Achieving the sound of Lemmy with Cameron Webb and Duff McKagan - Softube 

He got really old didn't he lover

Did you get to see the speakers or get told what speakers were in Lem's Cabs?

Phil Campbell, Wurzel and Jason Bonham? When did that happen and why? Was it just a jam session or were they in between drummers?

Hi do you remember what was the brand of strings that were on Lemmy Ricky Bass ? Thanks

Yep 90% or time is in your fingers

With Lemmy, as with everyone. The best example I can think of was John Entwistle. The Ox constantly changed his basses and equipment, always seeking to further refine his tone as he imagined it. But no matter what he used, Entwistle sounded like himself. Jaco played a fretless Jazz that Fender now offers a replica of from their Custom Shop... But owning one doesn't make you play like Jaco. There are many signature models of guitars and basses but you'll wind up sounding like yourself in the end. Lemmy played loud and with attitude! There, that's the Lemmy tone!

@@paulsimmons5726 Yea I totally agree. Honestly Lem and Entwistle have VERY similar styles... one of John's roadies said the who was really two guitarists and a drummer lol. Lem and John are very similar because they're both guitarists first who later on picked up the bass and they both played the bass like a guitar.. from their chord progressions and having loud turned up walls of full stacks. John played both finger plucking and with a pick even though Lem played with a pick all the time. I love John's nonchalant style and approach to his playing. Pulling off crazy licks while looking like he was bored. If you get a chance you should check out his documentary, "John Entwistle: An Ox's Tale" such an awesome documentary on him.

@@eldiablo3794 I own it along with Thunderfingers and the JEB Live. I saw the JEB in Cincinnati in the mid-90's... Fastest right hand in the business! I miss both of these guys, pure attitude and fearlessness!

@@paulsimmons5726 Is JEB John Entwistle band? I never really got into his solo stuff but I do watch a concert of him as a solo artist With his band the concerts from like 1999 and he plays that crazy buzzer bass and his tone is insane during that performance. He even had some weird drop tuning lever that was on his headstock he used to make weird noises with.

Far out! What was your band called?

@@nidgeontour257 Bandanna… After the gig I had to retrieve it from their van!! The roadie said he mistook it for Lemmys, a leap of faith considering mine was pristine and his was completely covered in stickers!!

@@Phoebedumplings oh cool, did you carry on after that? Any record deals?

@@nidgeontour257 not long after we had a hiatus because of punk… we reformed after punk for a few years but didn’t get the breaks ☹️

Wow! Do you still have that amp?

Read his book. He just oozes good vibes. He has made so many mistakes in his earlier life that he is obviously genuinely happy and thankful to have had a second chance in life.

He is just happy to be alive..and it shows

Is it loud enough. Nooooooooo. Go on Dave, do it to em!

At least he isn't asking people to buy him a drink anymore. The guy was so fucking cheap.

Good catch

I just noticed this myself! They would've had their Orgasmatron/Rock N Roll line up most likely, so yeah Phil Campbell was definitely there but it would've been either Pete Gill or most likely Philthy Animal Taylor at that point. Guess Wurzel was out for a drink lol

The late Mark Lanegan from the screaming trees was asked in an interview when he completed rehab how did he get back up on his feet and he replied when he got to his apartment with zero $ to his name Duff was there waiting for him and asked Mark if he could please look after his house as his never there because his mostly on the road. Mark was very grateful and said thank you and Duff replied back no thank you, you're really helping me out. This was all said without Duff mentioning Marks rehab, drugs, money, rent he knew very well his friend needed a helping hand and what it's like to battle addiction.

Watt is amazing so underrated.

I’m sure that sound man was ‘Eagle’. And it’s true according to him. Told me himself many moons ago over a pint and Southern Comfort chaser.

I’m gonna look that up, thanks for the recommendation

The Sex Pistols were a huge influence on GnR,no doubt about it.

I caught that too. It must have been Phil back then, or perhaps Pete Gill. Unmistakably different guys either way

In 87 Duff wouldn't even remember anything, he probably dreamed the whole thing...Pete Gill was the drummer at the time and Micky Dee was in King Diamond!

@@TheHill1798 Exactly. Cracked me up when I heard that BS from Duff.

In 1987, Mikkey played on the “Abigail” album.

@@TheHill1798 Ah! yes i was thinking that Orgasmatron era was 87 !

The Green Giant used Peavey Solid State Amps and some fx, most highend plugins are oriented to tube amps, Peavey had some solid state gems back in the day i hope they do them justice like they did with their tube ones on the Revalver plugin

Yup, the unjolly green giant used Peavey poweramps and 1820 cabs. His effects were just a few basic Boss pedals. Like Lemmy it was a lot to do with how he played rather than with what, although the prototype Fernandes sustainer was important.

Sometimes 30 seconds is all it takes 💥 /Tom

Didnt Harris use Trace Eliott??

Hey Mario. Great post. I lost my Motörhead virginity, and had my eardrums perforated, in March 1979 at The Apollo in Glasgow. Overkill tour. Still have the merch; programme and badges. The tour t-shirt long gone. Saw them in Glasgow and Edinburgh every tour until the early nineties. Eagle is from my home town, and occasionally drank in my then local, the John D. He’d bashfully on occasion talk of the tours. And the great man himself. Incredible times, amazing music and wonderful people.

@@graemem111 : Good memories! 😃👍

ask Cam on how he managed to convince Lemmy about the low end.

Heya Danny B I loved the headcat project. The headcat project has inspired me to get back into playing. I own an original 70's superbass along with a 4x12 and 4x15 I also have a purple ric style bass. All the best to you sir!

Lemmy is the godfather of rhythm bass - usually covering most of the frequencies a rhythm guitarist would even when Motorhead had two guitarists!

His son got nothing from lemmys stuff.

Because most Bass players are not looking for Lemmys sound Lemmy was basically playing rhythm guitar on the Bass and using a Marshall guitar amp.

Chris Squire. 2 Marshall Super Bass heads.

It’s not really bass as much as it was rhythm guitar. not many bass guys will get hired with that tone lol. just part of Lemmy’s legend

A lot of the reason is that guitar amps (and also their speakers) tend to roll off frequencies 80Hz and below. This will give a nice midrange punch, but not a whole lot of deep bass. A proper bass amp will have the low side of the eq tuned to around 30-40Hz and will typically use speakers that can reproduce those frequencies with some authority. That caters to the traditional role of a bass much better than a typical guitar rig.

Watch the other videos. This is more a making-off

Makes me sick! Same with Fender doing the Striped EVH Guitar line again....

People idolize the guy and want to sound like him. There has to be a product to achieve that with and they need to advertise said product to make people aware of it.

That's so true. When this smuck was alive nobody gave a good God damn about his lousy bass playing and now he's dead ...he's the greatest player that ever lived and everyone wants to sound like him

The legend is his manager Tod Singerman has all the stuff now.

Rock & Roll Scientist by day, Metal Guitarist by night 😎

Cool man

Probably because it never happened....

Actually, the typical bassist plays 12”s. And while it’s true that Ampeg SVT’s are a legendary sound and also commonly used amongst professional touring/recording bassists, most average gigging bass players use 12”s as they are more portable and full sounding.