An analog synthesizer is an instrument that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to create sound electronically. A very specific form of this synthesizer was the analog vocoder, which is based on equipment developed for speech synthesis. This hugely popular musical instrument can be used both as a sound generating and a sound processing system.
A brief history of Analog Synthesizers
Trautonium is the earliest synthesizer, which used a variety of valve and electro mechanical technologies. It was invented in 1928. Early versions of this instrument used technology, which was derived from electronic analog computers and laboratory test equipment. These were mostly replaced by digital synthesizers and samplers over the early mid 1980s. In 1978, the first microprocessor controlled system was created and introduced.
Different modules of Analog Synthesizers
They were found in various modules when they were first introduced. Because many of these modules took input sound signals and processed them, an analog synthesizer could generate and process sound simultaneously. Below are some of the modules, which were commonly found in an analog synthesizer.
VCO
Voltage Controlled Oscillator is the most commonly used source module. It generates a steady signal at a preset pitch. The signal is usually available in a variety of waveforms that are selected by the patch connection.
VCA
Voltage Controlled Amplifier changes the amplitude of a signal and they usually have a very wide frequency response.
VCF
Voltage Controlled Filters. Most of the sound flexibility of an analog synthesizer comes from the filters.
Envelope Generators
An envelope generator produces and controls voltage that rises and falls according to a voltage command. Envelope Generators also control voltage of some parameters, delay start and end the release pulse.
LFO
Low Frequency Oscillator has an output of low frequency waveform and the output is usually in a sine or triangle wave. It is also used as a control voltage for some other modules. For example it can be used to modulate the frequency of a VCO.
Ring Modulators
When two signals are merged on a ring modulator, it gives a distorted frequency.
Sequencers
Sequencers allow you to preprogram a tune with a set of knobs.
Reverb Units
Sound Mixers
All analog synthesizers have some simple sound mixers to allow the combination of signals.
Many people and companies manufacture this popular instrument. But the most famous and most widely used of them are
A Moog Synthesizer
An Emu Modular
A Synton
A homemade machine
Conclusion
Analog synthesizers have developed themselves in time to make a permanent place in the world of synthesizers. Even though digital synthesizers are the ones, which are most widely used; the professionals and sound technologists prefer analog synthesizers still now.
After the introduction of digital synthesizers the musicians who did not want to spend big money for these systems, started using the analog ones. This gradually led to an increase in demand of the analog brands in the mid 1990's. They became increasingly popular due to their unique modules, which consisted of a number of independent electronic modules connected by patch cables.
I am deciding between guitar multi-effects units, and wondered which was the better option for a good jazz clean amplifier sound. If the base tone is good, it seems like they both have features and effects that I could use. I tweak these things a lot, so I can adjust the sounds, if I have to. I had a Digitech GNX2 that I just lost in a fire, and after much tweaking, got some sounds that were very close to fender and vox amps with good reverb. But I'm thinking there must be better things out there by now. Let me know your thoughts and thanks.
I would say the GT-10 by a long, long, long shot.
I own the GT-3, so it's an older model, but the sheer programmability in these things is just frickin' awesome. Plenty of clean options, anywhere from amp emulation of the JC-120 to tubescreamer emulation.
The true benefit, although it involves a bit of a learning curve, is how you can order the effects any way you want - with over a dozen different types of effects, there is an almost limitless way to organize your sound - maybe you want the distortion pedal after the amp emulation? No problem. How about your reverb before the limiter/compressor? Sure.
Or how about how you can program everything together? I can use my manual button to tap-tempo, and use that to synchronize my chorus and delay together... or not, even, if I want! I could sync my chorus to waver to the beat, but in quarter notes, while I could set the delay to whole notes.. or triplets.. or dotted half-notes... you get the idea?
Admittedly, I don't like the distortion... but it has an external fx loop where I can put the distortion pedal of choice (Metal Zone, baby!) instead. It works out!
