What's you favourite Bruce Foxton tone?

RandallFlagg

I love Bruce's tone with his Fender Precision in The Jam in particular on the Sound Affects album

Gassage

Bass opening to When You're Young

StanleyAccrington

His tone in A Town Called Malice. Dunno what was used in the studio but was it his Ibanez Ricky copy when played on the Tele?

RandallFlagg

StanleyAccrington said:

His tone in A Town Called Malice. Dunno what was used in the studio but was it his Ibanez Ricky copy when played on the Tele?

Doesn't aound like the Ric on the record, more like the Precision, to my ears anyway

RocknRollDave

Funeral Pyre. Massively underrated player. Good to see a mention for Sound Affects, it really is a great album.

Wazmeister

Scrape Away

JezWynd

Tube Station At Midnight.

ESchap

RandallFlagg said:

StanleyAccrington said:

His tone in A Town Called Malice. Dunno what was used in the studio but was it his Ibanez Ricky copy when played on the Tele?

Doesn't aound like the Ric on the record, more like the Precision, to my ears anyway

I can get remarkably close to that tone with my old EB2 with the baritone button on and using a plectrum.   Funnily enough he uses an EB2 in the video.

axisus

I never liked the Jam when I was young and they were all over the charts, but I look back now and think that they were a bloody good band. Bruce's bass playing was superb, with a three piece the bass player really needs to earn his money and Foxton certainly did.

ICBM

Eton Rifles

Too obvious really, but it's an absolutely amazing bass tone - and so is the playing. When You're Young is great too, although a bit less aggressive.

Foxton really carries the music in The Jam, more than almost any other bass player in any band I can think of. He's usually providing the main melody while Weller's guitar is the contrast, not the other way round.

TonyR

JezWynd said:

Tube Station At Midnight.

+1

RandallFlagg

I love the way Bruce's bass and Rick's bass drum were mixed together, especially on Sound Affects, they blend into one sound at times with the bass drum adding a percussive thud to the bass melody

EricTheWeary

StanleyAccrington;1105053" said:

His tone in A Town Called Malice. Dunno what was used in the studio but was it his Ibanez Ricky copy when played on the Tele?

I'm trying to hum a The Jam bass line and see what comes out: Town Called Malice is the winner.
Never a big fan of The Jam but Foxton was probably my favourite element. He wrote my favourite song (by quite a big margin) by them as well: Smithers Jones (IIRC).

Glooper

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JezWynd

ICBM said:

Eton Rifles

Foxton really carries the music in The Jam, more than almost any other bass player in any band I can think of. He's usually providing the main melody while Weller's guitar is the contrast, not the other way round.

Very true. Private Hell is another great one. Actually, everything on Setting Sons is driven by the bass.

munckee

Down n the tube station at midnight and Start.  Start seems to be a 335 style bass looking at the video.

Neill

Every time I watch "Mock the Week" I think Paul Weller must be sick of hearing that intro given that Bruce Foxton is getting the royalties and IIRC Weller thought it was one of The Jam's weakest songs.

I like "Setting Sons" myself,  Saturday's Kids and Girl on the Phone would be my faves.

Love a bit of The Jam reminiscing.  

russpm

My first ever gig was the Jam in 1979 aged just 10 with my older brother. Mind blowing just so loud and so much energy. I saw them again in 1980. Great band.

Funkfingers

ICBM said:

more than almost any other bass player in any band I can think of. 

How about the late John Alec Entwistle?

russpm

Funkfingers said:

ICBM said:

more than almost any other bass player in any band I can think of. 

How about the late John Alec Entwistle?

Peter Hook 

ICBM

russpm said:

Funkfingers said:

How about the late John Alec Entwistle?

Peter Hook 

Both close, and The Jam were certainly hugely influenced by The Who, but I think Foxton still edges it for melodic ‘lead bass’.