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Stoner / Doom Bassist Thread - Part 18

#161
Toastfuzz said:
Anecdotal, I remember reading that Bob Marley and the Wailers insisted on recording this way, because they wanted each instrument's track to include the ghost sounds of the other instruments. Then as they recorded takes, they'd do each one slightly different, until it "felt" right and then they just mastered it. Sounds basic and stupid based on our music technology/recording standards today but the theory behind their technique is applicable to our genre, and they smoked alot of weed too.
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All of the island stuff (Catch a Fire and later) also had overdubs. They used to record on the island, then bob and the tapes would go to europe and Chris Blackwood would have studio musicians come in and overdub Organ and Lead Tracks... etc...

I love getting a good lighter click, bubble, and clear on tape to start a track....
 
#162
OldCrow said:
There are three things I look for in an instrument, playability, good wood and sustain. Everything else can be manipulated to sound the way you want, through pickup or amp change to changing the way or where you articulate to adding another fuzz but nothing will replace a great playing and sustaining instrument
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I'm pretty sure a hot chick would.
 
#164
#165
My rig is a BBE Bmax preamp w/ a poweramp running bridged mono at 900W. The BBE is exceptionally clear and clean, and w/ the sonic maximizer I can cut through just about any mix. I think the quality of the preamp could compensate for sub-par pickups. That's my scientific wild-ass theory anyway. The cheapo bass would be temporary until I can save the cash to fix the T-bird so I'm not stuck with the thing forever. I just need something to play until then...
 
#166
twhitedc said:
All of the island stuff (Catch a Fire and later) also had overdubs. They used to record on the island, then bob and the tapes would go to europe and Chris Blackwood would have studio musicians come in and overdub Organ and Lead Tracks... etc...

I love getting a good lighter click, bubble, and clear on tape to start a track....
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Last time I saw, on Netflix there is a "the making of 'catch a fire'" all in London. I think that was all recorded in London. Also his friends and followers like went to DJ's and made violent threats to get his music played lol.
 
#170
The_Janitor said:
My rig is a BBE Bmax preamp w/ a poweramp running bridged mono at 900W. The BBE is exceptionally clear and clean, and w/ the sonic maximizer I can cut through just about any mix. I think the quality of the preamp could compensate for sub-par pickups. That's my scientific wild-ass theory anyway. The cheapo bass would be temporary until I can save the cash to fix the T-bird so I'm not stuck with the thing forever. I just need something to play until then...
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You have a PM.
 
#171
Black Arts Mark said:
All agreed about a good instrument is "better". And a weak link is a weak link. I can achieve "my" sound with damn near anything as long as my pedal board is at hand. A decent bass, and a decent amp will all yield results that to me are good enough. I tend to not dwell on minutiae, and just drink and have fun.:D
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Yeah. I would like to add that bourbon is the most important part of my signal chain
 
#172
Lowest End said:
Check out some older Eden stuff as well. They're as hi-fi sounding as SWR but can definitely get a little bit more gruff. The M6/M9s are fantastic though.


Also, look out for an EBS head. They aren't very common over this side of the Atlantic but they're like the bastard child of Ampeg and Eden - warm and thick like the Ampegs but you can actually get some of that high-mid attack and presence from the more "modern" amps. And the drive and volume go to 11 (literally). I have the Fafner (former flagship model, replaced by the Fafner II), but every one I've tried has been terrific.
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I think it is awesome you use the Fafner head. The few times I've gotten to try out EBS gear I always thought it was top notch.
 
#175
askrere said:
Last time I saw, on Netflix there is a "the making of 'catch a fire'" all in London. I think that was all recorded in London. Also his friends and followers like went to DJ's and made violent threats to get his music played lol.
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I'm pretty sure that's what I saw. I thought all the original tracks were done in Jamaica so island didn't have to fly the whole band out. There's a great clip of the studio guitarist talking about a delay octave effect that he used on the concrete jungle solo.
 
#177
Fuzzbassian said:
I run a D.I fairly often,just to get some of that deep end that a mic sometimes can't pick-up,but I was thinking more along the lines of using a sansamp to simulate another tube amp.
I've just written up a review of Om's Advaitic Songs for anyone who's got a couple minutes ot kill
http://smalltowndisease.blogspot.com.au/
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great review. I'm gonna have to get that album.
 
#179
twhitedc said:
I'm pretty sure that's what I saw. I thought all the original tracks were done in Jamaica so island didn't have to fly the whole band out. There's a great clip of the studio guitarist talking about a delay octave effect that he used on the concrete jungle solo.
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You're probably right, I just remembered they interviewed Aston and they were all there. Did I mention I drank a 2 liter of RC cherry and rum when watching it, debt remember a lot. I like that organ bubble thing they do.
 

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