Phil Lesh's New Ritter Bass

[John Le Guyader]

I don't think it's the place of someone in a Grateful Dead cover band to tell Phil Lesh what he should play


And on that note, I'm the third person from CT to post in this thread.

All due respect intended but I have to agree with Bryan, especially being in a Dead Cover band myself.

 

[John Le Guyader]

I think this is just the larval stage. It overwinters in SoCal, and the adult bass emerges in spring.

HA!!! Spoken like a true entomologist.

 

[aiq]

Hello bass players, I'm not one but been hanging around with them for 40 years or so.

Found this thread by seaching on Lesh's bass, which I heard him play last night in MD at Merriweather Post Pavillion.

heard Phil with the dead since 71 and also with the Q. That Ritter looks fine on Lesh...and it sounded fantastic. His rig is top shelf boutique, but I found the new bass to be...very Phil.

For the record I'm a big big fan of noodles.

 

[Andrew Jones]

I saw a Dead Show At the Meriweather in 83 ....


It was the rainiest show I have ever seen, I was under the pavilion ( thank god) and the river that ran down the stairs was like 6 inches deep.



Aj

 

[cosmicevan]

saw some pix of phil jammin with the new ritter on wnew's site.

http://www.wnew.com/2008/11/live-dead-phil.html

 

[mike1762]

It looks like something Dr Seuss would have designed!!!

 

[Rusty the Scoob]

Dear Phil - thank you for playing. Please continue to play whatever makes you happy.

I can't think of anyone who could pull that crazy Ritter off as well as Phil.

 

[Chuck T]

He played that new beast on Conan O' Brien about 2 weeks ago.

 

[Brondle]

Phil is a class act and a very cool person.

 

[oversoul]

He played that new beast on Conan O' Brien about 2 weeks ago.

sure did!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4vhyqtx_Jw

 

[TheDialog]

Sims from the UK does LED custom jobs. They've been doing that for years. Everyone from Billy Sheehan to Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit has had this done. It's pretty expensive to send it from the US to them to have it done. I've tried before, it's rough! Pretty sick nonetheless!

 

[R D Maynard]

Dear Phil - thank you for playing. Please continue to play whatever makes you happy.

I can't think of anyone who could pull that crazy Ritter off as well as Phil.

I heartily agree. I hadn't heard anything about his new toy when I saw PL&F last week for NYE. I thought it was some sort of alien Modulus, (or I'd been dosed....) It definitely has more of what I think of as "Phil" tone than the Modulii, which I always thought of as somewhat sterile. And I've owned one, so I think I know.

I still like the sound he got with that old Bi-Sonic equipped EB-0 that he used on American Beauty and live back in the day. Still, it was the Godfather that defined his sound, I think. But he made excellent use of the Ritter last week.

However, I personally don't think I could comfortably walk on stage with that thing hanging around my neck.

 

[Dan Robbins]

I think this is just the larval stage. It overwinters in SoCal, and the adult bass emerges in spring.

LMFAO!!!!

 

[slinginsix]

I've ordered my tics for Buffalo this spring to see the reunited boys...and I can't wait to hear Phil "noodle".

 

[rythman6969]

Nothing beats The Godfather in my opinion. I guess Phil just couldn't remember all the controls anymore

I don't think you will find a bigger Dead Head or Phil Fan anywhere, but I also liked his tone MUCH better back in the early seventies. though I haven't heard the Ritter yet, but I didn;t like the Modulus sound.

 

[Brondle]

I'm not that critical on his tone. I'm more into what notes he plays.

 

[BluesWalker]

The videos on this page have clips of Phil playing the Ritter bass. http://www.dead.net/video09

 

[Brondle]

The videos on this page have clips of Phil playing the Ritter bass. http://www.dead.net/video09

I dig the LED's.

 

[rythman6969]

I don't think you will find a bigger Dead Head or Phil Fan anywhere, but I also liked his tone MUCH better back in the early seventies. though I haven't heard the Ritter yet, but I didn;t like the Modulus sound.

well, I just watched those vids and I gotta say that Ritter sounds pretty F'n nice

 

[lambro]

Dear Phil, I think your lines are too hard for someone.

pure comedy people...