Stranglers Bass Effects?

[GarethFlatlands]

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1344279232' post='1762228']
Has he still got that green p bass? I know he uses a black shuker now.
[/quote]

I vaguely remember an interview where he said he karate chopped it into pieces by accident, although I might have made that up.

[rogerstodge]

Or battered someone over the head wiv it

[steve-soar]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1343984209' post='1758106']
Unfortunately you are all forgetting one of the most important ingredients to the sound: JJ Burnel himself.
[/quote]Martin Rushent.

[steve-soar]

Hiwatt and carlsbro amps and speakers, according to Strangled, early 80's interview.


(Strangled was the magazine run by The Stranglers Information Service, SIS, run by fans.)

[steve-soar]

[b]Unfortunately Martin Rushent passed not so long ago and JJ will not be arsed to tell you.[/b]

Edited August 6, 2012 by steve-soar

[Deep Thought]

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1344284605' post='1762329']
I vaguely remember an interview where he said he karate chopped it into pieces by accident, although I might have made that up.
[/quote]

I believe it was broken when the band's equipment was attacked by the Raggare (Rockabilly types who didn't like punk) in Sweden. It was repaired-his Shuker is based on the best bits of that one and his black Precision, I'm fairly sure it still exists. He broke his Yamaha when he thumped it, as he still does with his Shuker, but that was built to take it!

[GarethFlatlands]

[quote name='Deep Thought' timestamp='1344336398' post='1762887']
I believe it was broken when the band's equipment was attacked by the Raggare (Rockabilly types who didn't like punk) in Sweden. It was repaired-his Shuker is based on the best bits of that one and his black Precision, I'm fairly sure it still exists. He broke his Yamaha when he thumped it, as he still does with his Shuker, but that was built to take it!
[/quote]

Must have been the Yamaha I read about. Glad to see my mind isn't playing tricks on me. Yet....

[Kesh]

I just built a Fuzz Face variant, and got an incredibly good peaches sound, by accident. So maybe he used one of those.

Edited September 4, 2012 by Kesh

[Mr. Foxen]

The Sansamp Leeds pedal probably goes there, I've not aimed for it on purpose, but it heads that way during my fiddling.

[Mr Fretbuzz]

Check out this free stranglers TAB :-)

http://www.johnrosk.btinternet.co.uk/strangindex.html#stranglerstab

[lojo]

Been practising a stranglers song the last few nights, and through my pf 500 with headphones it sounds very authentic (p bass almost full treble and pick) but I imagine when I go to the band run through with a cab it wont sound as good.

[PaulWarning]

this has been done before several times, here's one [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/107133-the-jj-burnel-sound-early-stranglers/page__hl__stranglers"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/107133-the-jj-burnel-sound-early-stranglers/page__hl__stranglers[/url]
has anybody heard him getting THE sound live? always sounded too trebley to me compared to the 1st album

[Spike Vincent]

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1351172441' post='1848213']
this has been done before several times, here's one [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/107133-the-jj-burnel-sound-early-stranglers/page__hl__stranglers"]http://basschat.co.u..._hl__stranglers[/url]
has anybody heard him getting THE sound live? always sounded too trebley to me compared to the 1st album
[/quote]

Lack of studio compression.

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1351185281' post='1848446']
Lack of studio compression.
[/quote]
yeah that was the point I was trying to make, clumsily, we're all struggling to get the right sound and JJ probably couldn't get it live

[rogerstodge]

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1351157334' post='1847949']
Been practising a stranglers song the last few nights, and through my pf 500 with headphones it sounds very authentic (p bass almost full treble and pick) but I imagine when I go to the band run through with a cab it wont sound as good.
[/quote] which song lojo?

[Mr Fretbuzz]

Shoved my grade 3 aside , got the TAB for Peaches and mucked about for an hour..it sounded ok with the trebble rolled off, bass boost, full compression and full overdrive.... Problem was I couldn't count the riff repetitions.... How do you manage that, my mind wondered every now and again, forgot which rep I was in , and then missed the next type of riff :-(. Didn't get it right to the end once but it was about 5 minutes of riff reps :-0

[rogerstodge]

I only get it right cos i play it at every gig and i've been listening to it since 1977..

[Mr Fretbuzz]

Cool..... The number of riffs on songster we're wrong, but the tab on the link above was spot on ... Just couldn't count it .... I haven't got to the 15 rep at the end yet :-D

[rogerstodge]

Yea it is a weird count like a lot of stranglers songs, you can get cues by listening to the drums for a lot of them, especially live

[daz]

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1344267610' post='1761967']
Some bloke said I made Tainted Love sound like Peaches. I bought him a pint.
[/quote]

That's strange, I had the opposite thing happen. Some bloke said that I made Peaches sound like Tainted love. So i hit him with my pint.

[lojo]

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1351201342' post='1848755']
which song lojo?
[/quote]

Walk on by

[the_skezz]

Peaches is a tricky one, I had to learn the lyrics to know when to change from the verse to the chorus. Fair play to lojo, WoB's bloody tricky during the solo...can never get those runs quite right.

[rogerstodge]

[quote name='the_skezz' timestamp='1351429262' post='1851061']
Peaches is a tricky one, I had to learn the lyrics to know when to change from the verse to the chorus. Fair play to lojo, WoB's bloody tricky during the solo...can never get those runs quite right.
[/quote]yea that is a bugger that one, fantastic song tho

[CJPJ]

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1351406665' post='1850803']
Walk on by
[/quote]

Yeah. That's a cool song. We do that and I get a great sound from my SR505 with Bass and Mid all the way down and the gain all the way up on the Bass Terror. Barefaced with fully functional cone. I'm still working on the bass solo bit in the middle but it's a great track.

[mentalextra]

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1351375818' post='1850713']
Yea it is a weird count like a lot of stranglers songs, you can get cues by listening to the drums for a lot of them, especially live
[/quote]

Isnt "Goodbye Toulouse" in 2 different time signatures.