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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

#28,601
Muddslide said:
Always pictured you as a pumpkin or turquoise type.

Seriously, that looks cool though. I just hain't campin' like I used to.

May have mentioned this, but my wife really wants to wait until our older daughter leaves home then buy an RV and live in it full time.

There are things I sincerely like about the idea, but I have serious reservations.

1. I don't know how well three humans and two dogs can live full time in a trailer or vehicle that's, what, say 30' X 10' without killing each other.

2. I'm very skeptical that it would actually be cheaper than renting or buying a home. Consider the payment on the RV, the insurance, lot/camping fees to keep it parked somewhere by the week or monthly or whatever, not to mention gas, propane, running a jenny...

2b. If we got a fifth wheel, those are cheaper, but you have to have a vehicle to haul them (which we also don't have.) If you get a Class C, you'd have to tow a vehicle all the time, they get like 5 miles per gallon, lots can go wrong under the hood with them and they ain't cheap.

3. I'm not very materialistic and we don't own much stuff since that flood. But I don't know if I want to pare down all my belonging to 3 books, one CD folder of music and DVDs, a bass and micro amp and a knapsack full of clothes.

I just, really, at heart don't like the idea of an RV being our home. Wife thinks it's our only hope somehow. I don't think it's necessarily The Answer though I like the idea of owning something that, if we could pay it off quick enough and we could afford it, would at least be OURS and if things got real rough or we decided to move across country we wouldn't have to worry about selling a house or packing everything we own into a moving van, then getting where we are going and having to shell out for rent, deposits on a rent place, deposits on utilities, etc., etc.

What's an old doom dude to do, dudes?
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Start a family doom project...Jucifer has been living the riff nomadic life for over a decade now with fromnwhat ive heard like 9 dogs/cats with great success.


Which makes me jealous, I seriously want to tour so bad, nothing sounds more fun than being trapped in a wagon/van by day and playing music at night for a week-month straight. Even with all the problems that may arise during tours, I know its a challenge I can conquor. I just dont know how to do it or where to begin to plan it. And I feel my chance to do something like that will basically be null if/when I find another full time job/start my career. Until then im pretty free time wise... and GH is a project that I think could pull it off. I just dont know how to book it being such a new band, the few shows weve booked I always feel like Im begging to get us on the bill. How does a band book a month long tour with shows basically every night, it seems like the star have to align to make it possible.
 
#28,603
Muddslide said:
Always pictured you as a pumpkin or turquoise type.

Seriously, that looks cool though. I just hain't campin' like I used to.

May have mentioned this, but my wife really wants to wait until our older daughter leaves home then buy an RV and live in it full time.

There are things I sincerely like about the idea, but I have serious reservations.

1. I don't know how well three humans and two dogs can live full time in a trailer or vehicle that's, what, say 30' X 10' without killing each other.

2. I'm very skeptical that it would actually be cheaper than renting or buying a home. Consider the payment on the RV, the insurance, lot/camping fees to keep it parked somewhere by the week or monthly or whatever, not to mention gas, propane, running a jenny...

2b. If we got a fifth wheel, those are cheaper, but you have to have a vehicle to haul them (which we also don't have.) If you get a Class C, you'd have to tow a vehicle all the time, they get like 5 miles per gallon, lots can go wrong under the hood with them and they ain't cheap.

3. I'm not very materialistic and we don't own much stuff since that flood. But I don't know if I want to pare down all my belonging to 3 books, one CD folder of music and DVDs, a bass and micro amp and a knapsack full of clothes.

I just, really, at heart don't like the idea of an RV being our home. Wife thinks it's our only hope somehow. I don't think it's necessarily The Answer though I like the idea of owning something that, if we could pay it off quick enough and we could afford it, would at least be OURS and if things got real rough or we decided to move across country we wouldn't have to worry about selling a house or packing everything we own into a moving van, then getting where we are going and having to shell out for rent, deposits on a rent place, deposits on utilities, etc., etc.

What's an old doom dude to do, dudes?
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You need a micro house. Those things are cheap per unit. You could have 4 units for 8,000 and each person has their own space. Build courtyard/patio/common area in the middle with a roof like a gazebo.
 
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#28,604
bassboysam said:
@JoeVictim , tell me about your feedback looper. what are you using and how does it work exactly?
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Just opened her up and nothing looks loose. Not sure what's wrong with it.

