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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread 29: "Please Huff Responsibly"

#981
father of fires said:
It was the song I posted a few pages back. The main riff is too bouncy (I swear I didn't write it) and any attempts to "evil" it up just complicate things. I'm thinking we'll need to add some slick harmonies to make everyone happy. I just wondered what all y'alls go to tricks were.
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i went back and listened and played along with the riff. i could not "evil it up". the difficult part for me was the feel, it's just a bouncy riff. i did find some cool harmonies using the flat 6 and flat 7 though..
 
#982
Mattosaur said:
Aren't intervals just the names for the different notes of a scale, and their relationship back to the tonic? (I've taken lessons, but my understanding of most of this stuff is pretty self-driven, and I often feel like I'm not quite fluent in musical theory, like a gringo ordering cervezas and asking where the bathroom is in Juarez.)
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Basically yes. Some people try to learn scales first, but intervals are much more applicable to actual bass playing.
 
#983
Corey Y said:
I've made reference to that a few times. Nick is working out a preamp design for me. That way I can run my dirt pedals into the preamp, keep my delay and modulation effects in the loop, then run direct into a power amp. When I'm recording or at home I can just a DI off the board and reamp or do a cab sim in any fashion I want. I really like 70s solid state amps, but this way I can get as much volume as I need and not have to worry about running a separate effects loop for the pedals that get too squished running in line. Originally I was going to run the preamp of my Beta Bass out to a Class D power amp or the return of my MB800, but this way it's way more streamlined.

Nick really helped me simplify the idea and cut through the BS. I was getting way too convoluted trying to figure it out before.
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i started working out a turret layout, trying to see if it will fit easily into that enclosure but im running into issues. More work soon and I will let u know
 
#985
Mattosaur said:
Aren't intervals just the names for the different notes of a scale, and their relationship back to the tonic? (I've taken lessons, but my understanding of most of this stuff is pretty self-driven, and I often feel like I'm not quite fluent in musical theory, like a gringo ordering cervezas and asking where the bathroom is in Juarez.)
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yes exactly except you don't really need to know which intervals make up each scale if you understand the impact of each interval to the root.
 
#986
Learning chord notes over scales can be really useful. Though it's a double edged sword with heavy music. Since most modern heavy bands are using power chords, you're inferring the chord with your note choices. It can change the whole feel of a song, for better or for worse. It can make a relatively straight forward major sounding song sound very dark and strange or it could make something simple and heavy sound really major and jazzy.
 
#987
Corey Y said:
Nick really helped me simplify the idea and cut through the BS. I was getting way too convoluted trying to figure it out before.
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This is Nick's specialty, you give him an idea and he cuts through the BS and tells what will work and what won't.

Oh BTW I may have stolen your FX loop idea.... :hiding: Cept mine's gonna be pre- effected / uneffected split, and probably footswitchable if theres room in the enclosure.
 
#988
dunwichamps said:
i started working out a turret layout, trying to see if it will fit easily into that enclosure but im running into issues. More work soon and I will let u know
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Since I got my new patch cables, I have even more room than I anticipated. They're about half as wide as I accounted for in my layouts. So I'm pretty sure I'll be able to work with whatever you come up with. Unless it's a foot wide and needs a kick start.
 
#990
Corey Y said:
Since I got my new patch cables, I have even more room than I anticipated. They're about half as wide as I accounted for in my layouts. So I'm pretty sure I'll be able to work with whatever you come up with. Unless it's a foot wide and needs a kick start.
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yea a bit bigger will help. I will see what is minimum, and go from their. The main board is laying out fairly easily so Im happy with that.
 
#991
Ancient Tone said:
This is Nick's specialty, you give him an idea and he cuts through the BS and tells what will work and what won't.

Oh BTW I may have stolen your FX loop idea.... :hiding: Cept mine's gonna be pre- effected / uneffected split, and probably footswitchable if theres room in the enclosure.
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hahha thanks i try to help people out.
 
#995
askrere said:
Glad I didn't buy Weedeater tickets, but disappointed too... Does anyone know if he is quitting after the tour or like he ditched them then and there?

Stupid bank is closed so can't pay the guy for my El Oso yet.
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He posted some other comments like "lots of tears at boise airport" or something like that. I'm assuming he flew home and they picked someone up to finish the tour.
 
#997
Ancient Tone said:
This is Nick's specialty, you give him an idea and he cuts through the BS and tells what will work and what won't.

Oh BTW I may have stolen your FX loop idea.... :hiding: Cept mine's gonna be pre- effected / uneffected split, and probably footswitchable if theres room in the enclosure.
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You're not stealing anything man, nothing crazy or unique about the idea. It's all utilitarian for my purposes. Not really a "tone in a box" approach, just a basic good preamp design with a few specific features, so I can sort out my gain staging properly and fine tune a bit with EQ. I just communicated my goal and my priorities to Nick and let him sort out the details. It's easier to just lay out the destination and occasionally point out the roads you want to avoid, rather than try to steer while someone else is driving. I believe in staying out of the way when someone is doing custom work for you, just be a good customer and communicate effectively. That's what I want out of a customer when I'M selling custom work, anyway. Especially during the free estimate portion of the relationship.
 
#999
I have customers with highly specific and detailed requests and some with super foggy approaches with very little details so im used to it either way, I do my best to sort of provide some structure to the idea. whats feasible and at what price point.
 
#1,000
Lazarus.Bird said:
He posted some other comments like "lots of tears at boise airport" or something like that. I'm assuming he flew home and they picked someone up to finish the tour.
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Man, that is really depressing to hear. Keke was my favorite part of the band. ****, I bought acrylic drums after I saw his playing. That dude is a beast. I'll be looking forward to whatever he does in the future.
 

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