Members amaleelake Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 I am trying to find out what gear the band Hum used to get their distorted tones, particularly on the album "You'd prefer and asrtonaut", especially on the song "Stars". I know this is so "90's" but yeah, great tones... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valvestate Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 NOW this thread is literally full of WIN!!!! HUM is one of my influence back in High School days. I think they use Orange Amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amaleelake Posted September 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 Yeah, they go back to my high school days as well. I always liked what I heard from them, but I never pursued them until now. They have some incredibly heavy tones. It is a really cool dynamic coupled with the singers softish voice. Thanks for the tip on the amps Any idea what they use for distortion? I can't imagine that their distorted tones don't come from a pedal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommyld Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 Yeah, I was gonna say Orange Amps...I used to know a few other details, but not anymore. It's alll greeen to meeee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackFox Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 Orange amps. Their tone is so fuzzed out you can almost blatantly tell. A lot bands around that time also used ehx big muffs, not sure if that was in their setup, but it is likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orange worker Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 no idea other than les paul>orange but it sounds fantastic. there is a phaser of some sort on some songs. nice, slow deep phase especially on I'd Like Your Hair Long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veil Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 I'd Like Your Hair Long. What a great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amaleelake Posted September 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 I like your hair long just finished playing Cool to know the guitar/amp combo - thanks! I figured that it might be a muff, but I just think that there has to be something else going on as it just sounds so much heavier than other muff sounds that I have heard before. I can't find any info on anyof their fan sites - weird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TweedBassman Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 in addition, i believe they used a few boss distortions, maybe a ds-2 or df-2 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 I always thought they sounded like Smashing Pumpkins, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangesix Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 i love those pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommyld Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 in addition, i believe they used a few boss distortions, maybe a ds-2 or df-2 or something. Yeah, it was definitely something boss...it was either a ds-2 or df-2--I remember that cause I owned both pedals and remember one of them was used by Hum. I ended up selling my df-2 to Tim from the band Ash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 multitracking/production will get you further than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 multitracking/production will get you further than anything else. I totally agree with this. But, they did also have a huge sound live so it would be nice to know about the pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 I totally agree with this. But, they did also have a huge sound live so it would be nice to know about the pedals. [YOUTUBE]BPtDuXNQfgc[/YOUTUBE] Oranges and Hiwatts live. Not sure about pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 PS. Hum = megawin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 huge sound live = turning an amp up without cranking the preamp to 11, and/or making sure theres a decent mix altogether. while i'd certainly not say 'stay away from their pedals,' i'm damn certain that their sounds could be elicited from dozens and dozens of pedals, when paired with a cranked hiwatt/orange/sound city/etc --- or many, many other amps if that amp's preamp isnt cranked up. iirc, theres a lot of df-2, which was largely a ds-1 circuit --- one of the most copied and generic sounding dirts out there (read: nothing special at all). edit: that youtube clip sounds like some poorly modded/broken ds-1s, which should be pretty easy to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members houseofglass21 Posted September 22, 2008 Members Share Posted September 22, 2008 Orange and Hiwatt amps. Boss DF-2. But on "Stars" they used a Mesa Triple Rectifier for the distortion. I remember reading that in an interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valvestate Posted September 23, 2008 Members Share Posted September 23, 2008 Bump for HUM! Why did they break up? Any other bands similar to their music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seajay Posted September 23, 2008 Members Share Posted September 23, 2008 Cool band. They did in fact use Oranges & Hiwatts when I saw them years ago. Heavy as hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.O.N.M. Posted September 23, 2008 Members Share Posted September 23, 2008 I read they used big muffs that were modified. "Bigger Muffs".I think it is the same mod Korn used oh their big muffs. I may be able to find the article @ my parents house; but i kind of doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Facing Failure Posted September 23, 2008 Members Share Posted September 23, 2008 Orange and Hiwatt FULL STACKS! cranked to hell, one dude used the boss super feedbacker & distortion and the other dude used an Ibanez Powerlead. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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