Madness’s One Step Beyond album was the second album I bought, their second album, Embarrassment was actually my first. That said, Bed and Breakfast Man has had a place on my heart since I first heard it!
This is not an exact copy of the original bass line, but an homage to…
Madness - Bed and Breakfast Man
I used no effects when recording this, playing the Dingwall in passive mode (so no on board EQ), straight into the Scarlett Solo and in into Garage Band, where I added a tiny bit of bass EQ and a touch of compression. I also played the line twice for fatten up the sound a little.
As an aside, I find recording myself really helpful. Sometimes I think I get it right, for example, the Prince / Crimson and Clover, and sometimes I don’t for example, the start of Pulp’s Common People, and I am not sure I like my cover of The Cult’s She Sells Sanctuary. But it’s all a learning process, what works and what doesn’t. How would I play it differently if I were to re-record it etc. for me, it’s not necessarily the end destination, a perfect rendition, but the journey. And the thing I think we all need to do is embrace the journey, enjoy the ride!!