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11-26-2009, 06:13 PM
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I am looking for something that mimics speaker distortion as opposed to tube amp distortion. What I am looking for is the sound that Felix Pappalardi used to get through Sunn amps with stacks of 2x15 cabs. In his words, "I've always envisioned bass as a huge ripping sound." He absolutely achieved that live. I've had lots of tube and other boutique pedals (Budda, Fulltone, etc.) but no joy yet. Suggestions? |
11-26-2009, 06:55 PM
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11-26-2009, 06:58 PM
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11-26-2009, 07:01 PM
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Marketing Exec. Newbasstone, Inc | | | | | Felix had the worst problems with his tone in live situations. I remember seeing Mountain back in the 60's with Jethro Tull. Tickets were $4.00 each. The bass was always way too distorted. They had to be real high to forget about it and enjoy playing. |
11-26-2009, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by nbtone  The bass was always way too distorted. | Nope. Wrong. Blasphemy. Can't be done.
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11-30-2009, 05:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Clearwater, FL | | | I'm with SnakeAnthony. That incredibly rich distorted tone gave Leslie West a deep, furry vally to play in. Nothing at all like a fuzz-tone. Just mountains of velvety roaring sound! |
11-30-2009, 05:36 PM
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Manager/Repairman: Music-Go-Round | | | | | I think that the only distortion that comes from a speaker would be from something bad happening to it on its way to eminent demise.
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11-30-2009, 05:48 PM
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11-30-2009, 06:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Clearwater, FL | | | I love to post a soundclip, but there aren't a lot of good sources to pull these from. The BEST example of Felix's live tone is on the Atlanta Pop Festival 3-record set (don't know if it ever got turned into a CD). Mountain does a pretty different version of Stormy Monday and the tune turns into a jam that bears little resemblance to the tune itself, but LORD, is Felix's tone mammoth! Woof! Hearing Leslie and Felix and the way they communicated on stage is truly inspiring. |
11-30-2009, 06:25 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | Tip: go to Youtube and enter "felix pappalardi mountain" into the search field. There is a ton of good stuff there. I'd link it myself except I don't know which tunes and tones you're specifically looking for. When you find tracks that feature the sound you like, come back and link those vids in this thread.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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