doug pinnick's sound(king's x)??????
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Ah yes, a GREAT sound it is....
90% of it comes from the fact that he plays an 8 string bass (much like a 12 string guitar, in that it has an octave string for each string, dig?)
...just a touch of chorus and maybe a little flange.
The only manufacturer I am aware of that makes eight strings is Zon. and they retail around $3000 US. You may have to look into having one custom made....
....that is of course unless someone else knows where you can find a *cheaper* one.
Hope this helps.
90% of it comes from the fact that he plays an 8 string bass (much like a 12 string guitar, in that it has an octave string for each string, dig?)
...just a touch of chorus and maybe a little flange.
The only manufacturer I am aware of that makes eight strings is Zon. and they retail around $3000 US. You may have to look into having one custom made....
....that is of course unless someone else knows where you can find a *cheaper* one.
Hope this helps.
damn that was fast
thanks a lot for the speedy reply. Well do you think I could use a..whatchacallit..an octive thingy or harmonizer or..you know. I use my bass for recording only and use direct inject into my nixer. I'm going to start looking for some sort of rack effect dedicated to each instrument ( drums,bass,guitar,vocals and ornaments. For now all I have is an old rp1 and an rp7. my new joint has a pretty good harmonizer thingy that sounds good on my ax, but I don't not used to doing much with the bass. What do think?..
thanks a lot for the speedy reply. Well do you think I could use a..whatchacallit..an octive thingy or harmonizer or..you know. I use my bass for recording only and use direct inject into my nixer. I'm going to start looking for some sort of rack effect dedicated to each instrument ( drums,bass,guitar,vocals and ornaments. For now all I have is an old rp1 and an rp7. my new joint has a pretty good harmonizer thingy that sounds good on my ax, but I don't not used to doing much with the bass. What do think?..
Some may agree, some may not...
Personally, I went and bought a digitech BP-8. Best purchase I ever made. It's a tube and solid state effects floor pedal, identical to the rp series, except designed specifically for bass. Has a programmable waahhhh pedal too. Has just about every effect you could possible need for bass. The octave effect works very well (although doesn't compare to the real thing
) Check your local music store, and see if they've got a demo you can try out.
I love mine, even used it for guitar to get a REALLY big and FAT sound.... and my friend who has a full studio experimented with it for vocals, and it worked quite well as well.
I bout mine for about $600 canadian, so that's like about $2 american, i think
Good luck
Personally, I went and bought a digitech BP-8. Best purchase I ever made. It's a tube and solid state effects floor pedal, identical to the rp series, except designed specifically for bass. Has a programmable waahhhh pedal too. Has just about every effect you could possible need for bass. The octave effect works very well (although doesn't compare to the real thing
) Check your local music store, and see if they've got a demo you can try out.I love mine, even used it for guitar to get a REALLY big and FAT sound.... and my friend who has a full studio experimented with it for vocals, and it worked quite well as well.
I bout mine for about $600 canadian, so that's like about $2 american, i think
Good luck
CMiller
New member
Nope...
Actually, Doug plays a Hamer Chapperal 12-string bass. Yeah, you read that right, a 12-string bass. You can find them from time to time on Ebay, they usually go for around $1200 or so. I think new they run $1700, but I may be short changing it by a few hundred.
You can buy an 8-string bass, there are several manufacturers out there including Rickenbacker, Fernandes, Ibanzez used to make one, and I know that I've seen old Kramer 8-strings. In addition, if you're feeling particularly spunky, you could try your hand at building one yourself by buying the bridge, tuners, and neck at Warmoth. Here are the links for everything...
http://www.kamanmusic.com/hamer/html/warehouse/warehouse_frame.html
http://www.fernandesguitars.com/Misc/Index/index_B.html
http://www.rickenbacker.com/us/4003s8.htm
http://www.warmoth.com/frames17.htm
And because I'm a nice guy, I looked these up for you too...
http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=485569721
http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=485141068
http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=486458310
Hope that helps! If you buy one, I expect you to lend it to me from time to time
Mark
Alpha Dog
http://www.mp3.com/alphadog
http://alphadog.iuma.com
http://www.musicbuilder.com/Alpha_Dog/
Actually, Doug plays a Hamer Chapperal 12-string bass. Yeah, you read that right, a 12-string bass. You can find them from time to time on Ebay, they usually go for around $1200 or so. I think new they run $1700, but I may be short changing it by a few hundred.
You can buy an 8-string bass, there are several manufacturers out there including Rickenbacker, Fernandes, Ibanzez used to make one, and I know that I've seen old Kramer 8-strings. In addition, if you're feeling particularly spunky, you could try your hand at building one yourself by buying the bridge, tuners, and neck at Warmoth. Here are the links for everything...
http://www.kamanmusic.com/hamer/html/warehouse/warehouse_frame.html
http://www.fernandesguitars.com/Misc/Index/index_B.html
http://www.rickenbacker.com/us/4003s8.htm
http://www.warmoth.com/frames17.htm
And because I'm a nice guy, I looked these up for you too...
http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=485569721
http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=485141068
http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=486458310
Hope that helps! If you buy one, I expect you to lend it to me from time to time
Mark
Alpha Dog
http://www.mp3.com/alphadog
http://alphadog.iuma.com
http://www.musicbuilder.com/Alpha_Dog/
Tweedville
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Doug Pinnick......
When I saw King's X (my ears are still ringing) it looked like Doug was using the SVT preamp by Ampeg,with 2 cabs...couldn't see the power amps.He has run through guitar amps too (Marshall,I think)for the distortion on top of that great SVT low end.Once in a while when King's X songs fade out to just bass and drums you can hear this mix.It works well with a power trio,as the distortion is there just enough to blend with the guitar.
When I saw King's X (my ears are still ringing) it looked like Doug was using the SVT preamp by Ampeg,with 2 cabs...couldn't see the power amps.He has run through guitar amps too (Marshall,I think)for the distortion on top of that great SVT low end.Once in a while when King's X songs fade out to just bass and drums you can hear this mix.It works well with a power trio,as the distortion is there just enough to blend with the guitar.