Russkull

Every bassist could use a Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver DI (Version 2). Super versatile, built for war and capable of subtle and not so subtle tones, it's a must have DI. Studio quality sound, low noise floor, can be run off phantom power if you go direct. It's the good stuff. Our bassist has the Geddy Lee pedal, that's cool too and so is the Dug Pinnick Fly Rig. Super agree on the Sansamp. I have the Deluxe DI at church (three presets, there's another bassist and we each have our own settings) and it does a great job with no fuss. I also have an MXR bass envelope filter...that I leave on all time, and really don't use as envelope filter! More like a second EQ for tone shaping. I can't explain it too well, but it imparts some kind of magic that I miss when I don't have it on. An MXR bass octave and Stone Deaf Fig Fumb (their version of a Big Muff) are also on the board, but used less as you can imagine. Still, I like having the option. Had a Boss bass chorus at one point but never really cared for it.

I'm in the FB group, and didn't know that this had been revived. But thanks to the miracle of data breaches, I'm being forced to change my passwords everywhere...so it's good to be back here! Hope things pick up. Like many of you I have good memories of this forum.

It's funny, I thought the opposite. They both have a pretty similar sound, though.

Cool stuff, and as Eric said, very solid line. You're right, that drummer is pretty good. Looked like your view of the drummer was obstructed - did that make the recording a little tougher?

Pernax - I really enjoyed this. Like, a lot. I'm replaying it again right now. You can tell just how much preparation went into the whole thing! Thanks for posting it.

I have a bootleg CD called "Abbey Road Anthology". The booklet has several of the shots that the photographer took that day, and Paul is wearing sandals in several of the other pictures. So obviously the whole barefoot thing wasn't intended to be symbolic (man, people are crazy!!).

I too was blown away with the quality of this! It sounds pretty good to my ears. Nice playing too.

This could be subtitled Things That Do Not Belong Together. Or, How to Cover Edgy Things With Cheese. Or, A Lesson In Why Good Music Cannot Overcome Bad Production. I'll stop there.

I hereby recognize your sense of commercialism. I just can't do anything about it.

No Love For War

Eddie I really enjoyed this. Bass tone is great and the solo section (right around 2:11) has some nice work on your part. On a side note, I didn't know you could link to dropbox like that. Will have to check that out.

Wow. I can barely sing in one language. I'm assuming he can speak all of them, too? I also like having this thread as a sticky, but I do see plagent's point in that I forget to click on it sometimes. Maybe switching to that Active Topics thing that Bottom End talked about....

Intellectual Jerks

Mister Malone: Ditto what Jeremy said. Very legit. Mister Cohen: I tip my hat to your playing, especially the second video in your group of three. Mister Lug (or NotLug): Guilty as charged.

Long Time Listener