In Reply to: Late '60s & Early '70s Recordings with Deep Bass... posted by Interstage Tranny on April 28, 2012 at 13:45:50:
I guess your speakers back then were bass deficient. Or, you didn't use the bass control...(LOL)
Double Advents do pretty well, both then and now. An equalizer can only increase the quantity of that which is there. You cannot create missing fundamentals. Which is why I've never liked the sonic result of using either bass or loudness controls.
There are many examples of rock with good bass definition.
We're not talking about the same thing. When I refer to "real low end", I'm thinking first octave content, not "definition".
Have you heard Starship Trooper ?
I bought my first Yes album in 1972 and know "Starship Trooper" well. Before responding, I listened to it again. There's great definition on Squire's unique open fret style, but it has zero deep bass.
Try the ELP first album.
That is a notable exception on the "The Three Fates" and "Tank" cuts. Rick Wakeman's Six Wives of Henry VIII also has some low bass with the pipe organ content. It remains a rarity to find first octave bass on 70s era rock recordings.
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