're luckier than me!

@YTPartyTonight Жыл бұрын

@@classicbasslines I've had good neck karma. 😬 The technically trickiest thing about playing Barbarism with a pick, being mainly a fingers player with not-so-large hands, is muting the low side F# with the left thumb rather than with the right/plucking hand thumb.

@shalaremcurrambo-music 11 ай бұрын

What's the name of the Plugin again?

@matttorrence2900 Жыл бұрын

You have my old hair from the 1990s!

@johnbravo2301 Жыл бұрын

STRAIGHT up 60s look there. He's Woodstock to the core.

@gazfunk 9 ай бұрын

I saw a recent interview with Marr and he said Rourke played in concert pitch. Only Marr's guitar was tuned up.

@classicbasslines 9 ай бұрын

I think some songs/basses were in concert pitch. But check out this clip, you get a nice shot of his fingerboard and he is definitely tuned to F#: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9dje8xnzdrem2g.htmlsi=fShi-uoeXJuLg3Gb&t=388