Bootsy's rig, 1979

[FreaqyFrequency]

I can accept that you don't dig on his tone, but you are saying that one of the very pioneers of not just effects, but funk itself, should never have ventured beyond the status quo?

On that note, all guitarists should play Telecasters through a Bassman, all keyboardists should play Rolands, and all drummers should play Pearls.

 

[BassJunkie730]

all drummers should play Gretsch.

fixed

 

[JimmyM]

Remember, that was 1979. Probably didn't have any of it going into the PA.

Right. There were no PA's in the late 70's. Yeah, I remember concerts back then, way back in the stone age, back before electricity or cars or the intranet. Yep, a Bootsy show was big news in those days. We'd all put on our best Sunday go to meetin' suits and ride to the show in Pa's horse and buggy.

I know this is an older post, but I had to comment because it cracks me up that someone thinks concerts back then were so primitive that nobody put instruments through the PA. Putting instruments through the PA has been going on for a very long time. Not sure when it started, but I've seen concerts from the early 60's with mics on amps and instruments going through the PA.

 

[chicago_mike]

His dry tone on bill laswells projects is huge as well. Oh, an earlier poster was inquiring about crossover freq's. He didn't use crossovers. The lows was one pickup, the mids was another pickup and the highs were yet another. Look at older shots and you'll see 3 p-bass pickups, then 2 jazzes and a p-bass, then he went to the Hi-A humbuckers for a minute, then the well worn and well recorded emg setup of 2 jazzes, and 2 p-bass pups.

he has changed the pup setup a few times since I think. But the emg's are whats all over the modernish stuff, praxis, zillatron, the hendrix stuff, heardware, buckethead..etc..

I spoke to him back in '04 and he had mentioned another zillatron was in the works, but I dont know whats happened since.

 

[RCCollins]

I wonder what he would sound like with simply a Precision with flats through an Ampeg SVT/810 stack... Probably much better. Sorry not a fan of his tone. I wonder if he uses all of that in the studio?

listen to his stuff with the JBs before you make yourself look silly

 

[neatobassman]

That must have been awesome having a filter fuzz and delay for each dedicated range. I also love the cab configurations for his lows. Damn, Bootsy is the ****.

 

[groooooove]

I wonder what he would sound like with simply a Precision with flats through an Ampeg SVT/810 stack... Probably much better. Sorry not a fan of his tone. I wonder if he uses all of that in the studio?

theres this really underground artist, named james brown. his work is hard to come by, but there are rumors that bootsy played on some of it

being that you havent heard the work that in many peoples oppinions, makes bootsy the legend that he is, you may need to reconsider your oppinion on him.

and even if you hate the envelope / fuzz stuff, atleast give him credit for being a really creative mind, and pioneering sounds that were new at the time.

 

[T-MOST]

QUOTE: There were no PA's in the late 70's

No PA support in the 70's????? That can't be right. In fact I was watching an (outdoor) Staxx review a few nights ago that was taped in 1971. I surely did see big PA speakers at the ends of the stage.

 

[TaySte_2000]

QUOTE: There were no PA's in the late 70's

No PA support in the 70's????? That can't be right. In fact I was watching an (outdoor) Staxx review a few nights ago that was taped in 1971. I surely did see big PA speakers at the ends of the stage.

Also I have some early 70's Tube PA amps so they very much did exist.

I actually have a 17w 1957 Dynacord PA amp

 

[The Lurker]

I wonder what he would sound like with simply a Precision with flats through an Ampeg SVT/810 stack... Probably much better. Sorry not a fan of his tone. I wonder if he uses all of that in the studio?

Well, he did most of the James Brown stuff with a Jazz, SVT, and no effects...

 

[Andrew Jones]

I hear that grind clear as day on "Turn It up or Turn it loose" but "Soul Power" sounds direct or a least much more controlled.


Aj

 

[Aurel]

Even if he now uses lots of effects (maybe even more than in the 70's!), he also recorded on the Superbad soundtrack plugged straight into an SVT, as he says in this interview:

http://www.bassplayer.com/article/bootsy-collins-superbad/sep-07/31268

 

[groooooove]

QUOTE: There were no PA's in the late 70's

No PA support in the 70's????? That can't be right. In fact I was watching an (outdoor) Staxx review a few nights ago that was taped in 1971. I surely did see big PA speakers at the ends of the stage.

not to mention the music festival from 1969..

 

[Clark Dark]

When recording Bootsy usually records 3 tracks (at least) for 'fatnuss'. The P-Funk stage rider calls for 3 SVT's and I'm sure Bootsy uses the cabs but might go with Mesa heads sometimes depending upon the venue.

 

[RCCollins]

When recording Bootsy usually records 3 tracks (at least) for 'fatnuss'. The P-Funk stage rider calls for 3 SVT's and I'm sure Bootsy uses the cabs but might go with Mesa heads sometimes depending upon the venue.

bootsy hasn't played with p-funk on anything even resembling a semi-regular basis since 1995, and that was his first tour with them in a decade or so

 

[groooooove]

bootsy hasn't played with p-funk on anything even resembling a semi-regular basis since 1995, and that was his first tour with them in a decade or so

but were all hoping for it to happen again.

i doubt it will though, george is known to be an ass to everybody. fans, bandmembers, ext. bootsys probably got better things to do..

or does he

 

[RCCollins]

but were all hoping for it to happen again.

i doubt it will though, george is known to be an ass to everybody. fans, bandmembers, ext. bootsys probably got better things to do..

or does he

he certainly doesn't need the work

last time i saw p-funk the only bass player left was Lige

 

[dwade]

I put Bootsy's pedal board & amp rack together in about 1990, when he was touring for the "Jungle bass" album & played with Dee-Lite. It was a CRAZY rig. 3 separate lines coming out of the Space Bass, 1 for each pickup, into 3 separate rows of effects. Just a crazy amount of stuff. Those 3 separate lines left the pedal board & each went into it's own Alembic preamp & Crown Microtech. Each pickup had it's own effects, preamp & power amp.

He had Vernon build him a 4-18 cabinet that was out out of this world HUGE. It didn't fit trhough a normal door. It had to go through a tall garage door. 4 Electro-Voice EVX180's.

It was a truly a one of a kind, beast of a rig. I saw him use it on Saturday Night Live.

 

[rob_thebassman]

Whats the electric bill? See what I did lol