We had such a busy, crammed week that it's totally dead at work today. Too quiet, I've just been sitting here listening to music all morning. Poison Idea earlier, some old Orange Goblin now.
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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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Good god. Poison Idea. I haven't listened to them in ages.
Dig Orange Goblin. "Red Tide Rising" still my favorite track by them.
Dig Orange Goblin. "Red Tide Rising" still my favorite track by them.
Need to get some Necros, for the full punk listening experience! But we might settle for Spermbirds.
That's one thing I notice...I grew up into punk and still dig a lot of the old stuff (as well as the occasional new find) but a lot of the older stuff doesn't hold up very well for me. The more (to my mind, generic) hardcore (though there were some excellent HC bands) and a lot of the overtly political stuff just doesn't hold my interest anymore and, looking back, that was the stuff I was least into even at the time.
Not all the punk I like has to have a sense of humor, but it works well with some bands. Other bands were far from humorous but still come across to me today when I feel like listening to that sort of thing (Die Kreuzen and The Offenders come to mind.)
My daughter has lately been fixated on The Crucifvcks, Flipper and No Trend. I started her off checking out more "straight" stuff like Flag, DKs, Misfits and am working into more oddball stuff from there. She's also really digging the first couple Butthole Surfers eps.
Did someone say POISON IDEA? Oh look it's the finalized lineup for SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST IV, coming to Tucson this October. Who's going????
If it were in the cards for me I would buy another GZR P and a PJ set just to have for future basses. I love them that much. Couldn't care less about the solderless bullsh. Infact I have considered soldering mine to the contacts just to make it more secure. The output sometimes(very rarely actually) cuts in and out because of a little slop. I totally dig them though. Just the perfect P grind to me when wide open and can still get deep. They are pretty hot as well, similar in output to my SB-2. I have a Dimarzio Model P as well and I like it. I liked it a whole lot more with my Audere pre than I did passive though. It seemed kind of lackluster to me without a preamp.
Basses. '97 G&L SB-2, '83 T-40 and an '88 Fury. They all play and sound fantastic. The SB-2 seems to work a little better for me in standard-DGCF tunings. I don't know why, it just sounds fuller. T-40 is dope as f**k as you all know. Sounds a little dark, but I have been really lazy about putting fresh strings on it. The Fury, as far as playability and sound goes, is the winner in this gaggle. The thing just owns. Have it tuned to C standard and it loves it.
Amps. '73 2000s and my SVT4-pro. I also have an Eden WT-550 that I have had a lot of difficulty trying to sell. I love it; it has probably my favorite clean preamp of all, I just don't use it. It is largely underpowered for my needs. The Avatar 115 doubles as my practice cab/TV stand. Not a lot of space in the apartment and I like to buy pedals and basses instead of furniture. It works great. I am hoping to invest in a dually at some point this year. Ideally two down the road.
I am currently to lazy to take a pedal board shot, because in all likelihood, it will be different tomorrow.
Dont know if anyone is in Indy but heres were VEGA will be this weekend...
I effin' LOVE SB-2s. Never owned a G&L, but always wanted one of those in particular. I have seriously dug every G&L I've ever played.
How is the neck on the T-40? I have never owned a Peavey Bass, but over the years I've played many. I've had a lot of Peavey amp gear and one of my first "real" guitars was a T-60.
It seems like all the Peavey basses I've played have necks that are too thin for my tastes.
Local shop has a 'burst T-45 on the wall. I picked it up the other day (didn't plug in) and was surprised that the neck felt nice and chunky (maple board.) I really want to go back and plug it in because while the T-45 felt real good, as far as being resonant, it seemed completely dead. It may be the strings are as old as the bass...I don't know, but unplugged all the notes just seemed to get muffled and vanish.
Yeah, Furys I love. Those are great, unsung instruments. The T-40s are kind of coming into their own in the collector's sense but the Furys (and several other models) seem to have not gotten their due yet...