EQ - oh, lord, it's got lots of EQ options, probably more than strictly necessary or even desirable - but every effect has some type of EQ, whether a simple tone knob/slider or specific frequency boost/cutting!
So yeah, I found mine used for around 100$, and it has replaced every other pedal I own except for my distortion and wah pedals - because the sound of my Dunlop 535Q is just better than what it has built in. Of course, perhaps that's gotten better by now?
The dynamic pedal is where this unit really shines - I can change my sound on the fly, if I program it to. For instance, maybe rolled all the way forward has no effect, but as I roll it back it starts adding a bit of gain for a bit of bite, then about halfway starts adding chorus to thicken the sound up, then delay about 3/4ths of the way back, and finally all the way back changes the whole tone to a heavily filtered distant-sounding fuzz... its relatively simple to do, once you figure it out!
As far as I'm concerned, it owns every other multifx pedal out there. If I lost it I would be heart-broken.... then immediately go out and buy another!
It works really well when run into either my Crate Powerblock or Epiphone Valve Jr... but it didn't do so well when run into the preamp of my Mesa Boogie Tremoverb, even when just on the clean channel. Multifx need to be run into a pretty flat preamp/amp.... going into the line in sounded much better, I guess the Mesa just colored the sound too much in the preamp.
Claypool was born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, but was raised in El Sobrante, California in a working class family with a history of working as auto mechanics. His early education included Collins Elementary School and De Anza High School. Les' parents divorced when he was a young child, but he says that he had a decent childhood, citing that he was never abused or severely bullied.
Claypool developed a bass guitar slap technique listening to other bassists such as Stanley Clarke and Larry Graham. He also bought his first Carl Thompson bass, his trademark Four String bass. (Claypool stated in August of 2009, that he now owns 13 bass guitars, including a multi-wood fretless 6-string called the Rainbow Bass.)
In 1986, after the death of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, Claypool auditioned to play bass for Metallica, playing the song "Master of Puppets" on his bass. In Metallica's Behind the Music, Claypool said that during the audition he jokingly asked the others if they wanted to "jam on some Isley Brothers tunes." James Hetfield remarked that Claypool was not awarded the job because "he was too good".
Primus
Main article: Primus (band)
Primus began as Primate with Les Claypool, guitarist Todd Huth and various drummers, most notably Jay Lane, in the mid-1980s, though Huth and Lane left shortly thereafter to pursue other projects. Claypool replaced them with guitarist Larry LaLonde and eclectic drummer Tim Alexander in 1989 (Tim "Herb" Alexander left the band in 1996 and was replaced by Brian "Brain" Mantia). Primus began selling out local clubs with their out-of-control live act and irreverent approach to music (their catchphrase was "Primus sucks!"). This was later to be changed.
From 1989 to 2000, Primus steadily became one of the most bizarre bands to gain significant mainstream airplay, headlining Lollapalooza in 1993, appearing on Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1995, and even making an appearance at Woodstock '94 where they performed their Pork Soda hit "My Name Is Mud" and were pelted with mud (Claypool claims to still have mud in his speakers). Also, in 1997, they were asked to play, and record, the theme song for the animated television show South Park. Claypool and Tom Waits have recorded on each other's records since 1991 and have continued to do so. In 1999 he let Activision use the song "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" on the hit video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
In 2000 Primus went on indefinite hiatus.
In mid 2003 Claypool reunited with former Primus drummer Tim Alexander and guitarist Larry LaLonde to record a DVD/EP called Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People, which Claypool described as the first DVD with supplementary music, as opposed to the contrary. In October of that year, the band staged a two month tour in which they performed two sets per show, the second consisting of their 1991 release Sailing the Seas of Cheese in its entirety. They continued touring into 2004, even performing their 1990 release Frizzle Fry in its entirety.
In Mid-August 2006, a DVD release entitled Blame It on the Fish was added to the listings of Amazon and other online shops. Shortly thereafter, the website The PRP reported that a rumor had surfaced implying that the band was quietly planning a North American tour for November/December 2006.
