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Introducing Justin Meldal-Johnsen!

#21
What up Bro!

It's Mike Boito (took over your job w/ David Campbell years ago). We have not hung in years (your hard to get a hold of now!). It's great to see you on the forum. Maybe we can see each other in person sometime soon. Congrats on all your success.

Here we go with more of a forum question:

What do you like as a nice, warm distortion for your bass. Something vintage and sweet. Also, not overpowering ala Geddy Lee on Signals. I would be interested in your feedback as you have been in the studio so much.

Let's talk soon!

Mike
 
#22
jmjbassplayer said:
Hey, thanks all! I really enjoy the interaction.

JMJ
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Hi Mr. J,

A bit of a newbie to this forum. However, think it's great to hear such refreshing & honest opinions, comments from someone like yourself - loving it.
You truly are a proper bass player's bass player, (IMO) it's about time someone like yourself came along to make the bass cool again.

All the best for the NIN tour - God bless you Guv'nor
Nick
 
#23
boitobass said:
What up Bro!

It's Mike Boito (took over your job w/ David Campbell years ago). We have not hung in years (your hard to get a hold of now!). It's great to see you on the forum. Maybe we can see each other in person sometime soon. Congrats on all your success.

Here we go with more of a forum question:

What do you like as a nice, warm distortion for your bass. Something vintage and sweet. Also, not overpowering ala Geddy Lee on Signals. I would be interested in your feedback as you have been in the studio so much.

Let's talk soon!

Mike
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What's up, dude? Great to hear from you. And thanks for the thoughts, man.

For bass distortion that has warmth to it, I'd try a Sans Amp VT Bass pedal. Very nice. Or something tubey, like an EBS Valve Drive.

Best,
Justin
 
#24
NickD said:
Hi Mr. J,

A bit of a newbie to this forum. However, think it's great to hear such refreshing & honest opinions, comments from someone like yourself - loving it.
You truly are a proper bass player's bass player, (IMO) it's about time someone like yourself came along to make the bass cool again.

All the best for the NIN tour - God bless you Guv'nor
Nick
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THANK YOU, Nick!!! I am beside myself.

Best,
J
 
#26
JMJ,

Hi! I'm new to this forum, a long time fan of NIN, and a techie gear nut!

That being said, I was front row at the Duluth GA show last week, which was AMAZING and I would recommend that anyone here who does not have tickets to any show on the tour hurry and find a way to get there. It could be said that the lights/stage show is overwhelming - it basically exceeds some of the great presentations done by Pink Floyd and U2 in years past. All that aside, the music itself is worth the ticket price.

Getting the chance to watch you in action, Justin, I was wondering a couple things:

1. I really enjoyed what you brought (on guitar, no less!) to "The Wretched" - what type of wah effect is that on the bridge, during the part where you and Robin trade off a bit? It sounded incredibly responsive.

2. Each line-up of NIN that I have seen all played some songs very differently - an example being "Hurt", which you all are doing a great, powerful version of right now. How do these new renditions come about? Is it usually that TR has some clear idea of "well, add bass here..." or is it a more organic process of "ok, so how are we gonna do this, guys?" and you just build from there? (I hope that question makes sense).

3. In September, you will have almost a 1 month break in touring - planning a true break, or will there be more rehearsals in anticipation of the next wave of dates?

Well, I guess I've taken enough of your time! Again, thanks for the awesome performance! See you in Jacksonville!

:bassist:
 
#27
hi unrealworld:

1) my "Wretched" sound that you are referring to is mostly a TC Electronic G-Force which is doing gating, filtering (controlled in an elaborate way via expression pedal), delay and reverb (likewise both controlled by the same expression pedal) combined with Crowther Prunes & Custard, and Guyatone phaser and delays.

2) We just jam and come up with something that sounds collectively good. Our current version isn't too dissimilar to the "Fragile" tour version, I think.

3) Not sure about September yet; might take a little break, but who knows? We're all workaholics.

Thank you for your generous accolades!

Best,
JMJ
 
#29
My pillow! ;-) Meaning, I wake up, sometimes run the tiniest bit of product through it, and bam. But if you meant who does it as in who's the haircutter, her name is Jeannine Brousseau, she's in West Hollywood, CA. Amazing stylist for anyone.
 
#30
Damn man, this is cool, great to have you here.

I saw you play once with Beck in support of Midnight Vultures , still one of the best concerts i've attended.

And big props to you and the fellas hangin out freezing freakin nuts to sign
a ton of autographs.

I must have been in a cave quite a while cause today was the 1st i've heard of you playing with NIN. So how did that come about? and what is your relationship with Trent like, buddy buddy or more of just a work relationship?
 
#31
HI Dangle,
Thanks! Aww man, I love running into people with great memories from the Vultures days, that was the best. NIN came about via the manager, Jim Guerinot, who I had known for many years, as well as the drummer Josh Freese. Both of those dudes recommended me to Trent, then we met, I auditioned, got the gig. Trent and I are certainly friendly, he's a great guy. But the relationship is a business one...I wouldn't expect anything different. He's a good guy to work for and pleasant/fun to chill with.

JMJ
 
#32
Dear Justin Meldal-Johnsen,
You are one of my inspirations as a bass player. A BIG inspiration. Upon seeing a picture of your pedalboard a few days ago, I noticed you have a lot of pedals. What's you're favorite? Also, is that a Crowther Audio Prunes & Custard on your board? I recently got one of them, and they're awesome. If it is a P&C, what songs do you use it on, and what's your favorite setting(s)?
Thanks,
Huge fan
 
#33
Hi Stickk, thanks for the tremendous validation. I don't really have a favorite pedal, but there are a lot that I can't live without (Guyatone delay, Prunes, B:assmaster, Depth Charge, Moogerfoogers, Boss Octave, EH Microsynth, Wooly Mammoth, Brown Dog, etc)

As far as the NIN pedalboard, it's a lot more condensed; only about 8 or 9 pedals total. There is a Prunes on there, yes. Not sure how it's set right now, I change it every soundcheck. I use it on lots of songs, so it's hard for me to quantify them.

All the best,
JMJ
 
#36
Dear JMJ,
Thanks for answering my question (wow, I'm actually communicating with my favorite bass player!). Just wondering, why do you have three fuzz pedals (Brown Dog, Wooly Mammoth, and the Depth Charge)? Do you collect them? If you're looking for another fuzz pedal I reccomend a Colorsound Tonebender Fuzz. They're amazing. Also, I read somewhere that you have over 50 basses (wow!), do you have any of those Wal basses?
 
#37
Warning bassline is now me on electric gtr, and Robin on lap steel.

I have mountains of fuzz pedals, yes. Probably at least ten. They are fun to collect and they give lots of different tonal colors for records I do. I have a Tonebender, it's very cool, yes. I have two Wal basses, they are very nice for certain things.

JMJ
 

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