Stoner/DOOM Bassits Pt. 40: oh, I used to listen to them, when I was in 8th grade

[Corey Y]

Originally Posted by JoeVictim

Sucks.

It took 3 practices before I decided I would try vocals. Finding a really good singer is harder than finding a drummer, IME, YMMV.

I honestly don't know anymore if I'm over singing or just don't want to put the work in anymore. I started out a singer, before I picked up bass and that's actually the role I've filled most in bands (though often while playing an instrument). I haven't been a singer in a band since my old punk band broke up though and that happened because I literally couldn't write lyrics anymore. I ran out of things to say...then wrote like 20 more songs somehow. I've probably written hundreds of songs, lyric wise and every time I think about having to write an album's worth of lyrics now I feel sick.

I wrote that new song, which I love, at a breakneck pace for me...and it's been finished without vocals for at least a month now. I don't know if I'm really sick of it or I'm just way out of the habit and I need to get some momentum back.

[mc_muench]

errabodies goin pre/power SS FTW!!!






I'm actually ashamed I thought and wrote that.

[Lazarus.Bird]

I've tried going full SS and it just wasn't for me.

[Corey Y]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

errabodies goin pre/power SS FTW!!!






I'm actually ashamed I thought and wrote that.

I stell gutz plenny uff toob ampz ovur hurr.

(do you feel better now?)

[The_Janitor]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

errabodies goin pre/power SS FTW!!!






I'm actually ashamed I thought and wrote that.

I used a pre/power solid state rig before it was cool.

[mc_muench]

ugly sweater stealin hipster

[jerrymcdougal]

Mattosaur, I'm very happy with my Monte Allums modded Boss CS-3 Compressor. Stock, it's less than epic. Pretty noisey and not very transparent. Post mod it's an absolute different beast all together. Some people use them for vocals they are so transparent. I'm sure there's better compressors out there for lots of dough, but I have yet to find anything that beats it bang-for-buck.

The Opto-Plus mod is transparent
The Ultra-Plus mod adds warmth and sparkle when the sustain is cranked.

http://www.monteallums.com/pedal_mods.html

[Mattosaur]

New Palace in Thunderland EP/demo is out: http://palaceinthunderland.bandcamp.com/

So far, I'm digging it. Spacey retro rock.

[HydrasBreath]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

errabodies goin pre/power SS FTW!!!






I'm actually ashamed I thought and wrote that.

I don't think I'd ever go down that route. I like my amps.

[JoeVictim]

Originally Posted by Corey Y

I honestly don't know anymore if I'm over singing or just don't want to put the work in anymore. I started out a singer, before I picked up bass and that's actually the role I've filled most in bands (though often while playing an instrument). I haven't been a singer in a band since my old punk band broke up though and that happened because I literally couldn't write lyrics anymore. I ran out of things to say...then wrote like 20 more songs somehow. I've probably written hundreds of songs, lyric wise and every time I think about having to write an album's worth of lyrics now I feel sick.

I wrote that new song, which I love, at a breakneck pace for me...and it's been finished without vocals for at least a month now. I don't know if I'm really sick of it or I'm just way out of the habit and I need to get some momentum back.

Word. My singing voice is more geared towards classical compositions. I can murder Barber of Seville. I was just f'ing off at practice and my drummer commented that my tone was "amazing". Too bad I can't find a way to use it.

For now, I'll keep attempting to mix Tom Waits and Lemmy

[mc_muench]

I like the whole, go anywhere and all you need is your bass and pedal board for your tone, idea.

[The_Janitor]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

ugly sweater stealin hipster

That's right.

[Mattosaur]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

I like the whole, go anywhere and all you need is your bass and pedal board for your tone.

That's what I love about my class D hybrid. It's smaller than most pedalboards.

[ampegfuzz]

Originally Posted by bassboysam

I get to try out the new cab today as well as the Tone Hammer and Plexi-Drive with the full band, should be interesting.

In other good news, or better news, is my dog's tumor is closer to a best case senario than a worst case senario. It does not seem to have spread and it is fairly detached from the thyroid so surgery should be able to remove all of the cancerous mass. On top of that it is a simple procedure and she should be fully recovered within a day or two after the surgery. Hopefully all goes well, we scheduled her in for the 15th of Jan.

