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Let's spread some musical misinformation
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Half rounds sound best when played through a half stack.
According to multiverse theory, some drummers have high school diplomas.Today I came across a drummer who could read and write.
I bet in some parallel universes lead guitar players can be found who actually use the volume control in a sensible way.
No, even in the multiverse some things are just not possible.
It wasn’t wishful thinking, it was a dream. Then he woke up to the nightmare of reality.Wishful thinking.
Glenn Fricker actually loves bassplayers.
He hides it well with subtle expressionism.
He hides it well with subtle expressionism.
Glenn Fricker runs the Canadian chapter of the Kenny G fan club.
Glenn Fricker's name is actually spelled by inverting the "r" and the "i", as was done in the old country of his pooples, peoples.
He's the only one in the world that can record a bass properly.
If you don't have time to watch, here's what he does that no one else can quite duplicate the subtleties:
He's the only one in the world that can record a bass properly.
If you don't have time to watch, here's what he does that no one else can quite duplicate the subtleties:
Requires Duplicate paradiddle processing such as from a Paranoidamixer.
"Clean" always-on signal
EGO: roll off extreme timidness highs and self-loathing lows, 2-scoops of raisin' confidence-mids, aggressively compress it hard, this boosts up the remaining lows and highs of self-assurednuts.
... crank again 2nd signal add EGO aggressive hi / lo rolloffs so only NARROW midrange-mentality is left then pull down this signal down by 5IQ-10IQ points
DISTORT point of view heavily (see "crank gain" above)
"Clean" always-on signal
EGO: roll off extreme timidness highs and self-loathing lows, 2-scoops of raisin' confidence-mids, aggressively compress it hard, this boosts up the remaining lows and highs of self-assurednuts.
... crank again 2nd signal add EGO aggressive hi / lo rolloffs so only NARROW midrange-mentality is left then pull down this signal down by 5IQ-10IQ points
DISTORT point of view heavily (see "crank gain" above)
GHS Sub zero strings were invented in Iceland, that's why they sound best on Ibanez iceman basses.
