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change-jug · #**661** 01-05-2013, 01:22 AM

Can anybody recommend a few Old Man Gloom albums? I just bought Seminar II on double vinyl but other than that I`m a bit lost. Seeing as how albums can be any where from 15 to 50 bucks I`d rather not waste my cash on a bunk album.

Corey Y · #**662** 01-05-2013, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by change-jug

Can anybody recommend a few Old Man Gloom albums? I just bought Seminar II on double vinyl but other than that I`m a bit lost. Seeing as how albums can be any where from 15 to 50 bucks I`d rather not waste my cash on a bunk album.

I think they're all good, personally. I skip over a lot of the artsy fartsy ambient/noise stuff on each album, but I think all their albums are solid.

mc_muench · #**663** 01-05-2013, 01:41 AM

bluewine is buying a DOOM rig...maybe he finally get a gig with VEGA...

Orange Amps, Why Should I Buy One?

mc_muench · #**664** 01-05-2013, 01:47 AM

More from the outside world...

How come we all don't play Carvin instruments & amps/cabs?

change-jug · #**665** 01-05-2013, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Corey Y

I think they're all good, personally. I skip over a lot of the artsy fartsy ambient/noise stuff on each album, but I think all their albums are solid.

thanks Corey!

Corey Y · #**666** 01-05-2013, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mc_muench

More from the outside world...

How come we all don't play Carvin instruments & amps/cabs?

I love Carvin...I LOVE THEM...but until they offer a P pickup option on basses, there's no way they'll ever be an "all I ever need!" brand. Give me a B40 with a split single coil in that sweet spot and I could consider it.

mc_muench · #**667** 01-05-2013, 03:36 AM

I'm with you there, I would be all over a B40 P bass with the traditional style headstock, all maple everything

Corey Y · #**668** 01-05-2013, 03:43 AM

It's theoretically possible. You can get the B40 with no pickup routing for an extra $50 and they just package up the pickups and electronics separately. One of the guys in the Carvin club thread had one (or a B50 maybe) made that way and had it routed for a P pickup. Personally I wouldn't want to do that, too much b.s. to deal with.

Road Bull · #**669** 01-05-2013, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by thombo

Anyone see any good music documentaries on the interwebs lately? I'm getting to where I can recite Such Hawks, Such Hounds.

An Ox's Tale >> about John Entwistle. While I never cared too much for The Who, it is a really cool documentary.

Fishbone's documentary Everyday Sunshine: The story of Fishbone. (kind of depressing, like running against the wind or something)

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

And OH SNAP!! Almost forgot,

Black Sabbath's paranoid documentary. I caught this on Netflix! They go though song by song and interview tons of people and break down the mixes and everything. Very well done.

mc_muench · #**670** 01-05-2013, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Corey Y

It's theoretically possible. You can get the B40 with no pickup routing for an extra $50 and they just package up the pickups and electronics separately. One of the guys in the Carvin club thread had one (or a B50 maybe) made that way and had it routed for a P pickup. Personally I wouldn't want to do that, too much b.s. to deal with.

$50 extra for them to do less work?

Corey Y · #**671** 01-05-2013, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mc_muench

$50 extra for them to do less work?

When you're in the business of assembly line manufacturing, doing one less thing is doing one more thing (if not several more things). It's not as if routing the pickup is the last thing they do and they just stop before they get there. It's in the middle of the process somewhere and also, most likely, a C&C process. So they have to do something special to NOT do it, interrupt the normal work flow and alter parts of every following process. Hence, more money for what's perceived as "less" in the end result. I run into the same sort of thing when it comes to pricing windows and doors for work. The logic process most people apply to determine why it should cost less or more doesn't really factor into how it's actually produced, most of the time.

mc_muench · #**672** 01-05-2013, 04:13 AM

^makes sense

Question, how deep are the Peavey 215D's?

EDIT: found it, 19 inches, which means it not a 215D, 14.5Inches is what the guy said? Still worth it?

ampegfuzz · #**673** 01-05-2013, 05:16 AM

I would wait for a deep. Shallow ones kinda lack lows since its only a bit deeper then a guitar cab and can't be tuned as low.

