What kind of tips can you give us for improving finger stretches when playing bass guitar? Everyone in Thin Lizzy used those picks, even Phil Lynott. Photo by Matt Condon. There's a heavy difference in style between the two basses, that's for sure. . as for basses, I think Paul generally used flats on his Hofner and Rick, not sure about the Jazz bass he may have used later on (and no idea about the Fender 6 stringer that John and George sometimes used) tjmicsak Member Messages 5,690 Mar 24, 2010 #4 You can hear them on the older stuff. Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by ; Before I Forget . I use .009-.048 now and I was using .010-.052 before. All rights reserved. 3 era, he was unequivocal about the feelings Slipknot had stirred in him from the outset. If theyll go for that, then theres not much thats off limits Damned-wise apart from opera, that is. Based on that statement, it is likely that these strings were used even prior to that, were his main choice before he started playing Stratocasters (at which point he began using Ernie Ball strings) "After that the first real bass I bought was an Ibanez Soundgear and I still play Ibanez now. During the recording sessions for All Hope Is Gone, Paul had called Shawn to say he was too sick to come to the studio. The blueprint Paul helped draw up for Slipknot shines through its bludgeoning riffs, and even through the energy of latest album We Are Not Your Kind. This is the strings in Paul Simon's Guild F-30. His knack for finger-twisting, down-tuned riffs including extreme slides and bends is what made their assault all the more bludgeoning, a skill which hed undoubtedly sharpened as a death metal-obsessed teenager. They werent making silly faces and all that like the other guys. Everything he did, he did for everyone around him. HiddenCharms said: I don't know if this is true, but I remember reading that Duane Allman and Jimi Hendrix used Fender Rock'n'Roll Strings guaged 10-38. While Paul tragically left us too soon, his creative influence remains. Rickenbacker 12-string (Atomic Studios), Amps Most of the guys you cited developed their sounds around a Rickenbacker bass, and thats been your instrument of choice over the years. Originally posted by volumefiend. Heres how it works. Clapton used these strings in the early days, around the Cream era. Hellfest reveal 2023s line-up with headliners Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Mtley Cre and KISS. I was on my way to being like Andy Warhol or something!, Over the years, Pauls $1.75 pig mask morphed into a Hannibal Lecter-style serial killer face. Instead of sticking with the drop B tuning used on its other tracks, Paul used a drop A tuning with this thickest string another octave down - which he described as a super low, almost. Simple as it may be, especially when compared to their earlier tracks, Duality is also the sound of The Nine at their most effective its four minutes and 12 seconds condensed down to three and a half for a single version that would become directly responsible for converting new armies of metalheads around the world. Captains songs are Gods gift because theyre so melodic. I didn't think they would, but they called me up and said, 'Here you go!'". PAUL GRAY, who was the lead singer of the 1980s pop band Wa Wa Nee, has died aged 54. Not I; thats for sure. Actually, I did go on and try to compose something better, but we liked the skin-of-your-teeth excitement of the originals best. We unselfishly say, Lets play Paul Gray riffs, or do it the way Paul would want it., Paul lives on through his family, music, and the army of maggots who hold him close. When his pregnant wife, Brenna, and their family had tried to stage an intervention to prevent Paul from harming himself, he checked into a hotel. As Slipknot were an anomaly with nine members, dominated by three drummers, he had to work out how to cut through and complement the ferocious noise. He was everything that was wonderful about this band and about this group of people. As a comparison, I recenly picked up a Johnson Viola bass to donate to my daughter's school auction. http://www.bassstringsonline.com/Hofner-Beatle-Bass-Strings_c_101.html, First New Bass Day in decades for me: Yamaha BB350F, Fun with a Squier Bass VI and a AB165 1968 Bassman setup -. Or why not treat yourself? I can only speak for myself, but to me its just the greatest thing thats ever happened in my life, he enthused. The finish, too, being less thick, shows off the battle scars nicely. Warwick was an awesome company but they were a small company and it was more difficult to get stuff on the road if I needed it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. After then he used steel strings. He brought the knowledge and the enthusiasm, and he was the most social of all the people on the metal scene. What strings did Paul Gray use? Although fairly light, I find the reduced-thickness picks weve moved over to hardly break any strings these days, which is good, because I hate changing guitars mid-gig. JavaScript is disabled. I have to put on the heaviest string I can find to actually do it. Sensible: Theres something about the Gibson SG 60s Tribute. They also sound totally different. While their 1999 self-titled debut would prove to be a landmark, 2001s Iowa earned them a No.1 in the UK, while 2004s Vol. Theyre just magnificent! 