James Lomenzo
James Lomenzo's Gear
"When I approached Yamaha, I had a very definitive idea of what I wanted," he says. "It has a bolt-on neck, because on neck-through basses, the envelope of the notes is far too long for this genre of music. It has an alder body and a full maple neck. There"s a P-style middle pickup, and then the same pickup mirrored in reverse at the bridge, which creates interesting, complex harmonics. Meanwhile, there"s a big EB-0-style pickup in the neck position, an idea I got from Billy Sheehan"s Yamaha bass. I can use that neck pickup for that old, grunting Felix Pappalardi/Jack Bruce sound, though that"s not something I do much with Megadeth. Between the three pickups, it"s an "every rock" bass--you can get pretty much any sound from the past 50 years out of it. It's an amazing instrument, and I can't put it down." - James Lomenzo.
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In this photo, James Lomenzo can be seen playing a Warwick Stryker bass.
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This photo is of James Lomenzo formerly of Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, and HAIL! performing live during Megadeth's ENDGAME tour. The bass he is seen playing is the Fender Marcus Miller Jazz Bass V. He has removed the pickup cover of the neck pickup.
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In this photo, James Lomenzo can be seen playing a Warwick Buzzard bass.
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LoMenzo's gear page reads:
"No Roto's, no show!!! I haven't played or recorded with any other string since 1974, that's a fact! I started out on their "Flat Wounds" then moved on to the standard "Swing Bass" stainless steels. Since the late 1980's, I've been using the "Billy Sheehan" signature set (see a pattern here?). They feel more balanced in my hands and that heavier E string really takes the hall!"
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From his official site:
"I have a custom model based on Yamaha's venerable BB series". "When I need something even bigger sounding, I use Yamaha's "Billy Sheehan" model (mine have the addition of an additional reverse "P" pickup in the bridge position".
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Watch the Aphex training video from 1:00 to 4:47 for the Punch factory.
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The two faze is in the video from 0:43 to 4:52
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The compressor/limiter is used at 2:00 into the video.
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In this video, at 2:11 and onward, we can see LoMenzo with a Gibson Thunderbird IV in a Sunburst Finish.
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In this photo, LoMenzo can be seen with a Black Yamaha Attitude Bass, this Bass appears to have been modified with a reversed Split-Coil Bass Pickup in the Bridge as is common on LoMenzo's Basses.
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In this user-uploaded photo, James LoMenzo is pictured with an Alembic Series II Bass. Alembic instruments are known for their customization, but the distinctive shape in the image suggests it is a Series II model.
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"We were doing some things where we were tuned down very low. We had some keyboards on the record and I thought wouldn't it be great if I just played the notes up higher so it'd sound like another guitar and still have the octaves," says James Lomenzo, at 1:47 in this video.
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As seen on his Ashdown artist page, James Lomenzo uses his signature Ashdown Hyperdrive.
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Watch the Aphex training video from 4:48 to 8:38 for the Exciter.
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James has started using Origin Effects Cali76 Compressors in the studio and on the road. Also, he’s been telling the world about Origin Effects pedals on Twitter!
“Tracking today at Moster House Productions through this amazing Cali76 bass compressor by Origin Effects” James LoMenzo, via Twitter
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In this photo, LoMenzo can be seen holding a Vigier Passion 5-String Bass.
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According to DiMarzio's website, LoMenzo uses Ultra Jazz Bridge Pickups.
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As seen on his Ashdown artist page, James Lomenzo uses an Ashdown BTA 400.
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At 7:32 in this video, James Lomenzo demonstrates his EBS UniChorus Analog Signal Processing Pedal.
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"I keep it pretty subtle but just so that if I turn that amp up it'll still sound nice," says James Lomenzo, at 7:53 in this video about his signal chain.
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James uses the Bass drive at 2:57 into this video.
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The echotone is used at 4:12 into this video by James LoMenzo.
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Listed on James' official Ashdown artist page.
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In this jam session at 0:06 you can see an MXR M80 Bass D.I.+ next to his Dunlop 105q CryBaby Bass Wah.
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As seen on his Ashdown artist page, James Lomenzo uses an Ashdown ABM 810 Cabinet.
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James Lomenzo is seen using the Carl Martin Octa-Switch MK2 in several videos, as confirmed by the Carl Martin artist page.
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Listed on James' official Ashdown artist page.
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According to James Lomenzo's official equipment page, he uses the Carl Martin Bass Chorus pedal in his setup.
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