What's Coming and Going XV: My Baby's Daddy... - Page 12

Josh Pelican · #**221** 11-30-2012, 08:55 PM

My Iron Pig should be here this week.

I can rock small boards because for bass, the main pedals I use are fuzz/boost, my tuner, and my compressor.

My guitar pedalboard will be forever growing.

caeman · #**222** 11-30-2012, 09:09 PM

In my situation, I can afford to go minimal, because I am just a bassist. In every church gig, there is usually another guitar, keys and someone else playing drums. Additionally, the vocalists. So, I can get away with EQing and a hint of overdrive. I can lay down the melodic crust and everyone else can add the whip cream and cherries.

Vlad5 · #**223** 11-30-2012, 10:47 PM

I'm totally playing around with minimalism too. I found all I really need/want are my favorite drive, preamp, and I guess a tuner would be helpful, maybe a DI...
So I taped up another homemade pedal board and put some feet on it. I'll post the cute little guy in PYPB thread.

oh yeah...

coming: PARTS!

Gonna finally rehouse the Mesa M9 amp footswitch (mute/eq) and build another relay box. Those things are so handy!
These will help complete the mini(malist) board.

MSUsousaphone · #**224** 11-30-2012, 10:51 PM

Ew. Guys. Gross.

I find as many places to use a phrase sampler as possible so that I can drop out and lay in some cool atmosphere while my bass lines are still going. One of the big differences between the great bands and a decent local band is all the extra stuff getting thrown into the background. Stuff most people don't even realize is there. And every bassist needs a parallel looper (or a splitter and two amps cabs......but just save money and time and get a parallel looper). Allows you to do so much more.

behndy · #**225** 11-30-2012, 10:55 PM

YOU TALK OF SPECIFIC PEOPLES. NAUGHTY LITTLE MONKEY.

MSUsousaphone · #**226** 12-01-2012, 01:36 AM

Nah nah. You good bro, you good. That stereo rig will cover ya. That tone stacking....not tone mixing where you put one pedal after another....but actual tone stacking with two parallel signals. That's beauty.

Dark Barn · #**227** 12-01-2012, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MSUsousaphone

One of the big differences between the great bands and a decent local band is all the extra stuff getting thrown into the background. Stuff most people don't even realize is there. And every bassist needs a parallel looper (or a splitter and two amps cabs......but just save money and time and get a parallel looper). Allows you to do so much more.

The only thing that separates the great bands from the decent local bands is your opinion.

caeman · #**228** 12-01-2012, 06:05 AM

I would love to own a Boomerang III. Someday.

Smallequestrian · #**229** 12-01-2012, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MSUsousaphone

Ew. Guys. Gross.

One of the big differences between the great bands and a decent local band is all the extra stuff getting thrown into the background. Stuff most people don't even realize is there. And every bassist needs a parallel looper (or a splitter and two amps cabs......but just save money and time and get a parallel looper). Allows you to do so much more.

Not sure if I agree much with this at all. Some of the best bands I've ever seen are the ones that know what they are and don't try to do too much other than nail their performance. There are so many bands that try to add the extra stuff that really half ass it that they'd be much better off sticking to the core of their music.

Good music played well is the key, anything else that you can add is great as long as its done well and with taste.

behndy · #**230** 12-01-2012, 07:34 AM

NOPE. MUSIC WITHOUT EFX IS ****ING BORING. like a blonde white grrL. GET SOME FALVAH GRRL.

sorta tongue-in cheek. i don't care if someone plays clean or drenched in efx. just don't be boring. i don't get bands that are just doing the same thing that's been done buttloads. i guess good on them for having fun, but for me.... to listen to? BLEGH.

caeman · #**231** 12-01-2012, 07:37 AM

I've been working on learning slap. That is challenging enough at the moment.

Smallequestrian · #**232** 12-01-2012, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by behndy

NOPE. MUSIC WITHOUT EFX IS ****ING BORING. like a blonde white grrL. GET SOME FALVAH GRRL.

sorta tongue-in cheek. i don't care if someone plays clean or drenched in efx. just don't be boring. i don't get bands that are just doing the same thing that's been done buttloads. i guess good on them for having fun, but for me.... to listen to? BLEGH.

