ho trovato qua e là un po' di informazioni (diverse le avevo già ammucchiate sul Forum di Mike Patton con l' ausilio di Fantomas e Sga), magari possono interessarvi.
queste sono le foto dell' ultima prova in studio dei Jesus Lizard, che si stanno preparando alla reunion. Le ho prese dal Myspace
The rig Sims used for the Nashville practice. Photo- Sims
Duane's set up. Photo- Simsho trovato (giusto in questo istante) informazioni più dettagliate sul blog personale di Sims:
http://davidwmsims.wordpress.com/2009/01/2...s-in-nashville/CITAZIONE
Just got back from Nashville. The Jesus Lizard rehearsed and settled on a working list of twenty-nine songs for the upcoming shows. Mac’s still mystical, Yow funny, Duane bitter stalwart and true; it’s all good.
Thanks heaps to Paul Barker, Ashford Tucker, and the Admirals Club for lending gear, the Admirals Club again for letting us commandeer the rehearsal space, Elizabeth for hostessing, and Francesca for letting us watch Backyardigans.
The bass rig is Paul Barker’s. The head is a Traynor TS-200. I don’t know anything about the cabinets or speakers. They look homemade hand-crafted by artisanal loudspeaker cabinetiers. The black pedal is a Rat, which I’ve used forever. The purple pedal is a Red Snapper overdrive. I don’t know much about it. Duane bought it because Joe Barresi recommended it, and I was trying it out. I didn’t use it enough to form an opinion, but when Joe Barresi starts talking about pedals, you better listen up.
The bass is (sigh) the Memphis.
foto dei due pedali:
http://davidwmsims.files.wordpress.com/200...jpg?w=500&h=375testata e cassa sono di Paul Barker... il bassista dei Ministry e degli USSA.. mentre il basso e il Rat a quanto pare sono quelli che ha sempre usato.
riguardo al setup dei bei tempi andati, ho trovato il post di un tizio su un blog chissà dove
CITAZIONE
He usually played a Memphis Jazz Bass (fender copy), and used lots of different amps if I recall. On the song "mailman" for instance, he recorded it through 3 different amps: an Ampeg SVT classic, a Gallien-Kruger w/ Dietz cabinets, and a Traynor 50 watt head w/ a Dietz cabinet.
Live, I think he pretty much stuck to a gallien kruger head in to two Dietz 1 x 15" cabinets (which are loaded with a 400 watt EV driver).
parlando di Duane Denison, la chitarra che c'è nella foto la presenta lui stesso qui:
http://www.gibson.com/bfg/denison.htmda quel che so ha iniziato ad usarla nel 2007, con gli USSA
questo invece quello che dichiarava negli anni 90 riguardo la sua strumentazione:
CITAZIONE
The Jesus Lizard has nothing to do with gospel or Godzilla. But the Chicago-based foursome's striking brand of musically adept post-punk, first captured on their 1989 debut, has own critical acclaim and exploding underground notoriety. On the recently released Lash EP, the Lizard continues to deliver a lascivious prog-thrash punch by way of demented vocals, Ginsu-sharp rhythms, and crafty guitar lines.
"We never felt any affinity with the sloppy, garage, grunge-type stuff," claims guitarist Duane Denison. "We like to keep things pretty tight." Even though the band revels in snaky 5/8 and 7/8 grooves, Denison suggests that his band's basic approach isn't a far cry from the simple gut-rock of the Ramones or AC/DC: "It's just raw, unprocessed guitar and drum sounds with strong vocals."
Whether explosive lead singer David Yow is drunkenly howling or simply breathing hard, Denison provides meaty backup. "I generally stay in the pocket," he notes, "and once in a while I'll lay in some unusual chords or a melodic figure that goes against the grain. You have to be careful, though;; the more complicated and calculated you get, the less rock comes through."
Denison, who spent a year studying flamenco early in his career, favors the clean, bright sound of Travis Bean guitars played through an evolving combination of Hiwatt and Marshall heads and cabinets. Through he uses a coiltap switch to play with his tone and experiments with various "prepared guitar" techniques - "there's a lot you can do with garbage bag twist ties" - Denison otherwise avoids effects: "I concentrate on getting the most out of a simple setup. "I like to keep things hands-own. When we play live, it's usually a wild free-for-all, and any extra stuff onstage tends to get trashed. I bought a digital delay unit once, and on the second song it got smashed apart by the kids onstage." Despite the trampled gear, Denison relishes his stage time: "Playing guitar loudly in front of people is just a basic, fun thing to do."
la Travis Bean che usava dovrebbe essere questa:
http://www.elderly.com/items/30U-9896.htmCITAZIONE
Travis Beans experienced a surge in poularity when a few prolific guitarists began using Travis Beans exclusively. Duane Denison of the Jesus Lizard played a green turquoise Standard through many tours during the 1990-1994 period (the turquoise was a non-orignal color) prior to getting a sponsorship from Hamer guitars. Denison also played a white Standard with non-original pickups, but sold it in the early 1990s. Lee Renaldo of Sonic Youth, after playing Duane Denison's, bought one and plays it live. At some point, two of Renaldo's Beans were stolen (#102 and #375) and recovered, but as I recall were badly damaged. Last, but not least, is Steve Albini. Denison first played a Travis Bean while recording with Albini
da questo estratto emerge che suonava anche chitarre Hamer
sempre su Denison, con i Tomahawk usava queste chitarre (
"Gibson hollowbody modello ES-135, dotata di ponte Bigsby"
anche in versione Sunburst
Fernandes
ma la strumentazione attuale di Duane è descritta dettagliatamente da lui stesso:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...logID=288936990GUITARS:Fernandes Vertigo Elite (2, an '01 and an '04)
Gibson Les Paul BFG (see video at
www.gibson.com/bfg/denison.htm)
Fender Precision bass(@ early 80's)
Gibson ES 135 (w/Seymour Duncan Seth Lover pickups and Bigbsy vibrato)
Martin (000-1C) and Martin Backpacker
The Jesus Lizard: Travis Bean standard / Hamer Daytona / Yamaha SBG 50
AMPS:Hiwatt Custom 100 heads (@late '70's and early '80's)
Hiwatt 4x12 cabinet
Fender Vibro-King
SWR Workingman's 15 bass amp
EFFECTS:TC Electronic G-Force w/ Roland midi controller
Menatone Red Snapper overdrive pedal
Seymour Duncan pickup boost pedal
Ernie Ball volume pedal
STRINGS:Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky
DEMOS RECORDED ON:Korg D1600 work station w/
Roland 770 drum machine
KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER:Franz electric metronome
per adesso questo è quel che ho. perdonate la disorganizzazione del post
Edited by Seba. - 31/3/2009, 13:31
