Was ist denn das für ein Bass-Effekt? Oktaver + Hall oder leichter Chorus?
PS: Echt toller Song
kein effekt, sondern ein zwölfsaitiger hamer-bass (ein effekt-instrument, sozusagen).
auf der sony-music-homepage findet sich hiezu folgende erklärung:
Q: I have heard that the bass part to the song Jeremy is played with a 12 string bass. Is that true? If so how is a 12 string bass set up? Do they exist in stores anywhere or was it specially made?
A: True, the bass line to Jeremy is played on a 12-string bass. Additionally, so are the bass lines to Deep, Why Go, and Drop the Leash. Jeff owns two 12-string basses; both were manufactured by Hamer guitars. (
www.kamanmusic.com/hamer/) How is a 12-string bass set up? Well, it's tuned just like a normal 4-string bass, although each open string (E, A, D, G) is actually a group of 3 strings. There is the normal roundwound bass string (in Jeff's case, gauges .48, .67, .84, 1.06) plus two additional "harmonic" strings (gauges .20 [unwound], .25, .35, .45, respectively). The two "harmonic" strings are tuned to the same pitch two octaves higher than the thicker bass string. So, when you play a note, you're actually having to fret and strum (yes, the only realistic way to play a 12-string bass is with a pick.) a total of 3 strings. It takes a lot of practice and hand strength to play it well. But the resulting sound is similar to having an upward dividing octave pedal attached to your bass. THICK!!
Are they available in stores? Sometimes... 12-string basses aren't exactly high in demand, so neither is the supply. Matter of fact, I'm uncertain as to whether Hamer is still currently in production of them, or if they've been discontinued - although Hamer isn't the only manufacturer of 12-string basses anymore. But aside from having it custom built, finding one is usually a case of stumbling upon one at a music store. Most of the time, though, I see them mostly at used music stores. Both of Jeff's were custom made - the first in approximately 1990, and the second more recently in 1995. The second 12-string was built with a partial hollow body cavity and given a piezo bridge-saddle pickup in addition to its electro-magnetic pickups, much like the design and function of Hamer's Duo-Tone acoustic/electric guitar. The theory was the same too - that it would be cool to achieve both an electric tone as well as an acoustic tone from the same instrument - but unfortunately, the bass didn't seem to achieve as much of the acoustical properties as Jeff had hoped. All was not lost, however, as the electric tone was great and the style was a nice aesthetic change from his original 12-string bass.
