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Fuzzrocious Club - Sextuplet
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So, I have gotten my number for my Rat King but I figured I would post what I will be receiving today and this week:
Today, Dark Driving
Got my notice from Ryan this morning that my BDPG is being shipped out today!!
Tremorslo through a trade
IVe been wanting this pedal for a while now but was losing hope because it wasnt being made anymore and every time it came up FS on TB, I was flat broke.
Now, I just need the Demon and I will be set! very happy bassist here.
Today, Dark Driving
Got my notice from Ryan this morning that my BDPG is being shipped out today!!
Tremorslo through a trade
IVe been wanting this pedal for a while now but was losing hope because it wasnt being made anymore and every time it came up FS on TB, I was flat broke. Now, I just need the Demon and I will be set!
very happy bassist here.
Nah, probably not. I was never a big fan of muff style pedals. Just isn't my flavor. But then again, who knows. The only one of Ryan's pedals I thought I'd end up with was a demon when I first started looking at fuzzrocious. Now I have all I have and not even a demon yet! Haha
Yeah buddy, #69!! I'm diggin the sounds I'm getting out of the DD. gonna take it to practice tonight and see how it does for me.
Hey where are you guys putting the DD in your chain? I have it second in line of dirt pedals, 3rd in line coming from my bass.
Hey where are you guys putting the DD in your chain? I have it second in line of dirt pedals, 3rd in line coming from my bass.
Greg,I say this as a fellow bassist and effects fan, and in the nicest way possible. You gotta chill for a sec. Haha. I mean, I went through a pretty big pedal phase too, but, how are you even finding time to hear what they do. Eh. You know what. Enjoy yourself. If you have the money, go crazy.
It got to the point were I realized that, most of these friggin things are all the same. And I spent money on a better bass and amp. THAT is how you make you pedals sound better. These days, if it's not built by Ryan or Doug from darkglass, I don't even wanna know about it.
That said, lets hear some more about the Ram The Man parts. The demo sounds so awesome. Anyone using it? And in what context?
It got to the point were I realized that, most of these friggin things are all the same. And I spent money on a better bass and amp. THAT is how you make you pedals sound better. These days, if it's not built by Ryan or Doug from darkglass, I don't even wanna know about it.
That said, lets hear some more about the Ram The Man parts. The demo sounds so awesome. Anyone using it? And in what context?
I know what you're saying. Trust me, that's why I stopped buying pedals. All the pedals I've acquired in the last two months with the exception of the BDPG, which was the last pedal I actually spent money on, have been through trades. The only reason why I've gone through so many is because if I get a pedal and I feel it would be redundant on my board and I like what I have already, I trade it for something else I feel I want to replace. Am I annoying y'all or what? I'm sure a lot of people have been through what I am. It's been non stop for me for last few months but it's been really hectic lately because of trades. I'm just trying to fill my needs with what I want. And I'm just about there. Especially with all the moves I've made this last week. I'll probably be set on just about everything I have after weeks end. IMO I really don't have to spend a ton of time on a pedal I know will be redundant for me. It's a different thing all together if its adding new flavor to my sound. Then I'll spend some time with it. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm right, but in the end, I know what I like and don't like.
Not annoying. It was really meant to be funny. You don't have to explain to me man, look at my list of pedals I went through. And I'm pretty sure we use the same amp.I was just making a point that I feel like a lot of cats spend $2000 on effects and have a $300 instrument. At some point the idea of being a bass player gets lost. And thats why I stopped. But that has nothing to do with you. Please, don't misinterpret my statement. I went through it too. Its funny.
The trading gets crazy. There was a point that I was trading pedals that I loved, just to try something else. A good example is the Baby Thundaa, there was no good reason to part with that. The rusty box too. I love shellac and Jesus lizard so much, I should still have that one. Otherwise, I found fuzzrocious and darkglass make my bass sound exactly how I want it to. And thats an awesome feeling when you find that.
The trading gets crazy. There was a point that I was trading pedals that I loved, just to try something else. A good example is the Baby Thundaa, there was no good reason to part with that. The rusty box too. I love shellac and Jesus lizard so much, I should still have that one. Otherwise, I found fuzzrocious and darkglass make my bass sound exactly how I want it to. And thats an awesome feeling when you find that.
I'd like to add the question, "How many of us bring gear worth tons of money to gigs that only pay us enough to cover gas and the bar tab? I know I'm guilty.
Yeah I get what you're saying. I've been playing for 14 years and in all those years Ive never worried about tone or pedals or amps/cabs or any of that stuff. I was just happy if I had something to play and plug into. Now I've had the luxury to buy some gear and attempt get the sound I've heard in my head for years. I'm in a good position to try different things and gear and see what I can accomplish sonically. I was never able to do that before. I feel the same way you do about darkglass and fuzzrocious stuff, it's allowing me to accomplish things I wasn't able to all these years. And lately the timing just been right to grab some things I've been wanting so I did. And I'm excited about them. I'm not offended, but I do know I post a lot
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This is a strange phenomenon that usually happens when you are forced to play music that you otherwise wouldnt play, weddings are great examples i really dont like playing country but when the father of the bride offered us $2,000.00 to play at his daughters wedding i played that stuff and made $500.00 for a couple of practices and 3 45min sets, I think all of the planets aligned properly and their gravitational pull tugged on his wallet because we are definately not that good lol
I only got in deep with pedals since I got a well paying improv gig that benefits from mixing up the bass pallette. Otherwise I have virtually no truck with them.
How many people bring fancy gear to gigs and they don't even have any cd's or t shirts for sale. Merch is how you make a profit without selling your musical soul. Having that been said, the Demon pedal rules. I've never had a distortion pedal that makes things clearer but the midrange tweak on the demon compared to the OCD really gives the Demon that SVT tone, and I played an all tube SVT-2 Pro for years. This pedal sounds as good as that amp with the tube drive and input gain controls cranked. Its my all time favorite pedal at this point, I never thought I could get that sound again without going all tube.
I've overheard audience members making not so nice remarks about selling CDs at a gig though, some seem to see it as begging or cheap in some way. And I gather people rather buy another beer than a CD anyway.
I've said this before elsewhere, but my view is that in music you have to be the biggest whore but not let anyone know you are one.
Once you've learned to say "buy my cd" without actually saying those words, you are on your way to mastering this art.
