Omar in defacto

shaolinwhat · #1 02-04-2009, 02:45 PM

i saw a photo of defacto playing live (in the bassists forum), ive loved that band for a long time but ive never seen any photos of what effects omar used live? anyone have any insight?

whoatherechunk · #2 02-06-2009, 09:50 AM

it's in omar's wiki.

**DosiYanarchy** · #3 02-06-2009, 12:44 PM

saw a dd3 on his board, theres a few shots of his board on the live at long beach vids that are on Youtube, heres one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFOQtsuPekM

most of his tone on these vids sounds like an overdriven SVT, but im kinda thinking theres a m00g ring mod, dont know why tho.

whoatherechunk · #4 02-06-2009, 01:09 PM

Its on his wiki. He uses a whammy 4, boss dd3, among other things....

**DosiYanarchy** · #5 02-06-2009, 01:30 PM

dont know where to find omar's wiki. googled 'omar rodriguez wiki' and got the wikipedia page, but that doesnt list his pedals

shaolinwhat · #6 02-06-2009, 09:17 PM

youtube fixes everything!

Jared Lash · #7 02-06-2009, 09:31 PM

For me:

At The Drive-In > DeFacto > The Mars Volta.

I like TMV, but I'm just sayin'.

whoatherechunk · #8 02-07-2009, 12:38 AM

all of atdi > mars volta (pre goliath + defacto) > (goliath - present)> omar's solo projects

whoatherechunk · #9 02-07-2009, 12:40 AM

wow! they took his equipment down off the wiki. never mind. sorry.

**DosiYanarchy** · #10 02-07-2009, 02:47 AM

lol i've got a mate who prefers sparta :| obviously he's ill or something coz even sparta prefer the mars volta.

but for me its Mars Volta >ATDI>Defacto

although i really cant stress how much i love those bands, its just if there HAD to be an order, that would b it, Omars solo/quintet/collaboration stuff would come in a couple of spaces after defacto, some of his albums i like, some have far too much wanking about, in my opinion. Of course thats just my taste.

oh, im sort of finding that i think i almost prefer omar on bass.

cathal · #11 02-07-2009, 06:28 AM

what?!

omar is sick on guitar with nuff effects

but he does write all the bass lines for the volta

at the moment it is TMV>ATDI>De Facto for me

**DosiYanarchy** · #12 02-07-2009, 06:45 AM

yeah omar is sick on guitar, no doubt, and i thought he was the most original guitar player in the world, until i heard Robert Fripp, then TMV didnt sound so groundbreaking, as King Crimson had done exactly the same sorta thing 30 years before.

im not criticising Omar or TMV, as ill continue buying their records. but when i heard Larks Tongue in Aspic by KC, i was serverely dissappointed with TMV.
but theres room in my heart for both bands

whoatherechunk · #13 02-07-2009, 07:12 AM

in my opinion....they have gone down hill since goliath.....

but on topic. i know he used a whammy, a dd3, a memory man i believe, among other things.......

damnit i forgot!

**DosiYanarchy** · #14 02-07-2009, 07:59 AM

lol, I love goliath, but i think im in a minority, as even my band mates agree with you.

Yes, Back on topic: thanks for the info, there are some shots on the Live at long beach vids,

i originally thought it was just clean bass with Ikey doing sound manipulation.

oh yeah, the melodica with delay is really cool.

shaolinwhat · #15 02-07-2009, 06:47 PM

im not sure if its in that video you posted, or if its in one of the videos from that same show that i subsequently found on youtube, but there is close up shot of his pedals. he was using a memory man, whammy, some kind of moogerfooger, boss delay, and a tu-2 (laid out on the floor with no pedalboard). kind of interesting to see him pull things from his guitar pedalboard to use with bass. i also realized that some things from the songs were being done with bass that i just assumed were keyboards

shaolinwhat · #16 02-07-2009, 09:49 PM

Found it, its in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYic4rViMGQ at around 3:15

Surprise Panda! · #17 02-08-2009, 01:40 AM

Volta>De Facto>ATDI>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sparta

short_steve277 · #18 02-08-2009, 01:53 AM

i bought frances the mute today, my fav mars volta album

Surprise Panda! · #19 02-08-2009, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by short_steve277

i bought frances the mute today, my fav mars volta album

By far their magnum opus

jetofuj · #20 02-08-2009, 05:33 AM

De-Loused in the Comatorium>At The Drive-In>Frances The Mute and The Bedlam In Goliath>Amputechture>De Facto

"Quot capita, tot sententiae"