![]() Too many people use them nowadays, and everyone has that same distortion tone. Distortion pedals are for people who don't know how to buy the right amp, or for people who actually do know what they are doing with gear. "I have been trying to wean myself off the pedals. Rig Orange AD200B head, Ampeg SVT-810AV and SVT-810E 8x10 cabinets, Boss TU-12 tuner, Mogami cablesĮffects Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive, Electro. There is also some kind of modulation effect. "The band is a bass and drums duo that's just amazing."īasses MusicMan StingRay and '78 Fender Precision Bass with D'Addario Pro Steel strings and Planet Waves locking straps Its a Kurt Ballou tone so its definitely multiple mics on the cabinets and a blend of clean amps and distorted amps. That's hardcore."īig Business, Head for the Shallow "But our live show is all about the energy we can create with the audience, no matter what-mistakes included. Everything feels amiss after a bass player flubs." How would he know? "I mess up a lot when Converge plays," he confesses, laughing. When a bassist screws up you hear the mistake, but you feel it as well. In a live setting, when someone messes up on guitar, the song is still salvageable. The bass is a really powerful ensemble instrument. "At first I thought playing bass would be just like playing a guitar with fewer strings, but I learned otherwise quickly. "I eventually return to the pick-unless, of course, I drop it, which happens a lot!"Ī self-taught player, Newton switched over from guitar to bass when he received the call to tour with Converge. "I grew up listening to players like Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag, Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, and Joe Preston of the Melvins." He plays mostly with a pick, though he uses his fingers on parts of the band's slower tunes. That's when you know it sounds good." Newton likes bassists who can get a "gnarly" tone and who don't overplay. "On the new album I played through an Ampeg V4 that was cranked so loud that the floor shook and my head hurt. "The best way to get serious growl on your bass is to get an old tube amp and turn it up loud," Nate offers. Newton's overdriven bass tones propel the band's latest release, You Fail Me. Filled with abrupt stops and starts, screaming vocals, busy drum patterns, and dissident chord voicing, Converge's music is simultaneously chaotic and precise. We're a hardcore band, and I play strictly for the song, as any adept hardcore player would." The Boston-based group, which was formed in the early '90s, blends hardcore, punk, and metal influences into its driving sonic assault. "But those skills aren't necessary for Converge. "I don't have crazy chops, I don't read music, and I don't shred," Nate Newton says. Check out this great new article on Nate Newton from Bass Player Magazine online. Go to their official website href='' target='_blank'> to read more. His occupation and other pertinent personal details of his life are unknown as of now. They have just announced a few April dates in the US with Nine, Turmoil and Doomriders. Vital Information Nathan Newton was born to Timothy Newton and Huldah (Wheelock) Newton on Jin Hubbardston, Massachusetts. Converge are currently on tour in Europe for the next month.
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