The bass sound in Hey Ya -- any ideas?

[midwayfair]

I was sure this was a bass guitar, but it also sounds like it's got some synth stuff going on. I can't get there with any of the envelope filters I've got here. It's really obvious at the breakdown:

[copachino]

thta doesnt sound like a wah wah, it makes me think on a tri wah effect i was building year ago, probably a who. instead of wah,

[Matt]

Sounds like synth to me but I could easily be wrong

[derevaun]

Yeah, I've assumed it was a synth. Notice the bass guitar riff at 3:28.

But the synth sounds pretty close to a square wave with an envelope filter, which could be approximated with effects on a bass. I'll be the hardest part would be playing consistently enough that the envelope sweep sounds the same enough.

[Leevibe]

Yeah, I've assumed it was a synth. Notice the bass guitar riff at 3:28.

But the synth sounds pretty close to a square wave with an envelope filter, which could be approximated with effects on a bass. I'll be the hardest part would be playing consistently enough that the sounds the same enough.

I think you're right. I do think you could come close with the iStomp "Dirty Robot" patch though. (I promise I'm not a digitech shill or anything. I just think iStomps are handy)

[haveyouseenhim]

Maybe this?

[lincolnic]

It's absolutely a synth. There's a regular bass guitar in there too, but the sound we're talking about is a synth. I can't quite tell if the envelope filter is an effect or if it was manually played (like on a Moog).