they always say the ric-o-sound doesnt work, but they never know to use a stereo cable! cracks me up every time
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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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I need to join a drum forum to ask more questions, but having read them it seems it's the equivalent of venturing out into TalkBass proper maybe worse.
I'm still unable to find a setup that doesn't work. The other day I did some of my best playing left handed open hand (everything setup backwards without crossing arms). Went to look this up and answers range from "do whatever", to "just learn righty stupid".
I'd be real curious/appreciative to see pics of your drummers kits. Sizes and cymbal info would be gold, but you know do whatever.
I'm still unable to find a setup that doesn't work. The other day I did some of my best playing left handed open hand (everything setup backwards without crossing arms). Went to look this up and answers range from "do whatever", to "just learn righty stupid".
I'd be real curious/appreciative to see pics of your drummers kits. Sizes and cymbal info would be gold, but you know do whatever.
If crossing is causing trouble lower the snare and raise the hihat a bit. I would start out learning righty, so you'll be able to sit down at anyone's kit and play. Drummers may not mind letting you use their kit, but they'd absolutely mind you moving poopie around. Just a thought...
I find crossing the most uncomfortable of the ways to play so I stick to open handed almost always. Any issues you see arising from that? I really like a low, level setup. Hi hat, snare and ride to one side. Crash and FT on other.
The thought of not moving other people's stuff around/people moving my stuff around is a huge advantage. Like, the best reason ever to learn righty (and yet no drum forum members seem to make that point).
I want to go back home and paint up my shells and get back to playing... But family time. Which part of family time happens to be building a head case (attempt #2!) and drilling a new Hammond box for my blue beard w/stomp based tone bypass.
The first few sporadic times I was able to spend a few hours at a drum kit, many years ago, I exclusively played open handed (with standard setup, playing the hats with my left hand even though I'm right-handed. It just seemed natural for whatever reason. I got pretty comfortable doing this and could decently hold a beat and do some fills, etc. When I finally got my own place and my own kit, within a few months I was playing "normal" (crossed, right handed) and now that's all I do. At least the once a month or so that I actually play some drums. Unless you really plan on becoming a pro-level session drummer someday, I'd say do whatever feels right but don't stop experimenting with different setups.
G40V headbox finally getting done! And this moth was dying in the yard so let him grab a stick and put him up on a table safe from birds. About half the size of my hand and pretty visually stunning for a moth.
I can't find this anywhere in the search, and I KNOW it's been discussed again, but I will ask again:
What is the signal path on Dopethrone? Is it EB-3>Big Muff>Small Stone>SVT-CL>8X10???
What is the signal path on Dopethrone? Is it EB-3>Big Muff>Small Stone>SVT-CL>8X10???
Also, has anyone been able to conjure up some doomy tones using SS equipment? What about spectors? Al Cisneros uses rics, I can't imagine a Spec would be much different besides p/ups and electronics. Thoughts?
Lots of doom tones in this thread with SS gear. You could probably get some cool doom tones with a Spector but a Ric its a pretty particular beast with a tone all its own.
The rig as of now is a spector NS-2 with Euro preamp through my darkglass B7K used as a stand-alone preamp into a QSC preamp into 8x10's. Drive on the B7K and Fuzz on a darkglass Duality fuzz. Critique?
noy a fan of the duality and it won't really do a doomy fuzz tone. having said that it really depends on what you want to sound like.
More importantly, how do you like it? anything can work if it does it for you.
I still recomend flats.
I've noticed the same thing about the duality. Not really doing it for me. Good for other stuff, but not this.
Bagshaw Bagshaw Bagshaw. That's the tone i'm going for
I haven't played it in a serious doom situation, I don't really have it set up for that at the moment. I've been practicing for an upcoming tour in which all the songs are in drop D. So I really don't want to tweak it yet.
But yes, that didn't cross my mind. Flats would change things up. Although I feel flats would really take away from that "spector tone" that we all know and love. Then again, I haven't tried it, but I would prefer a setup that embraces that tone.
But as for the bass itself, I love it. It's ballsy, thick, and sparkly. All the punch of a precision plus the zing of a musicman. Imagine a warwick but thicker and ballsier. Very comfortable. My only complaint is that it distorts really easy because of the p/ups (EMG) but other than that great bass, really well balanced as well.
I was checking out the liner notes and there's a picture of him with a white EB-3
Are you sure its the pickups and not the preamp?
And since when is distortion bad?
It only really distorts when the pickups are above 90% and the bass is picked hard. There's a trimpot on the pre which I probably should adjust.
