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So the variety lineup seems to be: Going for The One - Rickenbacker 8-string prototype, played live on Ramsay 8-string Turn Of The Century - Tobias 40" 4-string tuned to C-E-A-D Parallels - Fender Jazz Wonderous Stories - Rickenbacker Awaken - the 3-neck bass previously used by Roger Newell with...

Ah so that's the exact effect. Thank you.

If the harmoniser is on at all, it would be for the whole track. But I'm only guessing. As a user of both a harmoniser and an envelope filter, I'm aware that they can be subtle and that other effects can resemble them.

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Get the new Tormato book! It suggests that on some tracks, perhaps including Wonderous Stories, the harmoniser is used on only one of the stereo Rickenbacker's pickups, leaving the other free to use the envelope shaper. I'm pretty sure this is the setup for On The Silent Wings Of Freedom. But I...

It would add up - that would mean there's a different bass on every track of the album, which I can imagine as a project.

Hi, What bass was played on the studio version of Wonderous Stories by Yes?

Love the sound of that weight! Can we see you playing it so we can check out the playing positions?

If progressive rock is defined as rock & roll based music which goes significantly beyond the genre of pop singles, I think Pink Floyd thoroughly deserve to be included no matter how slow, conventional or unskilful their instrumental playing is. They definitely caused and inspired a huge...

I was merely a guitarist between 1969 and about 1993, when a band I knew needed a bassist, and my bassist brother had retired from playing and was willing to lend me his. This situation lasted for a couple of years until my sister wanted to have a go. My brother then took his bass back, not...

I dig in to make the string growl, so I'd have to say hard, especially when I use a plectrum. But I don't slam it like some rock stars do. If I try, I miss the strings and hurt myself.

I need a spotlight each side, please.

John Stevens' Away (1976) with Ron Herman on double bass and Nick Stephens on bass guitar.

I'd noticed Paul McCartney as a kid, but I think this was the bass part that brought bass into the light of full consciousness: