Bass Pedalboard, Talk and Jams With Dishan Abrahams - That Pedal Show
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
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Our first bass video!
In this video we welcome our great friend and utterly monster bass player, Dishan Abrahams. Dishan has a glittering list of credits including Kylie Minogue, Leona Lewis and many, many more. His current main gig is with UK singer/songwriter, Jess Glynne.
Before filming, Dan had put together Dishan’s latest board, so we take the opportunity to go through it while talking more generally about the bass discipline and mindset.
You’ll also notice the equally wonderful Dougie Mussard on drums to provide a bit of context for the bassing, not to mention un petit peu de jammage as well. Dougie and Dan have been playing together since before the dawn of time, so bless ’im he had no choice but to be the TPS Band drummer. Hooray!
We spectacularly managed to not have a bass amp handy, so we improvised with a JHS Colour Box and a powered PA cab for the room. The DI is treated to an Ampeg SVT and 8x10 Plugin via our Universal Audio Apollo 8P.
The drums are mic’d in the Glyn Johns fashion, and the guitar amps are mic’d as usual, so there’s spill everywhere on the jams. Room baby, room.
And yes, the bass is high in the band mixes. It’s a bass video!
Enjoy the video…
Pedals used in this video
• Boss TU-3 Tuner
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• Aguilar Tone Hammer Preamp Direct Box
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• Origin Effects Cali76 Limiting Amplifier (compact version linked below)
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• Panda Audio Future Impact 1
www.panda-audio.com/fi.php
• Boss OC-2 Octave
No longer made
• Boss OC-3 Super Octave
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• Musitronics MuTron III
No longer made
• Tech 21 SansAmp Programmable Bass Driver DI
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• Malekko Diabolik Analog Fuzz
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• TheGigRig Quartermaster QMX8
www.thegigrig.com/quartermaster
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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro, board build shots and bloooooze: 00:00
- Oh no, the first thing we played as a band… 2:27
- Welcome! 2:30
- Hang on, did you say Kylie Minogue? 3:04
- Who is that behind the bangy things? 3:17
- Dishan’s gigs: 4:10
- Playing bass, not easy: 5:15
- You can’t be a passenger: 6:33
- Dishan’s ’63 Fender Precision Bass: 9:31
- Grooving: 10:00
- Dishan’s bass ‘amp’ today: 11:20
- And the pedalboard: 12:48
- Origin FX Cali76: 12:55 (13:30)
- Aguilar ToneHammer Preamp: 15:25
- Panda Audio Future Impact: 17:25 (18:43)
- A bit more grooving: 19:52
- The original Akai Deep Impact: 21:05
- Boss OC-3 and OC-2 Octave pedals: 23:18 (24:01)
- Bass and synth crossover: 26:30
- Musitronics Mu-Tron III: 27:20 (27:52)
- SansAmp Programmable Bass Driver DI: 29:30
- Pedalboard at The Pyramids! 34:15
- How does it work in a mega band? 34:45
- Any advice for aspirant musicians? 35:45
- Dish’s fave players? 38:45
- Did you go to bass school? 40:11
- Dishan gives Mick a brief bass lesson: 41:30
- Bass thinking vs guitar thinking: 43:00
- What is a ghost note? 43:55
- Drums and bass, that special relationship: 47:00
- Jam! 52:47
- More jam… 54:26
Guitars in this episode:
• 1963 Fender Precision Bass
• Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster - watch Dan’s video at bit.ly/2dlZJ6K
• Macmull S-Classic: www.macmull-guitars.com/s-cla...
Amps in this episode
• JHS Colour Box / EV EKX12P powered speaker
• Two Rock Classic Reverb Signature and 1x12 cabinet / WGS12L speaker
• Audio Kitchen Big Chopper and 1x12 / Celestion Alnico Cream speaker
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Big up for Doug, the only drummer on the planet that can sit there and not hit anything while people are talking or doing stuff. Respect!
Hahaha!!!’
Hear hear.. I got a young pro cat on the set and this dude can’t keep quiet for 10 seconds..
That's too true.
Truth!
