Who's on bass

["L. Bird" <pkeets@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've had a chance to listen to the Forum video file Matt posted a few times 
this evening.  I have a nice subwoofer on my computer with a knob that I can 
adjust, which is really helpful to evaluate what Pino is doing on bass.

I heard a lot of complaints last tour about Pino not playing loudly enough, 
but I was at their first show in Hollywood after John died, and I know what 
the problem was.  Pino started out very loud in the mix, but about five 
minutes into the show, they turned him down because they knew the sound 
wasn't right.  The loud bass only emphasized that John wasn't playing, and 
worse, it didn't work with the music.

Now I may not have the most critical ear for Who music--maybe I'm very 
easily satisfied, but it seems to me they've got the problems fixed.  The 
bass sounds fine to me.

1) Pino went home and practiced.  He has picked up speed.  Last tour he was 
playing eighth notes to John's sixteenth and thirty-second, but now he's 
galloping right along.

2) They've worked on his rig.  I'm not a techie, and I haven't seen what 
he's using, but he's got a softer and meatier sound that fits much better 
and drives the music as required.

I think it's time to turn him up.


keets

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