1974 Rickenbacker 4001, Amps They toured All Hope Is Gone across nine gruelling legs, starting in July 2008 in Washington, taking in Download in June 2009, and finishing in Las Vegas that October. And that goes for the records, too! Im a dreadful singer, but Ive got all of these melodies in my head and I kind of approach the bass as a tool for countermelody, and I weave between what the Captains playing and what Daves singing. Or Maiden's Steve Harris, who does all kinds of amazing stuff and who is completely different to Cliff. I figured that it couldn't be that different to playing guitar, but later on I found out it's a totally different thing. But while other members had full-on side-projects, he considered Slipknot to be his everything. To the outside world, everything was fine. So all those prominent bass players really caught my ear and I thought it was so great, because it was such an important part of the song. Gauges : Medium 46-63-80-102. Paul himself remarked on how it was a sound you felt rather than heard, more atmospheric than melodic in nature. Bath Slipknot had always seemed combustible yet invincible nine individual, larger-than-life characters who came together as a unit onstage. Premier Guitar features affiliate links to help support our content. I didnt know any of the bass lines but I knew all the guitar parts, so I faked it. The legendary Dan Erlewine, luthier Gene Imbody and Berklees Tomo Fujita have shot a 6-point lesson video to help, Producer Mura Masa says that PinkPantheresss Boys A Liar was made in a couple of hours, and that he didnt know about the Ice Spice 'Pt 2' remix until he saw the video, A-ha interview: "We were convinced that the record company would drop us and everything was over before it began" the story of Take On Me and their debut album Hunting High And Low. 1990s Vox 4x10 cab Does new pickguard & knobs = NGD? I was lucky enough to see them all play club venues, where you could really watch what their fingers were doing. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)), a beautifully unnerving departure for the band, setting quiet, sinister tension against wretched release. Feb 11, 2014 #3. There had been a headline-generating arrest for drugs and drink-driving in 2003, sobriety, relapses and recent treatment for addiction. Based on the Ibanez ATK series, it features a massive 5-piece maple/walnut neck, light ash body and an ultra-powerful tripl Show More. The great thing about those basses is that theyre so individual to how you want them to sound. Here we go again motherfucker, indeed. I try not to step on anybody's toes but try not to get lost either. He took up an interest in music early on thanks to some guidance from his older brother William Jay Matthews, who introduced him to bands like Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper and KISS. Once you get up to .100 or a .105, it just sounds kind of dull to me. A guitar most often associated with him is the 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard "Greeny".Now a famous guitar, once owned by Peter Green of the Fleetwood Mac, and now in the possession of Metallica's Kirk Hammett.Another one worth singling out is the Les Paul Standard nicknamed . Reviews. Paul, what basses did you use on Evil Spirits? Bath Slipknot is more dangerous now than ever and I have the fuel known as Paul Dedrick Gray in my blood, he said, even more fired up than usual. Marc Bolan wouldve loved that! The bass fills he did, I really had to fucking rewind tapes and play them over and over to get it.". Largely penned by Paul and Shawn Clown Crahan before the band had formed, the song was originally titled Slipknot though the group ended up using the name for one of their first shows. The fact that Ament was using an 12-string bass helps to explain the instrument's presence on the track, although you won't hear the extra strings ringing out individually - they simply add to the overall tone. He wrote that whole song, and there was such an essence about it that was so odd; the way his eyes were looking at his guitar, and the way he was writing it when we were playing together, it was almost scary, he told Revolver in 2010. As Slipknot put it in Skeptic, The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you. BA1 1UA. Did McCartney use flatwound strings on his Hofner bass from the very begnning or did use round wound on it at some point? You must log in or register to reply here. And how about you, personally? What was your philosophy about shaping the tones for this album? But the first bass I used to try out for this band, because I didn't have a bass and I'm left-handed, was some no-name bass but kind of like a double cutaway so it kind of looked like an SG maybe? I havent a clue about scales and stuff. Born in Los Angeles on April 8, 1972, Paul Dedrick Gray was in many ways the beating heart of Slipknot. With Mountain, Flowers of Evil has a live side, and the bass and guitar interplay on that album is just magnificent, and I love that really filthy sound Felix P. had: electric farts, we