He understands the true role of the drummer as one who hangs out with musicians.
JK, he's great.
I had a bass player tell me once, "I can change what chords you're playing, so don't mess with me."
That's pretty accurate
That's genius.
Never thought about it that way. But he's right, he can move the root note and therefor the interval we humble guitarists are messing with. :)
*writes that down*
Can confirm, it was my favourite thing playing in "originals" bands. The downside is that they love it and you've accidentally written a song and have to remember what you did. :D
Yes, more bass shows please. Fuzz and overdrive on bass. Modulation effect on bass. Different bass amps? Keep up the good work guys.
Yes please, more bass!
Bass has been sitting up front in the last couple years and hasn't bushes. Thanks to shows like this and the many bassist taking on the UA-cam algorithm and companies focus on bass effects exclusively for bass.
It nice to see
Bass school is one weekend long.
And they've not done a single one since this... So disappointing.
It was SO GREAT having a drummer there in addition to a bass player. Hearing one without the other is like riding a motorcycle without the wind in your face, or a chocolate chip cookie with no milk.
Such a professional, down to earth, soulful and lovely bass player. Please more Dishan on TPS! Cheers guys as always!
As a guitarist even, this is one of my favourite shows yet. Playing with people rather than in your bedroom is the best part of playing music. Developing that instinct is the hardest and slowest thing I've found, but when you start to get it, is the most rewarding. It's as if you have to throw out all you know about playing and start to just listen instead. Playing with people taught me that my rhythm sucked and now thats the bit i try think about most. Simpler and tighter is always more enjoyable than listening to someone treating the rest of the band like a backing track for themselves. And amen to being the worst member in a band! I still suck but that's so important for developing!
This so well said. Some of the most important things to learn, and the hardest.
Humans in a room listening to each other and making music. This is what it’s all about.
Thank you Jonathan. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate that comment. Mick here. :0)
The band, Elwood!!! The band!!!!!!!!
Yessssszzz
Mind blown! It’s been years since I’ve seen Dishan. Went to uni with him in Perth. Glad to see his still killing it!
This is my favorite episode in like a YEAR. I'm a bassist that converted to guitar for a while with HUGE help from this channel on dialing in my sound. Love seeing it come full circle now, could not be happier with this channel. Keep it up guys
The joy. It's about the joy. Look at their faces. Joy. Hard to come by, so get it while you can.
It's awesome to watch the 4 of them genuinely having a good time.
"Why write a comment when you can contemplate music and humanity for a while instead"
Lost. For. Words.
Thank you.
As a "bedroom" guitarist, bassist and drummer, I very much approve.
Dan was in his element here in that jam. Great to see his modulation use in context and loved the textures he was adding with his parts.
I think this is my favourite episode ever! The gear talk is always great, but the advice that is given by Dishan about how to approach gigs, and attitudes towards them etc is invaluable. What a top guy!
Also, love Doug's drumming, he got dem feeeels. Awesome as usual Dan and Mick!
It's so amazing to see how far TPS has come! From the modest pedal shed beginnings on Dan's GigRig channel to a full band! God I love this show!
You know what i learned today? That what in truly love about that pedal show, is simply how much mick and Dan love music. They respect the artists. Builder and player. The topic is gear. But the show is about what we love. Music.
Thank you Mick and Dan. Thank you
Thank you C! That is a wonderful compliment and it means a great deal to us both. So glad you enjoyed this show. Cheers!
Can't believe I never heard of this cat. So funky but musical and his articulation is sooooo clean. you guys funk pretty good as well. Drummer was perfect for this show, you could tell he was laying back but still playing with conviction.
This suddenly turned into one of the best rhythm section instructional videos ever made. More of this please!!!
I love hearing his philosophy.
It was about 14 years of playing guitar before I picked up bass (ended up playing for 4 years in a band as a bassist).
The one thing that pushed my guitar playing forward more than ANY other thing.
It's the most important guitar on stage, and the one taken least seriously by most. It can single-handedly make or break (read: ruin) a band's sound.
You've raised your own bar beyond guitar and pedals and into the "musician" space. Bravo! A+ across the board! Thank you because I feel like I struggle with bass as a guitar player too!!!!!!
