your question:

08/30/2022

Which electric bass do you typically use for Zorn recording dates? Do you find that he has a go-to studio sound for electric bass? Thanks Trevor!

my answer:

It depends on the band and what I feel is appropriate. For Electric Masada I’ve always used my Pbass. Other stuff, like Asmodeus that require a bigger pitch range, I’ll use my 5-string Alembic. That said, I’ve used my Pbass with that band on tour simply because it’s lighter and easier to carry around an airport. Zorn typically let’s the instrumentalist get the sound they are happy with, but sometimes we roll as quickly as possible so you get what you get. But with the same engineer for years, the language of the studio becomes second nature.