Curious to hear your thoughts on the tone hammer and 412. And glad to hear about the dog. We took in a stray some time back and thought we were going to have to put him down right when we got him. He has been a great pain in the butt (still love him though )for about a year now and still going strong. His nick name is "street dog".

[The_Janitor]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

I like the whole, go anywhere and all you need is your bass and pedal board for your tone, idea.

This is an intriguing idea. I should throw a sansamp on the pedalboard just in case...

...or maybe that cheap-ass behringer clone. I just wish it wasn't so big.

[Corey Y]

Originally Posted by JoeVictim

Word. My singing voice is more geared towards classical compositions. I can murder Barber of Seville. I was just f'ing off at practice and my drummer commented that my tone was "amazing". Too bad I can't find a way to use it.

For now, I'll keep attempting to mix Tom Waits and Lemmy

I feel you there, my range is really geared towards crooning and choral styles. I can sing the f*ck out of some Sinatra tunes. I still get comments from extended family and friends about singing "Fly Me To The Moon" to my wife at our wedding reception 10 years ago. Singing in bands though, I go really gruff and gravely as well. I might be able to pull off a sort of Crowbar vocal style for this new band. My first instinct was to go all clean and slant it towards a darker epic Doom Metal vibe. I dunno if anyone would dig that though. Not that I worry about what everyone else likes when I make music, but I can pull off a lot of different vocal styles. So there's no point in picking something that doesn't compliment the music as best as possible.

If I can push myself hard enough, I'll try recording several different styles for that song and see which one really pops.

[Corey Y]

Originally Posted by Mattosaur

That's what I love about my class D hybrid. It's smaller than most pedalboards.

My GK MB800 fits in the pocket of my Precision's gig bag.

[Ancient Tone]

Originally Posted by ampegfuzz

Lead sled or class d? And yes you

Lead Sled! an old M-3000 300watt SS power amp and if that isn't loud enough for practice / live show stage monitoring than i have a PV-2600 1300watt power amp available to use as well.

Originally Posted by HydrasBreath

Damn I could never imagine letting this thing go. And after having played tubes I don't think I could go back to full solid state.

I have a little ampeg micro-VR for when I need to practice quieter at home or if I'm going to a random informal jam and don't want to lug a big rig back and forth for a one time thing. It sounds pretty good and all and approximates my SVT-VR fairly well but it doesn't feel as good as cranking the real deal or the AD200B.

I still have my peavey VB-2 and I have another Dunwich (a 200watt tube slave power amp) called the Adamos that's hopefully getting built next year, so I'm not giving up on tubes just streamlining my live rig. moving forward once we release our new album in a few months I'm going to be pulling guitar / bass / and bass synth duties in the band. I'm going to be running both my bass and bass synth through my pedalboard / DI / and live rig, plus hauling around a guitar rig. Having one less tube amp to carry around reduces fear of something going wrong, also since both the bass and synth will be going to FOH, i'd rather have a solid state amp to get a similar tone as I will in the FOH so that any EQ adjustments i make dont completely throw off the FOH mix.

Originally Posted by mc_muench

errabodies goin pre/power SS FTW!!!


I'm actually ashamed I thought and wrote that.

My band is even talking expanding to all of us using IEM's too, not just our singer. alot of our new songs require backing tracks, and some members can't seem to keep the same BPM through the entire song. And since stage monitoring is dodgy at best its our best solution.

[mc_muench]

The one thing is that my crazy russian preamp doesnt have a DI. So either a Dunwich preamp or stand alone DI would fix that.

[mc_muench]

Originally Posted by Ancient Tone

Lead Sled! an old M-3000 300watt SS power amp and if that isn't loud enough for practice / live show stage monitoring than i have a PV-2600 1300watt power amp available to use as well.

...

My band is even talking expanding to all of us using IEM's too, not just our singer. alot of our new songs require backing tracks, and some members can't seem to keep the same BPM through the entire song. And since stage monitoring is dodgy at best its our best solution.

Just so you know, my acoustic lead sled is 200 watts and its barely enough and I just battle a loud drummer and one guitar, although that guitar has 8x12's.




IEM? Blasphemy