Studio Bassist Paul Ill's Setup - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro
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The great studio bass player Paul Ill discusses his recording setup with Warren at a recording session at Sunset Sound
Produce Like A Pro is a website which features great tips to help the beginning recordist make incredible sounding home recordings on a budget.
It's nice how Produce Like a Pro gives equal love to the bass players. Thanks Warren!
not like SOME channels cough *spectre* cough
Could there be a more bass player like person than this guy right here. “Just ready to serve the song..”. I’ve never seen a cat so prepared to record. A true inspiration and a high bar for coming to the session ready to give everything you can.
What a generous, passionate person. This is much more than "this is our setup," it's a history lesson, an attitude lesson and so much more. I bet Paul would have no problem describing his signature playing or how he comes up with parts either... Thanks to the both of you!!
Hi noisesoundtonevibe yes Paul is amazing! Great guy and extremely passionate about music! Thanks very much for commenting, I really appreciate it! Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
I like this guy, very technical and thorough. Never heard of anything like getting a pickup custom wound to match a compressor!
When you are all in, YOU ARE ALL IN.
Agreed! That's next level stuff! Haha
Agreed Terry!!
yes, but he doesn’t know how to setup his own basses, and to eq an amp.
Yeah, Paul is great! I've had the pleasure of working with him a few times.
I watch A LOT of these types of videos (studio secrets, rig set ups etc...). I learned more in the first 5 minutes of this video than I have in the last 20 I've viewed!
Never checked out your channel before but will dig deeper. Thank you for this.
This Paul Ill guy is incredible!
Hi +Rawbtube Wow!! You Rock!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Get ready to get an education. Warren does a great job interviewing people. He is also a humble and nice guy. Strange for such a talent living in LA.........must be a childhood thing. I try and watch all his new posts and one older post everyday. Much better than watching the news in an election year.
Not only is Paul a good friend, but he's also an amazing player! Love you, my brother!
Paul Rules!!
Paul Ill!!!! MASTER!!! He really knows his instrument!!! This is AWESOME!!!
Thanks Luiz Ronconi Yes Paul rules! He's an amazing Bass player! Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
Ya, he's great!
The wonderful Paul Ill came down to Sunset Sound and tracked Bass on the new Daniel Powter record. We had a chance to chat about his Bass set up. Check it out and let me know what you think! Many thanks Warren Huart
+Produce Like A Pro i wish i could hear that rig ! he didn't play it in this video.
I think this was a trip ! Thanks to both of you.
I love Paul. What a quality human and sensational bassist he is.
That amp is absolutely fantastic
And that trick you can do leave open cabinet on the top
Is super cool
Thanks Warren for this amazing tips
Chrys
Thanks Ashly X Yes great trick! Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
Wow thank you too Warren
can't wait next video
have a nice time
Thanks Ashly X I really appreciate it!
So interesting, I could listen to Paul all day, so passionate about his instruments and equipment. Would have loved to hear him play the different guitars.
Yes! We have to revisit him in session soon!
@@Producelikeapro Sweet, as a song to take apart for Songs that changed music, could you cover Hold me now by The Thompson Twins or now that I think of it, Shout by Tears for Fears. They both still hold up today.
This was great! Thank you, Warren and Paul.
Thanks ever so much
Met him on a plane once in the 90's - super nice guy.
Hey Paul! We spent a little time spit-balling our futures out the Hadsell House dorm window in Switzerland in 1971. You stayed the course. Good on ya!!!!!!
Love your series. You graciously seek out the ideas and info of your interviews while interjecting your own thoughts and anecdotes without ego. What was the mic on the Ampeg??
Hi +Jeff Roberts Aw shucks thanks very much! That really means a lot to me!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
It's an FET Neumann U47
Fantastic video gentlemen! Love humble sharing of information! Love your channel.
" you're used to the fight" perfect description of playing upright ! 😎👍
He is very cool guy. With the perfect mindset for doing that work
Agreed 100%!
great synth/keyboard amps as well
Paul Ill ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!
Paul Ill definitely does Rock!!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Just realised, pretty sure he meant Rival Sons at the end when he said Rising Sons, great band. Singer uses custom made guitars by Doug Kauer, wild stuff.
HI +Ray Syed Thanks for the comment! Yes you may well be right! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Another cool video!
Hey Warren, tell us about the studios you use for tracking in LA. Cost for studio time, your time, session musicians and the like.
Thanks! Mike
Hi ***** thanks for watching. All that stuff is so variable! All depends on the project, these days people will bend with the budgets. Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
Love those basses! Love the old Ampeg B15. The most recent Ampeg reissues are alright, but the Acoustic BC series for the upset! Great vid, ya'll!
I love this guy!
Agreed Josh! Paul's marvellous!