Bass player here and...FINALLY!!!!. Watching you guys for several years now. Subscribed. This was awesome. Would like to see more interaction between guitar, bass, and drums as far as pedals are concerned. Please consider keyboardists too if possible. Also, would love to see a return visit from Jon Stockman. He is excellent. Thanks for all the hard work you do.
"Can you play with Doug?" "No!" I just literally exploded out loud laughing.
As a bass player primarily, you guys have helped me so much on my quest to be a better guitar player. Loved this episode! Dishan is a pocket monster! If you're taking requests for bass-centric episodes, I'd love to see a shootout between the various styles of DI boxes (powered, passive, Jensen transformers, etc.) There's a few out there on UA-cam, but they all lack the clarity you guys seem to provide on every topic. Thanks from the US.
Really loved this episode guys! These dudes are killer!!!
You guys took the whole show to another level with this episode. Love it!
Thank you sir!
47:55 was too funny.
AGREE. THANK YOU. This dude's right hand technique is like an entire pedalboard of effects all by itself. _masterful_
glad he got the point across on how important a bass player is in a band, because we are like swans cool and just grooving on top and driving the beat, keeping time, forming the foundation for the melody, and causing a ora underneth!
great show guys keep up the hard work
don't think i'll ever look at a bass player in the same light again...!!!
Bass player here - Any chance of filming an updated Jon Stockman video? He has a signature darkglass pedal that is amazing. Tim lefevbre, Justin meldal Johnson and Juan alderete are all excellent bass effects users.
Another cool idea might be to get some bass effects manufacturers/designers on the show? Doug Castro from darkglass or spencer from 3 leaf audio?
I second getting Spencer from 3 leaf and the guy from dark glass. Also, Ryan from Fuzzrocious
Ryan from fuzzricious is a gear pick, also Brian cook from Russian circles/botch/sumac
I second the Tim Lefevbre, JMJ and Juan Alderete name drops!!!!
Yes, Doug Castro from Darkglass would be an excellent addition to this show. Also, as you mentioned, would love to see Jon Stockman again. That guy knows how to throw down the low end!
Rhythm first. Always. Dishan really nailed it on that one. The dryness of the new room really brings out the detail of the recordings, good call on that construction decision. Sound wise the intro blues sounds like a record. I did a double take because I thought for a moment a backing track was playing. And kudos to Mick for those horn-like licks on the outro funk. The four of you just made the world a better place. Greetings from Puerto Rico.
Embarrassed to say Dishan wasn't on my radar until today. What a lovely, lovely guy. Great to see a rhythm section working out. Really enjoyed the show this week gents, thank you all!
I was a Guitarist of 20yrs that fell in love with the Bass when I bought one to record with, it's now the only instrument I play and videos like this where you show a mutual respect to all band members inspire me even more!
I'd stopped watching TPS on my move to Bass 2yrs ago but this has got me back on board, great work guys!
Ps. Please use Dishan again he's an influence 👍👍
Still one of my favourite ever pedal show episodes ever to come back to!
What a nice personality the bassist seems to have.
Welcome Dishan and Dougie! What a fabulous groove these gents create!!!
This has brought TPS to a whole new level of giddy joy!
Please have these fellas back... thoroughly enjoy you guys all having a bash!
The bass and drums kinda remind me of Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan's rhythm section. Absolutely killer.
Brilliant - just brilliant ...
So cool to have the whole band playing together. Everyone plays differently when in a band situation. Love it.
I was really feeling bad for Douggie, and then Mick came over and gave him a hug! Good man Mick!
Overall, this was an awesome video! As a guitarist who **tries** to do some home recording, I feel clueless when I add the bass track. I know that playing bass is more than just playing the root of every chord! This was a really good intro, and I definitely would like to see more of this! (I also like the band synergy talk, particularly when Doug and Dishan talked about what they were omitting to make space for each other.)
2 years later... what an episode!!! Loved it!
