this guy is insane on the bass, even DiGiorgio salutes him.
Could you imagine yourself working with him at some point Ron?
Could you imagine yourself working with him at some point Ron?
MardyAss said:Does Lars play on any other known albums than Sceptic's Universe?
And I've been wondering, is there anything like a fretless guirar?
How my band worked out?fragility said:Mardy - I remember vigier used to make some fretless guitars in the mid-nineties (http://www.vigierguitars.com/)
If you want some fretless guitar resources:
http://www.unfretted.com/loader.php?LINK=main
btw - how'd your band work out in the end?
thefub said:I always thought they were fretless. Perhaps it is just the tone that it gets with the lack of fret buzz. I am sure someone here knows. I have never seen one up close. Oh well, I am an idiot and I'm not afraid to admit it.
MardyAss said:How my band worked out?
fragility said:Thought you had joined some band a while back....I'm guessing you don't remember that I'm midnightkittty
symphonial said:Ron Thal a.k.a. Bumblefoot plays a fretless guitar on 9.11, for example.
OYC
ronjarz said:Lars is a killer bassist, but after my experience with Sean Malone, I'm a bit hesitant to work with any fretless bassists. Seems like they have too much of a "jazz" mentality. When Steve DiGiorgio and I were trying to work together, I heard some of his playing with fretted and fretless basses (he does both very well), and would much rather hear his playing with a fretted instrument.
Trying to get Malone's bass track on "In Memory Of" to sound aggressive and heavy was difficult. There was no attack, no fire, no click, just a tone. Michael Manring recorded a beautiful solo for me on "Words For Nerds", which was done on a fretless bass. Actually, I wrote that part specifically for Sean, but after all of our negative discussions and disagreements, I never sent it to him.
But I'd be anxious to hear Lars' fretted playing. I have a difficult time listening to the Spiral Architect CD because of the bass. His playing is great, it's just a sound that I don't care for. Just a preference, I guess...
Ron