On October 17, 2006, Primus released both their first greatest hits CD They Can't All Be Zingers and their third DVD Blame It on The Fish, subtitled An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour De Fromage.
They Can't All Be Zingers includes sixteen digitally remastered songs that span their entire career, including a previously unreleased and extended version of "Shake Hands with Beef," the Tom Waits collaboration "Coattails of a Deadman," and "Mary the Ice Cube" from the 2003 DVD and EP Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People.
Claypool has let the video game Guitar Hero 2 use the Primus song, "John the Fisherman," one of two songs in the game using the actual recording instead of a cover.
Blame It on the Fish: An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour De Fromage contains live footage from the band's 2003 reunion tour, interview segments and behind the scenes footage. The DVD includes a 70 minute feature film and 90 minutes of bonus material, including a 30 minute mockumentary about the band in 2065. Blame It on the Fish is directed by Matthew J. Powers, who directed Never Been Done, a documentary about Jon Comer.
Primus: The Beat A Dead Horse Tour 2006 began in November 2006 and was completed the following December.
In 2008 Primus played at a few festivals including; Rothbury (in Michigan), The Ottawa Blues Fest, Quebec City Summer Fest, and Outside Lands Festival (in San Francisco).
Les Claypool let the DC snowboard team use the Primus song "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" in their 2007 movie "DC Mt. Lab 1.5"
Solo work
1994 - 2001
Sausage
In 1994, Claypool teamed up with guitarist Todd Huth and drummer Jay Lane to create an early Primus sound. Songs such as "Riddles are Abound Tonight" and "toyz 1988" (now known as "Toys Go Winding Down") gave way to a whole new breed of music.
Holy Mackerel
In 1996 Claypool produced, engineered and released a solo album, "Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel presents" Highball with the Devil. Claypool is credited with bass, drums and vocals on several tracks as well as guitar. Also on the album are Mark "Mirv" Haggard, Adam Gates, Jay Lane, Joe Gore, Charlie Hunter and Henry Rollins. The accompanying tour included Haggard and Gates on guitars with Bryan "Brain" Mantia on drums. It was announced during the Holy Mackerel tour that Mantia had been chosen to become the next Primus drummer.
Oysterhead
Main article: Oysterhead
In April 2000, Claypool collaborated with Trey Anastasio (of Phish) and Stewart Copeland (of The Police) as Oysterhead. Claypool and Anastasio had been looking for an opportunity to collaborate. Each had a mutual interest in playing with Copeland who had been a rock idol of their teen years. Also, Claypool and Copeland had an established friendship. Oysterhead were originally intended as a one time performance during Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Though timid of the band's sudden and surprising popularity they eventually decided to record and tour. They released one studio album, The Grand Pecking Order, and toured before disbanding in 2001. They re-united for two performances in 2006, one at 10K Lakes Festival and one at Bonnaroo Music Festival
The Frog Brigade
Main article: Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
In May 2000 Claypool formed Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, an experimental rock group. Claypool was asked to put together a band for the Mountain Aire Festival in Angels Camp, California. The band "of the most incredible guys (he) could possibly find" debuted that Memorial Day weekend and played a number of other festivals including moe.down. Originally he was going to call the band "Les Claypool's Thunder Brigade." Claypool states:
I originally was going to do the two drummer thing with Herb and Jack Irons, so I was gonna call it the Les Claypool Thunder Brigade. Michael Bailey from Bill Graham Presents said to me that it may sound a bit too heavy for the Mountain Aire crowd and to perhaps try something a little different that had to do with the event itself. Since it was home of the Calaveras County Frog Jump... hence the Frog Brigade and then it evolved into Colonel Les Claypool Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.
