Recent content by Glassofwater

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    Les Claypool's Setup

    Since Les Claypool has been one of my idols in bass playing ever since, I was happy to see this thread. As a young bassist in the 90ies I tried to emulate his sound (as well as Flea’s sound) with my huge Mesa Boogie rig. Now, a “few” years later, I am still curious about his...
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    Bass gear for Stoner, Doom, 70s Funk

    @DonnyDanger: The Kadavar bassist used a (vintage, I guess) Acoustic amp plus cab and an additional 2x15 Peavey cab, which got miked. The sound was awesome, but this is not what I am looking for right now. @Downunderwonder: What do you mean exactly? I should focus on getting a good sound...
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    Bass gear for Stoner, Doom, 70s Funk

    Thanks a lot. I will take your advice into account. So I may conclude so far: big headroom, powerful cabs, Ampeg is never wrong, try out some Orange Tomorrow I will check out an Ampeg SVT 2-PRO with Ampeg PN-115 HLF and PN-210. The amp has a fair price. The cabs are pricey. I never heard about...
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    Bass gear for Stoner, Doom, 70s Funk

    Dear fellow bassists, This is my first post at the talkbass forum. So at the very first I want to say, that this place is really helpful and inspiring for me as a bassist. It would be great, if you could give me advice on what I can do to build a bass rig. Money is not an issue. However, I...