Tony Levin Interview | Liquid Tension Experiment 3 | Thomann

Julia had the pleasure to chat with bass legend Tony Levin. Talking Liquid Tension Experiment 3 writing process, arrangement and recording, how the bass tone on Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" came about and what Tony did on tour when he was not playing the bass...

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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 How LTE 3 came about?
2:09 Writing process of LTE 3
4:09 Which basses were used on the record?
8:05 Deciding which parts to play with the Chapman Stick
10:08 Two amp setup for Chapman Stick?
12:04 How Rhapsody in Blue ended up on the record
14:17 Arranging Rhapsody in Blue for LTE
16:05 Details in Bass Lines and Tony's approach
17:09 Julia and Tony played on the same album?
18:32 Learning Bass parts and making them your own
21:22 Fretless + Octave on Sledgehammer?
25:04 Classical background & practice routines
27:58 Pedals used for recording LTE 3
29:47 Two Kemper live setup
30:48 Tony's Photo Book
34:10 Upcoming Tour Dates*
34:53 Thanks for the interview Tony!

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