Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread Part 43: Loud amps save lives!

[CL400Peavey]

Originally Posted by Jason!

Dude I've gotta come by and check out your gearz!

Right now my '66 is over at a drummer's house, I dont have room for it in my apartment right now. The 12/6's are on their way though. If you want to come check out the big cab let me know we can work something out and go jam through it.

[JoeVictim]

Originally Posted by CL400Peavey

Yes, there should have been a coma in that sentence. The '66 is a monster, but it isnt for anyone with a small budget.

Agreed. The biggest thing that would keep me from getting a dually is the price of one.

That said, I am happy with my current Yamaha/Carvin cabs. I am still a cheap bassturd. The Carvin SB4k was the most money I have ever spent on myself (not talking vehicles and that cause that was a family need. I didn't get a R34 so I don't count that as something for "me").

When I have the time/resources, I still want to build two identical clones of my 2-15" to be lighter weight with some vintage styling. Probably do black duratex or whatever the current "cool" covering is. Want cloth grill and piping too. Maybe do silver grill and white piping. Who knows when that will happen with a 10 month old in the house. Diapers are bank...

[swspiers]

Originally Posted by Jason!

Dude I've gotta come by and check out your gearz!

Don't do it, dude. It's how we get sucked into the fEARful cult.

Okay, maybe it's safe to check out the '66. But don't drink anything. That kool-aide is tricky stuff, man.

[mbelue]

Originally Posted by CL400Peavey

Yes, there should have been a coma in that sentence. The '66 is a monster, but it isnt for anyone with a small budget.

You found a good use for that third?

[swspiers]

Originally Posted by JoeVictim

Agreed. The biggest thing that would keep me from getting a dually is the price of one.

That said, I am happy with my current Yamaha/Carvin cabs. I am still a cheap bassturd. The Carvin SB4k was the most money I have ever spent on myself (not talking vehicles and that cause that was a family need. I didn't get a R34 so I don't count that as something for "me").

When I have the time/resources, I still want to build two identical clones of my 2-15" to be lighter weight with some vintage styling. Probably do black duratex or whatever the current "cool" covering is. Want cloth grill and piping too. Maybe do silver grill and white piping. Who knows when that will happen with a 10 month old in the house. Diapers are bank...

I've played an SB4 through a Dually and a Mesa M9 head. It is worth it. The Dually may have been designed with the SB4 in mind...

[CL400Peavey]

Originally Posted by JoeVictim

Agreed. The biggest thing that would keep me from getting a dually is the price of one.

+1

Not cheap by any means, but there are no corners cut on the builds. greenboy and his builders dont really make a living on their cab sales. Theirs is truly a labor of love.

Congratz on the little one BTW.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

Weve been through this before...if Carvin offered a P pickup option, me and a couple others would be on that like fat kid on cake.




You know what hasnt been mentioned in awhile? Dixies rig, what does he use again?

I'd totally be into Carvin if I thought they made a model that I could easily get close to the same sound as a Rickenbacker with its bridge pickup soloed. As far as I know, they don't.

So until I have enough money for another Rick, my modded Peavey will have to do.

[dozicusmaximus]

Ok guitar guys.
What are some cheap-ish decent- delay, reverb... and whatever pedals that would be a good start for a shoegaze/space/drone board?

Or point me to a forum or a link with some good info. I'll google and stuff if I have too. haha

[CL400Peavey]

Originally Posted by mbelue

You found a good use for that third?

Its slated for a fEARless cab atm.

[Ron Now]

Originally Posted by dozicusmaximus

Ok guitar guys.
What are some cheap-ish decent- delay, reverb... and whatever pedals that would be a good start for a shoegaze/space/drone board?

Or point me to a forum or a link with some good info. I'll google and stuff if I have too. haha

EHX Memory Toy/Boy - good cheap modulated analog delay.

EHX Freeze or Superego - Insta-drone

Digitech Digiverb - Reverse reverb!


For shoegaze/drone stuff I prefer dark analog delays, digital delays get too clean for my tastes, the repeats don't fade properly to my ears, that being said old 80's digital delays can sound pretty awesome since most of them were still really dark and dirty sounding.

If I were doing a shoegaze project board, I'd do at least 2 delays (one modulated), reverb, and a few various fuzz, dirt, and filter pedals.

[dozicusmaximus]

Sweet. Oh, I'm sure it will get out of hand eventually. haha
Just need some good starter tips. And then get some muscle memory going on the chords....
Then when I cuss at the guitar for my poor playing, I can plug the bass in

[Mattosaur]

Originally Posted by CL400Peavey

Right now my '66 is over at a drummer's house, I dont have room for it in my apartment right now. The 12/6's are on their way though. If you want to come check out the big cab let me know we can work something out and go jam through it.

