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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

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Jesus, I go do some actual work for two hours and three pages crop up. Some fergin' people.

Blank_0101 said:
#3 and they don't know how to wire the bridge pickup so it only works in neck or both on. So I know it works and can haggle, but what's a good price?
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Seriously...is this just not totally badass looking?
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Blank_0101 said:
...I'm still planning out the dankenbacker.

-4001/3 body shape wits dano ply/Masonite construction.
-rick neck,
-maple board with creme binding and shark teeth
-low output RWRP lipsticks in ric positions
-series parallel
-on/off/on with filter cap switches like all my basses instead of pots
-ric o sound

What I'm unsure of is bridge style and scale, be it ric 33.3" or dano 29.75". Also metallic red with white pearl guard, or white with red Pearl guard. And dang 4 string or bass vi hard tail?
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Yer building this from scratch? Holy hell. I envy you. I have a bit of skill, but not so much in woodworking. Please keep[ us posted of progress on this beast,. Just sounds cool as all hell.

Pelham Bleu said:
Re: strings, DR Hi Beams...plenty of zing, esp. with a pick.
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CL400Peavey said:
I like D'Addario Chrome flats, and Pro Steels. EB Power slinkies. For parallel fret basses.
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I have come to really like the Hi Beams. And I am using a pick more and more. hardly ever did when I was playing a lot years back, but I really enjoy pick playing now. Still keeping up with finger skills, but sometimes picks just sound and feel right.

Auspex said:
La Sexorista still is a fantastic album. I can't stand any of Rob's stuff after it, but Devils Music Vol 1 is pure gold.
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The_Janitor said:
Listened to that one and the older stuff a bunch when i was younger. Didn't dig Astro-Creep or the ensuing solo Zombie fracas.

J Yuenger has one of the most interesting blogs out there, we've emailed back and forth a couple of times, really nice dude.
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The only White Zombie I ever really dug was Soul Crusher and the 7"s and eps that came out before. When Make Them Die Slowly came out I was disappointed that they seemed to just change overnight into pretty straight metal whereas they had been pretty unique. Plus, the production on that album just suuuucked.

I do enjoy a bit of the later stuff and I actually think Rob Zombie is a cool dude. I mean, he started Zombie-A-Go-Go records and there were some cool releases on that (mostly retro surf and rockabilly instro stuff, which I dig) and while I'm not a bog fan of his movies I think it's cool that he has a creative streak and he knows how to parlay his other fame into things he enjoys doing.
 
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@Muddslide

I'm not building it, ha no skill that way either. Squanch knows a guy, or I might shop around. I have the idea, but not the funds or concern yet. Fix and move what I got that I don't use Do a few more flips and see what it's gonna cost.

That ovation also tempts me something bad, it's cherry like an SG, $450. I'm gonna try $350, the pick guards several broken pieces, so I'd have to get one made, as well as do fixes. Who knows. I'll post some gear today in town and down the line of towns I'll be traveling through home and back.
 
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Blank_0101 said:
I should compare it to a real hm-2 or let me know if you get a chance, as a more durable smaller package would be handy instead of keeping two. Or is there a fancier hm-2 clone with more things going on?
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There are plenty of HM-2 clones, actually. Lone Wolf Audio has 2 alone! And I believe I heard he's either improving one, or creating a third. They call theirs the Left Hand Wrath and the Texas Chainsaw. LHW has plenty of knobs to tweak, TC is all internal pots except for the volume. Wren and Cuff has the Hangman 2-D, BYOC has "The Swede", Behringer has the HM3000, Danelectro Fab Tone (obviously), DOD Super American Metal (4 knob version only), and Abominable Electronics has the Throne Torcher. That's all I can think of for now. My biggest concern with one of the fancy clones, though, is just the mindset. The whole Swedish Death Metal mindset was "crank everything and tweak the amp til it sounds good." Buying a fancy one just seems... wrong. Though I AM mighty tempted. One day, I might just pick one up.

I'll let you know if I ever get the chance to mess with the real thing or a fancy clone, but for now, my Fab Tone is nailing it!

EDIT: Just found another clone - the JD Music Labs Sunlight Buzzsaw. Trying to find more info, but a demo vid seems to nail the sound. It's another 1 knob job.
 
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Just booked a show at the local "big venue"; 1000 capacity.

One of the local heavy metal bands, a pantera rip off of course, asked us to play. Although we might get booed off stage, we are thinking this is a great opportunity to get some local support.

I think it's a bit of a pay2play, where they expect you to sell tickets - and if you don't you won't be invited back - but none of us are gonna put a whole lot of effort into it, so probs a 1 time deal. lol

Going to start off the show with a 5min keyboard solo....serious.
 
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kleinenenten said:
There are plenty of HM-2 clones, actually. Lone Wolf Audio has 2 alone! And I believe I heard he's either improving one, or creating a third. They call theirs the Left Hand Wrath and the Texas Chainsaw. LHW has plenty of knobs to tweak, TC is all internal pots except for the volume. Wren and Cuff has the Hangman 2-D, BYOC has "The Swede", Behringer has the HM3000, Danelectro Fab Tone (obviously), DOD Super American Metal (4 knob version only), and Abominable Electronics has the Throne Torcher. That's all I can think of for now. My biggest concern with one of the fancy clones, though, is just the mindset. The whole Swedish Death Metal mindset was "crank everything and tweak the amp til it sounds good." Buying a fancy one just seems... wrong. Though I AM mighty tempted. One day, I might just pick one up.

I'll let you know if I ever get the chance to mess with the real thing or a fancy clone, but for now, my Fab Tone is nailing it!
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Yea I wouldn't spend to much, I'd just like one in a smaller platform with better jacks and knobs someday mostly, so I'll compare to a boss. I recommend you try the dan echo. The old chorus is 18v so unless you have a setup for that it's not worth it probably. The newer one is 9v.
 
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Blank_0101 said:
Yea I wouldn't spend to much, I'd just like one in a smaller platform with better jacks and knobs someday mostly, so I'll compare to a boss. I recommend you try the dan echo. The old chorus is 18v so unless you have a setup for that it's not worth it probably. The newer one is 9v.
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The Swede is relatively inexpensive ($75 or so I think, with all parts etc.). And the AE Throne Torcher isn't bad for a booteek - $150. 'Course I don't know your budget. If it's like mine, those are still a bit much for experimenting when you have a sound you already like.

Oh, and Dunwich has an HM-2 clone as well. Don't recall the name.
 
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kleinenenten said:
The Swede is relatively inexpensive ($75 or so I think, with all parts etc.). And the AE Throne Torcher isn't bad for a booteek - $150. 'Course I don't know your budget. If it's like mine, those are still a bit much for experimenting when you have a sound you already like.

Oh, and Dunwich has an HM-2 clone as well. Don't recall the name.
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AE usually runs sales, too, in the 10-15% off range.
 

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