The Primus hiatus allowed him to return to his musical roots, playing songs by bands like Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and The Beatles. Claypool has called the Frog Brigade his "mid-life crisis band." From a set of October shows recorded at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco Claypool released two Frog Brigade live albums, one being a cover of Pink Floyd's Animals. The line-up included Todd Huth, Eenor, Jeff Chimenti, Jay Lane, Skerik and Claypool.
The Frog Brigade is also noted for Claypool's being accepted into the jam band scene. Live Frogs Set 1 won "Best Live Album" at the second annual Jammys. Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti are both members of Bob Weir's band Ratdog. Claypool performed with "The Rat Brigade" when opening for Ratdog once in 2000 and again in 2007. The Rat Brigade includes Claypool, drummer Lane and keyboardist Chimenti, with guest appearances by saxophonist Kenny Brooks and Bob Weir. Both years Claypool also guested on the Ratdog set.
2002 - 2005
In 2002 Claypool released a studio album of the Frog Brigade, Purple Onion. Musicians on multiple tracks for Purple Onion include Eenor, Mike Dillon, Skerik, Jay Lane, Ben Barnes and Sam Bass (Dillon and Skerik were both from Critters Buggin while Barnes and Sam Bass were from Deadweight). This album includes "Whamola" which later appeared as a remix for the theme of South Park Season 10.
C2B3
Main article: Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
Also in 2002 Claypool collaborated with virtuoso guitarist Buckethead, Parliament-Funkadelic/Talking Heads keyboardist Bernie Worrell, and former Primus drummer Bryan Mantia under the name Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains ("C2B3" which is to be said "C Squared, B Cubed"). Their concerts pushed the improvisational envelope by preparing no material and not rehearsing beforehand. At one of their shows they prepared sandwiches onstage for the audience to eat.
C2B3 re-united in 2004 to record The Big Eyeball in the Sky, an album with equal parts instrumental and vocal songs. The band began an 18-state tour of the US on September 24, 2004. The album features only one guest, the child-like multi-instrumentalist Gabby La La (noted as Gabby Lang on Les Claypool's Frog Brigade's Purple Onion) on vocals and sitar. She also opened on every show (sometimes to scathingly negative reviews) during the 2004 tour as a solo act with sometimes members of C2B3.
Claypool also produced and performed on Gabby La La's first album, Be Careful What You Wish For.... Gabby La La is the first artist Les has signed to his label since Charlie Hunter in 1993. He has performed select shows with her (including the 2005 Bonnaroo Music Festival) and added her to his then new touring band, Les Claypool & His Fancy Band. The 2005 Fancy Band line-up also included Skerik, Dillon and Lane.
At the end of 2005, Claypool released 5 Gallons Of Diesel, a video retrospective of all of his work away from Primus.
2006
Electric Apricot
Main article: Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo
Claypool's first attempt at a feature length film, Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo, was shown on various film festivals in the late spring of 2006. The movie is a spoof of the jam band scene centered on the fake band, Electric Apricot, in the mockumentary tradition of This Is Spinal Tap. The group performed low-key shows in the California area (most recently High Sierra Music Festival) for the filming of the movie. The members of the band are characterized as Steve Hampton Trouzdale (Adam Gates) on bass and vocals, Steve "Gordo" Gordon (Brian Kehoe) on guitar and vocals, Herschal Tambor Brillstien (Jonathan Korty) on keyboards and vocals, and of course Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovik (Les Claypool) on drums and vocals. The film debuted on March 15. During a question and answer session at the Tiburon Film Festival where the film debuted Claypool said that the yet unreleased DVD would have an accompanying soundtrack CD. The film has won other awards as well including Best Feature (audience choice) at the Malibu Film Festival. Claypool also said that the band would possibly perform a few select shows, but a tour is unlikely as Adam Gates has a job at Pixar which makes touring difficult. Other cameos in the film include Arj Barker, Dian Bachar, Matt Stone and Sam Maccarone.
