Re: Re: Old guy needs help with compressors

I'm sure I will receive no mercy either!

Bassists come in 2 flavors...

 A guitar nailed to a tree stump....

And the more common consummate smartass.  Guess that long neck brings out the showman in us.

And remember, the only differance between a showMAN and and a ShowOFF is 3 letters! 

Jeez, I love this business and the people in it!!

Smokey


 

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>From: mark monillas <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 6:14:53 PM
>Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Re: Old guy needs help with compressors
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>hey ... let it rip.. anytime you want to pull our chain.. feel free!
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>Yo Victa, whatsoever you do, remember this here. You can't hold no groove, If you ain't got no pocket !
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>--- On Thu, 9/3/09, Steve Molk <bassmansince62@ yahoo.com> wrote:
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>From: Steve Molk <bassmansince62@ yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Re: Old guy needs help with compressors
>To: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com
>Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 2:53 PM
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>Yo!
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>Like I'm the guy that asked, right?
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>All of you have been more then helpfull and have gone way out of your way to help me. 
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>Like I said, I'm pushing over 50 years playing out and THIS is the way we all used to be. Helping and supporting!
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>I really don't see much of this any more. Especally on the forums and groups.
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>God bless and keep you all and we may we all live in the pocket forever!
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>Steve, 'da ol' SmokeDog 
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>(from where Rock was Born,,,,Cleveland, Baby!)
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>PS I still reserve the right for a good natured goofing on "yall"  when I get a chance!
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>>From: john_lapietra <john_lapietra@ yahoo.com>
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>>To: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com
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>>Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 2:19:20 PM
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>>Subject: [Bass Place] Re: Old guy needs help with compressors
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>>We are very happy to welcome back mr Victor Bailey to EBS! Victor Bailey is a true master of the bass instrument that has played with them all, and with a great solo career as well. After a few years with a different brand, Victor decided it was time to come back to the sound he loved from his EBS Fafner heads and ProLine cabinets. 
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>>New EBS Artist: Julian from aVid*!
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>>It is with great sadness we recieved the news that our friend and long time EBS Artist Marcel Jacob passed away on July 21, at the age of 45. Marcel was a fantastic bass player and musician that helped put Swedish hard rock and metal on the map with his early commitment as bass player for Yngwie Malmsteen in the 80's (as well as a short period with Europe). In 1988 Marcel formed the band Talisman along with his friend and singer Jeff Scott Soto. Talisman became his main gig for his last 20 years – saluted with a big Anniversary gig at the Sweden Rock Festival 2007. Marcel also performed as a solo bass player at the EBS Bass n Drum Days, a yearly event that was arranged between 2001 – 2007. Our thoughts goes to Marcel Jacob's family and close friends.
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>>Warren McRae from the Tina Turner World Tour!
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>>New EBS Pedal Artists: Chico Willcox and Fred Schneider!
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>>His clammed album "New Samba Jazz", released by Autrisuoni Records, had an excellent feedback he is currently in working progress for a new album to be released in 2009. Credits include playing with Brasilian stars Bocatto, João Donato, Guilherme Arantes, Emilio Santiago e Sandy and international musicians, such as: Nguyen Le, David "Fingers" Haynes, Mike Stern, Jojo Mayer etcetera.
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>>French bass player Fred Schneider is a new EBS Pedal Artist.
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>>Fred is well known in the bass player community with several solo albums and session work among his credits. He's featured on recordings with Cyril Achard, the Bass Influence 2 & 3 compilations, TC Jones Project Eclat, Seul à seuls, Lag I Run etc. 
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>>Will Davies from Attack! Attack! on EBS pedals
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>>Will Davies is the bass player for UK rock band Attack! Attack! Since forming in 2007 Attack! Attack! have been making waves across Europe and the USA, racking up tours with bands like Lostprophets and Funeral for a Friend and playing the SXSW music festival in Texas. Wills aggressive yet melodic bass lines hold down the bands catchy rock anthems, whilst adding another dimension to the bands sound. It's this knack for writing catchy rock songs which has led the band to be featured on the next Activision Guitar Hero game! Check out the band and their debut album at www.myspace. com/attackattack band
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>>Bonny G. Assan, with German bassplayer with Thomas Godoj (Winner of the german pop TV show DSDS) is new EBS Artist.
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>>Eric Sainte-Croix from French band Banane Métalik is new EBS Artist. www.bananemetalik. com
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>>Solo Album from Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree
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>>Porcupine Tree bass player Colin Edwin has a new solo album out, called Three Vessels. This is not really a solo bass album but an interesting composition of urban and far-east rythms, spoken words, ambient sounds and bass grooves. The album is only available to order from the Porcupine Tree webshop at www.burningshed. com
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>>EBS Artist played on a recent episode of the Tyra Banks show with Jamie Foxx recently, and sent us this nice pic from the TV studio. 
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>>March 2009
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>>Tal Wilkenfeld on Jeff Beck album and DVD
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>>EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld can be heard on the new live release by Jeff Beck Performing this week...Live from Ronnie Scotts. The recording is available as a live album as well as on DVD and features Jeff Beck, Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and keyboard player Jason Rebello. Visit the album website here.
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>>Check out Will & The People!