I don't have a pic with all of my gear but this one at least has most of my cabs & heads:
I post pics on a semi regular basis but if all yall are...
I have a Standard 260 with a homemade 1x15 and a Squier Bass VI at home.
I have a Standard 260 with a homemade 1x15 and a Squier Bass VI at home.
Can you contrast the Dimarzio P to the GZR P? Thanks
No pics available, but I'm rocking an Ibanez SR506 into a GK 700RB-II and GK Neo410. Various pedals, but the main ones are currently a B3K and a GK 800RB Pedal Sim. Then flange and filter on occasion. It's good stuff. All these ATKs are making me GASsy. If I ever get another bass, it's gonna be an ATK. 5 string.
I am seriously suffering from Gear Envy. Some of those pics are just...fap...
went to the high end music store today, don't know why i even bother, they don't have any abrasive pedals for bass, and it's not like i'm gonna drop 1500 or 2000 on a new fender when i can just get some wrecked and rejected one on ebay and trick it out for way way less, anyway i'll be in new york next week and i want you all to know that even if you don't hear from me that i care about you, i'm proud of you, and i love you (not very doomy, tired from phone sex and somewhat disoriented/dehydrated)
I love G&L. Probably my favorite maker of basses. I have owned my MIA SB-2, a tribute L2500 and a MIA JB-2. They have all been outstanding instruments with a playability that is really just on another level. I talk of selling the SB-2, but the main thing holding me back is that I just know I would be buying another G&L 6 months down the road. Would love a white/white/RW LB-100 with a #6 or #8. I'd put a GZR in it and would likely never need another bass... yeah right.
The T40 has a P style neck. It is relatively thin in my opinion for the width, but I like it like that. I had grown accustomed to J necks over the years despite having started on a P, but this one felt like home very quickly; almost no transition awkwardness. The furies are more chunky J IMO. It's a nice balance really.
That is my blood red corn. His name is Tricky Dickey, after Richard Nixon. I like to name my pets after people. My dogs name is Benjamin Franklin (Benji).
I'm normally not very good at comparing sound from a technical aspect, but I'll give it a crack.
I found the GZR to have a clearer top end and a tighter low end. Still plenty of bass though. It has a really sweet grind to it with the tone wide open. I guess I would attribute that to the high end and very tasteful upper mids.
The dimarzios honestly sounded a bit muddy to me when passive. The low end was great, but I wasn't super excited about the highs or the upper mids. Low mids were great. With the audere, the dimarzios were excellent. Very full and balanced sounding. I had them with the pre in my warmoth fretless and it was just badass sounding. I don't know if it was the wenge or the pre but it was just an awesome P tone. Because of that when I wired it passive I was a little underwhelmed.
The fury housed the dimarzio when it was passive, so I draw those impressions from the same bass.
Even if you are a dimarzio fan, get a set of GZRs the likelihood of disappointment is slim to none.
I found the GZR to have a clearer top end and a tighter low end. Still plenty of bass though. It has a really sweet grind to it with the tone wide open. I guess I would attribute that to the high end and very tasteful upper mids.
The dimarzios honestly sounded a bit muddy to me when passive. The low end was great, but I wasn't super excited about the highs or the upper mids. Low mids were great. With the audere, the dimarzios were excellent. Very full and balanced sounding. I had them with the pre in my warmoth fretless and it was just badass sounding. I don't know if it was the wenge or the pre but it was just an awesome P tone. Because of that when I wired it passive I was a little underwhelmed.
The fury housed the dimarzio when it was passive, so I draw those impressions from the same bass.
Even if you are a dimarzio fan, get a set of GZRs the likelihood of disappointment is slim to none.
Might play bass with my old drummers rock band. It's got me thinking that i need a squier p bass with rounds. I've got flats on the ATK for the doom band, probably wouldn't be right for fast punkish rock....
