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08-12-2009, 09:40 PM
| | | | good ole' les
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he amazes me every second of my life it seems, and now i cant figure out what he use to get that kinda soking wet gooey sound in songs like phantom patriot and stuff off of his newer albums, its puzzled me for awhile now
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08-12-2009, 09:44 PM
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Accessories Sales Associate, Guitar Center Rancho Cucamonga, CA | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upland, California | | | Not a huge fan of Primus, but sounds like an envelope filter set to up mode and possibly on bandpass or even highpass. |
08-12-2009, 10:23 PM
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He was a pioneer in the usage of effects in the studio but I'm not familiar with any of his recent stuff. |
08-12-2009, 10:39 PM
|  | I hate. | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The state of denial. | | | That sound you are describing isn't just a result of a filter--the fact that he plays such light strings creates a very rubbery tone. When you filter that, it comes out sounding like playing a rubber band (even more so than his clean tone).
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08-13-2009, 12:40 PM
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Endorsing Artist-Compton Compensated Custom Bridges (for Gretsch 6ers) | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Montana | | | Les Paul wasn't supposed to die after I made my stupid joke!
Now I feel like a total ass. |
08-13-2009, 12:56 PM
| | I hate. | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The state of denial. | | | You know what you did! You did it!
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08-13-2009, 02:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: York, UK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by unbridled  Les Paul wasn't supposed to die after I made my stupid joke!
Now I feel like a total ass. | Bloody hell. He was in his nineties, I think you can be absolved of blame.
Still, what a shocker. Amazing musician. |
08-13-2009, 02:48 PM
| | | | any idea what gauge strings he uses? i usually use eb regular slinkys
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08-13-2009, 04:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Omaha, NE | | | Envelope Filter? Hm... and here I was thinking it was some sort of synth. Dummy me, I knew it was too clean to be a synth. Those things can be so touchy and confusing. |
08-13-2009, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ElectroStompbox any idea what gauge strings he uses? i usually use eb regular slinkys | I don't recall which brand or gauge, but I do believe he uses Two A strings and two G strings but in normal EADG tuning. |
08-13-2009, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jared Lash I don't recall which brand or gauge, but I do believe he uses Two A strings and two G strings but in normal EADG tuning. | wow.................... 
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08-13-2009, 08:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jared Lash I don't recall which brand or gauge, but I do believe he uses Two A strings and two G strings but in normal EADG tuning. | I thought that was only on the CT 4 string with the whammy, and that info is kinda old - so you can't be sure if he's still doing that.
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08-13-2009, 08:49 PM
| | | | no tellin with him lol
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08-13-2009, 08:52 PM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | | Both Les and Larry are (or were with Primus) Dean Markley endorsers. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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