Adams chorus

craigp · 08-17-2006, 07:18 AM

hey does anyone know why adam stopped using chorus for new years day after popmart? i always thought the bass sounded better with it but i have to admit that it sounds amazin with his current tone

thrillme · 08-22-2006, 12:48 AM

BP: You've always blended a direct line with a miked SVT rig, but this record sounds different.

AC: This time around I was after something that sounded good at really low volume. I'd like to say it's about tone, but it might just be age [laughs]. So I recorded with an Ashdown 800 head and the matching cab with two 12s and one 15. Also, we moved around a lot in the studio this time, trying different rooms and all, so I used an Ashdown 400 4x10 combo, too. Occasionally we'd add extra bottom end with a dbx 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer -- but these days I don't much. I've come to prefer the pure, clean sound of the bass. I like the physical effect of a good bass sound; that's really what it's all about. And that's why the best place to stand when you see a band is always in front of the bass rig!

Heck yeah great place to stand! It really is, and not just with U2.

gragravar · 08-22-2006, 08:32 PM

I always thought he overdid the chorus actually... for example the Loreley show in 1983 has it on a number of songs and it actually obscures some of his playing (IMO). He sounds far better these days.

08-17-2006, 07:18 AM	#1
craigp War Child Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: S. Yorks, UK (In the Shadows & Tall Trees) Posts: 735 Local Time: 02:16 AM	Adams chorus hey does anyone know why adam stopped using chorus for new years day after popmart? i always thought the bass sounded better with it but i have to admit that it sounds amazin with his current tone __________________

08-22-2006, 12:48 AM	#2
thrillme Refugee Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: <---over that'a way Posts: 1,947 Local Time: 06:16 PM	BP: You've always blended a direct line with a miked SVT rig, but this record sounds different. AC: This time around I was after something that sounded good at really low volume. I'd like to say it's about tone, but it might just be age [laughs]. So I recorded with an Ashdown 800 head and the matching cab with two 12s and one 15. Also, we moved around a lot in the studio this time, trying different rooms and all, so I used an Ashdown 400 4x10 combo, too. Occasionally we'd add extra bottom end with a dbx 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer -- but these days I don't much. I've come to prefer the pure, clean sound of the bass. I like the physical effect of a good bass sound; that's really what it's all about. And that's why the best place to stand when you see a band is always in front of the bass rig! Heck yeah great place to stand! It really is, and not just with U2. __________________

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08-22-2006, 08:32 PM	#3
gragravar The Fly Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 282 Local Time: 02:16 AM	I always thought he overdid the chorus actually... for example the Loreley show in 1983 has it on a number of songs and it actually obscures some of his playing (IMO). He sounds far better these days.