Of Whales and Woe and the Fancy Band
Main articles: Of Whales and Woe and Les Claypool's Fancy Band
On May 30, 2006 Claypool released a solo album, Of Whales and Woe, with guest appearances by Skerik, Mike Dillon and Gabby La La. This album includes the song "Robot Chicken," which is the theme song of the popular Adult Swim show. His son Cage and his daughter Lena even make a special appearance on the song "Back Off Turkey." The release was followed by a tour of the U.S. with the following lineup: Les Claypool - bass, vocals; Skerik - sax; Mike Dillon - vibraphone, percussion; Gabby La La - sitar, theremin; Paulo Baldi - drums. This lineup is called Les Claypool's Fancy Band and did national tours in both 2006 and 2007. A live DVD, Fancy, recorded from the 2006 tour was released in 2007. The audio track includes a mix of both soundboard and taper recordings. A song from the album, "One Better", was used in National Lampoon's TV: The Movie in a fight scene between Preston Lacy and Lee Majors.
South of the Pumphouse
Main article: South of the Pumphouse
Claypool's first book, South of the Pumphouse, was released on July 1, 2006 by Akashic Books. Copies of the book were sold during Claypool's 2006 tour of U.S.A. following the release of Of Whales and Woe. The book is a dark, clever tale of brothers, murder, drugs, and fishing, and it has been likened to the work of Hunter S. Thompson. Claypool gave his first interview about the book to The Book Standard, on May 11, 2006. South of the Pumphouse is currently in its seventh printing.
2007 - present
Besides touring in the Summer of 2007 nationally with the Fancy Band, Claypool performed that October with a version of the band, dubbed the Fancy Trio. The trio consisted of Les, Skerik on saxophone, and Mike Dillon on drums, vibraphone and percussion. They played at The Echo Project, an inaugural ecologically minded 3-day festival in Fairburn, Georgia on The Boukeart family farm. The set was similar to that of The Fancy Band's tours, culling from Les' solo and Frog Brigade albums, as well containing a cover of "One Step Beyond" by Madness and teases of other songs, including several Primus tunes, throughout their improvisational jams.
For many years Claypool has done a New Year's Eve show at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. More recently the New Year's Eve show has been an Annual New Year's Eve Hatter's Ball featuring a hat contest. December 31, 2007 was the 3rd such annual event.
In 2008 a United States tour spanned from February 29 to April 5. It kicked off at the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina and ended at The Warfield in San Francisco, California. The 2008 tour was a quartet featuring Claypool, Dillon, Skerik and Baldi.
During the year Claypool also performed several shows with Primus at festivals across America and Canada.
Pig Hunt is a film directed by James Isaac to be released in 2008. Claypool contributes previously unreleased material and plays the role of "The Preacher".
Les composed several songs for the Wii game Mushroom Men, released in December 2008.
On December 31, 2008, Les rang in the New Year with his annual New Year's Eve show. It was at the San Francisco Opera House with Zappa Plays Zappa sharing the bill and playing first.
Les was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards. His contributions helped assist upcoming independent artists' careers.
Ottawa Bluesfest, 2009
Les' second solo album, Of Fungi and Foe, was released on March 17, 2009. The album consists of expanded material of the music from the Mushroom Men game, as well as the Pig Hunt motion picture, and features a guest appearance by Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hutz.
As of June 2009, Les is touring with Matisyahu, performing as a 'double-feature' set, as well as appearing together on stage.
Personal life
He lives near the village of Occidental in Sonoma County, California with his wife, Chaney Claypool, his son, Cage Oliver Claypool, and his daughter Lena Tallulah Claypool. His home is called "Rancho Relaxo", after a Simpsons episode where Marge gets sent to a spa of the same name. He records most of his music at his home. He is famous for his wacky sense of humor and overall very eccentric personality. He has recently been very open about his liberal political views and his dissatisfaction with former president George W. Bush.