Sartori · #**674** 01-05-2013, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Corey Y

I love Carvin...I LOVE THEM...but until they offer a P pickup option on basses, there's no way they'll ever be an "all I ever need!" brand. Give me a B40 with a split single coil in that sweet spot and I could consider it.

There's nothing wrong with their basses, it's just that they don't make the basses that I want. They make great stuff at a really good price, but I'm not looking for just a bass, I'm interested in specific sounds and feels. Not a criticism, just I think this is something that the OP of that thread doesn't understand.

I've thought about getting one of their necks and making my own bass from that, but have never had the time/money to get around to that project.

twhitedc · #**675** 01-05-2013, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by change-jug

Whoa,that`s a really nice board. You`ve got everything super neat and tidy. Nice green stain too! What is the order of the effects? Do you have all the pedals running into the Meat Smoke last,then off the board and into your amp?:

Signal Path:

Tuner

Buffer

Y-box -> Dry Signal Out

Wilson Freaker Wah

Rat Tail

Blue Beard

Big Spider

Xerograph

Psilocybe

T1M Booster / Buffer

Malekko 616

Fuzzrocious Modulated Bass Delay

TB Loop (DD6)

Buffer

Y Box -> Effects Out

Meatsmoke -> Preamp Out

So, if your looking down at the board the right side has a power port and a jack that I wired for my input. The left side has 3 jacks. These are configured as a Meatsmoke out( to power amp), a dry output from after the tuner, and an output from the end of the board (before the Meatsmoke). This allows for a few cool applications. I usually run board, ms, amp. But I could easily use the dry out for a clean/ dirty rig or run stereo with the from the ms out & the effects out. It even allows me to bypass the Meatsmoke it that's not the tone I'm looking for or if I just want to use a different amp. I'm pretty stoked on it. There is a shot of the sides and underside on the Pypb thread. I separated the signal using cmatmods mini buffers and small y boxes... Essentially little pedals with no switches. It makes the floor under the board glow a little bit.

Also, good morning! This is my first time using the new app... Not terribly annoyed yet.

Ron Now · #**676** 01-05-2013, 06:47 AM

Old Man Gloom - Christmas & NO are both awesome records.

ampegfuzz · #**677** 01-05-2013, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by twhitedc

Also, good morning! This is my first time using the new app... Not terribly annoyed yet.

Just wait

swspiers · #**678** 01-05-2013, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Corey Y

I love Carvin...I LOVE THEM...but until they offer a P pickup option on basses, there's no way they'll ever be an "all I ever need!" brand. Give me a B40 with a split single coil in that sweet spot and I could consider it.

Words of wisdom, my friend.

I could easily see myself using Carvin for the rest of my days. Something about those necks is just so perfect. I got to play an LB76 while in Pasadena, and if felt like it was custom made for me.

But the lack of a P option is a glaring deficit for them. And yeah, the B40 seems like a logical bass to have a split P option.

But in general, that thread is a great example of why I rarely venture out into TB in general any more.

In other news I had 2 job interviews and 2 job offers yesterday- one of them being my dream job as a Counselor on base here in Quantico. Only part-time, but it pays some serious money, and puts me up the ladder for a full-time position once I finish my BA in Psych later this year.

Then I can BUY gear instead of deciding what I need to sell.

The_Janitor · #**679** 01-05-2013, 08:51 AM

Regarding the Carvin thing: For some people even a 'cheap' Carvin is out of their price range. I have a good job and make decent money. My wife is currently in school and working part time. Since we got married she's not eligible for student loans or financial aid (don't get me started on that ********). So me spending multiple hundreds of dollars on a bass just isn't possible. Sometimes you have to make due with what you can afford.

I got a new 5-string Ibanez for about $140.00. Is it as good as a Carvin? Hell no. Does it sound awesome through my also cheap 900W rig? Hell yes.

Like others, I'm visiting the rest of TB less and less.

Also: Good morning everybody! Coffee is good!

Lazarus.Bird · #**680** 01-05-2013, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bassboysam

Hey Laz, we made the same "best of" list!

http://www.beyondthewallofsleep.net/...s-of-2012.html

Oh man, that's cool as hell! I've seen you on a couple lists. Didn't expect to see SV on any lists cause we're so unknown and only released an EP. Thanks for the link

And good luck swspiers! Hope you land one of them so you can start fueling your GAS again