Ryan Martinie
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| Ryan Martinie | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Ry-Know Rü-d |
| Born | August 6, 1975 Peoria, Illinois, USA |
| Genre(s) | Rock Alternative Metal Heavy Metal |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Label(s) | Epic Records |
| Associated acts | Mudvayne |
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| Warwick basses | |
Ryan Martinie is an American bassist, best known for being the bass player of heavy metal band Mudvayne. He is also known for his very complex basslines. He has been with the band since 1998.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Ryan Martinie grew up playing bass in Normal, Illinois. His father gave him his first bass at the age of twelve, at which time he began picking out Metallica songs to teach himself. He studied jazz bass, and won several high school awards for classical vocals. [1] He was also interested in sword swallowing. He was in a Dream Theater styled progressive rock band called Broken Altar.[citation needed]
[edit] Style
[edit] Right hand
Ryan is known for pushing the envelope that most metal bassists limit themselves to. His right hand is one of the major reasons for this, as he pulls from many different techniques and genres. On "Nothing to Gein" you can hear a very funky verse line and very intense slap in the bridge. "Mercy, Severity" boasts a verse line that is reminiscent of Tony Levin. Chordal work can be found on such tracks as "Pharmaecopia," "Not Falling" and "Everything and Nothing". He is also known for flicks (found throughout his music) and a flamenco style. Ryan also uses a tapping technique on the neck where he will use his index and middle fingers to tap an octave chord while his left hand moves the chord.
[edit] Left Hand
Martinie is known as a precise player. Even when playing his Pedulla fretless he uses quick movements and jogs up and down the neck. Ryan tends to accentuate his work with thick low end, double stops, and chords that add warmth (as in "World So Cold") or awkward tension (bridge of "Not Falling"). He often uses octave power chords to add a different dynamic to the song.
[edit] Equipment
[edit] Basses
Main bass: Warwick Thumb Bass 5-string, ebony fingerboard, chrome hardware, nickel frets.
Back-up basses: Thumb 4, rosewood neck and gold hardware. Also two Thumb 5 stringers with ebony and rosewood necks and bubinga bodies & also a fretless Pedulla Buzz 4.
Strings: Ryan uses Dr Hi-Beams .045-.105 with a .135 5th string, tuned to F#-B-F#-B-E and B-F#-B-E (as heard in LD50), and for Mudvayne's newer albums he is tuned to G-C-G-C-F and C-G-C-F. Sets action high for live shows and low for recording.
Live Setup: runs his bass into a Shure UHF U4D dual-channel wireless unit, Whirlwind multi-selector, dbx 160 compressor, Ampeg SVT-4Pro head on an SVT PR-810H 8x10 cabinet. Also has a BSS AR133 direct box that runs from the SVT-4Pro's effect loop.
Recording setup: Full Ampeg rig, plus an SWR Workingman's 10 Head driving Greg Tribbett's Mesa Boogie 4x12 guitar cabinet for added midrange and top end. [2]
[edit] References
[1]Musicians forum bio
[2] Ryan Martinie interview
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