How It Was Recorded

Gear · amplifier

Ampeg B-15

Records it appears on · 4

  • Walk This Way

    Aerosmith · Toys in the Attic, 1975

    • Bass · AmplifierVerifiedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Amplifier Hamilton played through.
  • Life's Been Good

    Joe Walsh · But Seriously, Folks..., 1978

    • Bass · AmplifierReportedBass amp blended with a DI tap.
  • The Rise & Fall

    Madness · Album, 1982

    • Bass · AmplifierReportedBass rig for Bedford, recorded by microphone.
  • V

    Maroon 5 · Album, 2014

    • Bass · AmplifierVerifiedCabinet side of the bass sound, blended with the DI; usually one of Madden's B15s.

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