Author Topic: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass  (Read 4987 times)

mtjam

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #75 on: September 05, 2014, 04:57:45 PM »
I hear that Phil & Friends will have a webcast tonight from the Lock'n festival on nugs.tv. It's a little pricey, but will surely feature some nice views of that new bass! Very tempting...

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #76 on: September 05, 2014, 07:28:46 PM »
Thanks, Dave. Fine players, all. They do indeed look like they're enjoying it -  
I especially noticed how Phil smiled the second he picked up Kahleesi, and didn't stop.
 
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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #77 on: September 05, 2014, 07:43:23 PM »
We are enjoying the webcast very much! The band sounds great.

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #78 on: September 05, 2014, 08:33:39 PM »
Great to see Phil having so much fun tonight!

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #79 on: September 13, 2014, 07:02:18 PM »
AMAZING BASS????AS ALWAYS....

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #80 on: September 13, 2014, 07:04:40 PM »
I THINK YOU SHOULD PUT A VIDEO,TO LISTEN THIS BASS..I HOPE SO...

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #81 on: September 13, 2014, 07:13:00 PM »
OOOOOPSSSS? I VE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THERES A VIDEO.....

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #82 on: September 21, 2014, 06:12:45 PM »
I'm at forest hills right now, and this is the set list I've waited over a decade for Phil to drop, and a tone that is absolutely to die for......

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #83 on: September 21, 2014, 07:23:18 PM »
Wow, he got the old band back together! I look forward to hearing a recording. I bet he's getting the SII dialed in quite nicely.

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #84 on: September 21, 2014, 10:02:00 PM »
OMG, Edwin. Give tonight's show a listen, even an aud tape if one is up on archive. I was right behind the board for the whole show. His bass sounded amazing.  
 
Btw, I ran into a guy w a red Alembic shirt pre show~ Pete/Kilowatt?!?....

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #85 on: September 22, 2014, 03:14:45 AM »

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #86 on: September 22, 2014, 06:06:23 AM »
Mike,
 
That wasn't me, but I wish it was. I really wanted to get out to this show, but I had too much to do. I bet it was great with that lineup.
 
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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #87 on: September 22, 2014, 06:47:33 AM »
I was there last night too ? behind the board, a few rows up. Everything that Mike said, ditto. Favorite, line-up, set list, tone. I look to Morning Dew as a sort of bench mark. Went way down low and back up ? full and clear. Oh yes, Edwin, he?s got it dialed in.
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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #88 on: September 22, 2014, 10:44:36 AM »
Ed, we must've been in the same section. Compared to the Modulus' or Ritters, the new bass has so much more depth of character. Having that one ebony stringer goes a long way helping the fundamental linger a little longer which is something I'm not used to hearing on him. Does anyone know what else was in last nights signal chain~ it was a monster rig!

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Re: Phil Lesh and his medium scale Series II 6-string bass
« Reply #89 on: September 22, 2014, 11:39:18 AM »
Thanks for the link! The bass does sound good, although I bet it sounded even better in the room than on the recording. Punchy and even like the Modulus but without the clang, etc. I love the way the attack and envelope of the note responds to changes in picking (my Starfire does something similar), with different tonal ranges coming in and out.  
 
Phil's singing has gotten a lot stronger, great to hear!  
 
Great energy in the band all around, although I still have an aversion to Warren Haynes in this context, especially his tone, particularly with the Leslie simulator. Love him in other settings, but this never did it for me. I guess I'm too used to hearing a rhythm guitarist immersed in McCoy Tyner, horn parts, and string quartets bridging Phil and the drummer, instead of straight strumming. :-)
 
He's pretty killin' on Morning Dew, though, which is a great version. On the link I posted below, you can hear the fidelity of the bass a lot better, including the high end attack.
 
(Message edited by edwin on September 22, 2014)