Amazing Stingray tone - Ged Grimes, Simple Minds live video

[Mudpup]

Just fell over this last night whilst browsing youtube.......

I used to quite like Simple Minds (around the New Gold Dream era i suppose) but felt they went off the boil long ago - looks like they've got their mojo back more recently

This performance is awesome and has maybe my favourite Stingray tone - and Ged really nails the groove Derek Forbes brought to the band years ago

[url="https://youtu.be/sh15VP1to-4"]https://youtu.be/sh15VP1to-4[/url]

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Edited May 19, 2016 by Mudpup

[ahpook]

That's a stingray and no mistaking !!

[Lozz196]

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That's a stingray and no mistaking !!
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Yeah, I wish they sounded that nice when I played them.

[ahpook]

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Yeah, I wish they sounded that nice when I played them.
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I think we're hearing an awful lot of DI

Edited May 19, 2016 by ahpook

[juliusmonk]

Wasn't Ged the bass player with Danny Wilson? I loved that band

[Mudpup]

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Wasn't Ged the bass player with Danny Wilson? I loved that band
[/quote]

yup....

[StevieC]

Yep, awesome bass tone and it works so well for these tunes. Saw SM live recently and the bass did sound like that out front.😊

[Geddys nose]

Saw Mel Gaynor at the weekend, He was playing a amazing 16th feathered bass drum pattern with only a single pedal, Amazing control and a great drummer.

[40hz]

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Yeah, I wish they sounded that nice when I played them.
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I had this problem for ages too, Lozz. I bought (funnily enough seeing as he started the thread) Mudpup's USA SUB. It's a 2 band and sounds quite different to my old 3 band. In conjunction with more subtle EQ'ing (as opposed to the common method of maxing everything) I'm now getting that sound myself!

[Musicman20]

Stingrays are just IT when it comes to tone for me. No matter what the EQ is.

[RhysP]

[quote name='juliusmonk' timestamp='1463695760' post='3053514']
Wasn't Ged the bass player with Danny Wilson? I loved that band
[/quote]

He still is - they're playing in London on June 11th.

[Mudpup]

[quote name='40hz' timestamp='1463735064' post='3053663']
I had this problem for ages too, Lozz. I bought (funnily enough seeing as he started the thread) Mudpup's USA SUB. It's a 2 band and sounds quite different to my old 3 band. In conjunction with more subtle EQ'ing (as opposed to the common method of maxing everything) I'm now getting that sound myself!
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That particular SUB is possessed! There's something special going on with that bass........hope youre enjoying it :-)

[E sharp]

This is great . I've always been finger style only , and now trying to use a pick for the first time in 30 yrs . This is exactly the pick style I'm looking at - what a great player

[Mudpup]

[quote name='E sharp' timestamp='1463776993' post='3054077']
This is great . I've always been finger style only , and now trying to use a pick for the first time in 30 yrs . This is exactly the pick style I'm looking at - what a great player
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Its a great example of how to lock in with a fab drummer too. Ged is playing pretty loose over the drums but they just sound so comfortable together - what a rhythm section!

[40hz]

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1463747036' post='3053792']


That particular SUB is possessed! There's something special going on with that bass........hope youre enjoying it :-)
[/quote]

Absolutely Jon! It's a ridiculously good bass that I bought from you with the idea of having it as a good quality backup to my Warwick Streamer LX. It's turned out to be easily the equal of it and in some ways I prefer the SUB. So much of that Stingray vibe but ballsier! Absolutely bloody steal at the prices they go for!