Some beautiful stuff in here! Starting to feel the LPS/JCS GAS coming on...
I like that Sweet Mother of Pauly track too! Great range of sounds you get out of that bass.
My only Les Paul is my '73 Gibson Triumph. I bought this about a year ago from a gentleman that popped into Jules' forum wanting to sell it. He purchased it new, used it in a Dallas-area (IIRC) bar band briefly, and then tucked it away for 30+ years after the band split up. It was near mint when I got it, but I've been playing it enough to take care of that!
When the bass showed up here, it still had the original strings on it - some ancient flatwounds. They still had a little life left in 'em, and I thought they delivered a nice "plonky" sound that inspired this track:
The bass part is the Triumph (thanks, Les!) recorded thru an Alembic F-2B preamp. The melody is my Alembic Distillate (sorry, Les) run thru a Maestro W2 and Sola Sound wah, and the guitar at the end is an SG Special (really sorry, Les
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Shortly after this I slapped on my usual set of DAddario EXL170Ss, and its been a favorite ever since.