YOUR QUESTION:

06/06/2021 Alex

Hey hello Mr. Trevor Dunn, so earlier today I was listening to Mr. Bungle’s third studio album “California” and something caught my ear that I had never really noticed before, that being the bass tone. I was wondering, what equipment do you used to get that twangy surf tone? Any specific pedals or EQ settings I should know about? Thanks!

MY ANSWER:

I used a variety of basses, amps and pedals for that record so I can’t recall exactly. For the surf twang I probably used a cheap Vox bass we had lying around that had flat wound strings on it. I might have even played that through a Fender Twin, utilizing the spring reverb. And I likely used a pick, close to the bridge, while palm muting.