Mickey Madden

In this image you can see Mickey Madden using his Fender Jazz Bass on the Grammy nominations concert.

In this picture you can see Mickey playing a Fender Precision Bass on stage

In this picture which was taken at the American Music Awards in 2007 you can see Mickey playing a Squier James Johnston Jazz Bass on stage

In this picture you can see Mickey playing a Rickenbacker 4001 bass on stage

"This time I used a Gibson EB-2 hollowbody that made it on the record a whole lot. The EB-2 has such a great midrange, but it has a baritone switch, too, so it got some insane low end that is so heavy. It sounds nuts! Otherwise, I used the same setup I’ve used on the last few records. Almost everything was running through the Ampeg B-15 I always record with, and I used my ’65 Fender Jazz Bass for a few songs."

"This time I used a Gibson EB-2 hollowbody that made it on the record a whole lot. The EB-2 has such a great midrange, but it has a baritone switch, too, so it got some insane low end that is so heavy. It sounds nuts! Otherwise, I used the same setup I’ve used on the last few records. Almost everything was running through the Ampeg B-15 I always record with, and I used my ’65 Fender Jazz Bass for a few songs."

In this picture you can see an Ampeg SVT-CL Classic Bass Head behind Mickey on stage

In this picture you can see an Ampeg SVT-810E Bass Enclosure behind Mickey on stage

"This time I used a Gibson EB-2 hollowbody that made it on the record a whole lot. The EB-2 has such a great midrange, but it has a baritone switch, too, so it got some insane low end that is so heavy. It sounds nuts! Otherwise, I used the same setup I’ve used on the last few records. Almost everything was running through the Ampeg B-15 I always record with, and I used my ’65 Fender Jazz Bass for a few songs."

Used for "Makes Me Wonder", as stated by mix engineer Mark Endert in this September 2007 Sound on Sound interview.

Bass: Teletronix LA2A compressor, SSL compressor, Tech 21 Sansamp

“I added a lot of compression from the SSL desk. I like to print effects while recording, so the bass already had EQ and compression, and I’ll add more during the mix stage. The bass was laid down using a Neve 1073 EQ/mic pre and an LA2A, and during the mix I added yet more compression using the desk. I also did a sub bus of the DI to a Sansamp to bring up some more grit. The ES2 keyboard sound that more or less follows the bass didn’t get any processing. Technically it’s not a bass sound, and my programmed bass was muted.”

Used for "Makes Me Wonder", as stated by mix engineer Mark Endert in this September 2007* Sound on Sound* interview.

Bass: Teletronix LA2A compressor, SSL compressor, Tech 21 Sansamp

“I added a lot of compression from the SSL desk. I like to print effects while recording, so the bass already had EQ and compression, and I’ll add more during the mix stage. The bass was laid down using a Neve 1073 EQ/mic pre and an LA2A, and during the mix I added yet more compression using the desk. I also did a sub bus of the DI to a Sansamp to bring up some more grit. The ES2 keyboard sound that more or less follows the bass didn’t get any processing. Technically it’s not a bass sound, and my programmed bass was muted.”

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Bass 1964 Fender Precision Bass, 1965 Fender Jazz Bass Amp Ampeg SVT-CL, Ampeg SVT 810 Strings Ernie Ball medium gauge

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Mickey Madden used Sadowsky in 2007 It won't be soon before long tour.