Nerve video in HD - HOLY BASS TONE

[mattfong]

YouTube - Nerve at Nublu, NYC

I have nothing else to say.

[Tortloaf]

ZOMG.

[Dirk Diggler]

OK he can make a jazz bass sound like a synth, and that's amazing why?
I found it enjoyable though.
Dirk

[mattfong]

well, it's the whole package, really. So groovy. These guys could replace a DJ at a club or a rave and everyone would be into it. I find that kinda rad.

The bass tones just justified putting it in the effects forum

[Swift713]

I'm a fan.

[SactoBass]

It sounds like the music is on drugs.

[Eric!]

John Davis is the mannnnnnn

[vincenzomauer88]

sweeeeeet. that drummer is where its really at.

[xjeremiahx]

dare i say...live dubstep...done RIGHT?
this video is sick.

[bigchiefbc]

Jesus ... sounds delicious as usual, John.

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

OK he can make a jazz bass sound like a synth, and that's amazing why?

What the hell? Do you have any idea how many people around here spend umpteen hundreds of hours and twice that many dollars over and over again to try (and fail) to make synth sounds anywhere approaching that? Sorry it's not some Wooten wannabe going BIPPITYBIPPITYBIPPITYBIPPITYBIPPITYBIPPITYBIPPITYB IPPITYBIPPITY for 10 minutes

[gastric]

Awesome stuff, as usual. And the best vid you've posted to date.

[Queg]

Originally Posted by mattfong

well, it's the whole package, really. So groovy. These guys could replace a DJ at a club or a rave and everyone would be into it. I find that kinda rad.

The bass tones just justified putting it in the effects forum

Almost.
Not that this isn't totally awesome, but there's still a little bit too much character, or "player's player" cliches in the drummer's fills. It distracts from the brutally machine-like, neutral qualities that make sequenced beats so great to dance to. The high synth melody is a bit weak as well. That being said, I would love see em at a dance venue in my city.

Anyone care to deconstruct what effects are being employed?

[bigchiefbc]

Originally Posted by Queg

Anyone care to deconstruct what effects are being employed?

Just going by what I know he's used in the past, I'd guess
Boss OC-2 -> Bugcrusher -> LPF modulated by the Moog MP-201
would be a good starting point.

[JohnDavisNYC]

hey dudes. thanks for the comments and feedback!

for my next video, i will be demonstrating my incredible quintuple thump technique, and getting rid of all these silly pedals.

pedals for that gig were:

OC2 > Woolly Mammoth > WMD FatMan > BugCrusher > MF101 > M9

i think... that's pretty much been the board for the last year or so... i think i had my EH Freeze there, but didn't use it.

Happy with how that stuff turned out... based on the results we got with this one, we may try to do a residency and shoot/multitrack a bunch of gigs, to put together a full DVD... one set doesn't really give you enough good material for a full DVD, it was more to have a good video representation of what we do in a club scenario... definitely worth doing more...

j

[JohnDavisNYC]

oh yeah... and the 201, of course, as the source of mental modulation possibilities.

j

[D.A.R.K.]

This stuff is killin', best band I've heard in a while.
Can't wait to catch a show!

[DosiYanarchy]

John man, seriously.



I say this every time..you SMACK it.
Great Vid

[John Wentzien]

Really enjoyed that!

[cybersnyder]

Awesome!

[Valerus]

crazy good drummer.