actual fiction equipment list:
Ibanez GWB1005 5-string fretless, Bartolini pickup, strung with D'Addario XL's
.045, .065, 085, .105, 135, modified with Graphtec's Ghost pickups to trigger the Roland V-Bass

Ibanez ATK 5-string fretted, Ibanez and Bartolini pickups, strung with D'Addario XL's
.020, .032, .042, .052, 065, outfitted with GK-B3 for triggering the Roland V-Bass

Off-Off-brand pawn-shop-grade €125 euro 4-string mahogany P-Bass strung with flatwound
.055, .075, .110, .120
tuned B-E-A-D

Drum triggers: Roland TD-12S
Percussion trigger: Roland HandSonic HDP-15

Alpha Tools ASE 18-2G variable speed drill


The effects changed over time since this was a 2-year project.
started with Lexicon MPX-1
then TC Electronics G-Force
finally Roland V-Bass

Recorded on a Mac G5 2.5GHZ
Apogee Ensemble audio interface
Genelec 1030A and 820A studio monitors
Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones

Software:
almost all in Logic Pro 7.1.1
some in Digital Performer 5.01
WaveBurner 1.1.2 for mastering

Plugins:
Toontrack DFH (Superior, Custom & Vintage)
Fxpansion BFD (8 Bit, XFL, Jazz & Funk)
Melodyne 3.1.2
Native Instruments Komplete 2
(Absyth 3, Battery 2, Guitar Rig 2, Kompakt 2, Pro-53, Reaktor 5)
Mark of the Unicorn Ethno Instrument
iZotope Ozone 3

imsta

live rig:

Aguilar DB750 Amplifier


Aguilar GW112 speaker (stack of 3)


Roland V-Bass system


Song List
Basses Used
Drums
Everything
 
GWB1005
ATK
Modified P-bass
Kirk Covington
David Gomez
Me
Cartoon Fetish
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Smells Like A Party
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PodCast
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Say Never
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Eye Candy
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Take Me To Your Leader
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Mean Streak
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If Only It Could Talk
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Tio Loco
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Based On A True Story
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liner notes:
Kirk Covington : Drums 1•2•5•9•10
David Gómez : Drums 3•7
Gary Willis : everything else
Sincere Thanks :
Ibanez Tom Tanaka, Bill Reim, Mike Shimada, Rob Nashida, Bobby Shimooka
Mick Suyama, Happy Yoshida, Pete Chivarou, Makoto Muranaka, Tak Hozono
Masashi Inoue, Nick Sugimoto, Scott Zimmerman, Atsuo Tsukada, Isami Hagiwara
Aguilar David Boonshoft, David Avenius, Geof Lipman
Bartolini Bill & Pat Bartolini
D’Addario Hugh Gilmartin, Brian Vance, Steve Lobmeier
Roland Yoshihiro Ikegami, Peter Swaidon
Kirk Covington plays Yamaha, Zildjian & Remo
David Gomez plays Tama

Tot per la Anna.