Stoner/DOOM Bassists thread part 36 - Old School Death Metal Wannabes

[DethByDoom]

Sexy. What's this one again dun?

[dunwichamps]

DA120, its kind of a GT120 clone

[mc_muench]

Originally Posted by NKUSigEp

Just an observation...

This thread moves faster than most conversations. I could be on page 1, hit the refresh button, and then be on page 17.

Your point is?

Because we totally do have lives...

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

I didn't think there was room for Ampeg haters in this thread either, but apparently there is.

Sad and shameful, it is.

*loves the good old Ampeg SVT-15E*

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by OldCrow

There's no room for science in this thread!

Lows cancelling each other out... not my idea of doom.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by askrere

Anyone ever had epididymitis? FYI it sucks, found out Monday I had it, kind of a relief, but still sucks and I'm on some super heavy anti biotics.

Oh man, yeah, I have, and it is awful.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

So gf's mom and her friend came over yesterday to help "decorate" the house for Christmas (they go ape **** with the decorating...). I own like 5 christmas ornaments, one of them being a Marvel Thor ornament. Her mom says something along the lines of "what does Thor have to do with Christmas" and she got an earful from me about how Christmas is really just an assimilation of multiple pagan practices, which was used to smooth over the transition of christianity or death during the Crusades, so Thor actually has more to do with christmas than most of the other things on the tree.

She didn't appreciate that.

Dude... winning.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by Rushing

I swear I will never understand the female need to holiday decorate.

Not a purely female need, in my experience. My dad was the big holiday decorator in my family. Damn, putting up the lights was always such a harrowing experience.

[Fuzzbassian]

Originally Posted by Moloch666

Somehow every time I go to Melbourne I end up walking past Cherry Bar / AC/DC Lane somehow. Never been in.
Been told both good and bad things about it so I really can't say anything - aside from drink prices being pretty bad.

It's got it's ups and downs.It's definitely a pricey venue,but I have had some pretty darn good nights there.They put on a fair bit of stoner rock stuff (FFUUUUU MMMANNNCCHHUUU).A little birdy also tells me truckfighters will be playing there in may next year.

They had EyeHateGod,Tumbleweed,Dern Rutlidge and My Left Boot at this festival,in terms of stoner rock.
The thing about the festivals they put on there,is that they put beer prices through the roof - $7.50 for a can of carlton draught!

[Road Bull]

Has anybody heard much of this guy since he left the Melvins?

The one they call, Mark Deutrom.

W/Melvins.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMJdw...eature=related <<< That's a lot of 810s...


W/O Melvins..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbdNb...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lZ7aTiCV1A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wPtd...eature=related

and lol wut?.. >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ocQyNAw6U

As far as bass players for the Melvins goes, I like how he held it down the best.

[Bur]

High, bros! Some dude in another thread posted this video of Demonaut, saying that non-singing bassist played through the Bluebeard... But I've interested more in the sound of singing bassist... May be some of you know about his dirt set-up? Cheers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOZOy...eature=related

[The_Janitor]

Frustrating practice last night. Guitar guy is obsessing over his tone (which is fine, we all do), but decided to play at minimal volume to avoid "break up". Now I'm not one to scoff at turning down, but when I did I had to turn it back up because he couldn't hear me (?). To top it off, drummer guy got a new HUGE ride cymbal, which I'm standing 2-3 feet from. All I could hear was cymbals, vocals and bass. I've always thought that wanted more bass, bass louder than everything else. But not being able to hear the guitar well seriously ****ed things up. I played like ****.

[twhitedc]

Originally Posted by The_Janitor

Frustrating practice last night. Guitar guy is obsessing over his tone (which is fine, we all do), but decided to play at minimal volume to avoid "break up". Now I'm not one to scoff at turning down, but when I did I had to turn it back up because he couldn't hear me (?). To top it off, drummer guy got a new HUGE ride cymbal, which I'm standing 2-3 feet from. All I could hear was cymbals, vocals and bass. I've always thought that wanted more bass, bass louder than everything else. But not being able to hear the guitar well seriously ****ed things up. I played like ****.

