Nathan East Rig?

[DWBass]

Originally Posted by millsbass5

That just doesn't seem right.Having a"signature"Model Bass that's TOTALLY different from the production models.I understand some cats do a little tweaking to their signature line basses.But...To change the whole damn scale by a full 2 inches??That makes it a COMPLETELY different instrument!!C'mon,that should be offered to us folk right off the rack,too!!

I agree but Yamaha is a funny company. Remember the Patitucci sig? I believe his vs. the production models were different as well, IIRC. (I could be wrong).

[ahsbass6]

The 6 String Bass that he uses with Fourplay is a custom that Yamaha does not plan on offering to the public. Last spring I asked him about it ,after the Fourplay show in Tarrytown N. Y. He told me it is one of a kind. That same show he was using SWR head and cab's. I have seen recent photo's of him playing an older TRB6 with other artists.

The production NE-2 and the "Custom" 6 he uses have the NE-1 Parametric EQ built into the basses. Both basses also have piezo's.

I have a TRBJP 2 and I use the NE-1 EQ, it fattens the sound. The NE-1 Parametric EQ is much like the EQ on the NE-1 Signature 5 .
Michael

[SteveC]

Originally Posted by JTE

I saw him w/Clapton using the Eden rig, and later with the Aguilar rig. Nothing really different. And his recorded sounds going back to the Trace/Elliot rig didn't sound any different than either the Eden nor Ag rigs. Gary Willis also doesn't sound different to me when he switched from Eden to Aguilar either.

Pretty much East's sound is (in order of importance) his brain and ears, his fingers, his custom-made EQ, the Avalon DI that's been in his live rig for a L O N G time, his basses, and his strings.

jte

I was going to add that it seems he is never without an Avalon U5. The Yamaha bass is pretty distinctive as well I think.

[BassMystic]

HE is now using TC Electronic amps and is on youtube singing the praises of the Blacksmith amp.

[SteveC]

I'd be willing to bet that the Avalon is what's going to the House mix.

[John Wentzien]

TC Electronic | Artists | Nathan East

[gimmeagig]

What amazes me is that he seems to be playing with quite low action, yet he does not seem to get any fret buzz. Oddly it looks like he doesn't have a super light touch.Gary Willis plays super light but as a fretless player he's in a completely different bag altogether. I suppose anyone can play without buzz and low action by playing light but then the lines can get pretty lifeless. I'm always struggling with that. How to get the power of the live performance without any noticeable rattling, clicking or buzzing.

[ahsbass6]

There is usually a guitar / bass tech that travels with all artists... I would assume it is adjusted to whatever the climate is. The Yamaha Basses have a satin finish to the necks, this allows more swelling of the necks due to humidity etc.

[ahsbass6]

I did notice on a TC Electronics site, That Nathan is playing a newer bass, looks like a YAMAHA headstock similar to the Myung Sig. bass. I wonder if this is the new design? It was a 6 string.

[T-MOST]

Originally Posted by millsbass5

That just doesn't seem right.Having a"signature"Model Bass that's TOTALLY different from the production models.I understand some cats do a little tweaking to their signature line basses.But...To change the whole damn scale by a full 2 inches??That makes it a COMPLETELY different instrument!!C'mon,that should be offered to us folk right off the rack,too!!

I don't think many people are going to want a 36" scale bass. 34" is the norm and you certainly want to gear a production bass to the masses. However, you should be able to order a 36".

[Stingray5]

Holy 10 year old thread!

[Highpost]

Originally Posted by Stingray5

Holy 10 year old thread!

Nathan's been in the game since he was playing for Barry white at age 16. His sound is still great decades later.

[Highpost]

Originally Posted by T-MOST

I don't think many people are going to want a 36" scale bass. 34" is the norm and you certainly want to gear a production bass to the masses. However, you should be able to order a 36".

I've been trying to find out his sound for ages now. I even asked him after a four play concert. He told it was the bass. And not the di. You figure he use to use a adl tube box and still got a perfect sound. I read an article we're he uses a some sort of synth bass.
I'm convinced Yamaha has made something special for their artist. Some microchip .........

[Jazzdogg]

Originally Posted by ahsbass6

There is usually a guitar / bass tech that travels with all artists... I would assume it is adjusted to whatever the climate is. The Yamaha Basses have a satin finish to the necks, this allows more swelling of the necks due to humidity etc.

That would be true of an unfinished neck. But, when the neck is finished, the sheen level of the finish (i.e., satin, semi-gloss, gloss), has nothing to do with moisture absorption.

[SoonerMatt]

Originally Posted by ahsbass6

I did notice on a TC Electronics site, That Nathan is playing a newer bass, looks like a YAMAHA headstock similar to the Myung Sig. bass. I wonder if this is the new design? It was a 6 string.

I think it may just be a customized TRB6-PII

[mtb777]

Avalon A5 it the constant in his sound no whether which logo is on his amps. His Yamahas are the other constant except the Washburn ABGs I've seen him playing on videos.

[Highpost]

Originally Posted by mtb777

Avalon A5 it the constant in his sound no whether which logo is on his amps. His Yamahas are the other constant except the Washburn ABGs I've seen him playing on videos.

No he used to use an anthony de Maria labs direct box and still had that sound. Before Avalon .

[BluesWalker]

Originally Posted by DWBass

I agree but Yamaha is a funny company. Remember the Patitucci sig? I believe his vs. the production models were different as well, IIRC. (I could be wrong).

The same for John Myung signature basses