MonoNeon Rig Rundown Bass Gear Tour
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MonoNeon, aka Dywane Thomas Jr., came up learning the bass from his father in Memphis, Tennessee, but for some reason, he decided to flip his dad’s 4-string bass around and play it with the string order inverted—E string closest to the ground and the G on top. That’s how MonoNeon still plays today, coming up through a rich, inspiring gauntlet of family and community traditions. “I guess my whole style came from just being around my grandma at an early age,” says Thomas.
His path has led him to collaborate with dozens of artists, including Nas, Ne-Yo, Mac Miller, and even Prince, and MonoNeon’s solo output is dizzying—trying to count up his solo releases isn’t an easy feat. Premier Guitar’s Chris Kies caught up with the bassist before his show at Nashville’s Exit/In, where he got the scoop on his signature 5-string, Ampeg rig, and simple stomp layout, as well as some choice stories about influences, his brain-melting playing style, and how Prince changed his rig.
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Fender MonoNeon Jazz Bass V – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyBQeM
Ampeg SVT – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz03zN
DigiTech Whammy – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4LBRO
CIOKS SOL – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jrPL2v
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0:00 – Blu DeTiger & D’Addario
0:15 – MonoNeon Playing Intro
1:32 – Chris Kies Intro
1:52 – Working with Mavis Staples & George Clinton
2:40 – Expanding Songwriting on Quilted Stereo
3:49 – MonoNeon Signature Fender Jazz V Bass
4:51 – Flipping the Bass
5:27 – Family Means Everything to MonoNeon
6:37 – MonoNeon Tunings
6:50 – Exploring MicroTonal Music
7:27 – MonoNeon’s String-Bending Style
8:15 – Prince Introduced the DigiTech Whammy to MonoNeon
8:53 – Impact of Performing & Recording with Prince
10:57 – Joe Glaser & D’Addario
11:13 – Humbuckers in MonoNeon Jazz V
12:27 – Ampeg SVT-CL Half Stack
12:51 – MonoNeon Pedalboard
14:42 – Making Melodies Out of Viral Videos
16:01 – MonoNeon’s Love for Dadaism & Grandma’s Quilts
17:14 – MonoNeon Outro Playing
17:59 – D’Addario Strings
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Shop MonoNeon's Rig:
Fender MonoNeon Jazz Bass V – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyBQeM
Ampeg SVT – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz03zN
DigiTech Whammy – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4LBRO
CIOKS SOL – https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jrPL2v
Wow, what a neat guy. He's really likeable.
MonoNeon, Dwayne is very inspiring. Seems he just taps into creative intuition, and that's working for him. Good interview, I seem to remember you did a good interview with J Mascis a couple of years ago too. So you seem to be good at drawing out shy artists to talk about what they do. Keep up the good work.
lOVE THAT BASS`! i PLAY IT EVERYDAY 🙂
💯
I first saw him on the Zildjian live performance with Larnell Lewis. Amazing performance, and the drums were obviously the intended feature, but mononeon stole the show big time.
Saw him at the Phish festival a couple weeks ago, hangin with Mike Gordon.
Who in the hell is this clown? and I DO mean CLOWN…
A PHENOMENAL MUSICIAN AND A GREAT-SOUNDING BASS!!! I'm not wild about the color scheme, but the bass's growl and punch are undeniable!!! MonoNeon is a cool and humble dude, too!!!
The fart pedal with the wet toggle switch…lol 😂😊 Legend…
I don't know what dimension I've slipped into but it's wild
I remember seeing his signature bass in my local guitar store a few years ago and it definitely shocked me (mainly because I had never seen a bass with that bright a finish before and also I had no idea who MonoNeon was at the time), but after hearing him play in this I'm definitely impressed with what he can do. Definitely funky as hell and it's awesome
One of the best doing it now. Mononeon is amazing.
Prince’s last bass player from Memphis, Tennessee. Amazing. 💜
Nice interview
He have a fart pedal is lol
I’m so happy you got Mononeon to come on. Prince saw his talent. You can hear it in his music. He’s got some serious talent that hasn’t even bloomed yet.
Someome has to say it. Dude is chill and has chops, but that stupid Whammy pedal sounds awful. In addition to the shifted notes sounding bad it also destroys his tone and makes his bass sound like a Goodwill synthesizer whenever he activates the pedal. Lol.
If he's insistant on using a Whammy, he should at least get the one made for bass. Im almost positive theres a bass version and that he was using the default one made for guitar. Maybe thats why it sounds so bad, but i think it's the pedal in general.
I get it. I own one too. Theyre fun to play with but theyre kind of a one trick pony and the sound gets old quick. I never found a practical use for it during gigs except for using it to make a guitar emulate a bass. And there are cheaper pedals if all you want is the octave down shift, so i sold my Whammy.
Theres nothing new about using a wah pedal.
His whole vibe is insane
Yes!! Mono Neon getting the props he deserves, the hero we need x
I have watched every rig run down. But I have never clicked on one so fast. Thank you @premierguitar for featuring a bass player, and a solo bassist at that.
More Power to you Mono Neon!!!👍🏾
When I saw this title, I shuddered in fear that John Bohlinger would be interviewing. Praise