The Real Thing

Tash · #1 03-19-2005, 04:33 PM

I stumbled acrossed this CD the other day and loaded it up. I haven't listened to this since I was 15 or so...there's some cool bass playing on this record and some of the tones are great.

Anyone know what kind of rig was used for this?

DWBass · #2 03-19-2005, 05:05 PM

This has been discussed before. There are two different 'The Real Thing' entities. One was a R&B vocal band from England and the other was band that had no bassist but an organist who played 'foot pedal' bass. Which one are you referring to?

Tash · #3 03-19-2005, 05:08 PM

Sorry, I was refering to the album by Faith No More

zongeek · #4 03-19-2005, 07:05 PM

at that time bill was using, to the best of my knowledge:

aria integra basses with the p/j style pick ups, fretted, 4-strings and peavey amps. he told me when they went into the studio he used whatever peavey amp into a mic'd peavey 4x12. i also heard, dont know if its true, that the speaker cones were torn. for effects he had a DOD bass flanger and an ibanez tube screamer.

Tnavis · #5 03-19-2005, 08:47 PM

Billy Gould was one of my first bass heroes. "Woodpecker From Mars" is still an amazing display of endurance.

Matt Till · #6 03-20-2005, 02:39 PM

All threads titled "The Real Thing" crack me up, with the whole FNM vs. R&B.