call it in the Damned. Rhythmically, however, the song was a bit more challenging; Pauls verse basslines picked as strict alternate 16th notes throughout, which, once you factor in the boiler suit and pig mask for the live shows, would have been a quite a workout for his left arm. Bunch of new American psychos just dropped. Really being up against the clock meant we were just going for it. Someone else can probably add more, or demonstrate that my memory is faulty. Gauges . Its a real players bass and has obviously been played and loved for over 40 years and it really feels like it! Ernie Ball Power Slinky Bass Strings (55-110) Paul Gray was known to use the Ernie Ball Slinky Bass Strings. Sensible: Unlike some punk bassists who could only play by numbers, with the potential song disintegration if they lost their way, Paul can really busk it up! He was loved around that scene.. As a standing tribute to the late Paul Gray, TG presents this never-before published interview with the Slipknot bassist. Hed listen to Cliff Burtons bass fills repeatedly, rewinding his tapes until he had figured them out. Paul, youve name-checked unexpected influences for a guy whos made his bones playing punk: particularly Felix Pappalardi from Mountain and Roger Glover of Deep Purple.Paul Gray: I was always drawn to the bass end for some reason. If that bass went down that was it. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), 2004), in a heartfelt tribute to his old bandmate, The inside story of Vol. But it was seeing a nascent Slayer touring the merciless Hell Awaits that made the biggest impact on the young Paul Gray. Ross Robinson, producer of the first two records, told NME: As a musician, he brought absolute integrity. "I took a few bass lessons to learn slap and pop techniques, because once I really got into bass I started listening to everything - not just metal and rock. I loved guys like Jim Lea from Slade, who was doing more like lead bass and drove all those fantastic Slade songs. The Damned play their unofficial anthem, Smash It Up, from 1979s Machine Gun Etiquette, at BBC Radio 6s annual Christmas Punk Party. It features a pre-bend that has an almost rubbery, time-warp kind of feel and returns at the end of the track, switching to half-time while Corey continues roaring, Look me in my brand new eye! Its these extra touches and twists that gave an unmistakable feel and identity to the bands seemingly inexhaustible supply of sonic violence. After the set, the band huddled around Pauls jumpsuit, mask and bass as Til We Die poured out of the PA. My friends are all hurting, came Jims line. There is no definitive answer to this question as Paul McCartney has been known to use a variety of different strings on his Hofner bass over the years. Lots of discussion about this all over this board. Paul Gray: The Man Behind the Mask. Sprayed sparks all over the place. "But then I ended up going to Ibanez on the last album because - I can't remember where we were - but I went to a pawn shop and picked up this Ibanez ATK that they've stopped making and I just loved the way it played and sounded, so I started playing it too and Ibanez approached me to offer me a deal. Although fans knew Paul as part of the nine, he had a low public profile, rarely speaking to the media. I listened to Chili Peppers, lots of funk and jazz players Lots of Bootsy Collins stuff, so I tried to learn as much as I could. The Damned opened for T. Rex back in the day, and I even asked Captain why we never did this before. What gear was integral to creating the guitar tones on the album? Kill. Mar 3, 2003 #9. However, first-generation punks the Damned dont care much about any of that. Theyre really consistent. "It depends on what I'm doing. Some of Pauls favourite stuff was the crazy shit, yknow? Corey told us in 2014. It broke in a roaring cheer. I really like the growl Tonys got on it and it really suits the songs perfectly. "Oh yeah, of course. Paul didnt know anyone in Iowa, so six months in, when he overheard some guys in a local record store talking about needing a bass player for Metallica and Slayer covers, he volunteered his services. "Finger stretches? What Guitar Strings Does Paul Simon Use? It was as simple as that. Take the song 'Scissors', from the first album, where I'm tuned to an octave below A. He played the ES-345 with the volume fully up on the bridge pickup. It allows you to throw things into the set on the flyjust call out a key and hell have a go at it. 1980 Rickenbacker 4001 Just seeing them up there with the red lights and smoke it was all evil. Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by ; Before I Forget . A big chunk of foam being used on this tune (1:51.) 1960s Ampeg B-15 Portaflex, Strings and Picks Matrix VB800 Then, of course, there are the two tracks he performed on as part of the Roadrunner United project, enlisting the crme de la crme from the legendary labels roster to collaborate for its 25th anniversary. Its not that he didnt like them of course he did, he went and saw Stone Sour, Murderdolls but when Paul would come home he would get really sad because all hed want to do was Slipknot.
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