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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| about a COVER from Picture Show? | 1/8/2012 | Wid |
| Q: because I understand what it is, thanks! A: I hope I understood your question. The picture of the artwork shows a woman "playing" with a kind of ... | ||
| Push and The Kiss effects | 11/30/2011 | Wid |
| Q: My setup consists of either a Fender Jazzmaster or an Epiphone Les Paul with a Fender Blues Jr amp ... A: Well, all I can say is that it looks like you have everything needed to play these songs. Trouble ... | ||
| fender VI bass | 10/11/2011 | Wid |
| Q: what is the difference between this sound of fender vi bass http://youtu.be/xAUAFKZFeBg and this? ... A: It all comes to taste, really. Before clicking the links I thought you were asking me to compare a ... | ||
| perfume | 10/6/2011 | Kelly |
| Q: I'm alvaro from argentina and my question it's a sort of wierd xP i've been reading your answers and ... A: His hands were extremely soft! It was nearly 5:30 am and it was cold! No smoldering smells! A bit of ... | ||
| The Cure - Apart solo | 10/5/2011 | Wid |
| Q: Wid! Is it by any chance possible for you to identify which pedals were used in a guitar solo in ... A: First of all, forget about the guitar, that's a Fender Bass VI that can be heard there. Then, it's ... | ||
| Robert Smith - Plainsong | 7/20/2011 | Wid |
| Q: You previously wrote that In concerts, the line played originally with the Fender Bass VI on LP was ... A: The Fender Bass VI part found on the LP was never played using this instrument during live sets, ... | ||
| question about what wears shoes Robert? | 6/28/2011 | Kelly |
| Q: i want to question about what wears shoes Robert in videoclip :Close to me and Catch? Thanks!!!! A: . Did you get to see them last month in Sydney at the opera house?? I was lucky enough to get ... | ||
| question about what wears shoes Robert? | 6/28/2011 | Wid |
| Q: i want to question about what wears shoes Robert in videoclip :Close to me and Catch? Thanks!!!! A: I'm supposed to answer questions about their music and this one is certainly the oddest one I ever ... | ||
| Effects on Fascination St | 6/12/2011 | Wid |
| Q: Greetings, I'm the singer of The Cured ( Cure tribute band in San Diego) I am trying to replicate ... A: Sorry, but anything "clean" I can hear in this song is overdriven, which doesn't mean over ... | ||
| Effects on Fascination St | 6/12/2011 | Wid |
| Q: Greetings, I'm the singer of The Cured ( Cure tribute band in San Diego) I am trying to replicate ... A: I don't quite understand what you mean by "shimmery". Do you mean what is meant to be played by ... | ||
| Guitar Sound for Push off Head on the Door | 5/3/2011 | Wid |
| Q: Can you give some specifics about the guitars, effects (with settings if possible) and amps used for ... A: I wasn't in the studio by then and have never been ever since. But... For Push, Robert may have ... | ||
| The Cure-A Thousand Hours | 4/4/2011 | Wid |
| Q: A: Before knowing what effect was used, the right question would be "with which instrument did he play ... | ||
| Lullaby, string sounds | 1/4/2011 | Rob McNeill |
| Q: I am looking for strings sounds for the Cure Lullaby song. I read that they used Solina String ... A: I'm not positive what keyboards were used on the actual recording, but if you're looking to play ... | ||
| Simon Gallup's bass sound | 12/6/2010 | Wid |
| Q: what setup does Simon use? Particularly on Faith (album) and Pornography (album). A: Simon's rig for Faith was composed of 2 seventies Fender Precision Bass (one being a pre-76, the ... | ||
| Lime Time Lyrics | 11/15/2010 | Sandro Nunes |
| Q: Do you know what Robert is singing in Lime Time? I could get some sentences but can figure all the ... A: ) Well, I'm not the best person to be asked about this, because my native language is not English, ... | ||
| Cure demos - 1980 | 11/8/2010 | Wid |
| Q: Just wanted to know if there are any other demos floating around out there from the 17 Seconds era ... A: It's a good question and I had to search my archives before answering. So : (Of course) there ... | ||
| 100 Years and Memory Man | 10/12/2010 | Wid |
| Q: Im just wandering what effect pedals Bob uses in 100 years. There is the one main guitar part with ... A: Sorry for this little delay (ahahahahah !) but my life has never been the hectic before. Well ... | ||
| Robert Smith | 9/21/2010 | Rob McNeill |
| Q: Do you know Robert Smith's sexual preferences? I'm aware that he is currently married but many ... A: Robert Smith is quite straight. The woman he is married to is really his first love. They were ... | ||
| help please for video!!!??? | 9/18/2010 | Sandro Nunes |
| Q: Heard that there fascination street in 2nd edition video, I can not find it! A: Yes, there is another version to the common video, but actually the first video is the most unknown. ... | ||
| help please for video!!!??? | 9/18/2010 | Wid |
| Q: Heard that there fascination street in 2nd edition video, I can not find it A: According to some sites, there are 2 versions. Here is a quote from impressionofsounds.com : "one ... | ||
| Baritone Guitar | 5/19/2010 | Wid |
| Q: Im definitely going to buy an RV5 now, thatnks for the tip. I have the oportunity to trade me CH1 ... A: EADGBE for Smith on Bass VI and exclusively this tuning. Some baritones are manufactured to be ... | ||
| The Cure | 4/18/2010 | Wid |
| Q: I recently heard a rock song using a melody from one of The Cure's songs as background music along ... A: So sorry to answer so late but I was on vacation... Well anyway, back to business, now. Your ... | ||
| drums, bass, faith | 3/18/2010 | Wid |
| Q: I wonder about the drum and bass sound on the Faith LP. Is the drums that closeup bug mics they've ... A: The 2 LP are a kind of continuity : same instruments (except for amps, they began using Peaveys ... | ||
