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09-21-2007, 10:36 AM
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In the context of a band.
First that come to mind are Tim C. in Audioslave and Tetsu from L'arc~en~Ciel. I remember the guy from Taking Back Sunday used some distortion really nicely before. Flea too.
Not so much about over-the-top, sawtooth-blaring messy chainsaw, but rather, appropriate, tasteful playing. (Cliff Burton, for example, is a huge influence for me, but I thought he overdid the distortion a little)
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09-21-2007, 11:16 AM
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09-21-2007, 01:10 PM
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Geddy Lee and John Entwistle, especially Geddy Lee, i will give the "Moving Pictures" album a good mention here.
Distortion/Fuzz:
Chris Wolstenhome, he got great controll over his sound. |
09-21-2007, 04:38 PM
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I love his tone. Especially live.
It's a very chainsaw-ish tone, but in the way that it really cuts through everything. |
09-21-2007, 10:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ankh-Morpork | | there's a pretty cool discussion on distorted bass stuff here: Next big dist/od/fuzz user
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09-21-2007, 10:36 PM
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09-21-2007, 10:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Maybe not the best, but Larry Graham springs to mind, I wouldn't expect overdrive where he uses it, but when he does, it fits so well.
Furthermore: Jack Bruce.
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09-22-2007, 02:14 AM
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09-22-2007, 08:39 AM
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09-22-2007, 08:41 AM
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He uses two pedals. A tuner and a Fulltone BassDriver. |
09-22-2007, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Thunder_Fingers  Overdrive:
Geddy Lee and John Entwistle | Entwistle? Never thought of him using overdrive. Just a lot of treble. But bass amps weren't all that clear back then.
My faves for overdrive/distortion are Jack Bruce, Felix Pappalardi (Mountain), Tim Bogert with BBA, John Wetton with Crimson, Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant) Chris Squire (I used to have a Bass Brassmaster fuzz), Tim Commerford, and Larry Graham of course.
I bought that first Peavey "The Bass" amp back in the 70's because it had a great overdrive feature.  |
09-22-2007, 06:01 PM
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09-22-2007, 06:02 PM
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09-22-2007, 06:06 PM
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09-22-2007, 06:06 PM
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09-22-2007, 11:40 PM
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09-23-2007, 04:54 AM
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Originally Posted by DavidRavenMoon Entwistle? Never thought of him using overdrive. Just a lot of treble. But bass amps weren't all that clear back then.
My faves for overdrive/distortion are Jack Bruce, Felix Pappalardi (Mountain), Tim Bogert with BBA, John Wetton with Crimson, Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant) Chris Squire (I used to have a Bass Brassmaster fuzz), Tim Commerford, and Larry Graham of course.
I bought that first Peavey "The Bass" amp back in the 70's because it had a great overdrive feature. | In the later years he used alot of overdrive. I have his Instructional DVD, and there he is clearly using overdrive. I think the Live at Leeds sound sounds quite a bit overdrived to. |
09-23-2007, 09:40 AM
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