That sounds like a party I need to get in on.

[JoeVictim]

Originally Posted by swspiers

I've played an SB4 through a Dually and a Mesa M9 head. It is worth it. The Dually may have been designed with the SB4 in mind...

ah...screw you man.

*I don't need GAS like that*

[swspiers]

Originally Posted by JoeVictim

ah...screw you man.

*I don't need GAS like that*

hehehe

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

The Yamaha BB series should also be considered, as well as US Peavey.

My doom bass isn't even a US Peavey, and with some mods and a setup, it kicks ass.

The Yamaha BB's are really good, though. My friend's dad had an old, neck through one, switchable passive and active, in forest green. That thing was heavy, but it was awesome.

Because he's an idiot, he sold it for $80.

[JoeVictim]

Originally Posted by swspiers

hehehe

The price is the real killer. Seriously though, I know what the 3015 is capable of. For those that can afford them, equip your cabs with them. Especially the old TL606 design. I am confident of greendoy's dually design too, don't get me wrong. I have been following that dude since the Carvin LS1503 Days. I remember him talking about how capable the design was but how he wouldn't cut corners if it was his design. Skip a year or so and Greenboy had the original 15/6 design (the one Avatar copied). Then fEarful, then fEarless (or whatever letter he emphasizes these days). Anywho, he and Bill Fitzmaurice are both super smart guys.

What soured me on custom designs, was the omni I had. It was this awesome cab and could do this and do that, until it met my Warwick and overdriven Peavey Alpha Tube Pre. After I played through it and complained on the BFD board that the mid sounded like it was going to blow up and that something must be wrong. I was asked about my amp. I said, I'm running the crown so (don't have the spec sheet in front but 8 ohms bridged I think is like 500 watts) I shouldn't be overdriving anything. The 3015 wasn't being pushed but the mid was sucking balls. So then everyone is saying well the mid is only 100 watts. What did you expect when you throw 500 watts at it? Well, I thought that was what the X-over did??? Isn't it? I mean, when you run a tweeter in a cab, they are only a few watts compared to an actual woofer... Anyways. The cab was talked up so much and as soon as I tried to do anything doom with it, it wouldn't do it. Maybe this was a combination of the active pre on the Wick and the sensitive EQ on the Peavey, I don't know... I fooled around with it before trying to move on to something else (yamaha). It was upon displaying my displeasure and revealing my next cab choice that it started to be mocked. I found my exit hastily.

Point is, I have a cab that was called inferior (Yamaha) by many chart readers only to find out that my inferior cab worked better in a real world situation. So Yeah. That was a $500 lesson learned. And, I even spent a week in the dog house because I stayed awake for like 24 hours, and my friend and I built it at his house. I guess around 5am my wife starts freaking that I am not home and of course we are in the garage with no clue what time it is... anywyas, I'm not in the dog house anymore. But that cab was such a PITA. So until I have a bunch of extra money laying around, no dually for JoeVic...

[demon666]

So anyone know someone looking for an Ampeg SVT-3Pro? I'de really like to move it now that I have my Acoustic back and my Traynor in the shop (hopefully back soon)

[ampegfuzz]

Jason newsted solo project

http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/01/15...ierhead-video/

Thoughts?

I dont think the song is bad but in the video jason is kind of a dork.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by Corey Y

NO RULES! I didn't care about conforming to genres cliches when I was in punk bands and I still don't now. If I want to be in a stoner metal band that wears 3 piece suits, sings 4 part harmonies and play a 5 string bass, I will and I'll rock the hole right out of your butt while doing it.

Yeah, gear rules are stupid. Rules about what gear you can and cannot use are stupid in any genre, in my opinion.

Al Cisneros uses, among other things, Ampeg PF500 amps. Sounds great.

Also, four part harmonies would sound epic as f*ck in doom.

[demon666]

Originally Posted by Sartori

Yeah, gear rules are stupid. Rules about what gear you can and cannot use are stupid in any genre, in my opinion.

Al Cisneros uses, among other things, Ampeg PF500 amps. Sounds great.

Also, four part harmonies would sound epic as f*ck in doom.

Well they didn't sound that great when Nick and i saw him, but that may have been the PA / house sound. Everything just sounded completely blown out.


Oh and yeah, Who cares what you use. Use whatever you want to , can afford, like, have, etc. It really doesn't matter.