Claypool is an avid fly fisher, and even appeared as a special guest on a 2004 taping of Fly Fishing the World filmed in Idaho and a 2005 taping in Quebec, Canada. Both episodes are available on the extras section of 5 Gallons Of Diesel.
Discography
1988
Blind Illusion - The Sane Asylum
1988
Primus - Sausage (demo)
1988
Primus - Sucking Songs (demo)
1989
Nov
Primus - Suck On This
1990
Feb
Primus - Frizzle Fry
1991
May
Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
1992
Mar
Primus - Miscellaneous Debris
1993
Apr
Primus - Pork Soda
1994
Apr
Sausage - Riddles Are Abound Tonight (1988 Primus line-up reunion)
1995
May
Primus - Tales from the Punchbowl
1996
Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel - Highball with the Devil
1997
Jul
Primus - Brown Album
1998
Aug
Primus - Rhinoplasty
1999
Phonopsycograph Disk - Live @ Slim's / Turbulence Chest (Claypool features on 8 of the 10 tracks)
1999
Apr
Buckethead - Monsters and Robots (Claypool features on and co-wrote 6 of the 13 tracks)
1999
Oct
Primus - Antipop
2001
Apr
Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - Live Frogs Set 1
2001
Jul
Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - Live Frogs Set 2
2001
Oct
Oysterhead - The Grand Pecking Order
2002
Sep
The Les Claypool Frog Brigade - Purple Onion
2003
Oct
Primus - Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People
2004
Sep
Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains - The Big Eyeball in the Sky
2006
Jun
Les Claypool - Of Whales and Woe
2006
Oct
Primus - They Can't All Be Zingers
2008
Mar
Electric Apricot - Quest for Festeroo (soundtrack) (Claypool features on and co-wrote 5 of the 12 tracks)
2009
Mar
Les Claypool - Of Fungi and Foe
Guest appearances
(Claypool on bass unless otherwise noted)
1992 - Tom Waits - Bone Machine (on the track "Earth Died Screaming")
1994 - Firehose - Big Bottom Pow Wow (in discussion on the various "spiel" tracks)
1994 - Rob Wasserman - Trios (on the tracks "Home is Where You Get Across" and "3 Guys Named Schmo")
1996 - Alex Lifeson - Victor (on the track "The Big Dance")
1998 - Jerry Cantrell - Boggy Depot (on the tracks "Between" and "Cold Piece")
1998 - Metallica - Garage Inc. (banjo on the Lynyrd Skynyrd cover "Tuesday's Gone")
1998 - Bloem de Ligny - Zink (vocals on the track "Capsule")
1999 - Tom Waits - Mule Variations (on the track "Big in Japan")
1999 - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Live On (on the track "Oh Well")
1999 - Limp Bizkit - Significant Other (bass on the track "Trust?", bass and vocals on the hidden track "The Mind of Les")
2002 - Gov't Mule - The Deep End, Volume 2 (bass and vocals on the tracks "Greasy Granny's Gopher Gravy" and "Drivin' Rain")
2003 - Gov't Mule - The Deepest End, Live In Concert (bass and vocals on the tracks "Greasy Granny's Gopher Gravy" and "Drivin' Rain")
2004 - Tom Waits - Real Gone (on the tracks "Hoist That Rag", "Shake It" and "Baby Gonna Leave Me")
2005 - Jack Irons - Attention Dimension (on the Pink Floyd cover "Shine On You Crazy Diamond")
2005 - Adrian Belew - Side One (on the tracks "Ampersand", "Writing on the Wall" and "Matchless Man")
2005 - Gabby La La - Be Careful What You Wish For... (bass and percussion throughout)
2005 - Mat Callahan - A Wild Bouquet (on the track "I See the Light")
2006 - Adrian Belew - Side Three (on the tracks "Whatever" and "Men in Helicopters v4.0")
2006 - Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards (tracks not specified)
2008 - Zach Hill - Astrological Straits (on the track "Astrological Straits")
2009 - Vinyl - Fogshack Music Volume Two: Featuring Les Claypool and The Rondo Brothers
Soundtracks and compilations
1988 - Germ's Choice: A KUSF Compilation (promo for KUSF radio, featuring the demo version of the Primus track "Tommy the Cat")
1991 - Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (soundtrack, featuring the Primus track "Tommy the Cat")
1991 - Guitars that Rule the World (promo for Guitar World magazine, featuring the original track "Filet of Soul" by Alex Skolnick with Claypool and Brain)
