Our songs have huge dynamics. When I play live I typically don't change any of my pedals or settings, just my attack, which in turn results in a very different tone. Dynamics is Supervoid's middle name.
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Stoner/DOOM Bassists Part 83: WHAT YEAR IS IT?
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Lately I've had the BDPG as an always on OD that's not too overbearing then I spice it up with other fuzzes or ODs. Seems to work pretty well. Keeps my clean tone from being too clean.
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I've just been rolling the volume back on my bass for clean tone lately. Keep the Demon (or previously Rat) on all the time, and adjust my picking and bass volume for quieter parts.
I really liked the "clean" tone I got on the live Roadburn recordings, which was the neck pickup on my RD turned down into my bass modded Rat. It's cleaner than my normal signal but still has a little bite and clarity to it.
I really liked the "clean" tone I got on the live Roadburn recordings, which was the neck pickup on my RD turned down into my bass modded Rat. It's cleaner than my normal signal but still has a little bite and clarity to it.
Lols is this with the Orange?
I still thought that thing sounded gnarliest running bass direct in at high gain. I liked its natural breakup.
Do you use the volume knob on your bass to manipulate your fuzz at all, or always run it full bore?
honestly i was never in a band that could do dynamics til we started playing with our latest drummer. his goal in life is to build up and come down fluidly, and hes so damn good at it. its amazing how much cooler your music gets when you have a drummer that knows how to do it and do it well.
Our drummer is really good at this, too. On the rare occasion that we actually jam there's great ebb and flow, build-ups and ramp-downs.
There's a great stoner/jam band hidden beneath our doom exterior. As much as I'd like to incorporate some of those elements into the whole, there's one member that's staunchly opposed. It's kind of a bummer to have a killer jam that sounded amazing, only to remember that it will never be repeated or played in front of anyone.
I'm keeping my eyes and ears open for a guitarist that would be into a jammy stoner type of project, not actively looking but if I come across the right person my current drummer and I would love to do a side project.
Yeah with the Orange. Been trying get my gain staging sorted out so I can keep the Wizard Fuzz always on but engage the BB or EO for some different tones. Typically I keep the volume rolled all the way open.
Yeah, the drummer is definitely the back bone of dynamic changes. We've been working with ours to get some good dynamics. Someone who is really, really, REALLY good at dynamics with drums is Mario Duplantier from Gojira:
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Oh Laz, the record goes on sale once I finish making our band camp. We are gonna sell them at gigs for $5. Not sure what to charge for shipping. Kinda wanna make it a free download. I've never been the guy in charge of this stuff before...
My favorite track we recorded for the Warp Rig demo has some good dynamics to it, but I kept all my pedalboard settings untouched, full fuzz. I did alter my attack and playing style a lot, just went to an oldschool palm mute and thumb approach. I hardly ever use purely clean tones, even when I'm not using any dirt pedals. I like a little grit, just to sit right in the mix. The tones I used for recording Cold Mourning bass tracks were WAY more clean than anything else I ever play and they were still not pristine.
Just stumbled on this, like the changes from heavy to clean sections
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haha, cool! We have to slow down some of our faster songs like this for practice just to figure out what the **** we are doing.
My drummer and I though out the few bands we've gone through have always been able to make things very dynamic, its just up to the guitarist to do it too, which fortunately is the case. I use the attack and touch to change my own dynamics. Whether it be change to pick or fingers, pluck over the bridge pup or on the neck. Tonezzz all in the finger tips.
