Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) bass tone and bass amp settings
Crazy Train bass tone on a Fender Rumble 40 V3: medium gain (Gain 6), forward high-mids (High Mid 2), balanced lows (Bass 1), neck P pickup.
Tuning: E standard
Settings for your amp
Crazy Train settings on a Fender Rumble 40 V3
Fender Rumble 40 V3 settings for every songAmpFender Rumble 40 V3
BassPassive P/J bass
The same settings in text
Amp
- Gain
- 6
- Bright
- On
- Contour
- Off
- Vintage
- Off
- Overdrive
- Off
- Bass
- +1
- Low Mid
- +1
- High Mid
- +2
- Treble
- +1
- Master
- Set to your room
Passive P/J bass
- Neck Volume (P)
- 10
- Bridge Volume (J)
- 2
- Tone
- 8
A Marshall-style amp would better reproduce the documented tube overdrive and compression.
Crazy Train settings on an Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-108
Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-108 settings for every songAmpAmpeg Rocket Bass RB-108
BassPassive P/J bass
The same settings in text
Amp
- SGT
- Off
- Volume
- Set to your room
- Bass
- +1
- Midrange
- +2
- Treble
- +1
Passive P/J bass
- Neck Volume (P)
- 10
- Bridge Volume (J)
- 3
- Tone
- 8
A Marshall-style tube amp would better match the recorded compression.
Crazy Train settings on any bass amp with Bass, Mid, Treble, Drive
Amp
BassPassive P/J bass
The same settings in text
Amp
- Bass
- 6
- Mid
- 7.5
- Treble
- 5.5
- Drive
- 3.5
Passive P/J bass
- Neck Volume (P)
- 10
- Bridge Volume (J)
- 2.5
- Tone
- 7
A Marshall-style bass amp adds the documented natural overdrive and tube compression.
Why it sounds like that
Bob Daisley played a Gibson EB3 bass through one of Randy Rhoads's 100-watt Marshalls on the track. The album sessions used the same bass through a 100-watt Marshall, with the setup miked. The Marshall adds a little natural overdrive and rich tube compression. Daisley is no fan of effects, and none is heard on Crazy Train. The verse is a two-bar pattern of staccato quarter notes that answers the drums, and the chorus pushes forward on anticipated beats.
- Play the recurring intro on root notes only.
- In the verse, play dry staccato quarter notes in bar one, then offbeats in bar two.
What amp did Bob Daisley use on Crazy Train?
- Daisley said the song realised his long-time ambition to co-write and play on a classic composition. (on this song)[1]
- Daisley said he played a Gibson EB3 through one of Randy's 100w Marshalls on Crazy Train. (on this song)[1]
- Bonedo reports Daisley's own account of a Gibson EB-3 through a 100 Watt Marshall with 4x12 cabinets, miked, on the Blizzard of Ozz album. (on the album Blizzard of Ozz)[2]
- Bonedo says Daisley is no fan of effects, and none is heard on Crazy Train. (on this song)[2]
- Bonedo says the Marshall amp brings a little natural overdrive and rich tube compression. (on this song)[2]
- Intro: Bonedo says the intro is built on kicks shared by all the musicians on beats 1 and 1+ and 3 and 3+. (on this song)[2]
- Intro: Bonedo says the recurring intro is limited to the root notes. (on this song)[2]
- Verse: Bonedo says the verse is a two-bar pattern of dry staccato quarter notes in bar one, with an offbeat-dominated second bar. (on this song)[2]
- Verse: Bonedo says the bassline plays a call-and-response with the drums in the verse's second bar. (on this song)[2]
- Verse: Bonedo says a scale motif descending from the octave gives the verse's second bar a nice contrast. (on this song)[2]
- Chorus: Bonedo says the chorus is built on unison kicks, with solid eighth-note rock between them that lifts it above the verse. (on this song)[2]
- Chorus: Bonedo says the chorus has many anticipated beats, mainly the one, that drive it forward. (on this song)[2]
- Solo: Bonedo says Daisley shifts up a gear in the solo with a Riding Horse figure of an eighth note plus two sixteenths. (on this song)[2]
- Louder reports: ‘that signature riff in F-sharp-minor from Crazy Train was Randy’s, then I wrote the part for him to solo over, and Ozzy had the vocal melody.’ (on this song)[3]
Questions
What amp did Bob Daisley use on Crazy Train?
The sources on this page document Bob Daisley's gear on Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne: bass, Gibson EB3 [1]; amp, 100w Marshall [1]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Crazy Train settings on a Fender Rumble 40 V3?
For the Crazy Train bass tone on a Fender Rumble 40 V3, set Gain 6, Bright On, Bass +1, Low Mid +1, High Mid +2, Treble +1; on the passive P/J bass, Neck Volume (P) 10, Bridge Volume (J) 2, Tone 8. Set Master to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Crazy Train settings on an Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-108?
For the Crazy Train bass tone on an Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-108, set Bass +1, Midrange +2, Treble +1; on the passive P/J bass, Neck Volume (P) 10, Bridge Volume (J) 3, Tone 8. Set Volume to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What tuning is Crazy Train in?
Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne is played in E standard, according to the cited source [3]. Tune to it before you set the amp, or the riff will not sit right against the record.
Can I get the Crazy Train tone on my own amp?
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