the Lou Barlow sound vs the Justin Chancellor sound vs the Ben Shepherd sound...

slipitin · #1 02-03-2011, 05:53 AM

discuss...

slipitin · #2 02-03-2011, 09:30 AM

or don't

It's just that my tone was recently compared to Chancellor and I'm not sure I like the idea.

I know Shepherd used flats, I particularly like his tone on Badmotorfinger... and Barlow's on things like Back toYour Heart...that kind of full, warmth with enough shoom.

My band members really like the tone I have, I'm thinking of dialing out some treble and bringing up a little mids...

I use: GK 700rb head, P bass, Tech 21 VT bass, EHX Bass big muff Pi, ME50B...

What do they each use?

thombo · #3 02-03-2011, 10:24 AM

i worked w/ lou barlow at a dinosaur jr a few years back. for that gig, lou used an ampeg svt & 810 and marshal half-stack with a jcm 800 simultaneously. his tech told me that he normally uses a fender bassman 300 pro instead of the svt. he had a few pedals, though i don't recall exactly what. bass wise, he used a fender '51 reissue with a pick.

slipitin · #4 02-03-2011, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by thombo

i worked w/ lou barlow at a dinosaur jr a few years back. for that gig, lou used an ampeg svt & 810 and marshal half-stack with a jcm 800 simultaneously. his tech told me that he normally uses a fender bassman 300 pro instead of the svt. he had a few pedals, though i don't recall exactly what. bass wise, he used a fender '51 reissue with a pick.

Interesting, thanks for the insight.

The Lurker · #5 02-03-2011, 11:35 AM

He uses the 51RI now, but in the 80s and 90s AFAIK it was all a Ric.

chuck norriss · #6 02-03-2011, 11:46 AM

I always felt Shepherd needs to be mixed in a little louder. Anyway I'm glad they're back together.

slipitin · #7 02-03-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by chuck norriss

I always felt Shepherd needs to be mixed in a little louder. Anyway I'm glad they're back together.

You have a point. I can't imagine it any different though, thought BMF was pretty spot on. Think the trend in rock since has been to mix the bass higher, but I think their stuff is at least very 'of the time'.

Yeah whatever he's using now sounds great live. The showbox recordings anyway. I just wanna hear new stuff, wasn't keen on black rain...plus the video is awful...the guitar hero deal and the whole Telephantasm thang...a money making exercise rather than a band getting back together because they want to. You can hear it in Ben's words when he did a radio interview around the time. I don't think all their hearts are in it...I hope they start being a real band again and write a great new album that follows on from DOTU.

Supa Scoopa · #8 08-19-2011, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by The Lurker

He uses the 51RI now, but in the 80s and 90s AFAIK it was all a Ric.

He uses a Rick now... and i was the one to convince him to go back.

"ah yea.. i remember yours, that's when i decided i NEEDED to get a rick again.. it sounded great.."

great!