| Trilogy dvd | 3/13/2010 | Wid |
| Q: I"ve just read some answ. and ques. about Simon's bass sound, on disintegration era...it's very ... A: Well, if your bass is a solidbody, I guess you can play the whole inventory of Cure songs, really. ... | ||
| Trilogy dvd | 3/12/2010 | Wid |
| Q: I"ve just read some answ. and ques. about Simon's bass sound, on disintegration era...it's very ... A: Laci, Many questions, here. Yes, Simon used a whole black Rickenbacker on the Pornography set of ... | ||
| early siouxsie guitar | 2/11/2010 | Wid |
| Q: Don't know where else to ask this, so hope it's okay. I very interested in finding out which guitar ... A: Sorry if it took me so long (well, not more than a day !) to answer this question but I've been ... | ||
| Knobs | 1/21/2010 | Wid |
| Q: Im definitely going to buy an RV5 now, thatnks for the tip. I have the oportunity to trade me CH1 ... A: Hard question on the CH-1 / CE-5. I like both, but the CE-5 is definitely softer, well with the ... | ||
| Guitar Setup | 1/21/2010 | Wid |
| Q: Im just wandering what effect pedals Bob uses in 100 years. There is the one main guitar part with ... A: I would chain the effects in the following order : OS2 distortion/overdrive BF2 flanger / EHX ... | ||
| Postpunk death/gothic rock guitar effects | 1/15/2010 | Wid |
| Q: I know from your answers that you are not into Christian Death and the gothic/deathrock music, but I ... A: Well, VST effects are also very efficient, if I consider the ones I have on Logic Audio (I can use ... | ||
| Postpunk death/gothic rock guitar effects | 1/14/2010 | Wid |
| Q: I know from your answers that you are not into Christian Death and the gothic/deathrock music, but I ... A: I don't know Guitar Rig, as I use Logic Audio and Cakewalk. All I know is that you may have ... | ||
| Peavey Musician Equalizer setting | 1/13/2010 | Wid |
| Q: one last question concerning Robertīs 1982 sound. Can you tell me a suitable setting of the two ... A: Well what you are refering to is indeed a synth, either played by Simon or Lol. I'd think it's ... | ||
| Peavey Musician Equalizer setting | 1/13/2010 | Wid |
| Q: one last question concerning Robertīs 1982 sound. Can you tell me a suitable setting of the two ... A: Well, hard to say as most pictures are really blurry... But here is what I saw on various pictures ... | ||
| Cure equipment 1981-1982 | 1/12/2010 | Wid |
| Q: since years Iīm collecting all information about the typical Cure equipment of the 81/82 period. A ... A: Well, all I can say is that the DS-1 / Deluxe Memory Man / CE-2 / BF-2 combination added with a ... | ||
| Cure equipment 1981-1982 | 1/11/2010 | Wid |
| Q: since years Iīm collecting all information about the typical Cure equipment of the 81/82 period. A ... A: I'll try to answer your questions in order : 1) Robert declared using a Storm distortion pedal in ... | ||
| Pedal Order | 1/10/2010 | Rob McNeill |
| Q: Heya, I have a sort of Cure-ish assortment of pedals at the moment, and was wondering if I could get ... A: Ok, sorry I was trying to see if I could find out exactly how Robert has his pedals set up. I wasn't ... | ||
| Postpunk death/gothic rock guitar effects | 1/5/2010 | Wid |
| Q: I know from your answers that you are not into Christian Death and the gothic/deathrock music, but I ... A: What you are after are the basic effects of a "new wave" guitarist : - Delay (for a repeating ... | ||
| Robert Smith / Cure Book ? | 12/29/2009 | Leslie Rivlin |
| Q: I am curious to know if there is a Photo Book, depiciting the Career of the Band Members, and Robert ... A: Not sure if you're looking for a book spanning their entire career, not sure a book exists depicting ... | ||
| vocal effects 1979-1982 | 12/27/2009 | Wid |
| Q: How did Robert Smith get all the echo effects during recording/live performances during this era? ... A: As you may know, live vocal effects (mainly echo and reverb) are applied via the public address. I ... | ||
| music man bass | 11/28/2009 | Wid |
| Q: Sr. I have another question about the sound of Music Man Stingray used by Simon Gallup. I want to ... A: I'm not saying that the Ernie Ball are bad instruments. Just that if you compare them with the ... | ||
| cure bass sound | 11/26/2009 | Wid |
| Q: Hey Hi! Please. Im been looking for long time this answer sr. I try to find this curebass sound ... A: Question 1 : I personally never heard "Throw your foot" live. I doubt they ever played it. Well ... | ||
Cure, The (Robert Smith)
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Wid
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READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE ASKING !!! I will answer any kind of query about their music & instruments. I won't answer questions about private life. Just don't ask or the questions will be rejected. Be sure I won't waste my time explaining why. I'm not able and (above all) not willing to answer questions about their wives (please subscribe to the Sunday Sun for this kind of questions, you may find answers). Sounds crazy to write that but I've received some really stupid queries about this subject lately... Other point of interest before you send questions : I'm not a psychanalyst. All questions revolving around you loving Robert as a dad (or lover) are no questions but matter of fact. I'll be delighted not to answer these queries... Last but not least : I won't answer people who don't even care reading replies (yeah, strange, but some "people" do that, showing the interest they put in their own questions and how the respect the time given by volunteers...). No read or rate ? no further questions answered !
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Cure fan since 1981, semi-pro musician
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