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Justin Chancellor’s Amplifier and Effects pedals – TOOL (2/2)

Contents0.1 Justin Chancellor’s Amplifier Rig0.2 Amplifiers used in TOOL 19960.3 Justin’s Amplifiers cabinets used on the Aenima tour1 Justin powers his cabinets with Mesa Boogie Amplifiers2 Amplifiers used on the Lateralus tour 20013 Recording the bass for 10,000 days4 Amplifiers on the 10,000 days tour5 DunlopTV Interview with Chris Schyler6 Justin’s 3 channel configuration –…




Justin Chancellor Bass Rig – TOOL “Know Your Bass Player” (1/2)

The long awaited and requested Justin Chancellor Bass Rig has arrived. Tool have carved out a their own cult following and committed fan base. Justin Chancellor has always been praised as a big part of that due to his unusual hypnotic bass lines. Did you watch the video?! Would you like to know when the next…




Cliff Burton’s Effects Pedals – Metallica – “Know Your Bass Player” (2/2)

Contents1 Cliff Burton’s effects pedals1.1 First attempt at a Fuzzy Wah1.2 Morley Pedals and Cliff’s legacy1.3 Cliff Burton Tribute Fuzz Wah1.4 The rest of the Cliff Burton’s pedal board2 Fuzz and Distortion upgrades2.1 Cliffs effects used on Master Of Puppets2.2 Cliffs rumored pedals2.3 What strings did Cliff Burton use?3 More from Know Your Bass Player3.1…




Cliff Burton Bass Rig – Metallica – “Know Your Bass Player (1/2)

  Contents1 Cliff Burton’s Bass Rig1.1 Cliff Burton joins Metallica with a Rickenbacker 40011.2 Further Rickenbacker 4001 modifications1.3 Ride The Lightning and the stolen Alembic Spoiler1.4 Other Alembic Spoiler evidence1.5 Cliff gets the Aria Pro II SB10001.6 Cliff Burton’s Aria endorsement1.7 Differences between the Aria Pro II SB1000 and the Black N Gold I1.8 Location…




Geezer Butler Bass Rack Rig – Bonus Content – “Know Your Bass Player” (3/3)

Contents1 Geezer Butler Bass Rack the forgotten equipment2 Geezer Butler’s Bass Rack at “The End”2.1 Geezer’s Hartke rig2.2 Rig #2 the custom Geezer Butler rig by made Ashdown2.3 How the Hartke and Ashdown rig are set up2.4 Microphones used on “The End”3 Update to Geezer Butler’s Bass Rig3.1 Geezer Butler and BC Rich3.2 Geezer and…




Geezer Butler Amplifier Rig – “Know Your Bass Player” (2/3)

Contents1 Geezer Butler Amplifier Rig Rundown2 Amplifiers on Black Sabbath2.1 Geezer recording bass on Paranoid2.2 Geezers amplifiers and the era of excess2.3 Geezer Butler and Ampeg Amplifiers2.4 Geezer Bass Amplifier Rig on Heaven and Hell around 2006-102.5 Recording with Ampeg3 Geezer meets Hartke Amplifiers4 Ashdown Amplifiers and The End tour5 Ashdown Hand Of Doom setup6…




Head of Doom – Geezer Butler Signature Bass Amp Head

The Ashdown ‘Head of Doom’ Geezer Butler Signature Bass Amp Head. Hand built in the UK, the Head of Doom was designed around Geezer Butler’s very requirements. The Ashdown and Geezer Butler story began three years ago after extensive talks with Geezer’s long standing tech, Terry Welty. Black Sabbath’s ‘The End’ farewell tour was approaching…




Geezer Butler Bass Rig – “Know Your Bass Player” (1/3)

Contents1 Geezer Butler Bass Rig2 Basses in the early days of Black Sabbath2.1 Geezer Butler and Dan Armstrong Plexiglass bass on Vol. 4 tour2.2 Geezer meets the Birch Bass (early 70’s)2.3 Geezer’s Custom Jaydee basses (mid-late 70s)2.4 Black Sabbath Live at the Hammersmith Odeon 19782.5 Geezer’s basses BC Rich basses on Heaven and Hell and…




Jason Newsted Bass Rig – Know Your Bass Player

Welcome back to our fourth episode of Know Your Bass Player and today we’re talking the Jason Newsted Bass Rig Rundown formerly of Metallica. Jason contributed to the core years of Metallica after much growing pain. When he eventually was given creative space and created such fan favourites such as “My Friend of Misery, “King…




Velvet Revolver Bass Rig from Duff Mckagan – Know Your Bass Player (3/3)

Welcome back to the final installation of the Duff Mckagan Bass rig series. The associated acts that followed Duff after Guns N’ Roses deserved it’s own post, where we can provide more detail. Duff’s Velvet Revolver bass rig originally used elements from Guns N’ Roses but soon took a change following many new line ups….