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Posted by: Zephyr Sep 22 2007, 04:07 PM

I was wondering, does anyone happen to know what exactly the really "heavy" (can't think of a better word to describe it at the moment) part in the intro of Starlight is? I think that it might be a heavily distorted bass, but I'm not sure... anyways, I was just curious. Please let me know if you know what it is!

Posted by: mattacuk Sep 22 2007, 04:41 PM

I reckon its a Bass running through some sorta effects pedal?!

Posted by: Asphyxia Feeling Sep 22 2007, 06:04 PM

bass with a bass distortion pedal. look up Chris (bassist) on wikipedia i think they say what he uses.

Posted by: Resurrection Sep 25 2007, 06:07 AM

QUOTE (Asphyxia Feeling @ Sep 22 2007, 06:04 PM)

bass with a bass distortion pedal. look up Chris (bassist) on wikipedia i think they say what he uses.

Apparently it's a Big Muff distortion pedal. There's plenty of distorted bass riffs on their earlier albums too. "Absolution" has some brilliant examples on it.

Posted by: Asphyxia Feeling Sep 26 2007, 10:08 AM

QUOTE (Resurrection @ Sep 24 2007, 10:07 PM)

Apparently it's a Big Muff distortion pedal. There's plenty of distorted bass riffs on their earlier albums too. "Absolution" has some brilliant examples on it.

agreed. "Absolution" has some of the best rock bass riffs i've ever heard