Stoner/DOOM Bassists part 35: Colorado Bound

[Ancient Tone]

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

that's what I suspected. i've heard lots complaints on the Sunn 300, but my fender is dead on reliable....strangely, my Sunn 1200s (the rackmount version) has never had a hiccup, no matter how hard I work it.

Yup I've heard similar reports. The 1200s is an amazing amp, mainly because it doesnt have then Sunn version tube power amp but does have its awesome preamp (it's like the terror bass 1000 to my ad200b). I was gas'n for one of those 1200's for a while. I was pretty sure the last couple gigs i Played with you I saw you rocking the 300, I was envious yours was working haha

[mc_muench]

Is it possible to do somethig similar to the gt200 thingy with a sunn/fender 300? That would mske me more giddy than the gt200.

[Josh Pelican]

Originally Posted by Rushing

If anyone is thinkin bout picking up an Iron Pig ...I just read there is going to be one more small batch of Black on Blacks up for sale now.

Lame. I don't want anymore people in my black on black club.

[change-jug]

Originally Posted by dunwichamps

ahh this is how we all feel about gear at some point

That is so freaking dead on......

Originally Posted by christw

Just curious, how many of you guys have tried the Fender Bassman 300? I got mine back in working order the other day and realized it has the most gnarly buzzsaw overdrive with my P bass. When I blended in the cleans with a little low comp, it was crazy heavy. I tried for weeks to get Ampeg SVTs to sound half as wild.

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

yep... best tube sound i've ever had.

I`ve got a fender 300 pro.I bought one used this past spring. I`ve been really enjoying the hell out of it.
After having a solid state ampeg svt-350 for 7 years I wanted to get a real tube head. Eyeballkid was a big factor in me buying one actually. I had been reading more and more of the doom threads and he had a lot of good stuff to say about his. I had first come across the 300pro years before and really like that it had 2 channels(clean and dirty) that were blendable. Also the dude that owned it before me had put in two small fans to draw a breeze over the tubes. I`m not sure how much that helps with anything but I like having the option.
I`m a huge freak when it comes to effects(especially fuzz). But I like the dirty channel of that amp so much that if anything happened to my pedal board and I could only use my amp for dirt I`d be fine.

[ampegfuzz]

Originally Posted by Josh Pelican

Lame. I don't want anymore people in my black on black club.

When the RT wins it won't matter when you dump it.

[demon666]

300 T /Pro is a cool amp , but I think it has way too much built into it. I wish more amps had a second gain stage / dirt channel in it for bass though. The other bass player has a 300T and it sounds great when it works, but it's the complete opposite of what I want in an amp.

[Lazarus.Bird]

Originally Posted by JoeVictim

Monobrow and Supervoid shirts are in.

Laz, this feels real soft. I usually don't like Hanes, but this is dope!

Love the design of both! Thanks guys!

Nice! Yeah, we made sure to pick high quality shirts. Nothing I hate more than buying a shirt online and finding out it is crappy.

[thombo]

Man, I can't believe how big the fender 300pro is! It is the largest bass amp I have ever seen in person. I saw one up close this week at a music store sitting on top of a fender 810, but they were too busy to hook it up for me. they also had an aggie db810... i'll be heading back sometime next week to dream a little.

[Sartori]

So any ideas on whether my pickup switch and blend knob idea is workable?

[Rushing]

Originally Posted by Josh Pelican

Lame. I don't want anymore people in my black on black club.

Still an exclusive club being there will be 10 out there instead of five but the way things have been going there will be none of any color. lol I want mine!

[b-bottom]

Originally Posted by thombo

Man, I can't believe how big the fender 300pro is! It is the largest bass amp I have ever seen in person. I saw one up close this week at a music store sitting on top of a fender 810, but they were too busy to hook it up for me. they also had an aggie db810... i'll be heading back sometime next week to dream a little.

A local store had a Peavey classic 400 on top of a Fridge cab a few years back.

I have no idea what that thing could've possibly weighed but the amp was so big that it was hanging over each side and front of the cab. I mean those things are just stupid big.

[bassboysam]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

Is it possible to do somethig similar to the gt200 thingy with a sunn/fender 300? That would mske me more giddy than the gt200.

What do you mean?

[mlove]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

Is it possible to do somethig similar to the gt200 thingy with a sunn/fender 300? That would mske me more giddy than the gt200.

Gut the head?

[Darkonar]

This is very cool!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=r...&v=FIosYQT7YXE

[dunwichamps]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

Is it possible to do somethig similar to the gt200 thingy with a sunn/fender 300? That would mske me more giddy than the gt200.

not really.

[Lazarus.Bird]

So Cattle Decapitation was crazy last night. I'm not really into that style of music anymore but those guys are always insane live.

Supervoid tracks are going up today finally

[Mattosaur]

I went and saw Dethklok last night. It was pretty fun, in a cartoony way (which is what I was hoping it would be like). The opening bands (Machine Head and All That Remains) did absolutely nothing for me. It was like being transported back in time a decade and listening to the harder stuff that made it onto modern rock radio. Ick.

My favorite part of the Dethklok stage show was that all their roadies dressed up as Klokateers, with the black executioner hoods.



The cartoon clips running on the big screen would have been distracting for other bands, but it kind of became the focus at this show.

Tonight I'm driving back to Detroit to see The Sword with my band. It's our first concert field trip together. I'm pretty pumped about it. I absolutely loved The Sword when I saw them open for Kyuss Lives!.

[Tractorr]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

Probably two of the best live show bands out there.

Black Tusk definitely put on a good show, but I don't really love their music. They have good parts but a lot of their songs seem really similar. The bass was way too loud in the mix. I know that sounds crazy but it just lost all clarity and was just a bunch of boom.

Red Fang was really good. They played at a very moderate volume. It made me kind of say damn those old heads on TB are right. Fang definitely hides nothing with volume (I still have enough faults in my playing that I will continue to hide flaws with volume )

I don't know what kind of amps they were using but they may have been combos. I was in the back and they were playing on a low stage so I couldn't see what they were playing through but they sounded great probably better than the album. Their live sound make their albums sound murky in comparison.

[Lazarus.Bird]

Believe they've been using Monolith Magmas, as before they were using the old Sunns.

[Tractorr]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

Believe they've been using Monolith Magmas, as before they were using the old Sunns.

Red Fang? The guitar players too?