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John Paul Jones tone
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:40 pm
by bubba_hotep
Being an extremely dedicated Zeppelin fan, I was wondering if there was any pacticular way, setting, or setup to get that punchy bass tone from Jonesy, like in songs like "What it and what should never be" and the lemon song.
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:46 pm
by blazer
From what I know he played his sixties fender Jazz bass on those.
Don't know for sure what amps he used.
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:07 pm
by lyle_from_minneapolis
Play loud.
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:10 pm
by sloop_john_b
He claims that he used rounds all through Zeppelin. I don't really see how his tone from "Dazed and Confused" and anything off of LZ-I and II can even be achieved with rounds.
Acoustic 360's live.
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:55 pm
by johnallg
John, I agree; I always assumed he used flats.
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:12 pm
by stts64
I get the exact sound on my Jazz with flats.
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:15 pm
by tennis_nick
But if you find bootlegs of Black Dog, listen to how HUGE his sound is, so throaty and very roundwound... I just think he enjoyed rolling the tone off a bit!
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:09 pm
by thx1955
When I saw him / them play in the late 60s he was using a Jazz through 4 Acoustic 450's.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:07 am
by teeder
I pretty much nail his tone with this Jazz.
It has GHS Boomer nickle rounds on it, which are fairly warm sounding to me.
He did use the Acoustics with folded horn 18's I believe.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:35 am
by thx1955
Kevin,
When I saw them play back in the late 60's and early 70's JPJ used 4 Acoustic 450 4x15's on stage, great sound. I'd love to get my hands on one of those old 450's.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:26 am
by rickfan63
I once read an old 1975 Guitar Player magazine on Jonesy, and he stated that he used Rotosound flats with the Fenders until he started using his first Alembic. Then he switched to Roto RS66 Swing Bass rounds because he felt the Alembic needed it. As far as amps goes, he stated that he tended to blow up every amp that he used except his Acoustic 360's.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:30 am
by teeder
How do they differ from the 360's? Just wattage? I know nothing about them other than I like the 360 setting on my Bass Pod!
Jonesy and Macca are the reason I play bass!
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:51 pm
by captain_jetglo
Very good reasons, in my case, besides Macca and Jones I must add Squire.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:37 pm
by edski
I think the "3" models were amp heads from Acoustic, and the "4" models cabinets. I used to have a 402, a 2x15 cabinet. Another in the "wish I hadn't sold it" folder.
I never thought in a million listens that JPJ ever used a Rick, but some of his tunes had a brighter sound. The album Presence comes to mind, and an Alembic makes sense.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:54 pm
by jps