Xzantes Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Does anyone know what the bas player was using rig,bass and pedal wise? just love his sound and wanting to check out what he has. Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Expect Dood will be able to help here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_the_bassist Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='533280' date='Jul 5 2009, 08:17 PM']Expect Dood will be able to help here...[/quote] +1...or he'll be able to find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Ahhh hulloo ;o) Kris, is there a song / album you are refering to in particular? James used various gear for recording - including his two McIntyre basses with EMG DC pickups - He has sold one already. (http://www.mcintyreguitars.com) a 5 string Sei bass that I believe had Bartolini pups in. He has used various amp rigs. Including David Eden heads and cabs, but also an Ampeg SVT 4 Pro.. may have had a 5 for a bit too?? but I understand the 4 was somewhat problematic. Live I know that James plugged in to a BDDI and also had a Carl Martin compressor pedal. He ended up with two Peavey 4x10 cabs, that, the last time I spoke to him (and this was about 2 months about SikTh split) he was really talking the cabs up. Incidently, he originally had Bartolini 9J pups in his Chris McIntyre bass(es) - Pin tells me they sounded really good recorded, but the DC's were a lot better for live sound. - I actually agree, as I tend to pull back the EQ in certain frequencies when I record DC's to make them sound a bit sweeter. As far as I can recall, I don't think he had a preference for strings. Hopefully what I recall is acurate, but if there's something in particular you want to know, I can find out for you. - I'm not a James Leach idoliser by the way, Pin and I are in an awesome band together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzantes Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Thanks for the Info Dood, it was mostly the last album i believe with Sanguine Seas Of Bigotry, just his overal sound and levels sound perfectly spot on and have a nice clarity but an amazing low end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamWoodBass Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 When I saw them live just before the last album came out I think he was using an ampeg rig and he was indeed using his utterly lush McIntyre's and his Sei. I remember his live sound being like a huge uncomprimising frieght train hitting you at 150mph. It was an astonishingly loud gig to be fair but the impressive thing was that even though James plays in some fairly severe drop tunings on the newest album you could hear all the notes crystal clear but does make a lot more sense now Dood mentioned the Carl Martin pedal and the pickups in his basses. I suppose it all comes down to you get what you pay for. You want definition you've got it but it can be really expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDM Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) [quote name='dood' post='533304' date='Jul 5 2009, 08:48 PM']Ahhh hulloo ;o) Kris, is there a song / album you are refering to in particular? James used various gear for recording - including his two McIntyre basses with EMG DC pickups - He has sold one already. (http://www.mcintyreguitars.com) a 5 string Sei bass that I believe had Bartolini pups in. He has used various amp rigs. Including David Eden heads and cabs, but also an Ampeg SVT 4 Pro.. may have had a 5 for a bit too?? but I understand the 4 was somewhat problematic. Live I know that James plugged in to a BDDI and also had a Carl Martin compressor pedal. He ended up with two Peavey 4x10 cabs, that, the last time I spoke to him (and this was about 2 months about SikTh split) he was really talking the cabs up. Incidently, he originally had Bartolini 9J pups in his Chris McIntyre bass(es) - Pin tells me they sounded really good recorded, but the DC's were a lot better for live sound. - I actually agree, as I tend to pull back the EQ in certain frequencies when I record DC's to make them sound a bit sweeter. As far as I can recall, I don't think he had a preference for strings. Hopefully what I recall is acurate, but if there's something in particular you want to know, I can find out for you. - I'm not a James Leach idoliser by the way, Pin and I are in an awesome band together![/quote] Thanks for the info. I'm a big SikTH fan myself. Also, I had no idea you were: a. In a metal band b. In a metal band with Pin?! Edited July 6, 2009 by thedonutman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashevans09 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Ah it's good to see this info again, I remember he posted it in a blog some time back. Peavey seem to be having a bit of a comeback of late, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 [quote name='AdamWoodBass' post='533432' date='Jul 5 2009, 11:23 PM']When I saw them live just before the last album came out I think he was using an ampeg rig and he was indeed using his utterly lush McIntyre's and his Sei. I remember his live sound being like a huge uncomprimising frieght train hitting you at 150mph. It was an astonishingly loud gig to be fair but the impressive thing was that even though James plays in some fairly severe drop tunings on the newest album you could hear all the notes crystal clear but does make a lot more sense now Dood mentioned the Carl Martin pedal and the pickups in his basses. I suppose it all comes down to you get what you pay for. You want definition you've got it but it can be really expensive![/quote] When it comes to live tone, Sikth had a GREAT live engineer and they worked hard on making sure the individual instrument tones worked to their best together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 just been listening to death of a dead day again. I forgot how much of an amazing bassist he is! Summer rain just blew me away...again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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