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Robert DeLeo / STP

#21
I love his playing! It's so smooth and on point you don't even realize how much ass he's kicking. My band covers four STP songs but I could play a hole set of STP every night and not get bored.

After not playing Plush for about three months we finally broke it out last night. We had to put it in place of Dead and Bloated. I wished we would have just played both but the place we were playing was a little too laid back for the hard s***. :D
 
#22
Interesting thread.


Last week I was listening to the radio and "Plush" came on. It rocked hard :bassist: . I had forgotten how good STP was. So I immediately went out and bought Core and Purple. Both are awesome. Robert DeLeo is now one of my heros.

I can't wait till I get my new amp so I can dissect his lines. :D



Does anybody know what equipment he uses???????
 
#23
Live he uses an Alembic preamp ( if forgot which) into a QSC USA 1300 into 3 Eden 410XLT cabs and 3 Eden 210XLT cabs.

In the studio it depends on what album.

He has used everything from an SVT rig to a crazy rig made of Mashal Plexi heads and Ampeg keyboard cabinets among other things.

Peace
Nick
 
#24
Squidfinger said:
Interesting thread.


Last week I was listening to the radio and "Plush" came on. It rocked hard :bassist: . I had forgotten how good STP was. So I immediately went out and bought Core and Purple. Both are awesome. Robert DeLeo is now one of my heros.

I can't wait till I get my new amp so I can dissect his lines. :D
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I always thought Purple was the best one (it probably has the best production of them) until I made a STP comp and more "favorite" songs came off "Tiny Music..." than the other albums with the "hits."
 
#27
I would like to know, from anybody who has played one of his signature Schecter basses, wether they nail that growly tone heard on most songs from 'Purple'!?

Did Robert actually use these basses, or an original 50's Precision bass with Jazz pickup etc. that it's meant to simulate?

Pedro
 
#28
Yeah, tiny music is the best record, hands down, fron a daring musical standpoint. They tried to recapture a bit of that wanderlust on the last record, Shangri-la di da, but I don't think it came off as endearing to the listenners. I like that record, but it isn't aging as well with me.

As far as DeLeo, I know he's used a myriad of basses, from a P to a custom Schecter J, to his Sig basses, to a Ric, to a custom made scroll head hofner lookin thing... and I'm sure many more.

Live, I saw him use a couple Schecter J's, and his Sig model, thru Eden Amps and cabs. Great tone out of all of them :bassist:
 
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#29
An MTV special I saw shows for a few seconds Robert recording 'Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart' (amazing bass line) in a sofa in the studio. He's using a bass that looks a lot like his sig. But I think it's fretless. I wonder if THAT is his Schecter bass, or an old Precision bass modded to his specs.

I'm loving 'Purple' because of its musical "daring" and ambience.. I haven't bought 'Tiny Music...' yet, but if it's yet better on that direction I guess I've found the next "Yes" in my life!? :p

Pedro
 
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RiverFunk said:
I would like to know, from anybody who has played one of his signature Schecter basses, wether they nail that growly tone heard on most songs from 'Purple'!?

Did Robert actually use these basses, or an original 50's Precision bass with Jazz pickup etc. that it's meant to simulate?

Pedro
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Robert used to work at Schecter and he actually designed that bass himself. He's used it on most of his recordings and uses it live a lot too. Go to www.stonetemplepilots.com and you'll see that he's using it almost all the time in the love pictures section. Ive seen them live and it sounds great.

Mon Rominee said:
Yeah, tiny music is the best record, hands down, fron a daring musical standpoint. They tried to recapture a bit of that wanderlust on the last record, Shangri-la di da, but I don't think it came off as endearing to the listenners. I like that record, but it isn't aging as well with me.

As far as DeLeo, I know he's used a myriad of basses, from a P to a custom Schecter J, to his Sig basses, to a Ric, to a custom made scroll head hofner lookin thing... and I'm sure many more.

Live, I saw him use a couple Schecter J's, and his Sig model, thru Eden Amps and cabs. Great tone out of all of them
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Ive actually fallen in love with Shangri... It took me a while to get into it but every time I hear it I like it more.

The scroll head isnt a custom. Its a Japanese made bass, I think the brand is Orlando. Im pretty sure Major Metal owns one. He's also selling one of the Schechter signature models. Someone should grab that thing.

As far as I know the only thing he's used a Ric on was "Art School Girlfriend" and I recently found out that it was actually Dean playing the bass in that song and Rob playing guitar.

Im pretty sure he uses an Alembic preamp and a QSC power amp into Eden cabs live. Ive never seen his heads, but thats what I read.

RiverFunk said:
An MTV special I saw shows for a few seconds Robert recording 'Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart' (amazing bass line) in a sofa in the studio. He's using a bass that looks a lot like his sig. But I think it's fretless. I wonder if THAT is his Schecter bass, or an old Precision bass modded to his specs.

I'm loving 'Purple' because of its musical "daring" and ambience.. I haven't bought 'Tiny Music...' yet, but if it's yet better on that direction I guess I've found the next "Yes" in my life!?

Pedro
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Im almost positive that he doesnt play any fretless and the closest to it is that he recorded Pretty Penny with an upright. He plays it with a standard electric bass live though. I recently learned "Trippin..." and I can barely play it right on fretted. It would only be harder on fretless so I cant imagine him doing that. He doesnt play it on fretted live either so it would be interesting if he actually did record it that way.

You should definetly get Tiny Music. Its their best work.
 
#31
I'm a big fan of Rob and STP!!

Taken from The Lurker @ HC bass forum. Nice work!!

DeLeo:

Live rig: ALembic FX1 preamp, QSC MX1500 poweramp, 3x Eden 2x12s and 3 Eden 4x10s.

Usual studio rig: Signal split between '67 50w Marshall Plexi guitar head with '69 Marshall keyboard 8x10, and a '59 Bassman with custom 1x15.

Core was recorded with j-bass prototype version of his Schecter model T, G&L L2000, and a SVT/8x10.

Purple was recorded with the live rig

Most of Tiny Music, All of No. 4, and all of Shangri-La Dee Da was done with the Marshall/bassman rig.

Among the basses he's used are his Schecter JJ and PJ Model T basses (never used the 5 string version, though), '66 Fender P with flats (e.g. Sour Girl), two oddball shortscale hollowbodies with flats ("creep" is a Limgar, Big EMpty is an Orlando), and '76 Rickenbacker (Art School Girl), '50s Danelectro Longhorn, unknown type of upright (Pretty penny) and Fedner Musicmaster. Occasionally uses Sansamp BDDI for extra drive, and used an MR phase 90 and an EHX Micro Synth in studio (phaser on "and so I know," synth on Transmissions from a Lonely Room and Lonely Again.
 
#37
STP is back in heavy rotation now for me, Tiny Music and SLDD are my favorite records i would say i think Tiny Music is a littel more organic then SLDD but both are equaly creative. Robert is one serious Bassist and i have much respect for him. How cool was STP's MTV Unplugged Robert rocked that Orlando violin bass.
 

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