... Same here, both on exercising the VR6 and on still having the original clutch. The first couple of years I had it I'd barnstorm through the Blue Ridge...
14072
Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Nov 3, 2008 6:50 pm
... Get well soon Richard! ... I just noticed that they have a new ACID loop library available too, based on their analog synths: ...
14073
Richard Wentk
scaryflares
Nov 3, 2008 7:51 pm
... And destroys the universe. Richard...
14074
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Nov 3, 2008 8:50 pm
I love my VW Eurovan (when it's not overheating on the way to Arcosanti). Added an inverter to run my laptop for remote recording/editing (haven't used it...
14075
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Nov 3, 2008 8:54 pm
and for fretless, some good EQ with a slight midrange notch to bring out the voicing. I think Jaco also used compression, which I don't use my...
14076
Ivan
ivancu2
Nov 3, 2008 9:01 pm
... out the voicing. ... guitar/bass/Stick effects chain. ... I'm not doing anything in the Jaco range of things. More agressive or spacey. Using a fuzz and...
14077
Ivan
ivancu2
Nov 3, 2008 9:06 pm
... Arcosanti). It is too bad they're not importing the current Multivan (latest Eurovan) or the Caddy vans here. They'd be the perfect small gear haulers...
14078
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Nov 3, 2008 9:36 pm
Agreed. The new SUV style van (being marketed in the U.S. as an excuse to get pregnant??) is nice, but not conducive to long trips. The next stepup for me...
14079
Ivan
ivancu2
Nov 3, 2008 9:51 pm
... get pregnant??) is nice, but not conducive to long trips. ... It's a Chrysler with the VW badge on it. I can't believe VW is going to stake their...
14080
Brian Good
chetroketl
Nov 4, 2008 12:07 am
... I take it you've all seen those "V-Dub in da house" GTI ads from a few years ago. Sigh. I need to buy a new daily driver next spring. The Civic SI has only...
14081
Ivan
ivancu2
Nov 4, 2008 2:51 am
... Yah, Representin Deutschland. Funny enough I own a number of German synths too. Go figure. ... My sister has a Yaris. Pretty hard to beat it for the...
14082
Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Nov 4, 2008 11:52 am
... They're just returning the favor. When Chrysler was bailed out in '79, they started their comeback with a vehicle that featured the engine and drivetrain...
14083
Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Nov 4, 2008 11:52 am
... Here's what All About Jazz has to say about Jaco's instruments and rig: The “Jaco growl” is obtained by using the bridge pickup exclusively and ...
14084
Ivan
ivancu2
Nov 4, 2008 2:39 pm
... This is the perfect example of a good musician making anything sound good. These were horrible sounding amps with a folded-horn 18" cabinet. Of course he...
14085
Killer Haven
kvtv177
Nov 4, 2008 3:33 pm
... uh, yeah... watch what little video there is of him. Another guy to watch is Percy Jones. He's been to ATL a few times with Tunnels, and he is the most...
14086
Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Nov 4, 2008 3:52 pm
... I never played through one, so I can't comment on this directly. But you're right: a good musician can get a good sound out of almost anything. ... I never...
14087
Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Nov 4, 2008 3:59 pm
... I don't about "what little" video there is. I think we had mucho Jaco YouTubes float around here not too long ago during another Jaco thread. ...
14088
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Nov 4, 2008 4:31 pm
Yeah, engine and drivetrain, etc. have been excellent and reliable overall. It's all those cheap plastic parts around the engine that crack and implode that...
14089
Tim Walters
slawmusic
Nov 4, 2008 4:31 pm
... I like this unit a lot -- 500 watts, 10 pounds, lots of good sounds -- but there's an important caveat, which is that to get all 500 watts you need a 2-ohm...
14090
Tim Walters
slawmusic
Nov 4, 2008 4:33 pm
... I remember reading that when people would ask him how he got his sound, you would play with no amplification and have them stick their ears next to his...
14091
Ivan
ivancu2
Nov 4, 2008 4:36 pm
... Agreed, and for years I've looked a bass fuzzes to find one that had a nice bottom end. I ended up with a Chunk Systems Brown Dog: ...
14092
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Nov 4, 2008 4:40 pm
Tal Wilkenfeld<amazing for such a young lady> http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tal+Wilkenfeld&search_type= Greg New music: ...
14093
Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Nov 4, 2008 4:44 pm
... I've had some of those failures to be sure, but thankfully few and far between. The situation may be different for later years built in a different...
14094
Tim Walters
slawmusic
Nov 4, 2008 5:20 pm
... I grew up listening to fuzz bass by John Wetton and Billy Swann, and I'm still searching for the perfect version thereof. Currently I use an MXR pedal that...
14095
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Nov 4, 2008 5:49 pm
If they ever come out with a high performance diesel GTI, then we can drive around on left-over grease from those famous Arcosanti bellybombs :) Greg ...
14096
Killer Haven
kvtv177
Nov 4, 2008 5:51 pm
On Nov 4, 2008 ... mmm, I love that Wetton fuzz (I believe a Foxxtone fuzz/wah pedal)... I also think of choice moments by Lake. another way to keep the bottom...
14097
Mike Metlay
mmetlay
Nov 4, 2008 6:44 pm
... I gigged with a 360 for a while in the late 1970s. It takes a lot to make a Rickenbacker 4001 sound muddy. mike -- "Yes, I am a buffoon in a social...
14098
Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Nov 4, 2008 6:45 pm
... Tres cool, Tim. I've never been in a situation where I needed a fuzz bass in the music I've played, except perhaps to cop McCartney's "Mean Mr. Mustard"...
14099
Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Nov 4, 2008 6:48 pm
... He always said his sound was in his hands (with their double-jointed fingers). Phil ____________________________________________________________ Free...
14100
Phil Raymondo
philraymondo
Nov 4, 2008 6:49 pm
... As I mentioned in my reply to Tim's post, I've never really needed a fuzz to play the music I've played, except perhaps for a tune like "Mean Mr. Mustard."...
