Wolfmother - Love Train, is he using fuzz?

Ryan Mohr · #1 02-27-2008, 07:43 PM

Chris Ross's bass tone is always thick and furry sounding, as he plays though a ampeg all tube head and fridge. He is a big muff user, and it can be hard to distinguish when he is using it. Here is the video - http://youtube.com/watch?v=MeHwgR8pQhg - the parts I am talking about are when just the bass is playing the main riff, 00:21 - 00:23, 00:26 - 00:28 etc. Is he using his big muff or is that just his ampeg.

40Hz_of_Love · #2 02-27-2008, 08:10 PM

I don't know the band but after seeing the video I think that the overdriven sound you hear is actually a guitar playing on top of the clean bassline.

**Adam Barkley** · #3 02-27-2008, 10:09 PM

To everyone who thinks their opinion of the band in question matters, your favorite band sucks.

Keep it on topic.

SpankyPants · #4 02-27-2008, 10:12 PM

Hahahaha Fair enough.

hahaha

But what if my favorite is Humble Black?

Deluge Of Sound · #5 02-27-2008, 10:17 PM

My favorite band sucks! Heresy!

But, I did answer his question... that's not a muff making that noise (at least, not the pedal, tee hee)

Tbirdbassist · #6 02-27-2008, 10:19 PM

He's not using the Big Muff. Sounds too subtle... the Muff doesn't do subtle.

Well... I don't do subtle with mine.

**Adam Barkley** · #7 02-27-2008, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SpankyPants

But what if my favorite is Humble Black?

You might be a masochist. Who could possibly like that?

McHaven · #8 02-27-2008, 11:19 PM

I'm pretty sure it is just a rickenbacker into svts. Nice growl and overdive.

assboglin · #9 02-27-2008, 11:42 PM

I have to agree, that's probably just Ampeg.

tomhanzo · #10 09-26-2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by assboglin

I have to agree, that's probably just Ampeg.

+1

metalmariachi · #11 09-26-2008, 09:54 PM

Tubes, tubes and more tubes

MM

they give me flash backs to 1970.

KarateKid25 · #12 09-26-2008, 10:02 PM

Yep, its his Ampeg!

Also, I gotta say, Chris is a great guy. I don't see him now that I have moved from Sydney, but good times have been had in the past. I really hope he does well in his new venture.

Excuse my mugshot look, I hate photos after a few drinks, but I guess this is an opportunity to post a pic

McHaven · #13 09-26-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by KarateKid25

Yep, its his Ampeg!

Also, I gotta say, Chris is a great guy. I don't see him now that I have moved from Sydney, but good times have been had in the past. I really hope he does well in his new venture.

Excuse my mugshot look, I hate photos after a few drinks, but I guess this is an opportunity to post a pic

That is so awesome. Have you met the other guys from Wolfmother too? I'd love to hear some stories about hanging out with them, if you have some

varunkapahi · #14 09-26-2008, 10:56 PM

i have also wondered about his overdriven tones. there are other songs where its a lot more distorted but i think its all in the tubes

P_HAT · #15 09-27-2008, 02:11 PM

Some effects pedals he also uses include an Electro Harmonix Big Muff fuzz pedal, ProCo Rat Distortion, Electro Harmonix deluxe Memoryman and an LPB 2ube. (c) Liepedia.

And yes, KarateKid25 a really lucky guy

ampegfuzz · #16 10-07-2008, 07:21 PM

He uses a EHX line booster. Their was a vid on the EHX website about the history of fuzz and he talked about using a LBP in his setup. I would think that is the slightly overdriven sound your talking about.

tomhanzo · #17 10-07-2008, 10:15 PM

well i believe some of the pedals you mentioned are used on his organ rather than his bass, but im not sure. he is awesome though

rodl2005 · #18 10-07-2008, 10:52 PM

Sounds like an overdriven AMPEG tube amp to me!!!

shinobi · #19 10-10-2008, 09:27 PM

if it's a pedal, i'd bet it's an ehx english muff'n

if i'm not mistaken he's been known to use it. in fact, it was in that lpb history vid where i thought i saw it, and he definitely uses at least one ehx tube pedal live. pity that they broke up

and there you have it, the tube, pedal and overdriven theory all in one

tomhanzo · #20 10-10-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by shinobi

if it's a pedal, i'd bet it's an ehx english muff'n

if i'm not mistaken he's been known to use it. in fact, it was in that lpb history vid where i thought i saw it, and he definitely uses at least one ehx tube pedal live. pity that they broke up

and there you have it, the tube, pedal and overdriven theory all in one

here is the wiki on it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Ross
you got me to thinking about it, so i looked it up. And yeah i guess it is just overdriven Ampeg