| Author | Message | ||
| oddmetersam
Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 304 Registered: 7-2008 |
My progressive fusion trio, SIZEMO, will be playing in Oakland, CA this coming Friday June 28 at the Loring Cafe & Bar on Grand Ave., 6 - 9pm. I'll be there playing "Mary":  You can also see and hear this one-of-a-kind, double-necked guitar/Starr Labs midi controller.  Two old YouTube free improv jams will give you some idea of what you'd be in for; though in reality we're a lot more intense now than we were back then. Micah Ball on the double-neck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bqeXvK6plk Sam Markewich's crazy drum solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jawOqzR55Hg If you do see us play please don't forget to come up and say, "Hi". Thanks! -Sam | ||
| oddmetersam
Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 305 Registered: 7-2008 |
The address of the Loring Cafe & Bar is 37 Grand Ave., Oakland (less than a block from Broadway). 510-839-3700. Beer and wine, only (Bummer!). | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 894 Registered: 2-2011 |
Cool stuff Sam! Great tone on your bass! Have a great gig! | ||
| oddmetersam
Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 306 Registered: 7-2008 |
Thanks so much Rusty. Those clips are 2 years old and I'm still learning the subtleties of the Signature controls... | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 895 Registered: 2-2011 |
I have the same Signature controls, so I can relate! | ||
| oddmetersam
Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 307 Registered: 7-2008 |
Yeah, I find myself trying to get a fairly thick, meaty tone with about a 60/40 blend favoring the bridge pickup, then using the Q switches to get just the right leading edge snap. Finally, I've found the pan pot to be the most dramatic of all, with the most minute adjustments still having a significant effect. But periodically I'll "reset" everything (50/50 pickup blend and roll both filters all the way off), then gradually bring the filters back into play incrementally while panning from one extreme to the other). And some days my ears just hear things differently...and it's also volume-dependent. On live gigs I can get my bass to roar like an aroused animal, which is a little disconcerting at first. Rest assured I get over that fairly quickly, though! | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 896 Registered: 2-2011 |
Here's my typical settings.  On some songs I will roll the pan just off center to the bridge pup & cut the filter back to about 1/3 open to get a nice midrange sound. | ||
| oddmetersam
Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 308 Registered: 7-2008 |
Rusty, your pic re-confirms how beautiful your bass is. I, too, take pictures of my settings -- either with my smartphone or use the photo booth feature on my Mac. Since I have a low B string, I also have to make sure that's evenly blended into the overall sound. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5484 Registered: 7-2004 |
Sam: That's right down the street from my office, but I've never noticed the place. Unfortunately, I'm out of town this weekend. Let me know if you play there again, I'd love to come and check you guys out. Have a great gig. Bill, tgo | ||
| oddmetersam
Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 309 Registered: 7-2008 |
Thanks so much, Bill. Yeah, it's a few doors down from Vo's. There are a number of little shops/bistros/etc. crammed into that one block. Don't know how often you perform as either a solo or group act, yourself, but if you do you might want to check the place out; maybe during your lunch hour. BTW, Sizemo may as well change our name to the "Cicada Band" cuz' we only play live about once every 17 years.... -Sam | ||
| rastap
New Username: rastap Post Number: 4 Registered: 5-2013 |
Another reason to have knobs with lines so as to be able to reproduce your settings. | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1005 Registered: 6-2006 |
"Mary" is beautiful. | ||
| oddmetersam
Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 310 Registered: 7-2008 |
Thanks, Pauldo! | ||
| that_sustain
Intermediate Member Username: that_sustain Post Number: 193 Registered: 8-2012 |
Wow, you're the guy with THAT bass oddmetersam? SIZEMO is pretty good. One song was in 6..one in 12,; even the 4/4 tune(58) had a different spin to it. My take on the Alembic settings...if you want extra harmonics, flip the Q switch. | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 897 Registered: 2-2011 |
Thanks for the compliment Sam! Mary is gorgeous too! I never touch the filter on my neck pup, I use it to provide the solid foundation for my tone, & use the bridge pup to color it to suit the venue or song. I use the Q switch on my bridge pup all the time & save it for kind of a "turbo boost" on the neck pup when I really want to cut through the mix. | ||
| oddmetersam
Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 311 Registered: 7-2008 |
Thanks for the compliments and info, Daniel and Rusty. It's always interesting to get other people's take or approach to the controls. | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1757 Registered: 6-2002 |
Very nice, Sam. I also watched your video from the Farmers' Market (apparently Farmers' Markets are different in Cali than I remember them from Iowa.)  Mike | ||
| oddmetersam
Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 312 Registered: 7-2008 |
Hey, Mike The last Farmer's Market gig in nearby San Leandro was unusual for us cuz' we were asked to turn down several times, which was a major drag. Micah and I will be bringing smaller rigs to the Loring Bar. It's funny how when you play a lot of notes it invariably seems to be perceived as louder than it really is. As I mentioned earlier, we are much more intense than the vids. In addition to the spontaneous open jams on YouTube, we have a number of set pieces with grooves in 5, 7 (including 7 against 2) and 9. Through a slight mix-up, the Loring has listed us as "Vintage Jazz". (Gulp!). |
