Wooks Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Being new to this bass lark, I'm just starting to discover great bass players and have started to listen to other music besides metal!! I know that he his basses have the ability to do weird tunings, but I was wondering what does Michael Manring use to get all of his looping sounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 [quote name='Wooks' post='251922' date='Jul 31 2008, 11:22 AM']Being new to this bass lark, I'm just starting to discover great bass players and have started to listen to other music besides metal!! I know that he his basses have the ability to do weird tunings, but I was wondering what does Michael Manring use to get all of his looping sounds?[/quote] He doesn't, it's just him playing, sometimes he plays three basses at the same time, but usually it's just him and his hyperbass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 So how does he do this then?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMech Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 he uses a loop pedal, which as the name suggests, can record what you've played and play it in an ongoing loop. that's as far as my knowledge goes, other than you can get them with varying abilities as to how many loops they can handle at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 This is a wonderful Manring piece Wooks: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4Ra2KOyas&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4Ra2KOyas...feature=related[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFW Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 This is my favourite Youtube video of Mr Manring. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIhJDgC5dQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIhJDgC5dQ[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Cool stuff, any ideas which looping pedal he uses? Is it something like a Headrush?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 (edited) Check out his forum on talkbass. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=42"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=42[/url] I've never seen him use a looper, I can't hear that link to him playing, I don't have speakers unfortunately, I'm at work. There's a really good DVD out, it's a few years old now, but he basically shows you how he played the tracks on Thonk, and is really worth getting.. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Manring-Bass-Guitar/dp/B000CPH9UW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1217503009&sr=8-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Manring-Ba...3009&sr=8-1[/url] The 'Enormous room' is from 'Thonk', that is just him playing in real time, no looper as far as I know. Edited July 31, 2008 by 6stringbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 [quote name='rayfw' post='251957' date='Jul 31 2008, 10:57 AM']This is my favourite Youtube video of Mr Manring. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIhJDgC5dQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIhJDgC5dQ[/url][/quote] Those vids .....who does all that stuff? There's a Jaco one but oddly it's done on a IMO poor solo by Jaco so there isn't much difference. WEIRD FUNNY PEOPLE!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar South Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I think he uses a Headrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I love Michael Manring-great player and a really nice guy. Check out the 'Yo Miles' albums to hear him play some 'regular' bass-seriously groovy. As far as looping goes,I believe that he uses a Lexicon JamMan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I saw Michael Manring play at a tiny venue in Southampton (that place we do not talk about in Portsmouth) called the Joiners. He was on a tour with Steve Lawson and this American double bass playing singer/songwriter that was really really good, but I’ve forgotten his name. Great night, about 5 years ago. Spoke to him after the gig, but I didn’t really say much. The songs that really impressed me were the ones where he used his bass with the hip-shots on every string at the headstock as well as down at the bridge – that was very impressive. Great player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulf Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 That was probably Steve Lawson, Michael Manring and John Lester - I went to a London performance on that tour. Wulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Some nice interviews of Manring: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVUeJMMr6dA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVUeJMMr6dA[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uJFAIHHllU&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uJFAIHHllU...feature=related[/url] Really mellow type of guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 [quote]The songs that really impressed me were the ones where he used his bass with the hip-shots on every string at the headstock as well as down at the bridge – that was very impressive. Great player.[/quote] Just like this - [url="http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4Ra2KOyas&feature=related\""]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4Ra2KOyas...feature=related[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 [quote name='wulf' post='252095' date='Jul 31 2008, 03:17 PM']That was probably Steve Lawson, Michael Manring and John Lester - I went to a London performance on that tour. Wulf[/quote] Yeah, John Lester definitely rings a bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='252347' date='Jul 31 2008, 09:40 PM'] Just like this - [url="http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4Ra2KOyas&feature=related\""]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4Ra2KOyas...feature=related[/url][/quote] I bet he wishes he has an extra pair of arms when he does this piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 [quote name='Wooks' post='251922' date='Jul 31 2008, 11:22 AM']I know that he his basses have the ability to do weird tunings, but I was wondering what does Michael Manring use to get all of his looping sounds?[/quote] I don't know what he's using today, but in the version of Teen Town he did in '98, I can clearly see a couple of [url="http://www.loopers-delight.com/tools/jamman/jamman.html"]Lexicon JamMan[/url] units on top of the amp. These were pretty amazing for their day, and are not to be confused with the later Digitech JamMan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I saw Manring last time he was over and he was awesome. Started out playing his tiny little Vinnie Bass and I couldn't believe the sounds he got from it - inspired me to track one down & buy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I saw him on the Manring/Lawson/Lester tour in Reading and he was mindblowing. Even sat six feet away, I couldn't work out where all that sound was coming from He didn't do "Enormous Room" in his set, but someone must have asked about it as he then played it afterwards in the middle of signing things. Cheers Alun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 [quote name='Alun' post='253484' date='Aug 2 2008, 08:24 PM']I saw him on the Manring/Lawson/Lester tour in Reading and he was mindblowing. Even sat six feet away, I couldn't work out where all that sound was coming from He didn't do "Enormous Room" in his set, but someone must have asked about it as he then played it afterwards in the middle of signing things. Cheers Alun[/quote] South Street Arts Centre by any chance? If so - I was there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 It was indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 [quote name='Alun' post='253746' date='Aug 3 2008, 03:24 PM']It was indeed [/quote] Ah ha, I was there with my ever sufferin' wife - poor thing didn't know what she was letting herself in for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 The Enormous Room is just [i]stunning[/i]. It nearly moves me to tears every time. Manring is a genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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