Lead guitar does not like my tee shirt design.

[hobosong]

It's going to be the same screen.... make 75% white on black, and 25% black on white. Then you'll know for sure

 

[njones89]

I tune down to B in both my metal bands. I just use regular old passive basses. Rickenbacker and Epiphone, mostly.

Anyway, sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread.

At this point it's pretty much run its course. So you're playing 4 strings then? I use a slightly lighter 5-string gauge and play C-standard. I am still not used to it... I try to think of it as E standard, up a half step, plus a low string. Doesn't matter what the guitars do, I always play standard. I do have a hipshot that drops to A# but I rarely use it anymore. Used to play drop, but I rewrote all the material for standard because I hate swapping tunings and instruments live.

I think the engineer was biased to the guitars not only because he is a friend/acquaintance of the guitarist, but because he plays quite a bit of guitars... though I think he is in spirit a drummer. Bass is typically neglected in all rock genres, so go figure, right? hahaha.

 

[Korladis]

At this point it's pretty much run its course. So you're playing 4 strings then? I use a slightly lighter 5-string gauge and play C-standard. Doesn't matter what the guitars do, I always play standard. I do have a hipshot that drops to A# but I rarely use it anymore. Used to play drop, but I rewrote all the material for standard because I hate swapping tunings and instruments live.

I think the engineer was biased to the guitars not only because he is a friend/acquaintance of the guitarist, but because he plays quite a bit of guitars... though I think he is in spirit a drummer. Bass is typically neglected in all rock genres, so go figure, right? hahaha.

Yeah, I only play 4s. The ones I use for Catapult the Dead and Dustern are mainly the Rickenbacker 4003S and Epiphone T-bird for shows, my old beat-up Peavey for rehearsal. I just use 5 string sets and ditch the G. Even though the guitarist in Dustern tunes to D standard, I can't be bothered to figure out the right gauge for that, so I just play in BEAD.

Arguably I have too many basses, but whatever.

One of the reasons I got into doom metal was that bass seems to feature a little more prominently in it.

 

[njones89]

Nice! Here's me playing my first Ric last week before going to a Stone Sour show. I loved it. It was one of the $2k ones, forget what model that is. Of course, I had to play Ace of Spades first... one of my biggest inspirations is Peter Steele of Type O Negative - now that you mentioned doom metal.

 

[Korladis]

Nice! Here's me playing my first Ric last week before going to a Stone Sour show. I loved it. It was one of the $2k ones, forget what model that is. Of course, I had to play Ace of Spades first... one of my biggest inspirations is Peter Steele of Type O Negative - now that you mentioned doom metal.

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Looks a lot like mine.

Definitely have listened to a lot of Type O Negative in my time.

Lately been listening mainly to Yob, Neurosis, SubRosa, Conan, Brume, Sleep, and Old Iron.

 

[obimark]

My general rule for lead guitar players is this: The better they are, the bigger the @$$hole they are. This is my personal observation as a hack bass player for 40+ years. There are exceptions to every rule. Thank god the lead in my current band is not only the best I've ever played with, he's also an exception to the rule and a genuine great guy. You have to choose. Is the band worth putting up with this guy or not? I've had to make that decision several times in the past.

My experience has been the exact opposite, the BEST players I played with were also the LEAST a$$holes. The worst players, who THOUGHT they were the best were the biggest problem children.

 

[Korladis]

My experience has been the exact opposite, the BEST players I played with were also the LEAST a$$holes. The worst players, who THOUGHT they were the best were the biggest problem children.

That's mostly been my experience as well.

Though there was one guy I used to be in a band with who's an amazing musician but also a huge douchebag.

 

[delta7fred]

Another vote for black tees with white logo. Only get coloured tees if you are sure your target audience will buy them.

I would not buy any white clothing, me and white do not get on well together. Coloured yes but I'm not a metalhead so you are probably a better judge of whether they would sell.


Your guitarist sounds as though he talks down to you, best get that stopped ASAP.
I've had that happen twice in 50 years of gigging and nipped it in the bud both times. The first guitarist hasn't spoken to me since (no sleep lost there), the second one I now get on great with.

 

[bdplaid]

I was.

Just my 2 cents: If i was doing a metal band shirt, I would think black would be a requirement. Personally, I'm sick of that look, but ya can't swim upstream and all that. And not just black, but "blacker than black..."

And a tip from one of my profs that I found valuable: find ways to put movement in the artwork.

Cheers!

 

[Drgonzonm]

Little e big F both backwards, also 55 backwards. The most important metal since the bronze age. How about bronze colored logo over blue steel colored shirt. Or steel blue logo over bronze patina colored shirt. If I have to explain, you don't know metal.

 

[Member8675309]

Just my 2 cents: If i was doing a metal band shirt, I would think black would be a requirement. Personally, I'm sick of that look, but ya can't swim upstream and all that. And not just black, but "blacker than black..."

And a tip from one of my profs that I found valuable: find ways to put movement in the artwork.

Cheers!

Would movement be a bad idea considering it's an anvil? I'd think you'd want the design to be as heavy as possible.

 

[Korladis]

Just my 2 cents: If i was doing a metal band shirt, I would think black would be a requirement. Personally, I'm sick of that look, but ya can't swim upstream and all that. And not just black, but "blacker than black..."

And a tip from one of my profs that I found valuable: find ways to put movement in the artwork.

Cheers!

I actually tend to buy grey shirts more often now, simply because they're not an option as often as black.

 

[Drgonzonm]

When I hear anvils acme, coyotes and road runners come to mind. Forge to me is not an anvil, sorry
Forge is the hearth where metal is heated prior to being worked Annealed or tempered. To some the forge is the shop. Art is good but is not a forge

 

[1st Bass]

And, yet the anvil is the centerpiece of all blacksmith shops, and without it, the forge is nearly useless. The anvil (in my opinion) is serving as an icon that speaks of the forge. I have used a flowerpot filled with charcoal, and a small hairdryer as a blower for a forge, and I still use the plow-steel gouges I heated in that forge, and "forged" on my anvil. But without the anvil, I had nothing.

Most people wouldn't recognize a real forge if they walked up and looked into it, unless it was in use...and if the anvil was nearby.

(Edit: To be sure, the flowerpot forge collapsed after that one job, but it served well for the short time I needed it.)

 

[Korladis]

And, yet the anvil is the centerpiece of all blacksmith shops, and without it, the forge is nearly useless. The anvil (in my opinion) is serving as an icon that speaks of the forge. I have used a flowerpot filled with charcoal, and a small hairdryer as a blower for a forge, and I still use the plow-steel gouges I heated in that forge, and "forged" on my anvil. But without the anvil, I had nothing.

Most people wouldn't recognize a real forge if they walked up and looked into it, unless it was in use...and if the anvil was nearby.

Exactly.

 

[Drgonzonm]

And, yet the anvil is the centerpiece of all blacksmith shops, and without it, the forge is nearly useless. The anvil (in my opinion) is serving as an icon that speaks of the forge. I have used a flowerpot filled with charcoal, and a small hairdryer as a blower for a forge, and I still use the plow-steel gouges I heated in that forge, and "forged" on my anvil. But without the anvil, I had nothing.

Most people wouldn't recognize a real forge if they walked up and looked into it, unless it was in use...and if the anvil was nearby.

(Edit: To be sure, the flowerpot forge collapsed after that one job, but it served well for the short time I needed it.)

Exactly.

I'll take "The making and shaping of steel" by US Steel and agricola's 16th century book as creditable references over opinions & wiki. I'll take Pehkle's text as a reference for non-ferrous metals
I am glad you were able to dabble in smithing, and it's ok to redefine words to suit the music business but an anvil is not a forge.

 

[1st Bass]

Well...working steel is what I do for a living. Blacksmithing I will admit to dabbling. But a forge is an easy asset to make or acquire-- I have made hand-pumped bellows, although electric impellers have become the norm... but anvils are expensive, and good ones hard to find, anymore. I have done only the basics in blacksmithing, but I teach metallurgy among other subjects, history of welding, etc, on a commercial level... no wikipedia here. Ultimately, though, it really doesn't matter. I like his artwork. You are absolutely right, that an anvil is not a forge, and no one has claimed that it is.

 

[njones89]

Well...working steel is what I do for a living. Blacksmithing I will admit to dabbling. But a forge is an easy asset to make or acquire-- I have made hand-pumped bellows, although electric impellers have become the norm... but anvils are expensive, and good ones hard to find, anymore. I have done only the basics in blacksmithing, but I teach metallurgy among other subjects, history of welding, etc, on a commercial level... no wikipedia here. Ultimately, though, it really doesn't matter. I like his artwork. You are absolutely right, that an anvil is not a forge, and no one has claimed that it is.

I wanted to make a stage prop that would have dual functionality as an ego box and a trigger pad that could be used by the singer. Do you have any ideas? An actual anvil would be too heavy to really be useable... was thinking about cutting the logo from wood and gluing plies together, and then routing what I needed for electronics. I figured I could also weld something hollow out of steel, but I don't have the tools or skills for that. I made a 3d cad model just to get an idea of how to do it...

 

[Drgonzonm]

The OP asked for an opinion, I gave it. While my practial me

Well...working steel is what I do for a living. Blacksmithing I will admit to dabbling. But a forge is an easy asset to make or acquire-- I have made hand-pumped bellows, although electric impellers have become the norm... but anvils are expensive, and good ones hard to find, anymore. I have done only the basics in blacksmithing, but I teach metallurgy among other subjects, history of welding, etc, on a commercial level... no wikipedia here. Ultimately, though, it really doesn't matter. I like his artwork. You are absolutely right, that an anvil is not a forge, and no one has claimed that it is.

tallurgy may not be as strong as yours, l believe my background in metals, does allow me to express a valid opinion.

 

[Drgonzonm]

I wanted to make a stage prop that would have dual functionality as an ego box and a trigger pad that could be used by the singer. Do you have any ideas? An actual anvil would be too heavy to really be useable... was thinking about cutting the logo from wood and gluing plies together, and then routing what I needed for electronics. I figured I could also weld something hollow out of steel, but I don't have the tools or skills for that. I made a 3d cad model just to get an idea of how to do it...

Do a web search for anvil types, a medevial anvil should be doable from plywood and 2x.