1993 - The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience (featuring the original Primus track "Poetry and Prose")
1993 - Radio 501 (promo for Levi's jeans, featuring the original track "Can't Live Without" by Claypool, Jay Lane & Rob Wasserman)
1994 - Airheads (soundtrack, featuring the original Primus track "Bastardizing Jellikit")
1994 - Brainscan (soundtrack, featuring the Primus track "Welcome to This World")
1998 - Chef Aid (South Park soundtrack featuring the original Primus tracks "South Park Theme" and "Mephisto and Kevin")
1999 - Family Values Tour 1999 (live album, featuring the Primus tracks "Laquerhead" and "My Name is Mud")
1999 - Celebrity Deathmatch (soundtrack, featuring the studio version of the Primus track "The Heckler")
2000 - Nativity in Black II (Black Sabbath tribute album featuring a cover of "N.I.B." recorded by Primus and Ozzy Osbourne)
2002 - NASCAR: Crank It Up (promo for NASCAR on Fox, featuring a cover of the Commander Cody track "Hot Rod Lincoln" recorded by Claypool)
2002 - Bonnaroo Music Festival 2002 (live album, featuring the Les Claypool's Frog Brigade track "Locomotive Breath")
2002 - Bonnaroo Vol. 2 (live album, featuring the Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains track "Number Two")
2004 - Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004 (live album, featuring the Primus track "Frizzle Fry")
2004 - Concrete Corner: October Sampler 2004 (featuring the Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains track "Junior")
2004 - Never Been Done (soundtrack, featuring the Les Claypool's Frog Brigade track "David Makalaster")
2004 - Not In Our Name (benefit compilation album, featuring the Les Claypool's Frog Brigade track "David Makalaster II")
2006 - Barnyard (soundtrack, featuring the original track "Hittin' the Hay" by North Mississippi Allstars with Claypool)
2008 - Pig Hunt (soundtrack, featuring the original tracks "Goblins in the Forest", "What you lookin' at Boy?", "Boonville Stomp" and "Male Organ-Grinder")
2008 - Zack and Miri Make a Porno (soundtrack, featuring the Primus track "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver")
Television show theme songs
1997-2000 - South Park: seasons 1-4 ("South Park Theme" by Primus, released on Chef Aid, 1998)
2000-2006 - South Park: seasons 4-10 (various remixes of "South Park Theme" by Primus, unreleased)
2006-present - South Park: season 10 (remix of "Whamola" by Les Claypool's Frog Brigade featuring lyrics from "South Park Theme" by Primus, unreleased)
2005-present - Robot Chicken: seasons 1-3 ("Robot Chicken", released on Of Whales and Woe, 2006)
Video game soundtracks
1995 - Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity - "DMV"
1999 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"
2001 - ATV Offroad Fury - "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"
2006 - Guitar Hero 2 - "John the Fisherman"
2006 - Tony Hawk's Project 8 - "American Life"
2008 - Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars - original tracks
Videography
VHS
1992 - Primus - Miscellaneous Debris
1992 - Primus - Cheesy Home Video
1998 - Primus - Horrible Swill: A Tawdry Look at Primus on the Road in 1998 (Fan Club promo video)
1998 - Primus - Videoplasty
DVD
2002 - Rising Low (Documentary by Mike Gordon)
2002 - Various Artists - Live From Bonnaroo Music Festival 2002 (featuring Les Claypool's Frog Brigade and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains)
2003 - Gov't Mule - The Deepest End, Live In Concert
2003 - Primus - Animals Should Not Try to Act like People (DVD/EP set)
2004 - Primus - Hallucino-Genetics: Live 2004
2004 - Various Artists - Live From Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004 (featuring Primus)
2005 - Les Claypool - 5 Gallons Of Diesel
2006 - Primus - Blame It on the Fish: An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour de Fromage
2007 - Les Claypool - Fancy
2008 - Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo (Rock-mockumentary feature film)
