Wow...got back from the Rage Against the Machine show last night...

fearlessdane · #1 04-30-2007, 06:51 PM

I have been to tons of shows, and I have NEVER heard as good a bass tone as I did from Tim C. last night. Granted, it was miked through the largest system I have ever seen (Coachella main stage), but NONE of the bass players that weekend (including Hub from the Roots and Flea from RHCP) sounded nearly as good. That dude has got his tone nailed.

skywalkerla5 · #2 04-30-2007, 07:39 PM

I'll agree...

de la mocha · #3 04-30-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fearlessdane

I have been to tons of shows, and I have NEVER heard as good a bass tone as I did from Tim C. last night. Granted, it was miked through the largest system I have ever seen (Coachella main stage), but NONE of the bass players that weekend (including Hub from the Roots and Flea from RHCP) sounded nearly as good. That dude has got his tone nailed.

tell me more about the show!

matskull · #4 04-30-2007, 07:40 PM

Hell yeah. I hope I'll see them live someday.

ldiezman · #5 04-30-2007, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fearlessdane

That dude has got his tone nailed.

He knows it too.

Sorax · #6 04-30-2007, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ldiezman

He knows it too.

How could one have their tone nailed and NOT know it??

fearlessdane · #7 04-30-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ldiezman

He knows it too.

Like he's cocky about it or something?

He was playing 3 different Jass basses that he never used for Rage (probably ones he got during Audioslaves career). I believe two were maple necks and the other was a rosewood. He used the same beat to crap 8X10's, though. I know he rewires his pickups by hand and builds his own distortion boxes also. Anyhow, Rage killed it.

Chickencha · #8 05-01-2007, 01:27 AM

Count me in as incredibly jealous. Both for being able to see Tim and Rage live.

superbassman2000 · #9 05-01-2007, 07:22 AM

for anyone who didn't get to see it (like me!!) there are some videos on youtube already--the sound quality isn't great (probably camera phones) but its cool to see these guys back together at least for a short time

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...&search=Search

hyperlitem · #10 05-01-2007, 07:29 AM

timmy c isnt sponsered by anyone i dont think, or hasnt been for a while, so he rubs all the logos off his pedals. I think some are custom made but most he just sanded logos off of. I know he uses 2 crybabys linked together and a marshall guvnor. I was also told that he was one of the guys testing the mxr blowtorch and that pedal stayed on his board. It doesnt have the logo on it but it looks to be the same shape and everything.

KPAX · #11 05-01-2007, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fearlessdane

I have been to tons of shows, and I have NEVER heard as good a bass tone as I did from Tim C. last night. Granted, it was miked through the largest system I have ever seen (Coachella main stage), but NONE of the bass players that weekend (including Hub from the Roots and Flea from RHCP) sounded nearly as good. That dude has got his tone nailed.

Yeah, I saw him with Audioslave about a year ago and his bass sounded damn good. Lots of cool distortion.

fearlessdane · #12 05-01-2007, 06:34 PM

If anything he is at least sponsored by Fender. There is an interview he did with Fender on their website talking about his love for J Basses, and the custom shop built him a replica set of his old 70's pickups so I'm sure they at least gave him those newer J's he has.

gkbass13 · #13 05-01-2007, 06:37 PM

they scheduled another rock the bells show in nyc, the day after the first one...in case anyone is lookign for tickets.