![]() ![]() You won't meet many people more authentic and sincere than David Wilkinson. After considering extending his playing career at Austin College or Hardin-Simmons, David decided to head to Aggieland and enrolled at Texas A&M University and then beginning his coaching career back at his alma mater at JJ Pearce. Playing HS ball at JJ Pearce with Aggie Legend Rich Coady and having future CFP Championship Game Head Coach Sonny Dykes as his Offensive Position Coach! Growing up in Richardson, TX just up the road from downtown Dallas during the time when the Mavericks were always bad and a ticket was easy to come by, and a summertime trip out to the Ballpark at Arlington for a Rangers game was never too far away. He is now the Offensive Coordinator and O-Line Coach for the Boerne Greyhounds - welcome David Wilkinson to the show! ![]() After that game a friendship was born that continued through some struggles that he and Coach Kovo shared as 1st time Head Coaches. At that time he was the Offensive Coordinator of vaunted Stingaree attack led by future Longhorn and pro football player D'Onta Foreman. I want to have a sound that is my own.In part 2 of the oral history of the legendary 2013 Ridge Point vs Texas City Playoff game we have another key actor in that night. Too many people use them nowadays, and everyone has that same distortion tone. Distortion pedals are for people who don't know how to buy the right amp, or for people who actually do know what they are doing with gear. "I have been trying to wean myself off the pedals. Rig Orange AD200B head, Ampeg SVT-810AV and SVT-810E 8x10 cabinets, Boss TU-12 tuner, Mogami cablesĮffects Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive, Electro. "The band is a bass and drums duo that's just amazing."īasses MusicMan StingRay and '78 Fender Precision Bass with D'Addario Pro Steel strings and Planet Waves locking straps That's hardcore."īig Business, Head for the Shallow "But our live show is all about the energy we can create with the audience, no matter what-mistakes included. Everything feels amiss after a bass player flubs." How would he know? "I mess up a lot when Converge plays," he confesses, laughing. When a bassist screws up you hear the mistake, but you feel it as well. In a live setting, when someone messes up on guitar, the song is still salvageable. ![]() The bass is a really powerful ensemble instrument. "At first I thought playing bass would be just like playing a guitar with fewer strings, but I learned otherwise quickly. "I eventually return to the pick-unless, of course, I drop it, which happens a lot!"Ī self-taught player, Newton switched over from guitar to bass when he received the call to tour with Converge. "I grew up listening to players like Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag, Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, and Joe Preston of the Melvins." He plays mostly with a pick, though he uses his fingers on parts of the band's slower tunes. That's when you know it sounds good." Newton likes bassists who can get a "gnarly" tone and who don't overplay. "On the new album I played through an Ampeg V4 that was cranked so loud that the floor shook and my head hurt. "The best way to get serious growl on your bass is to get an old tube amp and turn it up loud," Nate offers. Newton's overdriven bass tones propel the band's latest release, You Fail Me. Filled with abrupt stops and starts, screaming vocals, busy drum patterns, and dissident chord voicing, Converge's music is simultaneously chaotic and precise. We're a hardcore band, and I play strictly for the song, as any adept hardcore player would." The Boston-based group, which was formed in the early '90s, blends hardcore, punk, and metal influences into its driving sonic assault. "But those skills aren't necessary for Converge. "I don't have crazy chops, I don't read music, and I don't shred," Nate Newton says. Check out this great new article on Nate Newton from Bass Player Magazine online. Go to their official website href='' target='_blank'> to read more. They have just announced a few April dates in the US with Nine, Turmoil and Doomriders. Converge are currently on tour in Europe for the next month. ![]()
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