Recent content by nussy the whale

PM'd. Very interested

Agreed. When he turned that wah on and let it scream, he cut through easily.

A big part of the Spector sound comes from those EMGs and the Spector "Tone-pump" circuit.

An earlier post: "I think Steve Harris should try other basses other than that Precision, but go figure....."

Definitely. He also used one that had more of a Thunderbird/Explorer type of shape. In the video for Thr Trooper he's using a black Ibanez

In Iron Maiden's Early Days documentary I'm pretty sure I remember seeing Steve with a sunburst Jazz. He also used Lado basses in the Powerslave era.

I know, I'm aware of that. It is my observation that Cliff uses the wah quite heavily. It is not a good thing, nor is it bad. It is merely an observation.

But what about in his solos? Yes, they sound incredible and unlike anything else, but sometimes I just can't help but find myself thinking that he's using the wah a bit too much. Of course Cliff could and did solo without the use of a wah, but it seems that more often than not he did use it...

Cliff definitely did make the wah work WONDERS on his bass. I wish there was a version of Anesthesia without the wah. It would also be cool to hear his solos without distortion, too.

Very true, Kirk certainly loves his wah! :cool: I recall a quote of his saying, "If they want me to stop using my wah, they'll have to cut off my foot!" You bring up a good point. As Metallica's music changed, who knows if Cliff would've kept using the wah. We have no way of knowing. And...

No offense to anyone, but I cringed when I saw that bass... :hiding:

Cliff Burton is one of my all-time favs, both as an accompanying musician and a soloist, but is it just me, or did he use the wah too much in lead parts and solos? With the exception of "Orion", every solo I've heard of his he is using the wah. Same thing goes for his lead parts in songs like...

Inner City Blues!

Science, yes, but also art. Crafting instruments of that caliber can be made quite scientific with all of the specific measurements, as Roger shows us. However, he is first and foremost crafting, and therefore an artist. An artist with the attention to detail of a scientist. Roger...

I like that "dead" sound, I play black nylon tapes :bassist: