Chris Squire's RM

[woodyng]

I have the dvd the video is taken from,and i thought the same thing,Dane. The bass sound was just a bit too much of a good thing.....now about this new venture, i'm engarde.....

[johnallg]

I have the dvd the video is taken from,and i thought the same thing,Dane. The bass sound was just a bit too much of a good thing.....now about this new venture, i'm engarde.....

He was playing the hell out of it, of course it will sound aggressive. That's the beauty of this bass part and this song. IMO

[woodyng]

No offense meant,Chris's aggressive Tone is what first caught my ear when i heard "every little thing" initially,and hooked me for life. It just seems a tad louder than everyone else on this recording.(including Bill!)

[bartyclue]

Since he cant post here anymore, I thought I'd take the liberty of posting the vid here.

Why not? what did he do?

[wim]

I used to get that tone on my 4001, using very thin strings (40-90 or even less), a very low action, moderately agressive picking and lots of treble.
There's not much bass when you're there, that's a fact, but it isn't about bass then anymore anyway. Isn't it?
I never used any kind of distortion to achieve this tone.

[johnallg]

No offense meant,Chris's aggressive Tone is what first caught my ear when i heard "every little thing" initially,and hooked me for life. It just seems a tad louder than everyone else on this recording.(including Bill!)

No offense meant on my part nor taken, Woody. As to being louder than anyone else, well, I AM a player at bass, so I love it.

I just wish bass players, especially Chris, would get more camera time. Unless they also sing the lead, they are almost ignored. I like watching their technique.

[cheyenne]

Since he cant post here anymore, I thought I'd take the liberty of posting the vid here.

Why not? what did he do?

Its a long story involving conflicting viewpoints and opinions. Jeff was banned from the forum a few years ago. Nice guy, I've done a few trades with him, he is alive and well over at talkbass under the handle "Ric 5".

[fran4001]

A pic of Chris' RM that doesn't come up every day:

[cheyenne]

Wow! I've never seen that one.

[just_bassics]

"Let this be a lesson - Jon never touches my drums!"

[fran4001]

I just love this damn pic. Chris' expression is priceless. Fun times... My fave period for the band, the first year and the first LP.

[pag]

Is that Chris or Nicky Wire from Manic Street Preachers?...similar dress code.

[Seans]

Here's another from the site, not the RM but the 21 fretter...... http://www.barriewentzell.com/gallery/m ... temId=2446

[cheyenne]

I don't feel that tone is all that hard to get...with the right bass....which reminds me....that I have something VERY different I've been working on. Pictures and description tomorrow in a new bass thread...

Update Dane? Did I miss something again?

[aceonbass]

You didn't miss anything Scott. Just been busy playing my newly modded 4003 and tweaking on it to get it the way I want it. I'll hopefully get to posting it here this week.