Stoner/DOOM Bassists part 35: Colorado Bound

[change-jug]

got my 115pro cab yesterday. I spent today repainting the grill(the 2nd to last owner had painted it grey?) My plan was to stack the 115pro with my older 115(both Fenders) to see how they sound. However,the cabs don`t match up looks wise. Know I know that sounds very OCD-ish but it just looked goofy. So I stacked the 115pro with my 410pro and my 300pro head.
It looks awesome.
Unfortunately now it`s too late in day to rock it out so I`ll have to try it tomorrow.
Total noob question but I don`t feel any shame asking my doom buddies:
I`ve got 2 8 ohm cabs hooked up. There`s a switch on the back of the head for 2/4/8 ohms. I should set it to 4ohms right?

[JoeVictim]

Originally Posted by change-jug

got my 115pro cab yesterday. I spent today repainting the grill(the 2nd to last owner had painted it grey?) My plan was to stack the 115pro with my older 115(both Fenders) to see how they sound. However,the cabs don`t match up looks wise. Know I know that sounds very OCD-ish but it just looked goofy. So I stacked the 115pro with my 410pro and my 300pro head.
It looks awesome.
Unfortunately now it`s too late in day to rock it out so I`ll have to try it tomorrow.
Total noob question but I don`t feel any shame asking my doom buddies:
I`ve got 2 8 ohm cabs hooked up. There`s a switch on the back of the head for 2/4/8 ohms. I should set it to 4ohms right?

Yes! 4 ohms

[change-jug]

Thanks little joey!

[JoeVictim]

Originally Posted by change-jug

Thanks little joey!

Smell-come.

And, no pics, no fender rig...lol.

[change-jug]

I actually just tried to take a pic with my new(well new to me) cell phone. But even with all the lights on it`s just too dark to get a visible photo.
My gear is in the front of my apartment,the "sunroom". When it`s not sunny the room is dim as fvck. I guess that makes sense.

Did anybody see that Eyeballkid is selling off his fender 215pro AND his fender 610pro. I`ve been wanting/lusting/fantasizing/GASing about those cabs for a long time. When I first started playing(way back in 2001) my dream rig was the 300pro matched with the 610.

If only Eyeball was willing to ship those cabs(wink wink,what do ya say old buddy old pal?).

I`d be all over those like diarrhea on silk panties.

[JoeVictim]

Uh-oh. What is he planning???

[Niff]

Originally Posted by doomis

Yup I can confirm he plays a 5'er on some songs live.

Btw is he playing flats or rounds? All this time I thought he played exclusively flats...

not sure about sleep but i am sure he plays rounds with om, and definitely on that 5'er. they look like rounds on the bass in all the pictures/videos and i've never heard even the brightest flats get anywhere near that upper harmonic content or the telltale finger scrape noise.

edit: i have a favour to ask from some stoner/doom bros - my friend is super poor and wants to buy his own el oso. does anyone have any discount codes for a site like Prymaxe they're not using?

[JoeVictim]

Niff, coupon just eneded yesterday. I'll let you know when I get another one... Usually every other week, it seems.

[JoeVictim]

SAVE12

is a current code for 12% off.

[Lazarus.Bird]

Uhh... so tonight we wrote a D-beat/black sabbath/thrash metal song. Hahaha.

[dunwichamps]

dry fitting 200W guitar amp

[JoeVictim]

Beaut!

[Sartori]

I also see a Rickenbacker 4004 in the background in that Om video.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by bassboysam

Craziness.

Normal day in Oakland.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by Toastfuzz

They have bad attitudes, daddy issues, and no sense of modern hygiene. Not even worth it for a night if you ask me. I stick to art school girls

Define "modern hygiene"?

[mc_muench]

I'll let the pics do the talkin




DRAMATIC ANGLE!!!

Drum porn


And my guitarist latest rig

[Road Bull]

Thanks dozicusmaximus...

I just burned about half an hour or so jumping from clip to clip.
Good stuff. I grew up in the heart of the land of Death Metal. Florida had tons of death pouring through the Ritz in Ybor City, Tampa!

One of my favorite sludgy riff laden doomy death bands was Obituary. I dug how they were not caught up in the super speed game that was the norm of the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE34z7uVjSM

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUXhdX_qdU

[Jason Hall]

Woo, wake up from a nice long nap, and my wife wakes me up and tells me to order some band stuff for Christmas. Bought my supporting membership and have a fender passport 500 coming for band practice so we can find a singer. It's a good night!

[Jason Hall]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

Uhh... so tonight we wrote a D-beat/black sabbath/thrash metal song. Hahaha.

lol sounds like every song we write. My guitar player says Tony Iommi is his idol and he loves Metallica... trying to get him to play more Sabbath sounding stuff. Clips!

[JMac4strngr]

Originally Posted by sludgelord3000

Listen to:

Melvins - Stoner Witch (probably their most "stoner rock" record)
High on Fire - Surrounded by Thieves
Yob - The Unreal Never Lived
Monster Magnet - Superjudge
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley (the Sgt Pepper of stoner rock records)

Most of these are on Spotify. But you're eventually going to want to track them down on vinyl. After listening, steal a car. Drive it out to the desert. An old Indian medicine man will meet you there. Do EXACTLY WHAT HE SAYS (important)!. You'll wake up the next morning in your own bed with no recollection of how you got there. But you'll be a stoner rock fan.

Wow, more stuff that I already loved, that I had no idea fell into the genre. Used to love some Melvins and Monster Magnet, back in the day. Looks like I'm gonna have to pick those up again for sure.
Once I get that done, I'll move on with the steal'n the car thing.