Josh

[quote name='LWTAIT' post='367068' date='Dec 31 2008, 01:43 PM']if you ask me, the idea of any religion is ridiculous, yet my best friends a christian and neither of us feel the need to hold it against each other. how is a man being born of a virgin birth, turning water into wine, walking on water, etc. then coming back from the dead, not to mention being the son of a "god", who is creator of the universe, who is all knowing, all loving, all powerful, and who is everywhere yet cannot be seen, how is that more believable than scientology?[/quote] If he dosne't need to choke you with his beliefs then you shouldn't ever have any reason to argue. Neither is more believable, one is just more ridiculous from the offset, the other is just so self contradictory and inconsistent it is just as ridiculous in the long run.

[quote name='LWTAIT' post='367045' date='Dec 31 2008, 01:21 PM']i'm struggling to see peoples problem with billy sheehans beliefs, he has the right to believe what he wants to in the same way as all of you do. i definatly dont see how it has anything to do with his playing, and thats what we're here to talk about.[/quote] Having a belief is fair enough, but when its one as ridiculous as Scientology, it's just very hard to take someone as smart as he is, seriously. I find it hard to take anyone seriously if they swear by fairy tales.

Grooving for 40-50 minutes a night is much more worthwhile than a whole 5 minutes worth of soloing.

I still can't hear why he is supposedly so amazing, still, not wishing to start anything I'm just still trying to find something by him which will hopefully make it abundantly clear. Tight like curried mutton mind you.

I had 2 V950's at one point, I loved them. I still have one now but it's just gradually dying in it's case, I do feel bad about it but I could never sell it.

[quote name='ARGH' post='364632' date='Dec 28 2008, 09:58 AM']Ive changed my mind..Im better than you..you suck..and that overprice plank you play is a waste of sawdust![/quote] I love you to baby!

I can play the way I want to, thats enough for me. What I can do either impresses some people or just meh. It's not a sport.

[quote name='Faithless' post='364455' date='Dec 27 2008, 09:00 PM']Did I misunderstand somethin'? RTL- Ride The Lightning? Dude, it's was 1984, Cliff's, not Jason's era...[/quote] Yeah you did . I was referring to Jason's performance of TCOK on S&M. I'm well aware man.

I found this one just as easy to get the hang of it:

[quote name='bumnote' post='364281' date='Dec 27 2008, 05:01 PM']The best thing to do is to go and try out a number of different amps. because no matter how hard people try to describe sound, it probably wont match up to the sound you hear in your head.[/quote] +1. As I previously said, I was after the famed Gospel tone, which is almost bang on similar to what your after Ryan, and that is: Warm, Hi-Fi, Crisp and prominent in any live or recorded situation. I'd recommend an EBS HD350 because IMHO it does the Modern Gospel tone perfectly, yet they all prodominantly use Eden (Bar a select few) and SWR and in some cases Epifani. If you want examples man just ask .

[quote name='lowdown' post='364262' date='Dec 27 2008, 04:31 PM']Just listened to the above link [clips] Its 2008... Garry[/quote] Yeah it's definetly him then, he's one of my main influences as of late, he's her Musical Director as well. Here's a clinic with him playing 2 Chaka tunes: [url="http://live.bassplayer.com/Artist.aspx?name=gouche&video=gouche1"]Clinic.[/url] Gospel Musicians just know how to make stuff better!

[quote name='Protium' post='364123' date='Dec 27 2008, 12:13 PM']Go listen to L.D.50 and then tell us Ryan's playing a P-bass Since Sabbath (allegedly the industry standard of metal? ) also take into account the change in GUITAR tone- i.e. it was a hell of a lot easier for the bass to cut through in that era.[/quote] And if anything, Ryans tone on L.D. 50 is very dark compared to the later releases. I guess Argh is saying that nowadays it's easy to look back and think it was easy to cut through, whereas back then it was more of an ordeal. Yet I don't actually recall saying that more distorion = More Metal. I'm not a fan of Black Sabbath and have always found their earlier stuff weak as in terms of modern day Metal, but I guess it's a case of "You weren't there so your never going to understand Kid".

[quote name='4000' post='364169' date='Dec 27 2008, 02:07 PM']That's really interesting. I think you've just done a great job of highlighting the fact that there are no such things as good and bad tones, and that it all comes down to personal preference, because I think that Spector tone is nothing like what I'd describe as a good tone, even in the context of the music. I much prefer the earlier P sound. Also interesting because I wouldn't mind another Spector at some stage and have been trawling the net trying to find tones I like from them, so far without success. I live in hope though. Any examples would be appreciated.[/quote] I'd agree with you that that video is not the best example of a Spector being put to good use. I'm not a fan of his playing nor of Cannibal Corpses music, just merely answering a prior question. As you just said yourself, "It all comes down to personal preference", sor eally I could indeed give you plenty more examples of what I think IS a good example of THEE Spector tone. You've shown in other threads that your not one for a Hi-Fi Zingy sounding Jazz like tone whereas I am. Spectors can do that tone, and so really the examples I could show you wouldn't exactly help change your mind. Try asking Cetera though, he will have a whole catalogue of examples of Spectors in action.

If it's live in 2008 then it is definetly Andrew Gouche.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='364002' date='Dec 27 2008, 12:05 AM']Have a listen to call of ktulu, the bass on that is really cool. Though i do agree about testament's bassist, he's awesome.[/quote] I have many times man, I've been a die hard Metallica for 7 years at least, IMO Jason did it justice on S&M, whereas previously mentioned, his tone is barely audible on RTL sometimes, and trying make out what he's actually playing through all of his distortion is quite a task, and TCOK is exactly a favourite of mine so it's gets a listen every now and again. Testament were also lucky to have Steve Digiorgio record 2 albums with them as well.

[quote name='ARGH' post='364001' date='Dec 26 2008, 11:59 PM']Look,you lot are making me feel old here...... If you want to hear Good Bass on Thrash.....try 'Persecution Mania' by Sodom or pretty much anything by Coroner. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gQo3oE5GiBU"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gQo3oE5GiBU[/url] [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-3G9dQdUtv4&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-3G9dQdUtv4&...feature=related[/url][/quote] You are an old bastard though aren't you . That is pretty good, it's sounds like what Slayer were trying to do but much better. Still, IMHO Testament were/still are the best American Thrash band. Also, have any other Thrash fans seen Get Thrashed yet?

[quote name='ARGH' post='363993' date='Dec 26 2008, 11:52 PM']you put a question mark on that[/quote] I know. I've only heard a few trimmings of their stuff and can barely remember someone saying they were German. And IIRCC they were brutally thrashy. To even think about comparing them to the SF Thrash Movement is a bit of a waste of time since The German scene was much more technical and more leaning towards Death Metal from the get go, in fact they made the American movment of Thrash look quite tame, Metallica being the lightest in terms of Thrash.

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='363986' date='Dec 26 2008, 11:44 PM']The dude from Atheist whose name I can't recall.[/quote] Tony choy?

[quote name='ARGH' post='363980' date='Dec 26 2008, 11:40 PM']You always forget the Germans..even the Euro scene,when discussing the merits of Thrash...and musicality.[/quote] Kreator?