r/TheSmile • u/Carvallio • Jun 06 '26

Question for bass players here.

Does anyone know what settings Jonny Greenwood is using for the delay effect in No Words? That music is badass but the delay time is tricky.

Any help appreciated

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u/guiporto32 Jun 06 '26

I made this tab a while ago. It’s a 5/16 delay with short feedback, similar to the one he uses on guitar for Thin Thing and other songs.

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u/Carvallio Jun 06 '26

Thats huge! Are you 100% sure on the setting? Thanks!

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u/guiporto32 Jun 07 '26

I tested it and it sounds pretty similar.

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u/corwood Jun 30 '26

exactly this, feedback is set to 1 repeat only

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u/99SoulsUp Jun 06 '26

It’s cool that that is a song he’s doing delay on the *bass*

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u/retrospective-juices Jun 10 '26

Yeah you'd think it would be really easy to make a mess there

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u/coolfoam Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26

You want minimum feedback (so each repeat only plays once). Set dry and wet to 50/50 (so you hear dry and delayed signal at equal volume). Turn off any effects on the wet signal (eg no filter).

If you count the beat 1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and, you want the delay to hit on the 3-and. If you have a tap tempo, tap first on the 1 and then again on the 3-and.

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u/Carvallio Jun 06 '26

Man I cannot thank you enough!

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u/corwood Jun 30 '26

it is so fun to play, too!