Les Claypools pedals on Mr Oysterhead

[cheddatom]

Does anyone know what pedals Les is using on the song "Mr Oysterhead"?

[YouMa]

I should think they are probably ones someone has built for him like analog man i know he uses a few diy pedals peolple have knocked up for him.

[CPBass]

He does use a Sansamp bassdriver and listening to it he has an Envelope filter going. Overdive and Envelope is my bet

[cheddatom]

There's an octave up at one point so I thought maybe it was a synthy type pedal with envelope follower, octaver, and dirt in one box.

[CPBass]

The MXR blue box does the old one octave up job.

[cheddatom]

Really? I thought the blue box was a ring modulator rather than an octave up? It does sound like the octaver on digitechs etc rather than a ring modulator but I await correction.

Are there any sites that detail Les' rig?

[johnnylager]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='370935' date='Jan 5 2009, 02:28 PM']Really? I thought the blue box was a ring modulator rather than an octave up? It does sound like the octaver on digitechs etc rather than a ring modulator but I await correction.

Are there any sites that detail Les' rig?[/quote]
Can't find any current ones. I've not tried [url="http://www.lesclaypool.com/bullboard/"]this[/url] though. Let me know if you have any luck and I'll chuck it the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28588&hl=geek"]bassgeek[/url] thread.

[cheddatom]

Ta for the link but I can't search on the les forum. Still, it seems he has more material out than I realised. Nice one!

[tayste_2000]

[cheddatom]

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='371026' date='Jan 5 2009, 03:40 PM'][/quote]

Can you tell what's on that? If so, can you tell me please? Was there somewhere particularly informative where you got the pic?

[MB1]

MB1.
Is that a Sat Nav at the back there?

[tayste_2000]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='371030' date='Jan 5 2009, 03:44 PM']Can you tell what's on that? If so, can you tell me please? Was there somewhere particularly informative where you got the pic?[/quote]

Line 6 DM-4 (Distortion)
Line 6 DL-4 (Delay)
Boss TU-2 (Tuner)
Korg AX3000 (Guitar version of the Multi FX this is where most of his sounds are from.)
Bomerang (Looper)

And finally some of those bass keyboard pedals

I would guess all the silver boxes dotted about are switchers and such, none of them are homebrew pedals.

Les isn't much of a gear freak he used to work for ADA testing there preamps and effects so alot of the early 90's stuff is that ADA bass preamp but that korg multi would get you closest I believe.

[cheddatom]

Interesting! Ta for that.

I would love a DL-4. I guess he uses this for his reverse sounds on the primus live DVD I have and it's very cool.

[tayste_2000]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='371076' date='Jan 5 2009, 04:25 PM']Interesting! Ta for that.

I would love a DL-4. I guess he uses this for his reverse sounds on the primus live DVD I have and it's very cool.[/quote]

I think this is his board from that DVD

[cheddatom]

"hallucinoginetics" or something like that? Cool!!

I've not seen him use the bass keyboard pedal thingies on that DVD.

[agoulding]

ive been trying to find out what he uses for a while now. A recent bass player magazine showed what he uses, Korg multi FX and the DM-4 - has anyone tried the dm-4 on bass? isnt it just the distortion section of the guitar pod?

[dr.funk]

I think that is an Access Virus A controller by those keyboard pedals.

[tayste_2000]

[quote name='dr.funk' post='372016' date='Jan 6 2009, 02:21 PM']I think that is an Access Virus A controller by those keyboard pedals.[/quote]

Agreed

[Toasted]

I love his drive sound. But I think it only works at relatively low volume.

[cheddatom]

[quote name='Toasted' post='378802' date='Jan 13 2009, 11:40 AM']I love his drive sound. But I think it only works at relatively low volume.[/quote]

What do you mean by that? It will sound crap if you turn up the CD in your car? Or if they were louder at gigs? Or.......?

[G-Lo]

So can anyone tell a total novice what sort of effect he's using right at the beginning?

[greentext]

Gotta be a wah in the intro to right? or some kinda expression pedal used to control the envelope if not, one my fav sounds ever so glad to see it asked in here !