Bass Rig Roundup – Hamilton Edition
Bassist Ian King walks you through the plethora of basses, preamps, pedals and synths he uses on the UK production of ‘Hamilton: An American Musical’. Strap yourself in for half an hour of tech talk and hip-hop bass playing!
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what kind of bow do you use? Also, great playing!
Absolutely fascinating run though, thanks v much. As someone who doubles on electric and DB (sometimes in the same tune!) it's a relief to hear you say you like to have the 'always on tuner' too!
Great insight into your world. Thanks for posting. loved it
Thanks for the insight!
Without you, Hamilton would sound so stale
Greetings Ian. Thank you for your rig roundup. I was curious about what percentage of charts giving to you from all your gigs are bass clef vs treble clef?
Love it, thank you so much for doing this! Must be a lot of fun to play. The basses sound killer! Did you say what strings you use for the Overwater bass? Cheers from Berlin!
This was so fire thank you so much … also you and the guy singing Thomas Jefferson … ATEEE!! Y’all connected and rocked out there for a solid few minutes
I loved this! Really instructive in a number of ways. (Love those Overwaters, btw; wish they were a bit easier to get in continental Europe.)
Fantastic playing and engaging, clear explanations. Thank you!
Great video. Really interesting to us bass nerds.
Awesome rig rundown! I think you've got everything covered there Ian. Modern electric, vintege electric, double bass pizz, double bass arco/bow, keybass… Is there anything missing? Super classy.
For the bass playing how did you record this video? You've not got cans on which you said you'd have on for a performance, so wondering how you're hearing the music and how the bass got recorded and mixed.
A beautiful tone you've achieved on that Overwater! I've a Lakland JO5 with a J-Tone from John East and you've inspired me to get more out of the tone settings.
What an eye-opener! As an amateur bass player, getting back into gigging, this has scratched the itch I've had for years, as my bass teacher was Mike Nichols, who I guess you know, he was in the pit for The Jersey Boys at the time and he also plays Overwaters! .
The mystique of the theater pits! A marvel to hear your precise, musical playing and advanced ability to create the perfect sound for the song and orchestra. The kit, discussions and example (and exemplary!) playing are so refreshing and informational. Thank you, thank you. ????????????
Great video, thanks! What is the double bass pick up you mention a few times, Bauer, Bower?
If you’ve tried both, how does it compare to the realist pickups?
Proper, heavyweight players. Thanks for giving us a little insight into your world! Would love to see more in depth lessons on playing Hamilton tunes.
Very nice!
I'm curious about your string gauge on the Overwater. The B string obviously sounds massive at that scale but how different is the feel and playability of the rest of the strings with a 35 inch scale? Would love hear more about how you set the John East onboard EQ… The EBS EQ for that matter too. You have such an awesome tone with that bass. Great video and a very unique perspective into the pro bass player world. Thanks!
Loved this inside view. Great playing!
Hey Ian, as an aspiring pit player, it’s really great seeing what goes on behind the scenes. I’m sure you’ve been asked this many times but how do you get into playing in the pit?
So pleased to see tremolo on a bass board, and to see behind the scenes on a musical. It's a very interesting world, especially for bassists switching from 5-strings to uprights to other things.
What a brilliant video, thank you so much for sharing. I use the original Bartolini pickups in my fretless Jazz so I know how great they sound. I also thought the Lakland sounded brilliant and its got me interested in what a fretless version would sound like. By the way, what strings are you using on the Overwater?
Brilliant!
That Overwater bass sounds amazing and your playing is just brilliant.
Great vid – thanks so much for taking the time to do this. Couple of Qs – Do you have sight line to the conductor or are you watching him via monitor? Also – I notice you're using printed music rather than a big ipad/page turner – is that just preference?
Is there no compression? Or is that dealt with at Front of House?