Mine didn't, but I did by it second-hand. Though in my experience, you usually have to buy cables, etc, separately!

Thank you! This was also a road-test for a new camera, so I hope to able to produce More Of This Sort Of Thing more easily in the near future!

Thank you very much! I'm looking forward to using that setup again

@@ralphbeebytheelephantcolle1651 Go for it! I'm looking forward to hear what you come up with. I also feel very inspired to do some drum recording as well. Keep on rocking in the free world

It's definitely quite a harsh sound - and I think that becomes more obvious when it's played in isolation. I suspect it will be an effect I use quite sparingly!

@@ralphbeebytheelephantcolle1651 It does look like it's fun to play about with.

I think it's proving the more popular choice!

Very much! The main solo on 'Come to this House' was on the bridge pickup, for example, whilst the solos on 'Mama Crow' are all neck.

@@ralphbeebytheelephantcolle1651 Thank you! This is adding a new dimension to my listening. When you write a new song, do you go with your gut as to which to use, or do you play about deciding between the two?

Sometimes the choice is quite obvious, but a lot of the time it involves some experimentation. I often record lead guitar parts last (or just before vocals), so I can hear how different configurations will sounds on top of everything else - it's probably as well I only own two electric guitars, or I might never make my mind up!

It is definitely the raunchier of the two, isn't it?

I'll take that - thank you very kindly indeed!

You're very kind, Megan - thank you!

Yes, I'd heard they set up in a tall stairwell for that. I didn't know about the mic arrangement, but I guess having two makes sense: one up close to get the "punch" of the kit, and another up high to get the "boom" from the stairwell, presumably.

And Helios console with a Compex compressor , with large capsule valve mics

I'd certainly be interested to see how close one could get to that sound with modern "budget" gear and a similar stairwell!

fairly certain they used two Beyer m160s in some sort of a stereo setup dangled from the top of the stairwell at Headley Grange (an old Manor House in England) drums were in the sort of lobby hallway area at the bottom

You're very kind, Megan - thank you very much!

cheers; thanks for taking a browse through some of my older videos!

Interesting! I've never noticed a problem with the sustain on this bass, but then I've never thought to test it. Is it something you've noticed with your own pickups?

@@ralphbeebytheelephantcolle1651 it’s also known as ‘stratitis’, that chorus effect and deadness. The design of the bass is so deeply flawed.

A very flattering précis of this episode - thank you very kindly, Joan!

Thank you - glad to hear you're enjoying it! The backing track is my own creation; I have been debating whether to put it up as a jam track for people to play along to.

Glad you enjoyed it, Joan - thank you (as always) for watching!

Cheers, Joan - it was quite a cathartic one to play!

They're certainly a bit of an acquired taste - though I think that's true for most Epiphone and Gibson bass models!

why, thank you kindly!

Absolutely - I'm a great believer in simplicity. A good friend of mine once explained that a decent guitar and amp are like the core ingredients, and pedals, effects, etc are more like seasoning and spices - nice to have, but you can't make a meal out of them! Thanks very much for watching!

Thank you! Yeah, I know what you mean about the "weight" of his tone - it's a shame there's no room/cab control on these pedals. Though I've also been wondering if it's double-tracked on the record, perhaps with a slightly cleaner guitar underneath...maybe time for another experiment!

@@ralphbeebytheelephantcolle1651 one of the things I've been learning recently about my favorite guitar tones is high volume is key, and a lot of times they're not as high gain as they seem. This is especially true with Misfits guitar tone like on Earth AD, which there's actually now an official misfits pedal for haha. But regardless of how good the pedal is it can't replicate the energy of Doyles wall of Ampeg amps in that room with Jerry's amps blasting right back at his with robo in between them. So much volume, vibration and mic bleed is going on not only is the loudness a key factor but all the instruments blurring together in a wall of sound. If you're interested in chasing the John Christ tone further I highly recommend Circle of Tone's Danzig video on it here on KZbin. He managed to nail down the exact amp and guitar and some other little things that get it super close. It's actually part of what made me a Marshall guy is Danzig and Samhain, just the sheer volume and that open sound that isn't overly gained out. It's just super evil sounding without being a full on chug tone

Thanks for the tip - I shall track down that video! You're dead right about the gain/volume balance - I hear so much distorted guitar these days that just sounds like a wasp in a jam jar, and lacks any real punch. And I know a good engineer can make a humble 1x12 sound enormous, but there's something about that 'live' feel - when all the musicians are feeding off each other's energy and that loudness, that's the (un)holy grail that makes those records so great.

You're very kind, Megan - thank you so much!

Awesome! That's great to hear - have you gone for glass or brass?

@@ralphbeebytheelephantcolle1651 glass

Well, thank you for taking the time to stop by and have a listen - really glad you're enjoying it!

Absolutely: the Drive control is just beyond the '2 o'clock', so I've a bit more room to crank it harder!

Thank you most kindly!

Thank you, Joan! Quite pleased with the end result, if I do say so myself!

You're very kind, Megan; thank you very much for watching!

Thank you! Looking forward to sharing the full video with you very soon.

Thank you most kindly!

glad you like it - thank you very much!

Funnily enough, somebody else suggested a hot weather/watery theme over on FB ('back to the Bayou,' if I remember rightly) - nice to think this one's evoking a common theme!

You're very kind, Megan - thank you for watching!

Thank you very kindly, Joan!

My pleasure Ami; thanks very much for watching!

thank you for giving it a listen - very much appreciated!

@@ralphbeebytheelephantcolle1651 My pleasure 😁 👍 💙

That's the badger!

Thank you very kindly! Plenty more on their way once I get through the backlog of cleaning up the audio - watch this space!

Thank you! Finding an alternative tuning made it a lot more comfortable to play - in the end, Open C worked wonders.

You're too kind!

Thank you kindly! Always happy to help liven up a Saturday evening.

Merci beaucoup; always happy to offer a bit of uplift!

My pleasure. Tempted to indulge myself further and dust off some of those old backing tracks to make more of these at some point!

Thank you; there's more to come - and I shall hopefully share the backstory with you a bit later!

Cheers; thank you for watching!

Thank you; I shall endeavour to be buried with this guitar so that I can haunt people accordingly!

Thank you; I'd never thought of it as slippery before, but it's a good descriptor - and captures the gymnastics my right hand has to do at certain points!