Rey glad o stumbled upon this video. Life changing as a 40 yr old bass player, there is always something new to learn weather it be a new thing or a new spin on an old thing. Cheers guys and more bass stuff pleeeeeeeaaaaaasssss
Watching your drummer having the time of his life when he gets to jump in the groove with that bass 🤟🏽🤟🏽
From a guitarist turned bassist (out of necessity) who now does both when needed, this was a great conversation.
I’ve been watching for years but just now made it back to this episode. I would love to see another bass show with Dishan or another player breaking down their current board/tones and style.
Thanks for all the great content, gents!
What a passionate guy. Great show guys.
That blues jam. Oooooh yeah.
Really enjoyed listening to Dishan's philosophy on music, bass and effects. Could listen to him talk for hours. Seems like a very solid dude!
nice to see a very humble musician , playing at the top level - session guys are really overlooked some times . .. where very often they are more talented than the "star" ... fair play for featuring someone like this .TPS
So good. Many thanks to you all.
Really appreciate this guys putting everything you’ve been teaching us over the years into the context of a band is so helpful👌 keep it going ❤️
THIS JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER.
Please tell your friends. And thank you!
YES! I’ve toured with Dishan and am a huge fan of the show so this is pure heaven!
What an addictive player Dishan is. Loved every note, what an legend!
Doug is a legend. Also an amazing drumming teacher. ✌️
He’s not a legend, he’s a very naughty boy ;)
So glad you’ve done this… Although generally I’ve always seen myself as a guitarist before a bassist. But ironically in most of the bands I’ve been in over the decades it’s been in the bass chair that have done the most playing. So it was great to see this type of pedal show item on Bass.
I was not familiar with Dishan Abrahams but I want to thank you for introducing me to him. I really enjoyed hearing his thoughts and perspective. 👍🏽👍🏽
Awesome episode. Yes please, some more episodes on bass and bass pedals.
Thanks guys. And yes, more bass please!
Dishan is super cool! (and really good at bass obviously). Great video guys.
I used to play an open mic blues night for like 2 years- and I’ve heard the cream of the crop blues musician from the Seattle area. This intro gentlemen- was as good as it gets. It felt so natural and pure.. and I felt the joy and love of the blues... and that’s all you can hope for. Fantastic playing - all of you... truly!
Thank you!
Bass and Drums working together always awesome.
Awesome!
Yes yes yes! What a great show. Cheers guys - all 4 of you!
Ahhh man…Great Bassist..beautiful feel !!!
So many guitar players also play bass. Would love to see a show on both pedals and amps (fender bassman) that work great for both guitar and bass. This was a great episode!
Yes! This.
+1 on this.
As a player of both, master of neither, context is everything...still....wow
It would be nice for them to focus on bass cabs and let people know that heavy cabs which bump ≈100Hz to sound deep were superseded by lightweight cabs with real lows about a decade ago (e.g. Greenboy's designs and Barefaced Bass). Major manufacturers are making the same old stuff for much the same reason that teenage guitarists buy used 4x12s.
I play both and it is very rare to find gear that works well for both. Most guitar gear sounds cool on bass but cuts bottom end so for amps I’ve always found I need to use a bass amp/cab or direct to board with a good sub because guitar amps (including "Bassman") sound lacking with bass. For pedals I need bass pedals (with a very short list of exceptions) or guitar pedals that have a dry through to mix. The dry through preserves the bottom end. Remember that perceived bass isn’t the same as actual low frequencies that you need in a band setting. What sounds low at home is often lost in a mix.
I've been waiting YEARS for this! It's as good as I hoped it would be! Thank you!
Wow ....what a show!!!
Dishan is a gem! What a wonderful personality and attitude…plus skills!
As a guitar player that recently started also playing bass, this is extremely helpful. It would be great to have more bass videos :D
As a guitar player who occasionally dabbles with bass (with usual guitarist-plays-bass results) I'm fascinated with how different the bass is and how real bass players approach the instrument and their gear. Thanks for doing this show! Dishan and everyone sounds great.
Didn't think a "bass" episode would be as informative as this was. Mr. Abrahams is a class act. Some great tips for guitar, bass, and drums. Regardless of the instrument.