No effects, lets not go crazy here...
On the other hand, bands where not even the guitarist uses effects, I almost always find to be completely boring.

For the love of all things rock people, plug into a fuzz pedal and rattle your brain from time to time.

Vlad5 · #**233** 12-01-2012, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by behndy

NOPE. MUSIC WITHOUT EFX IS ****ING BORING. like a blonde white grrL. GET SOME FALVAH GRRL.

sorta tongue-in cheek. i don't care if someone plays clean or drenched in efx. just don't be boring. i don't get bands that are just doing the same thing that's been done buttloads. i guess good on them for having fun, but for me.... to listen to? BLEGH.

Oh man, The boyfriend of a girl I know is an amazingly talented guitarist... I mean, I once saw him on stage playing a very complicated blues guitar solo behind his back. Just an amazing execution of technique... and I was so bored I wanted to die! Almost 10 minutes of soul crushing (but again, technically well executed) blues-noodling... ugh...

Yeah, and my lady is white and blonde (welsh/french), but so delightfully depraved (welsh/french) and pleasantly insane (welsh/french), and large booty'd (welsh/french), that I enjoy her whiteness, which I tease her about when it manifests itself in stereotypical behavior. But I agree with your sentiment under general principle... whites chicks is boring. But in my case, I grew up in a part of southern california that was infested with blonde haired blue eyed surfer/cheerleader/vanilla volley ball team type girls...INFESTED.... which isn't as awesome as it appears in porn... like, oh my god, totally not at all.

...and parallel blending is de shizzznitzzadiggle fa shugaa.

MSUsousaphone · #**234** 12-01-2012, 08:45 AM

That's what's up.

Music I like needs movement. I'm not looking for totally complex but it has to have some stuff going on in the background that's pushing your emotions to feel what the performer is conveying.

Listening to Berlioz's Sumphonie Fantastique, right now. So good.

behndy · #**235** 12-01-2012, 08:52 AM

my experience, the best thing about white grrLs in my yarea growing up was they knew they had to EARN some hawtness, so they were usually the freakiest. PLIABLE. easy to CONVINCE during bedtime discussions.

but still..... MEH. i have to see a pale translucent honkey with blue eyes and blonde hair every time i look in the mirror. if i'm not actually getting at THAT hawt guy, then i want to be bouncing around with something that looks different. MURRRR.

urglghrle. the Pitch Grinder so GOOD. it would be even more awesome with a blend. a blend that had an expression input so you could ramp into OH GAWD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY PLAYING YOU'RE SO MUCH BETTER THAN MEEEEEEEEE.

yesh. i would like. i would like that. i would like that a LOT.

G.Bisson · #**236** 12-01-2012, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Smallequestrian

For the love of all things rock people, plug into a fuzz pedal and rattle your brain from time to time.

I approve of this message!

Effects have little to do with whether a band is boring or not.

fivestringgecko · #**237** 12-01-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by G.Bisson

Effects have little to do with whether a band is boring or not.

+1.

IN: a set of Fretwraps, my one and only Black Friday purchase.

5sg.

Vlad5 · #**238** 12-01-2012, 09:14 AM

What is a sword compared to the hand that wields it?

or

It ain't the bit baby, it's the power of the drill!!

My name is Mudd · #**239** 12-01-2012, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by fivestringgecko

IN: a set of Fretwraps...

I've been wondering about these...

behndy · #**240** 12-01-2012, 09:38 AM

i thought i would love the Fretwraps, 'specially for tapping, 'cause i am a SLOPPY bastahd, but the thing that Jean said steered him away from them surprisingly rang true for me too. he uses a LOT of open fret work, i didn't realize that i did a bit too, enough that it was annoying having the open string not ring out the same way, or at all.

i'm going to bring a pair to a recording session coming up though. might help with cleaner recordings on fingered or other parts.