Shoot now I want to hear that bass too! :) Need to get some more sound samples in these setup vids. Great to see the setups but I want to hear them too.
Hi Steven Butler I completely understand! Where I can definitely play the music I definitely will! Thanks very much for watching and commenting. Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great to see and hear when somebody is that passionate about what he's talking about!
But what is this obsession with vintage instruments? Do they really sound so much better than newer ones, or is it more about nostalgia than anything else?
Thanks for the comment David Mood One of the biggest issues with newer instruments is just the availability of the woods, I'm nostalgia plays into it. But remember as well most of these instruments were largely hand made, not as mass produced as they are now, so there is a lot of individuality to each instrument. However I love new guitars and have many! I also believe that these days for a fraction of the cost you can an incredibly well made guitar! Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
I love the telecaster style basses.
Lākland makes one, the 44-51 that I'm after.
Interesting info, thanks. So what I need is P bass w/ RS66, P bass w/ 760FS, BAE 1073 DMP, LA2A, B15, and U47.
Great basses - I wish we could have heard them as well.
This is an interesting talk . There is a small error about the wood. Paul has the belief that the ash bodies are lighter than alder , the reverse is true . Within any wood type there are weight variations but ash is nearly always heavier ; particularly some ash used to make the classic jazz ( Marcus Miller type ) and Music Man basses. Example : the ash bodied telecaster bass Paul shows , the heaviest he has . Heavy rigid wood will give a more level bass response and more bright slap. Alder bodies are lighter with a warm response , more hump in the bass.
Hi +Peter Stephen Thanks for the great explanation! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Well.. you don't have much talking to do when Paul is in the studio ;) Anyway, nice stuff, thank you both !
Hi +Johan De Paepe Haha agreed!! Paul rules! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
FET 47s are awesome on kick drum and bass guitar. But, I also think they are underrated on acoustic guitar. Especially a big old warm sounding dreadnought. Or a dark, woody sounding auditorium style guitar finger picked, like a Guild M-20 or Martin 000. You get nice bass response, but the FET is also very articulate and responds nice and quickly to picking.
Amazing video Waren!!!
Hi +Mauricio Vazquez Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I just had a friend asking me if I could identify a bass used in Steely Dan's Hey Nineteen. I listened but couldn't quite place almost a P but not quite, almost a J but not quite. I googled and found a picture. Best I can tell, it's a J bass with the neck pickup relocated to below the bridge pickup and and unidentified pickup in the bridge position. Unidentified until today. It's the Starfire pickup Paul is using on his tele bass. Crazy what that J/Starfire combination along with technique sounds like on the recording.
Wonderful little gear chat. It leaves me begging to hear some tasty bass playing from Paul though. All throughout I was willing him to play; especially through that Ampex..Did someone mention James Jamerson ? I think I'm going to have to listen to What's Going On yet again to get my fix..
Hi hazybrain7 ah yes it would be lovely to capture Paul's playing on video! We will! There's a Billy Sheehan video coming very soon! watch out for it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I think Paul was talking about Rival Sons. Scott Holiday (their guitar player) plays Kauer guitars - which have a model that is nearly identical to a Gibson Firebird. But Scott is endorsed by them anyway. But Rival Sons is definitely a band more people should check out! They are on tour opening up for Black Sabbath on their farewell tour this year.
Hi Matthew, thanks very much for letting us know that about Rival Sons! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren!
Great video as always!
Thanks chase .w! I really appreciate it! Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
Thanks for the content . It seems that most all the bass players that you've interviewed used Fender P basses. Is that the preferred sound for rock recordings?
"Love Paul's Book on Being a Session player"
Agreed David Koval Paul is fantastic! Have a marvelous time recording Many Thanks Warren
"Tell him I said Hello" I don't think he remembers me but tell him we spoke at Peter Tork show at Marriott Namm show event.
Hi David Koval I will next time I see him! Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks! Warren
Great vid, thanks for the history lesson!
Thanks Ati Shephard I really appreciate it! Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
Great! More bass videos! :)
the hats
Haha Andrew Maury yes all the best people wear hats! Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
Cool video. The real deal!
Thanks Fezzler61 I really appreciate it! Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
It's interesting that his '68 Tele Bass has the early P Bass pick up, not the neck humbucker typically seen in the '68-'72 Tele Basses. Are there any recordings of him playing this instrument you can recommend?
Hi FXPedaldotCom that's a great question! I will ask what he has used it on, although I do believe we used it on Daniel Powter's cover 'Happy Xmas War is Over' that I produced. Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it! Warren
+FXPedaldotCom These single coil pick ups were stock on Tele Basses from '68 till '71/'72. In 1972 Fender changed the pick up to the humbucker in the neck position you were referring to. Throughout the rest of the production of the Tele Basses (till about 1979) the pick up remained the same.