Equipment used
Basses
Seven Carl Thompson basses:
Multi-wood fretless 6-string Rainbow Bass
Walnut fretted 4-string
Maple fretted 4-string (backup for the walnut 4-string)
Tune fretless six-string bass (used primarily before he got the Carl Thompson Rainbow Bass)
The Whamola bass
A Bassjo, a 4 stringed combination between a bass and a banjo
Dobro bass
Amplification
Ampeg bass heads and cabinets
Mesa Boogie bass cabinets
Gallien Krueger practice amps
See also
Buckethead
Charlie Hunter Trio (1993)
Primus
Tom Waits
Warren Haynes
Oysterhead
Avant-Garde
Secret Chiefs 3
References
^ "Those Damn Blue Collared Tours". http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/41111168.shtml. Retrieved 2006-09-23.
^ a b c FROGS & OYSTERS: A LES CLAYPOOL INTERVIEW Mike Powers, jambase.com, 1/26/01, Retrieved January 26, 2008
^ Jambands, Dean Budnick, Backbeat Books, 2003, pp 248-9
^ "Les Claypool: The Art of Falling". JamBase. 2006. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
^ Pig Hunt at IMDB
^ Pig Hunt - official site
^ Independent Music Awards - 7th Annual Judges
^ LES CLAYPOOL TO RELEASE F FUNGI AND FOE IN MARCH 2009
External links
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Official website
Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains
Primus official website
Oysterhead - The Grand Pecking Order
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I've never sold anything on eBay and I'm still in 2 minds on selling them online... There is a guitar shop near me but his business is drying up so cannot afford to take them off me and due to work and family constraints I don't have the time to travel around to different guitar shops etc to buy them off me.
Are people willing to spend about £2400 and £950 (that's a good knocked down price if you're not too sure) on an amp online, I personally wouldn't buy one online due to I like to hear the sucker before I purchase it, but do you think others would?
Cheers, In a bit of a hurry hence the reason for the confusing question so apologies on that behalf...
Hello there,
Yes, eBay can be a great place to sell your gear. However, it can be a terrible place. It depends on how you write up the description and the quality of the photos you use. If you have a terrible description or say next to nothing about the gear, you may not get many bids. There are thousands of other amps listed. So you need to be clear and descriptive. Since the buyer cannot test the gear and look it over, you have to do that for him by your words, pictures and even sound clips.
I have seen gear bring top dollar there if it is in good shape and it very desirable gear. However, junk generally brings junk prices. I don't consider Mesa or Vox to be junk, so do up the descriptions well and you should be all right.
Since you are not a pro, you may want to consider a reserve. Pros can afford to take a loss every now and then on their sales. Private parties usually cannot. The problem is that I think reserves tend to drive away bidders. I am an active bidder, but seldom bid on an auction with a reserve. I feel like I have no chance at getting a bargain. I suspect many others have that feeling. I am convinced that listing without a reserve usually draws more bidders, but you run the risk that few if anyone will bid. In that case, the item sells quite low.
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that is a great bass and it should have a pretty clean sound good for jazz as is.
but in case you mean "how can i get it to sound more like a stand-up bass" i have a trick you can try. put a chunk of foam underneath the strings between the pick-up and the bridge. this is similar to palm muting but seems to give a fuller sort of sound, more like pizzicato on a stand up (although you have to sacrifice the playing versatility you get from palm muting). anyway, this may not be what your looking for, but it is a fun thing to try regardless.
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