Dromedary question for Michael

Benjamin Strange · #1 12-29-2002, 10:29 PM

I just discovered this website; Very cool! As this is my first post, I'd like to ask a question that I've wondered about ever since I picked up "The Book of Flame" 4 years ago. How did you achieve distorted tone (at 0:54) on Dromedary? That tone is sick! I love it! What's the secret?

**Michael Manring** · #2 01-02-2003, 01:07 PM

Thanks so much for asking! There are several layers of crunch bass there and if I remember correctly, I used patches I made on a Digitech RP-12 and a Zoom 9002. Come to think of it, I seem to remember sampling a crunch tone from one of those boxes and playing it back on a keyboard for one of the layers as well. I wanted it to have a little more scary/mechanical feel and my sampler has a pretty fat sound.

Benjamin Strange · #3 01-02-2003, 09:05 PM

Thanks for the reply, Michael. Due to your utmost coolness, I'll let you in on one of my favorite bass distortion secrets: the ZVex Machine. It's an odd-order harmonics fuzz pedal. Basically it keeps your dynamics and low end intacts, and destroys everything else! Check it out, but don't tell anybody! Sshh!

www.zvex.com

P.S. I played the Book of Flame over the intercom at my place of gainful employment, Guitar Center, today. Everybody seems to dig that one. When's the next cd coming out?

**Michael Manring** · #4 01-07-2003, 02:32 PM

Thanks for letting me know about the ZVex. I'll have to check it out. But I won't tell anyone if you don't!

With a little luck, the new solo album should be out within a few months. I'll post the latest news at www.manthing.com.