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Post by jcoutu1 on Jun 15, 2015 6:59:44 GMT -6
These guys got some soul. I'm really digging the new record too. Good stuff.
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Post by mobeach on Jun 15, 2015 9:01:17 GMT -6
I saw them on SNL, they're pretty unique.
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Post by ericn on Jun 15, 2015 9:38:14 GMT -6
My favorite radio station has been playing them for 2 years . That would have been a session I would love to be a bug on the wall of those sessions.
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Post by EmRR on Jun 15, 2015 10:22:43 GMT -6
Caught them in Raleigh just last week!
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Post by swurveman on Jun 15, 2015 17:58:46 GMT -6
Does anybody know what kind of sponge the bass player is using and if it is most probably dampened or not? I have just become aware that bass players use sponges. What is the purpose? I would guess that it prevents sounds from unwanted strings ringing after inadvertently getting touched with the left hand, or strings ringing as the palm of the right hand goes on and off them, but I'm not completely certain. Thanks to anybody who replies. Frank   |
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Post by mobeach on Jun 15, 2015 18:05:49 GMT -6
Does anybody know what kind of sponge the bass player is using and if it is most probably dampened or not? I have just become aware that bass players use sponges. What is the purpose? I would guess that it prevents sounds from unwanted strings ringing after inadvertently getting touched with the left hand, or strings ringing as the palm of the right hand goes on and off them, but I'm not completely certain. Thanks to anybody who replies. Frank It acts as a mute and removes most of the sustain. |
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Post by tasteliketape on Jun 15, 2015 18:13:32 GMT -6
I had to play around with different thicknes
of foam and placement but when I got it right
it was a cool old school kind of sound
mutes and kills overtones when right also can help definition of notes
I saw Bob Babbitt (sp?) Old Motown bass player use this also Carol Kaye
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Post by winetree on Jun 15, 2015 19:20:01 GMT -6
When I bought my 1963 Fender Precision Bass new, it came with a hard foam strip attached to the inside of the bridge cover. They all came that way.
It muted the strings to give it the upright bass sound. Being a Rock and Roller, This was one of the first things I removed.
My 1975 4001 Rickenbacker Bass has the same mute strip in the bridge, but you can raise or lower it, adjusting the pressure with thumb screws.
That too was removed and saved. It's all in the sound you're after.
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Post by wiz on Jun 15, 2015 19:22:48 GMT -6
I do this, but I use a piece of cloth....
cheers
Wiz
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jun 15, 2015 19:26:20 GMT -6
Does anybody know what kind of sponge the bass player is using and if it is most probably dampened or not? I have just become aware that bass players use sponges. What is the purpose? I would guess that it prevents sounds from unwanted strings ringing after inadvertently getting touched with the left hand, or strings ringing as the palm of the right hand goes on and off them, but I'm not completely certain. Thanks to anybody who replies. Frank I've never found the right item to jam in as a mute so just had to work out the right pressure for palm muting that type of tone. I have a fat old sponge that's similar looking to what's pictured though. Maybe I'll try stuffing that in the jazz. |
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Post by drbill on Jun 15, 2015 19:39:47 GMT -6
My fav Studio that still exists.
Great track.
<thumbsup>
That sponge trick is total old skool. Works great. Especially with flat wounds.
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Post by ericn on Jun 15, 2015 20:26:19 GMT -6
My fav Studio that still exists. Great track. <thumbsup> That sponge trick is total old skool. Works great. Especially with flat wounds. It says something about what the label think of the band as well! |
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Post by Guitar on Jun 15, 2015 21:52:45 GMT -6
Man, that room sounds so good. There's nothing like those classic rooms called "Studio A" or "Studio B." For me it's Studio Attic and Studio Basement.
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Post by henge on Jun 16, 2015 8:56:30 GMT -6
My fav Studio that still exists. Great track. <thumbsup> That sponge trick is total old skool. Works great. Especially with flat wounds. Classic sound flatwounds and some kind of mute. These guys are fantastic and I get the feeling she doesn't want to fight anymore. |
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Post by svart on Jun 16, 2015 9:04:42 GMT -6
Wow, those drums sound terrible.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jun 16, 2015 9:17:54 GMT -6
Wow, those drums sound terrible. I think that's a stretch. Yeah, they don't sound good, BUT it fits with the aesthetic of the music. You don't want tones like Slates samples on a track like this. |
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Post by svart on Jun 16, 2015 9:34:32 GMT -6
Wow, those drums sound terrible. I think that's a stretch. Yeah, they don't sound good, BUT it fits with the aesthetic of the music. You don't want tones like Slates samples on a track like this. Even then, they still lack any sustain, they sound like wet cardboard, and the snares sound so beat up and loose... There's loose and groovy, and then there is just bad. |
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Post by drbill on Jun 16, 2015 10:22:35 GMT -6
Welllll,,,,,,they are far from the best drum sounds I've heard out of A, but they kind of go with the song, and I liked the song and performance....
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Post by drbill on Jun 16, 2015 10:23:52 GMT -6
My fav Studio that still exists. Great track. <thumbsup> That sponge trick is total old skool. Works great. Especially with flat wounds. Classic sound flatwounds and some kind of mute. These guys are fantastic and I get the feeling she doesn't want to fight anymore.LOL And if she did, I sure wouldn't want to fight her..... heh |
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Post by donr on Jun 16, 2015 11:21:41 GMT -6
I like the band and and I like the song, for several minutes anyway. I like the guitar sounds. But I noticed it took nine people to make that music. That's featherbedding in my book. : )
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jun 16, 2015 11:37:27 GMT -6
That's featherbedding in my book. : ) It's like having Will Farrell in the studio to play some cowbell on a track. |
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Post by donr on Jun 16, 2015 15:06:56 GMT -6
That's featherbedding in my book. : ) It's like having Will Farrell in the studio to play some cowbell on a track. I think you'd have to punch in Will a lot. His time is all over the place. I 'sat in' with Nazareth a few years ago in Clearwater, FL. I played cowbell on "Hair Of The Dog." You can't hit that cowbell too hard, because you're doing it for 5+ minutes. I've learned to respect percussionists. |
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Post by henge on Jun 16, 2015 17:12:26 GMT -6
It's like having Will Farrell in the studio to play some cowbell on a track. I think you'd have to punch in Will a lot. His time is all over the place. I 'sat in' with Nazareth a few years ago in Clearwater, FL. I played cowbell on "Hair Of The Dog." You can't hit that cowbell too hard, because you're doing it for 5+ minutes. I've learned to respect percussionists. does Nazareth have their original singer? |
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Post by donr on Jun 16, 2015 17:57:04 GMT -6
They did when I jammed with them. Dan McCafferty retired in August of 2013. He has COPD and touring became too strenous. Great singer and unique voice. He might record still.
We've been friends since the '70's, when we met in Canada.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 16, 2015 19:04:17 GMT -6
My fav Studio that still exists. Great track. <thumbsup> That sponge trick is total old skool. Works great. Especially with flat wounds. Carol Kaye to a tee. |
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