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03-08-2009, 07:19 PM
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mike gordon has been a big influence on my playing... and purchasing.
his tone is for sure very hifi, but unique all the same. check out the phish website for the first two phish shows. he sounds great as always!!!
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03-08-2009, 08:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sidney, NY | | | Long-time Cactus fan here as well. He's always struck me as kind of the extension of, or next-generation Phil Lesh. Phil was definitely a BIG influence on Mike, but he can still just sit in the pocket and groove on only a few notes.
I've found his tone to be a bit thin as well, but I think it's something you have to hear live in an arena. Recordings don't really do him justice. Anyone remember PLM? There was an article in BP many years ago detailing his live rig, which was some ridiculous $20k setup at the time, if memory serves.
The free downloads have pretty good sound for 256k mp3's, so check them out!
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03-08-2009, 08:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA (school), MD (holidays) | | | Mike's great. I haven't been keeping up with Phish lately and JUST found out about the reunion this evening when I heard a friend of mine was going. I'll be kicking myself over this for a while.
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03-09-2009, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by fryBASS  All I know is that one of my friends got his voicemail #  | I have it too....he is crazy. |
03-09-2009, 12:55 PM
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03-09-2009, 01:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Seen Cactus over 40+ times(95'-99'tours).I guess I'm a fan...I never found his sound to be thin live at all!I seen a show at the Gorge Amphitheater where He had SO much bottom end in was blurring my vision,....coulda been the GOO balls though!...LOL..Oh the memories!!
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03-09-2009, 01:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ankh-Morpork | | Not to be a boor, but in view of Phish's popularity and the number of threads we have on this guy here..... does it strike anyone that perhaps he's not underrated? 
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03-09-2009, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by The Lurker Not to be a boor, but in view of Phish's popularity and the number of threads we have on this guy here..... does it strike anyone that perhaps he's not underrated? | ...at least 2 bassplayer covers, legions of fans, headlining the biggest festiville on the country for two nights (opposite bruce springsteen)... i'm half with you on this one, Gordo gets his due.
for those in the know, it can be frustrating talking to non-phish fans about their collective and individual musical abilities. so it goes. |
03-09-2009, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by basshead5 Long-time Cactus fan here as well. He's always struck me as kind of the extension of, or next-generation Phil Lesh. Phil was definitely a BIG influence on Mike, but he can still just sit in the pocket and groove on only a few notes. | I agree with this statement. He seems to have taken the style that Phil had and ran with it and made it his own. He has played some great lines over the years, but the whole child endangerment fiasco made me very suspicious indeed! |
03-09-2009, 02:44 PM
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Gordon attended the hearing, but the parents of the girl did not. According to the spokesperson, the family had already been in touch with the DA's office in hopes that the case would be dismissed.
In a statement released last month jointly by Gordon and the parents, they said, "It is now clear to all involved that this was an unfortunate misunderstanding, and we look forward to putting this matter behind us."
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03-09-2009, 03:42 PM
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All I know is that one of my friends got his voicemail #
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03-09-2009, 05:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Happy Bottom, VA | | I'm with you on the kiddie thing but very much a non issue.
I don't get the thin thing.I guess maybe a tad sterile between the pick and Modulus neck. Its always been so defined though. You can always hear every note he plays.
I remember having front row reserved tickets during a run in 98 or 99.. It just so happened they were right in front of his setup. Thin....um no...I could feel the vibration days later 
He is by far my major influence. By influence I don't mean I model his playing style (I;m all fingers) but more his vibe. He made bass playing look like fun to me. Just a simple head bob and a thick gooeey tone. Nothing flashy . He is why I play today.
I will say his solo stuff is on the obscure side. Can't get into it. I did enjoy some of the Kottke stuff.
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03-10-2009, 07:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: wherever they send me | | | I too am a Mike fan. I finally got to see them live (first time) this past friday at Hampon. Incredible show, and definitely not a thin bass sound. He was up inthe mix and sounded great. Here's hoping this reunion sticks. |
03-10-2009, 10:37 AM
| | Modulus, Ampeg, and Boss oh my! | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL | | | You guys d/l the shows for free off of livephish.com Mike has a great sound and was on point the whole run....sounds great...wish I could have gone...but I am going to Asheville to see Phish in June...can't wait!
LightGroove, I think you said it best....it is his 'groove'...man he can find a groove and keeps Sharin' in the Groove! |
03-10-2009, 10:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Burlington area of Vermont | | | I like Mike
I live in VT and have known, played and performed publicly with Mike Gordon over the last 15 years, although I would not call him a "friend" simply because we are not that close. Mike is a top rate player, totally professional and the nicest millionaire I have ever met. What I admire most is that his playing has a unique personality like any great player who deserves respect.
Any bass player is going to sound "thin" on a soundboard tape recorded "direct" in a hockey rink.
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03-11-2009, 08:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Happy Bottom, VA | | I think that's one thing that makes Phish so popular. They all seem like humble normal cats doing something they love to do. I've crossed paths with all of them but Trey and they are all just really laid back. I can't think of the restaraunt in Burlington but Page and his manager meet there about once a week to go over stuff. Trey also with his family. You wouldn't know they were there per a friend of mine.
Anyways I hope for the best for these guys. I got really bummed out at the post hiatus shows I hit even Coventry. Just meh....
The traffic , the scene, the music was all headed down hill for me. Sounds like they have a new tactic. 
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