Gear Rundown with Amos Williams and Acle Kahney from TesseracT 

LMAO

lmaooo thats too real

dude seems chill as fuck. I dig it.

We should all aspire to be eco-friendly music wizards when we grow up

Same..

He just took a lot longer to speak. But ok elitist, lol.

@@Forest_V19 Bruhhh chill

The guitar rig is just very simple in comparison since everything is MIDI controlled with modellers. Got to love Amos's voice though, so more of it is always welcome.

😂😂😂

Similar thing happens to me sometimes when I tune my headless bass. Still reaching for the tuners on the headstock 😅

yup - MXR Smart Gate

I've owned a Kiesel AW5 [the ebony topped one in their gallery was built for me] and have to say that I believe that his tone is more of a product of production rather than the bass itself. I was VERY disappointed...well built, great playing, but horrible tone IMO.

Shane Walton The signature correct? How was it, asking cos been considering his variant over the others.

The Milk Wishes To Converse yes indeed I had the AW5 signature. I owned one and played 2 others. They are superbly made instruments that play well. Their tone however is greatly lacking. There’s no real girth to the tone. Additionally as Amos eluded to they are very susceptible to interference and hum. Kiesel made every effort possible in shielding the electronics but exposed pole pieces just tend to amplify any and all things which is particularly bad if you’re playing a venue with suspect wiring or different kinds of lighting schemes. Of course these are my personal opinions and not intended to be a slight in any way. I wanted to love the bass but sadly I couldn’t get past the tone and hum. I’m back playing Roscoe Basses.

Shane Walton No girth? Shame, I don’t think I could sacrifice that without eqing the hell out of my tone. Looks cool but I assume it’s that Musicman Pickup. I play metal so I need a thicker sounding bass, plus I play with no pedals thus that limits me more (but I have a mesa boogie and can crank it to overdrive)

The Milk Wishes To Converse I dig what you’re saying and yes, it does require lots of eq, which is why I said his tone with the Kiesel is mostly a product of outboard gear and engineering. I wanted to replace the pickup with something else, hoping that it would help out, but the size is kind of odd ball. I usually use Bartolini pickups but nothing they had would fit and I didn’t want to alter the bass with an exotic top. I do believe however that Nordstrand MM pickups would fit, although I never had an affinity with their pickups.

XD

As he said the woods he's using for those 2 are sustainable and don't take long to regrow as opposed to his older basses. I reckon using 2 basses made of more or less infinitely sustainable materials rather than using one 5 string that uses rarer materials from trees that don't grow quickly and are harder to sustain overall is a lot better.

An internationally touring musician limiting himself to a primary bass and a backup is rare. Between airport luggage handlers tossing them all over the place and all of the other terrible things that could go wrong with a stringed instrument, Id say hes being pretty brave bringing only 2.

I am sure I heard somewhere If you are a touring musician and you have a guitar or bass on the endangered list, they can actually confiscate it from you when you enter a new country. I may be wrong....though that would make sense to drop the Warwick!

How is that wastage?

different tunings ;) or simply - main and backup