Recreating bass effect for STP song 'No Way Out'

Let me get back to you when I'm in my studio again. I need to reacquaint myself with the bass sound on accurate speakers. After the first 2 records they got elaborate with their studio instruments & gear and also really indulged in a lot of post production wizardry.

It might not be our front of an amp. could be a mix effect like a dbx subharmonic synthesizer or aphex big bottom or even a H3000 in octave down applied to a DI bass track that's filtered and tucked under a traditional microphone on a bass cabinet.

I'm pretty sure that's post production processing. Its way more subtle than a guitar effect. There's something hapodj about ng but it's pretty refined. I think I still have Dean's email and could see if he remembers.

These guys don't have big pedalboards. What is it Robert's doing in the beginning that you're asking about? I just listened to it last night and I'm hearing a p bass and over driving ampeg with a di track that's p ett processed for extra bottom. What am I missing?

I hear it now. Robert has a bass micro synth and an old mutron octave divider according to our page for him, so its 1 or both of those. The octave sections are similar in design but the mixrosynth has a resonant filter after it modulated by an envelope detector and an lfo. That's the most likely to my ear. It's dialed in subtly but it seems like there's more happening than the mutron can do on its own... I think hes got the ehx on his board specifically for that intro and that's the sole effect employed in front if his SVT. It could be the mutron though, that's a wild sounding box though.

Well, if it's just a mutron and not the ehx microsynth you could try a current production ehx octave multiplexer or a POG for a more modern take... but the ehx multiplexer has a really similar circuit to the old mutron octave divider... mutron is back and there's also the original designer's mu-fx from a few years back but their reissues are very expensive. I believe behringer has cloned most or all of the mutron pedals including the octave. I can't speak to the quality but a cheap copy finally exists and will be about 100 clams like everything from behringer city China.

Ehx still makes the bass microsynth.

Or you could invest in a line6 multifx box that models these stomps like HX stomp or the older pedal modelers which I think sounded close enough for bar gigs. Obviously make sure it models the right pedals and try it out first.

Personally I have never been slavishly devoted to recreating album sounds when I cover a song. In fact I usually go the other way and want my band to make it our own. If your band mates are insistent then tell them all to chip in to buy you the right pedals. They will probably feel less persnickety when it's their money and not yours lol. Or you'll wind up with a free toy... friends are always giving me shit. Ya gotta embrace it and also pay it forward sometimes.

Good luck!

If I'm ever in Texas again I'll have to come to a show. I'm a huge pilots fan.