The Beta Band - Dry The Rain (bass cover)

For this #basslineteardown I've looked at Steve Duffield's brilliant performance from the opening track of The Beta Band's first EP, Champion Versions. Dry The Rain's bassline starts off quite relaxed with just a single root note in each each bar and gradually builds and builds until it's carrying the song along. There's some excellent drumming on there too.

Here's the original version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS0hSP-3U14
And here's a live version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek_X_e8Byng
And a live version by Steve Mason with Steve Duffield on bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1WhwzvvlXI

Dry The Rain, written by The Beta Band
Bass played by Steve Duffield (down in the mix)

Bass: Fender Sandblasted Precision Bass
Strings: Rotosound RS66LD (Roundwound 105/80/65/45)
Amp: Lehle Basswitch IQ DI and Trace Elliot Elf via Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 into PC
FX: mix of one clean channel straight from Basswitch with some compression and Softube Bass Roundup EQ and and one with Aguilar TLC compressor, Darkglass Alpha-Omega Ultra EQ and EBS Dynaverb via the Elf.

Camera: 2x Panasonic Lumix GF5

Видео The Beta Band - Dry The Rain (bass cover) канала Sam Hutchinson