The Six String Bass Songs

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The Six String Bass Songs Mar 21, 2013 13:07:55 GMT 1 wilgy, Gita, and 2 more like this

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Couple of days ago I tried to search for the list of The Cure song with six string bass recorded (either Fender or Schecter). Search returned zero results so I tried to make the list myself.
I took all the studio material from 1980 to 2008 including b-sides and other non-album stuff and run through it in search for that "the cure famous for" bass sound.
Robert not only changed the instrument recently he also started to use distortion/overdrive effect with Schecter so it's less obvious to make out which instrument is playing.
Defenately I'm deaf enough to make mistakes and can miss something easily, so any additions and corrections are welcome!
Hope somebody find it usefull.
So...

List Of The Cure Songs Where You Can Hear The Six String Bass Recorded
(songs in which I doubt are marked with (?))

Album stuff:

Faith

Just One Kiss (?)

Inbetween Days

Push

A Thousand Hours

Shiver And Shake
Plainsong

Pictures of You

Closedown

Lullaby

Prayers For Rain

The Same Deep Water As You

Disintegration

Untitled

High

Apart

Friday I'm In Love

A Letter to Elise

To Wish Impossible Things

Jupiter Crash

Round & Round & Round

Numb

Treasure

Bare

Where the Birds always sing

The Last Day of Summer

There is no if ...

The Loudest Sound

(I Don't Know What's Going) On

Going Nowhere

Underneath the Stars (?)

Only One (?)

Non-album stuff:

Carnage Visors

A Chain Of Flowers

Snow In Summer

2 Late

Play

Halo

Scared As You

The Big Hand

Adonais

Home

A Pink Dream

Possession

This Morning

Fake

Why Cant I Be Me

Spilt Milk (?)

Your God Is Fear

Truth Goodness And Beauty

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The Six String Bass Songs Mar 21, 2013 21:31:27 GMT 1 happytheman likes this

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Post by feelitallfading on Mar 21, 2013 21:31:27 GMT 1

As far as I know, Primary and Descent were both recorded with regular 4 String Fender P-Basses as opposed to the six string (Robert's with a flanger effect, Simon's was clean). I would also assume (but am not at all sure) that this also applies to Carnage Visors, but I think Faith was recorded with a Six String. But either way, great research!

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The Six String Bass Songs Mar 22, 2013 8:07:54 GMT 1 laperouse and salleygarden like this

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Mar 21, 2013 21:31:27 GMT 1 feelitallfading said:

As far as I know, Primary and Descent were both recorded with regular 4 String Fender P-Basses as opposed to the six string (Robert's with a flanger effect, Simon's was clean). I would also assume (but am not at all sure) that this also applies to Carnage Visors, but I think Faith was recorded with a Six String. But either way, great research!

Mar 22, 2013 1:32:27 GMT 1 laperouse said:

Primary is famous display of four string bass combination from both. For others I mostly don`t have a clue. :-S

Thanks pointing this out, guys.
I was doubting about Primary.
The earlier videos show two P-bass used but during the Show and In Orange there is 6string bass in Porl' and Robert' hands.

Gave Descent an extra run... have to agree with two P-bass using on this one two.
In Carnage visors though there is one part in the right chanel that souds deffenately like six string bass to me.

So Primary and Descend are out of this list and heading to the "two bass recording list".

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steve Big Hand random bootleg CRUMPET BOY Having trouble understanding Jane Posts: 55,203	The Six String Bass Songs Mar 22, 2013 11:35:19 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Mar 22, 2013 11:35:19 GMT 1 As far as I can tell, In Orange Bob has a Telecaster for Primary. That's where all the thrashed harmonics & lead riffs are coming from (love those 86 versions) Porl is wielding the VI though.
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The Six String Bass Songs Mar 22, 2013 14:44:24 GMT 1

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Mar 22, 2013 11:35:19 GMT 1 steve said:

As far as I can tell, In Orange Bob has a Telecaster for Primary. That's where all the thrashed harmonics & lead riffs are coming from (love those 86 versions)

Porl is wielding the VI though.

that's what I was trying to say: In Orange - Porl plays SSB, Show - Robert does.

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steve Big Hand random bootleg CRUMPET BOY Having trouble understanding Jane Posts: 55,203	The Six String Bass Songs Mar 22, 2013 15:13:31 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Mar 22, 2013 15:13:31 GMT 1 I'm digging show out next
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happytheman Pornography member Posts: 255	The Six String Bass Songs Mar 22, 2013 15:17:43 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by happytheman on Mar 22, 2013 15:17:43 GMT 1 Mar 22, 2013 15:13:31 GMT 1 steve said: I'm digging show out next Do it!!!
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steve Big Hand random bootleg CRUMPET BOY Having trouble understanding Jane Posts: 55,203	The Six String Bass Songs Mar 22, 2013 15:36:20 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Mar 22, 2013 15:36:20 GMT 1 Yep. He's got the VI on the go It's the same one. IIRC he had it sprayed black. Perry's got one too.
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happytheman Pornography member Posts: 255	The Six String Bass Songs Mar 22, 2013 20:47:02 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by happytheman on Mar 22, 2013 20:47:02 GMT 1 Mar 22, 2013 15:36:20 GMT 1 steve said: Perry's got one too. Yep. He plays it in High, Friday and Primary
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guillaume Faith member Posts: 141	The Six String Bass Songs Mar 25, 2013 16:24:16 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by guillaume on Mar 25, 2013 16:24:16 GMT 1 You can add Plainsong. It's played live by Simon but on the record, it's with the Fender VI