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Dug Pinnick Pedal, may need to add this to the studio arsenal!

Although, the Geddy Lee rack unit is no slouch either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl6RlKAVj9g

But the DP seems like its more conducive to streamlining the rig.
 
Mr. Lee and Mr. Pinnick seem to have very similar ideas on how to make a bass sound good. I'd not heard of Dug before, but I've always thought if I were to be a bass player, I'd do my best to emulate Geddy. Always enjoyed his tone.
 
Cagey said:
Mr. Lee and Mr. Pinnick seem to have very similar ideas on how to make a bass sound good. I'd not heard of Dug before, but I've always thought if I were to be a bass player, I'd do my best to emulate Geddy. Always enjoyed his tone.

If you haven't heard Dug before, then you gotta check out some old school KINGS X.  Those were the days when he was using a 8 & 12 string Hamer bass, lots of grit, lots of chime.  They had one of the most unique band tones of their era.
 
^^^
This!

For instance:

[youtube]https://youtu.be/hoyuCg-Exjs[/youtube]

Or:

[youtube]https://youtu.be/oPLSib2GtnU[/youtube]

 
Why have I never heard of these guys? This isn't indie rock star wannabe dreck, this is good stuff!
 
Cagey said:
Why have I never heard of these guys? This isn't indie rock star wannabe dreck, this is good stuff!

You kind sir, have been rescued from the infections of Pop culture.
It has been our privilege to return to you the kindness you have share with us.

Now, log into your local library account, reserve anything by Kings X for you to check out, take home, & enjoy before you purchase their back catalogue.
 
The album that broke Kings X big was "Gretchen Goes to Nebraska."  Check it out.

And I constantly find myself running across music you would have expected me to have heard in the 1980s or 1990s that nevertheless completely escaped my notice, and going, jeez, where the hell WAS I when this came out?  There's just so much good stuff in the world, it's a shame so much of our attention is distracted with the utter crap that gets all the airtime.
 
TonyFlyingSquirrel said:
Now, log into your local library account, reserve anything by Kings X for you to check out, take home, & enjoy before you purchase their back catalogue.

You may rest assured that I will. I'm currently living in Dearborn, MI, home of Henry Ford and many of his societal contributions, not the least of which is a world-class library. I'm also blessed with a roommate who's a prolific reader and can't go two weeks without a visit there. So... yeah. Thanks for the heads-up!

 
Yeah, I know. When I lived up in Clinton Twp, we had a helluva library there, too. Their CD/DVD collection made most big box stores look like flea markets. Back during the Reagan administration, they did some sort of funding thing for libraries that allowed a great many communities to build, rebuild or renovate their libraries, and everybody went nuts doing so for a while. It's surprising what you can do/get at many libraries these days, and how few people know about it. You go into these places with tremendous resources at no cost, and there's almost nobody in them other than the librarians.
 
I have nothing useful to contribute to this thread, but I met Dug at NAMM last year. The coolest, most chill dude ever. He was standing in the Tech21 booth, all alone, with no one around. I was like "doesn't anybody know who this is?!" Talked to him for a good bit. Later that night I went to The Grove and watched King's X tear it up. So much talent!
 

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"Gretchen Goes to Nebraska"... one of my all-time fav albums ever! Ty Tabor had amazing tone on "Gretchen" and "King's X"... best ever. Very thick, but you could hear every nuance of the complex chording he used at the same time. Remarkably musical 3-piece...
 
Dug and that dude from Gwar...the two most low down, nasty, filthy, bowel shaking, and utterly amazing bass tones you'll ever hear in a rock band. 
 
Don't forget Geddy Lee. He's no slouch on bass, either. Very nice tones, and fills a lotta space. For a 3 piece band, Rush has always been amazing. Oh, and don't forget about Dusty Hill - another larger-than-life bass player in a 3 piece band.
 
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