stefan lessard's studio sound

[vooch311]

does anyone know what he used on before these crowded streets? his tone on rapunzel is the tone im after. ive read a ton of different things, so im guessing no one has a clue as to the actual setup used to record the album.

any knowledge would be greatly appreciated

[Andre_gt7]

Warwick

[momo]

That is the tone that pushed me into warwicks. I still don't know why he switched to the Fleas. Not that they aren't good, but that warwick tone worked so well for the band.

Every time I saw them play that live he used a Warwick Thumb 6, but my corvette 5 gets me plenty close.

[vooch311]

nice. any ideas as to amps/cabs/compression?

[superbassman2000]

didn't he have meyer cabs?

and i know he had an eventide harmonizer as well, which is cool

[I-Love-Ratm]

Was it not the Modulus on Before These Crowded Streets?

[gkbass13]

he used to use both warwick and modulus, he had the thumb6 a dolphin 4 and a quantum 5....im pretty sure the tone that you are referrign to on the cds was his warwick tone...."crush" and "stay" are god examples of the thumb 6's tone....growly as hell! i know when i saw them live back then he used to the quantum for repunzle....not sure about the recording though. i love that tone too, btu the playability of warwick basses has always annoyed me, the slow necks, bell brass frets and beeswax stickiness....yuck.

[vooch311]

yeah stay is definitely a warwick. you can hear it especially in the beginning. Im thinkin rapunzel is modulus. smoother sound.
never played a warwick but im lovin the playability of my mod q5.

[barthanatos]

Originally Posted by superbassman2000

didn't he have meyer cabs?

and i know he had an eventide harmonizer as well, which is cool

On the Live at Central Park DVD he's using Ampeg cabinets.

[MacGroove]

For a while at live gigs he used a double stack of Trace Elliots then switched to Meyer Sound self powered cabs. Now it's the Ampeg SVT's and the Flea bass.