Personal Triumph . . . sort of

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:12 pm

This is completely random, but . . .

Today, I was messing around with my Fulltone Bassdrive pedal, and I managed to get THE EXACT TONES that Roger Glover gets on the song "Fireball", both for the regular bassline and the fuzzed-out solo. I was so happy that I played the song over and over again, at least five times. I love this pedal.

And that is my personal triumph. Thank you, thank you, thank you *bows*.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:40 pm

* applause * standing ovation *

You are aware of the fact that Fireball was the Fender Precision, right?

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:31 am

Hey Ilan, was it the P bass or the Mustang? I always thought it was the mustang...

Regardless - a great song, tone, and solo!

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:07 am

"... was it the P bass or the Mustang? I always thought it was the mustang..."

Hmmm... I think it was a P bass, sounds like a P, anyway it's not the Ric... I'll Google it.

"Regardless - a great song, tone, and solo!"

+1

Fireball was my first ever record, as a kid, when my parents bought their first turntable. And this was the first song on the A side. Still means a lot to me. I've worn that record almost to dust, I've played it so many times.

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:59 am

I've seen pictures of Roger Glover playing a Mustang, but have heard that Fireball was recorded with a P-bass. However, I don't always trust those kinds of statements...

Oh, and I wanted to chime in, I agree that the Fulltone Bass-Drive is a great pedal!

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:44 am

I did not realize that it wasn't a Ric on the album, but then again, then that means I can use the Fulltone to make a Ric sound like a distorted P-bass, which is a feat in and of itself. Next up, John Wetton! Hehehehe . . .

"Fireball" has always been my favorite Deep Purple album (I've only listened to the "classic" lineup albums) . . . in my opinion, it's a way better album than both "In Rock" and "Who Do We Think We Are", and on par with "Machine Head".

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:56 pm

There's some great Ric tones on Burn, even if it isn't Roger Glover. Actually, that's a great album - it might be time to discover Deep Purple all over again!

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:10 pm

Fireball is a great LP. From what I understand it was a Mustang on that album. He was experimenting with the short scale bass.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:47 pm

In all of the pix from that era he's holding a Mustang.

Yes, and after peeling some paint at rehearsal tonight, I have to agree with you fellas: I do love my Fulltone Bassdrive too!

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:48 pm

And Burn...YES!

Glenn Hughes is da man!!!