Hi +MisterJawaman Wow thanks for the insight! I really appreciate the knowledge! Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren.
your videos are so wonderful, id love to work with you, you seem like such a nice guy, we don't exactly live anywhere near so thats unfortunate as for right now :p
do you play all instruments? do you ever produce full songs 1 man only?
Hi +rickenbacker40011 Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Yes I play all the instruments and I will track a whole song at my studio, start to finish, I do that all the time! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
sweet :) and its really cool that you respond to all the messages so thank you for that
Hi +rickenbacker40011 Thanks! I do try to interact! It is called 'social' media after all! Haha Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
What LaBella flats did Paul say he uses on his '62/'66 ?
thx
Would have been great to hear some of the basses. Great vid though. Thumbs up
Hi +Alexis Roy Definitely! Next time for sure! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Next video,how to build your instrument from scratch lol. I see why a lot of guitar and bass players are very passionate about the sound and playing. A lot of work and focus gets put into creating a sound with gear and parts on the instrument itself tweaking away at so many things. I can see myself getting a guitar or bass and customizing it for a unique sound later on.
HI blood lord that sounds great! I built my first guitar with my Father, I was inspired by Brian May! Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
Yea i herd you talk about that in an interview,but forgot where.
blood lord yes I've probably mentioned it before! It was fantastic that my Dad did that for me! Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
Flat wound strings...through a Reddi into BLA B12a directly into pro tools solved my bass problems...all the mud gone...punch...once it is tracked you can do anything to it and it sits in the mix.....oh and remic through ocean way studios UAD on the guitar setting.... up close...you will have a bass sound that will sit in the mix... sound sweet and warm with no mud...
Hi jack smith thanks for the comment. Yes Flat wounds can definitely make it easier to get a good low end and low mid bass tone that works in many situations! Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Too much information to get in, Thanks for the video
Haha yes indeed Daniel! Too much marvellous info from Paul!
Telecaster All The Way
Too Loud Macleod from Chilliwack?
Paul went for that E flat twice where F is. I thought he'd correct himself the second time around, but hey, even the greats are human!
+hahabass he's pointing to an E flat on the G string i do believe
+George Mcrogers Shows how much I know. Haha. Awkwarrrrrd!
You don't need to have a light bass to get a great sound. Some Northern Ash basses have a tight and hard edge to the. Foundation of the note. Think Marcus Millers mid 70s jazz
battle of the goofy hats
What kind of an amp is that?
Hi ***** that's an Ampeg Flip Top. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Ohhh! funny story, did a lot of research and happened to play on one today! It was SO fun!
Thank you
Great *****! Fantastic Bass Amp!!
Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
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Don’t forget. The more hat you have the better sound you get.
Strange to see a musician that will not mess with the settings of his amp.
I have that dead spot on my squier.
From the title i thought his name was Paul the 3rd
Haha funny! Have a marvellous bass playing time!
That's exactly how you set a B15 :)
AWESOME video!!! Wishing you would do a whole interview with Paul, maybe explaining proper recording direct & mic'ing a cabinet, also getting into EQ'ing frequencies, and how the bass sits in the mix/panned/double tracked etc. Also It would be great to hear Paul's background and records he played on and more about his bands, etc. He is a wonderful wealth of knowledge extremely present clear and aware. His vibe and energy is superb,,, More please!! (⊙.⊙(☉̃ₒ☉)⊙.⊙),,,
Thanks again for making awesome content, I'm super super appreciative!! (>‿◠)✌
Nice comments and great basses,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,musta been wear a FUNNY HAT DAY,,,,,,,LOL
What about their hats
It was wear a marvellously silly hat day Egor!
... so he walked the earth? like jules from pulp fiction?
Hi +René J Simonpietri Yes he did!! Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren.
Andy Capp meets Wee Willie Winkie.
Hi +Whiskel Why thanks I always loved the cartoon strip 'Andy Capp'!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks Warren, learning a lot from your series.
Hi +Whiskel Thank you!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Stupid hat convention.
Thanks Nick Simpson did I win? Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Cant believe!! After all this talking you dont play the bass!! We want to hear it!! 😂
I’m tired just listening to him talk.
the stupid hats////// ffs
The basses are great! The hats, not so much.
Why do you pay for someone to set up your bass? Capo, Feeler gauges, 6" rule........Its a no brainer and not rocket science.... Please pay me to set up your bass guitars OMG........
Hi +ssvman100 Haha great swing by the studio and set mine up please! I would love to learn! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Nice basses! I enjoy doing setups and spend the time to make sure all is perfect.Im in Australia so I guess I can't drop by. Great Video..........
Hi +ssvman100 Haha yes Australia is a little far away! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren