Fxck that guy, seriously that's a case of "look at me I don't ever move my set myself."
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Stoner/Doom Bassists 54: Big Cabs and Nerd Bombs
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Fxck that guy, seriously that's a case of "look at me I don't ever move my set myself."
definitely a douchy ad, but two things:
- they dont like clutch which is a plus (lol)
- image is HUGE in this scene despite what people want to think. beards, flannel shirts, vintage gear, smoking pot, singing about pot, having long hair, generally looking homeless lol - all stoner image.
i agree its lame theyd write that as some sort of pre-req for being in their group, but stoner bands have a look that obviously these dudes are going for.
If Sam already ditched it, maybe...
I didn't notice any major swell on mine though...
Lifetime warranty if you have to go that route.
If Sam already ditched it, maybe...
I didn't notice any major swell on mine though...
Lifetime warranty if you have to go that route.
Yeah I was thinking this thing isn't floating my boat much so I amy sell it, then I thought wait some peopel really love this thing, I better make sure my El Oso is working properly first. I will go tweak crazy and caompare to more vids and if not happy will send it off to get fixed and wait forever to get it back like how they are doing poor Lance.
I renewed our CL ad and added a few things after the atrocity we witnessed last night with my friend's tryout. So disappointing that he wasn't as good as he lead me to believe.
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dude i feel your pain on bad drummers. before we found our current guy, the dude that came out before him was literally the worst drummer ive ever heard in my entire life, and ive seen lots of bad drummers. this dude could not keep a beat. enter sandman was outside of his realm. told us he was into doom and stoner sludge stuff, then talked about triggering and sound replacing his kit for recordings. also had like an 18 inch kick drum lol. we actually ended up kinda laughing at him cause it was so insanely bad. ive never prayed for a jam session to end so quickly.
first thing we did was call our previous drummer who had to quit and tell him we hated him so badly for putting us through that haha. but keep looking man, someone will pop up.
Gee I wonder if any doomers would know any good bass pedals...
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/all-bass-pedals-suck-907558/
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/all-bass-pedals-suck-907558/
I think that the stoner image you describe is definitely real and some people may strive to achieve it. I think it started out as just dudes in comfortable clothes and somehow turned into uniform of sorts.
However, lots of bands don't fit that mold. Bongripper is a good example. I dont have a beard, don't use vintage gear, and have short hair. My drummer is the same way.
I guess it just bothers me because the whole stoner doom movement started out being anti image and unpretentious. Now there's d bags posting ads requiring you look a certain way to be in their band.
It's no skin off my back and obviously anyone who doesn't like it can avoid those types of people. It just seems like these guys are sort of missing the point.
That's my take on it anyway...
lol during the audition from hell last night, I actually texted the old guy that ditched us to move to Indiana (w t f, right?:scowl: ) with "I hate you" haha. I actually think I might have pissed him off, because he stopped responding to my texts after a couple, teehee.
Philly is a long way from Pittsburgh
Image is not huge in this scene. I severely disagree. Music is huge in this scene.
lol during the audition from hell last night, I actually texted the old guy that ditched us to move to Indiana (w t f, right?:scowl: ) with "I hate you" haha. I actually think I might have pissed him off, because he stopped responding to my texts after a couple, teehee.
I can't believe guys who can't play would even show up to audition. I have been playing guitar and bass for years and I still fight a bit shyness when playing in front of people. But to not be able to play and try out, that is just fVcked
It is pretty funny that people who are awful respond to craigslist ads and show up for auditions. I was mortified at the thought of trying to play with a bunch of strangers before I joined my friend's band. Once I got pretty good at bass the fear went away, but I can't imagine rolling up to an audition and just being absolutely awful at my instrument haha.
I think that the stoner image you describe is definitely real and some people may strive to achieve it. I think it started out as just dudes in comfortable clothes and somehow turned into uniform of sorts.
However, lots of bands don't fit that mold. Bongripper is a good example. I dont have a beard, don't use vintage gear, and have short hair. My drummer is the same way.
I guess it just bothers me because the whole stoner doom movement started out being anti image and unpretentious. Now there's d bags posting ads requiring you look a certain way to be in their band.
It's no skin off my back and obviously anyone who doesn't like it can avoid those types of people. It just seems like these guys are sort of missing the point.
That's my take on it anyway...
obviously not every band fits the mold, and i agree its stupid to request, but just like every genre, theres a look thats associated with it. labels sadly care about that stuff too, which is why when you look at a roster on most big labels, you can tell right away what type of band they are.
but in short, those guys are mostly likely douchers.
image is HUGE in this scene, dont kid yourself. stoner/doom is full of image cliches, just like every other genre.
I have tried out drummers in the past who quite literally COULD NOT PLAY with other people. I couldn't possible oversell it, they played like I did at my first drum lesson. I tried to be as polite as possible, because I'm not getting anything out of making other people feel bad, but I honestly couldn't understand why they would bother trying out for a band. Everyone has to start somewhere, if you can only play a really simple back beat for 10 seconds at a time, put on the old headphones and jam along to a song you like or find a friend who's learning guitar or bass and jam together in a low pressure environment.
It's happened more than once. The last few years of trying to start up my own bands from scratch have been severely disheartening. That's why I always end up joining a band instead of starting my own.
lol during the audition from hell last night, I actually texted the old guy that ditched us to move to Indiana (w t f, right?:scowl: ) with "I hate you" haha. I actually think I might have pissed him off, because he stopped responding to my texts after a couple, teehee.
haha we parted with our drummer amicably, he just had too much going on so no bad feelings, so he was cracking up when we were texting him. but it was the most uncomfortable jam session ever. so painful haha.
I'm not kidding myself, I fully disagree. If we're talking about **** like Ghost then yeah sure, image is a pretty big deal there. But I'd say it's the exception way more than it is the rule.