Oh the parts of being in a band that I don't miss...
On that note, a recent bout of musicless self derivation led me to answering CL ad's again. Turns out I replied to guy that I've known for years. Evidently he and another guitarist are working on some Desert Rocky - Fu Manchu style stuff with some shoe gaze influence. Regardless the level of personality and communication has far surpassed my last CL debacle. Even though this project may lack a degree of DOOM, it shows promise. And if it doesn't work out at all, the guitarist I know would love to do a doomy sludge project. Things are looking good for the new year

Also Coffee is excellent. I usually don't use soymilk (or anything) but I have soem left over from cooking last weekend. Why is it so good? Strong Coffee + a little soymilk is like instant Latte... Not quite, but also not $5.

[father of fires]

Originally Posted by The_Janitor

Frustrating practice last night. Guitar guy is obsessing over his tone (which is fine, we all do), but decided to play at minimal volume to avoid "break up". Now I'm not one to scoff at turning down, but when I did I had to turn it back up because he couldn't hear me (?). To top it off, drummer guy got a new HUGE ride cymbal, which I'm standing 2-3 feet from. All I could hear was cymbals, vocals and bass. I've always thought that wanted more bass, bass louder than everything else. But not being able to hear the guitar well seriously ****ed things up. I played like ****.

Think of it as bad gig exercise. Being able to play when you can’t hear the band will save you at some point in your career.

Also, I find it’s good to be able to play without looking at your strings because there are some super dark stages. Like the Sidebar in Baltimore. Delmarva folks know what I’m talking about.

[Toastfuzz]

This might be cool, if anyone's lookin for an octave downer:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid/

[JMac4strngr]

Been "hitting the books" a lot lately(exploring new tunes, practice'n My arse off, getting some new effects, exploring the Atlanta scene a bit). All in all, I figured I needed to get out of the house, so I went to this last night.



Damn good show. I was a bit shocked that Om would be playing the 529, as it's such a small venue (about the size of a two car garage). Sound was fair, but the vibe was awesome.

[Lazarus.Bird]

Originally Posted by father of fires

Think of it as bad gig exercise. Being able to play when you can’t hear the band will save you at some point in your career.

Also, I find it’s good to be able to play without looking at your strings because there are some super dark stages. Like the Sidebar in Baltimore. Delmarva folks know what I’m talking about.

We've actually been having issues playing live. Drummer can never seem to hear the guitarist he cues off of very well. Of course he's a drummer, so he doesn't mention this until we've already soundchecked and played half the set.

[Toastfuzz]

Originally Posted by twhitedc

Also Coffee is excellent. I usually don't use soymilk (or anything) but I have soem left over from cooking last weekend. Why is it so good? Strong Coffee + a little soymilk is like instant Latte... Not quite, but also not $5.

Since I've discovered the french press and grinding my own dark roast beans super fine, adding a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg (not enough to taste, just to calm the stomach), I can make strong-ass sludge coffee that packs a punch and doesn't make you sh*t uncontrollably all day. Been rockin a thermos of that every morning for a few weeks now.

So what would you do if you had basically a whole band set up, singer+guitarist+drummer+bassist, everyone's good and gets along and knows their parts and sounds good and you have around an hour of finished material, BUT your singer suddenly gets a new job and is only free for practice/gigs on Saturdays?

[father of fires]

Here’s a question for you all.

When I moved into my house a while back we never got cable or a house phone. We were so busy getting settled that we didn’t miss it. We would rent movies or buy dvd box sets online to watch after the kid goes to bed. My son can watch the same movies over and over and for the 1 maybe 2 hours a night I get to myself I’d rather be playing guitar, watching some new blockbuster (I f'n love Redbox and ****** movies), or reading (quite rare these days).

I had internet for a while but I cancelled it when I was done grad school. I have a smart phone and if I must use my computer I can tether if need be.

My wife wants to open an at home daycare in the near future and we’ll need a house phone to get certified. House phones are ultra expensive so we’ve been looking at cable/phone/internet packages from the cable companies and they are getting quite aggressive with the deals.

I guess I’m just wondering if it’s worth the $100+ a month for this stuff. When I was young and lived alone I had all the premium channels and cable modems and all that jazz. I’ve gone over a 1 ½ years without it and I don’t really miss it. I fear that any productivity I may have had since I moved to my new place will be erased by South Park reruns.

So…here’s a quick poll. Do you guys have cable? Is it worth it to you? Do you just have it because you're supposed to?

[Lazarus.Bird]

I'm a big sports fan so I have cable. That's really the only reason. Otherwise I could get by just fine using Netflix/Hulu/my pirate ship. As soon as there is some internet alternative that lets you watch sports in HD, I'll cancel my cable.