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How did Sting get his amazing bass sound in The Police? And what does that have to do with synth bass and synth pop? This is the second of three videos on that subject, and part of a larger series “Secrets of the 1980s” where I showcase long lost production techniques and how they can turn a vanilla song into a hit record. In this video I explain techniques that used by Sting from the Police to get his amazing bass sound. Then I explain how those same tricks were used by Pet Shop Boys, and how you can use them in your productions. Then I build a synth bass sound on the fly using those techniques, and use that to do a live performance where I play synth bass live. All 100% dawless and, as per usual. I only use hardware vintage and modern analog synths, and all programming is done into my hardware Squarp Pyramid sequencer.

Sound sources used in this video include:

Behringer DeepMind 12
Behringer Pro-1
Yamaha TX81Z
Korg M1
Emu ESi32
Roland R8
Behringer RD9

#sting
#thepolice
#petshopboys

00:00 Previously on Distort The Preamp...
00:28 Learning from Sting: the art of producing bass
02:42 Basic bass production for excitement and clarity
04:28 Innovative bass guitar production from progressive rock
05:35 'Walking On The Moon' by The Police, bass production
05:47 Doubling bass with guitar an octave up for definition
07:12 'Spellbound' by Siouxsie and the Banshees, bass production
08:36 Sting's secret weapon: double bass
09:15 Doubling bass with double bass for extra thump
09:33 Sting's customised double bass called 'Brian'
10:00 Why bass guitar production techniques are relevant to an analysis of Pet Shop Boys synth bass
10:35 Pet Shop Boys' iconic synth bass for 'West End Girls' comprised three layers
11:40 The fourth reason to layer bass: unique sound design
12:09 How to create a signature bass sound
12:25 Synth bass layer one: sustain
15:03 Synth bass layer two: bite and definition
17:20 Synth bass layer three: thump
19:02 Combining the three synth bass layers into a killer signature bass sound
19:46 Recap: what have we done and why?
22:38 Live synth bass performance: 'Jim's Theme'
24:36 Afterword: reflections on record producer Nigel Gray, and what it means to be a 'producer'

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