Hey guys, just to keep this on the radar, keep the bass vids coming pls! 🙏🏼🤘🏼
45:22 Now, that's a hell of a happy drummer!
Man, that was bloody brilliant. Outro jam was absolutely spectacular. Please do more of these. Ace!
That was hypersupermegagreat! Its always great to see and hear a bunch of guys having a blast making music.
That was awesome
Love that "setting", more more more !!!!
Groovaliciousnesserocity!!!!!!! I know you know it, but you guys are so blessed to be around and a part so much good music. Thanks for sharing with us. I have a nephew who is an accomplished bass player. I never really paid much attention until I had the opportunity to hang around him some. Then, I checked out All About the Bass on Anderton's, just for the heck of it. Nathan and Lee are both very engaging and would make good guests on TPS, I believe. I have really enjoyed learning more about the instrument. I can't wait for the TPS Band!
Fantastic guys, taking the time to balance the roles in the band - superb.
Yassss! More bass stuff please!
Great stuff - and THE GROOOVE, GENTLEMEN. THE GROOVE.
Guys, this show is truly magic, thank you so much for doing it.
Genuinely puts joy in my heart.
Keep doing it forever!
That was brilliant.
I am so freaking happy you guys made this video. I love Dishan's approach to the instrument and the I agree so much with how he thinks about bass, and it was just awesome to see him break things down and pull back the curtain on what makes a good bassist. Also that jam at the end was *unreal*! There was just so much groove and feel between all of you guys, it was just awesome.
If you guys are looking to do any more bass videos, the one that I'd love to see is a look at bass tones, both with just the amp and also with effects, and how they relate to guitar tone and the rest of the band, kind of like when you looked at guitar solo tones a while back and broke down what made a bad tone and then what you could do to make it better.
For me, a big part of how I approach any bass tone is to see where it fits sonically with whatever else is going on, and I think it's the biggest mistake that a lot of bassists make is to forget that, especially when it comes to adding effects on the bass. Like guitarists, we bassists are just as guilty at find tones that sound great on their own, but in band just don't work. The low end drops out, or the high-mid note definition is lost, or whatever. I'd love to see you guys delve more into that relationship between bass tone, guitar tone and the rest of the band, drums, etc.
As always, cheers for the great videos guys! Can't wait to see what you tackle next!
Young Mr Abrahams has certainly got his Funk Thang going.
Pleasure watching this one.
I'd have sworn he was playing Flats till he told us they were Wounds.
Me too! Mick here.
Thanks to Dishan I got me Precision out and gave that 44:54 groove a seeing to.
Somehow the Resurrection Shuffle got in there at times ... fun was had (with my clothes on)
loving this!!!!!!
That last jam is just so EPIC!!!!!
As a guitar player who plays bass, I LOVED this episode. GIVE ME MORE PLEASE!!
Hey guys, please more of the above, really made my Sunday morning, while the wife was snoring !!!!
"Bass players are kinda chill in the background type people." This can be so true, and so often the way you can tell the difference between a bass player and a guitar player playing bass.
Mighty mighty groovy thanks Boys
I love where this bass sits in the mix. And he’s a great player!!
Thank you! Mick here. I realised during the audio edit that I know nothing about mixing bass! We will - as ever - live and learn. I made it kinda loud because it’s a bass show. Cheers!
Really great show! I loved it❤️😍😍
As a multi-instrumentalist and TPS fan, am so happy to see this happen, especially with such great guests (both). Nice job!!
Very cool, as a bass player turned guitarist, this was fascinating. Great grooves and Doug-what a monster player.
Amazing episode ....been waiting for a bass episode for a long time ....appreciate it guys ...more, more, more ;)
Great episode!!!
Holy crap, this guy has got such great feel. The demonstration at 45 mins is a fantastic way of showing what you can do with almost entirely one note. Super nice guy too, a great episode
And respect to Doug. A great explanation of how the drums and bass can compete over beats, I've played with drummers for years but never heard it so well put!
Best show yet. Dishan is really interesting.
Awesome effort, really shows it's all about the music. Doug is a legend and needs his own t-shirt in the store.