Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread Pt. 45: Rule 34: Handwired Gear Pronz

[Darkonar]

Originally Posted by bassboysam

Does anyone know what this is? aprox value?

I've seen them here going for not more than $200

[bassboysam]

cool, thanks guys.

[Lazarus.Bird]

PS thanks for the input on the vinyls guys. Won't be the last time I'm asking questions before we go to actually do it. I've looked at some order forms and the options make my head spin.

[dozicusmaximus]

Originally Posted by Darkonar

I've seen them here going for not more than $200

Neck should be pretty sweet though.
I loved the neck on my RBX260, it was a 4 string...

[Corey Y]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

PS thanks for the input on the vinyls guys. Won't be the last time I'm asking questions before we go to actually do it. I've looked at some order forms and the options make my head spin.

I just went through about a dozen sets of quotes, just for a bare bones black 7" with no packaging and got a quote from Jakprints for the sleeve. The idea of planning out a double LP makes my head want to explode.

[twhitedc]

So the guy who offered me the poly-grace sold it outright while I was considering the trade. He also offered me a Spaceboy Wow Signal which looks really interesting, but I don't think it's cool enough to prompt me to do in international trade especially considering that I still don't see it unseating any part my Rat tail, BB, Big Spider, fuzzrocious modulated bass delay dirt selection.

[eyeballkid]

BWAHAHAHA!!!

[change-jug]

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

BWAHAHAHA!!!

This is fvcking awesome!!!!!

[Jason!]

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

BWAHAHAHA!!!

LOLZ! Damn Oprah is looking rough these days. It's so nice not having TV.

[mc_muench]

More from that crazy russian, I really like how it sounds in the video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1FW8vp0HCc

[bassboysam]

Anyone looking at pressing vinyl (or CDs) needs to check out Piratespress.com. great prices, great product and very good to work with.

[Lazarus.Bird]

That's who you used, right Sam? I remember you recommending them to me. We'll probably just end up doing a single LP with a sleeve. I'd love to do a gatefold and all sorts of stuff but our finances are going to be limited after finishing the album.

[bassboysam]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

That's who you used, right Sam? I remember you recommending them to me. We'll probably just end up doing a single LP with a sleeve. I'd love to do a gatefold and all sorts of stuff but our finances are going to be limited after finishing the album.

We used them for Bennington. the self-titled we pressed at http://musicolrecording.com/

ok prices but they don't do covers and that's why we have the DIY covers on those.

edit: looks like musicol's prices went up.

[Lazarus.Bird]

Piratespress looks pretty solid. $2150 for 500 deluxe colored vinyls is pretty solid. I own that 10" Torche vinyl, the packaging is pretty damn cool. Seems like a good balance between reasonable prices and a high standard of quality.

I see on their "specials" they say they include mastering. That's pretty interesting.

[Ron Now]

Well, most vinyl pressing plants will "master" your record, as the tracks need to be tweaked for vinyl (esentially cutting some lows and highs) otherwise the groove might be cut too deep or shallow and you can get a bad record.

The plant that did cstvt's The Echo and the Light, when they got it, they said they needed to remaster it for vinyl since our mix had "more bass than a Jay Z record"

[dunwichamps]

Originally Posted by Ron Now

Well, most vinyl pressing plants will "master" your record, as the tracks need to be tweaked for vinyl (esentially cutting some lows and highs) otherwise the groove might be cut too deep or shallow and you can get a bad record.

The plant that did cstvt's The Echo and the Light, when they got it, they said they needed to remaster it for vinyl since our mix had "more bass than a Jay Z record"

there is also RIAA EQing

Check here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_equalization

When I built a phono preamp into my headphone tube amp I had to include a passive RIAA EQing stage to achieve the re-emphasis section before the signal is sent into the power amp and or other stages

Essentially what happens is that the mastered vinyl has the inverse or opposite of this EQ.



This is as Ron mentioned to help allow the grooves of the record to be more easily crafted. So in the RIAA EQ on the phono uses the RIAA EQ to balance the sound back.

[Moloch666]

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

BWAHAHAHA!!!

ABSOLUTE COMEDY GOLD!

[blendermassacre]

I'd maybe pay $25, but anything over that is pushing it to me, especially as a local band. Im always more apt to spend money on touring bands rather than the support bands for obvious reasons.

[demon666]

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

BWAHAHAHA!!!

Brilliant.

[Lazarus.Bird]

Well I already have the plans laid out to have the album digitally mastered. I had anticipated having to have it mastered a second time for analog, but if Pirates Press does the mastering in their vinyl package, even better.