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>>UK based Will & The People plays a ska-pop-rock that will probably fill your head this summer with the coming release of their debut album on RCA Records. The album is produced by Johhny Douglas, whose previous work include George Michael, John Legend, Chris Brown and Kylie Minouge. Although the album is not yet out, the band has already been opening for such bands as The Police, The Hoosiers, The Script etc. Bass player, and our fellow Swede, Dan Lundholm is now armed with EBS NeoGorm combos and MicroBass II preamps! More info at www.myspace. com/willandthepe ople
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>>Rave reviews for Wolf's Ravenous!
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>>Wolf's new album Ravenous was released in Europe by the end of February and will be released in USA by the end of March. The album, that was produced by Roy Z (Judas Priest/Bruce Dickinson etc) has already been entitled the Hard Rock Album of the year by several journalists around the world, and might be the big breakthrough for this Swedish class act of classic heavy metal. Bass player Anders Modd and guitarist Johannes Axeman both endorse EBS pedals and the album was recorded using an EBS Classic 450 amp and MicroBass II preamp. More at www.myspace. com/wolfheavymet al
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>>And there is more...
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>>Swedish metal band Hammerfall is currently on tour supporting their new album No sacrifice, no victory Backing up bass player Fredrik Larsson is an EBS TD650 and ProLine 810 cabinet. www.hammerfall. net
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>>EBS Artist Victor Broden is now the bass player with the acclaimed band Luna Halo, as well as on the upcoming tour with Jessica Harper. Visit www.myspace. com/victorbroden bassfreelance
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>>EBS Artist, 18 year old Dwayne Thomas Jr. just recorded for a coming up Bass Gospelchops DVD with Hadrien Feraud, Andrew Gouche, and Janek Gwizdala, among others. He's also on a new album with Rick Flanagan called Memphis Nights.
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>>February 2009
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>>EBS Artists at the Grammy Awards
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>>Zappa Plays Zappa won the Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance recently. Here's what bass player Pete Griffin has to say about his EBS pedals: "I'm loving the EBS Black Label Pedals! The UniChorus can produce such a wide array of tones, I've never heard an octaver track like the OctaBass and the BassIQ is very easy to use and just as juicy sounding as my vintage Mu-Tron, but smaller. The Micro Bass II has saved my butt a few times on the road, I use it to balance the sounds of my different basses onstage, and being able to dial in the amount of effects loop helps keep a good fundamental tone even with all my effects." 
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>>Also congrats to EBS Pedal Artist Mr Hardgroove for his performance on Burning Spears 'Jah Is Real' who won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album.
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>>Photo: Mike Mesker
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>>In Flames Sum up a Great 2008
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>>In Flames with bass player Peter Iwers can look back at 2008 being proud of themself. Here's the Awards won by the band for their album "A Sense Of Purpose":
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>>Grammi – Best Hard Rock
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>>--- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, bluesbrian <no_reply@.. .> wrote:
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>>> Although I have not tried it, I have also heard that the EBS MultiComp is a good one. Note that the customer reviews are nothing but "glowing"!
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>>> http://bass- guitars.musician sfriend.com/ product/EBS- MultiComp- True-Dual- Band-compressor- Pedal?sku= 151466
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>>> http://tinyurl. com/nba3ln
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>>> I have the DigiTech XBS Bass Squeeze Compressor Pedal
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>>> http://bass- guitars.musician sfriend.com/ product/DigiTech -XBS-Bass- Squeeze-Compress or-Pedal? sku=150826
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>>> http://tinyurl. com/m82nme
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>>> Note that it is not a limiter, so if you're looking for that part of the equation, might as well look elsewhere.
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>>> I haven't used it much. It's easy to wreck your tone with it, so go easy. The customer reviews are a mixed bag, but if all you can swing is $69 .. then it's worth considering. (I think I got mine from a local Guitar Center store, where I could actually try it out. Of course, it will sound different on each bass and amp, so using a store rig won't tell the whole story. (hard to find the EBS multi-comp at a local shop.)
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>>> Note that Jeff Beck's bassist, Tal Wilkenfeld, is using EBS gear.. She is great! (probably could play great on any old gear!)
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>>> Enjoy.
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>>> // Brian
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>>> 
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>>> --- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, mark monillas <alembic4@> wrote:
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>>> > $199.00 @ musicianfriends
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>>> > Yo Victa, whatsoever you do, remember this here. You can't hold no groove, If you ain't got no pocket !
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>>> > 
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>>> > --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Steve Molk <bassmansince62@ > wrote:
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>>> > From: Steve Molk <bassmansince62@ >
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>>> > Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Re: Old guy needs help with compressors
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>>> > To: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com
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>>> > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 6:13 AM
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>>> > Just checked out the site. 
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>>> > The have a new compressor pedal!
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>>> > Do you know where they sell them?
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>>> > Thanx, Bro. 
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>>> > >From: john_lapietra <john_lapietra@ yahoo.com>
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>>> > >To: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com
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>>> > >Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:28:27 PM
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>>> > >Subject: [Bass Place] Re: Old guy needs help with compressors
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