Sam, this is the Saturnworks Feedback Looper. It's a chaos pedal. Depending on what else is in your signal chain, these things get really gnarly. It's instant drone in a box. Want spaceship noises? Get one of these. But, mine has broken twice now (and I own behringer plastic pedals so I know I'm not too rough on it), within the last year. I owned for about a year plus with no issues. First time it broke, I sent it in(1 year warranty). Came back about a week later fully functioning. Worked for about 4 months, then stopped. Took it home didn't do anything to it, then it worked the next week at practice. Worked for another month or two and hasn't worked since.

No clue what's wrong with it and I can't afford to buy another.
 

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#28,606
JoeVictim said:
Just opened her up and nothing looks loose. Not sure what's wrong with it.

Sam, this is the Saturnworks Feedback Looper. It's a chaos pedal. Depending on what else is in your signal chain, these things get really gnarly. It's instant drone in a box. Want spaceship noises? Get one of these. But, mine has broken twice now (and I own behringer plastic pedals so I know I'm not too rough on it), within the last year. I owned for about a year plus with no issues. First time it broke, I sent it in(1 year warranty). Came back about a week later fully functioning. Worked for about 4 months, then stopped. Took it home didn't do anything to it, then it worked the next week at practice. Worked for another month or two and hasn't worked since.

No clue what's wrong with it and I can't afford to buy another.
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Well, seeing as how there's no active components ( as far as i can tell) I'd bet dollars to donuts that you have a loose wire or bad solder joint. Slap a battery in it, plug it in and start moving wires around, you'll find the problem pretty quick.
 
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The bypass worked prior to bringing home, but loop did not. I can't test it fully without trying in a loop situation. The light would come on and everything. Just no sound. Maybe a wire grounded on something? I just looked and separated anything touching that wasn't supposed to. Maybe that was it. All the solder joints looked in good shape. I won't get to try it til Thursday. Fingers crossed because it's awesome when it works
 
#28,608
mbelue said:
I'd be curious to know if your amps become more noisy after the switch to fluorescent lights.
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The_Janitor said:
Yep, first thing I thought of - you're probably going to get noise from the fluorescent lights.
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Well, gentlemen, you'll be happy to know that the previous owner put the lights on their own circuit - which I obviously kept separate. So if I get more noise, I'll have some serious digging to do! I'm well aware of the negatives of fluorescent lights on amps. SOOO happy that wasn't the case in this room. I actually added the circuit for the outlets a few months ago while prepping stage one of the practice space since I had extra space in the breaker box.

And after jamming a bit today, it was dead silent as expected!
 
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Corey Y said:
I'm sure it has become a thing, somewhere. Probably at big concerts in arenas and stuff like that. Kind of hard to do at small clubs. I imagine midwest and east coast heavy metal fans going to big concerts having a seamless transition from football games. Maybe a Crowbar show at the smallest.
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I've done it at mid-level clubs. But this one had a HUGE parking lot, and it was mostly just beer before the show, no actual cooking or anything. But still, I'd recommend it! And Exodus was a great show to pre-game!
 
#28,610
kleinenenten said:
Well, gentlemen, you'll be happy to know that the previous owner put the lights on their own circuit - which I obviously kept separate. So if I get more noise, I'll have some serious digging to do! I'm well aware of the negatives of fluorescent lights on amps. SOOO happy that wasn't the case in this room. I actually added the circuit for the outlets a few months ago while prepping stage one of the practice space since I had extra space in the breaker box.

And after jamming a bit today, it was dead silent as expected!
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Awesome. Couldn't ask for any better.
Practice spaces I've never had "the luck" with.
 
#28,611
Corey Y said:
If only I could get my wife to play drums. I almost did right after we got married. She bought a cheap old 60's gold sparkle kit and slammed away on it. It turns out she just thought it was fun and kitschy and didn't actually want to play music. The baby is already the Bonham of slamming his hands on tabletops.
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My wife is a great musician. Classically trained pianist, but she toured with a couple rock bands in the 90s and played several famous venues.

She gets around good on guitar and has a killer singing voice. But she refuses to ever take the stage again. We do record together sometimes though.

I'd love to get a drum set. I'm a fair drummer myself and miss playing, but I'd really dig on getting one of my daughters onto drums. They are both interested but I never have the scratch to pick one up.
 
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mbelue said:
Awesome. Couldn't ask for any better.
Practice spaces I've never had "the luck" with.
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Yeah, I figured I'll always be in some band or other, or just making noise myself, so I'll MAKE my practice room. MUCH cheaper in the long run! And I don't have money to support a rented place. OK, well, I probably do, but I refuse to share that burden with my bandmates. Around these parts, I can't seem to find anybody who has cash flow or who is ready to gig and make some money. I'm not gonna pay other people's shares of rent! I'll just make my own space, and have it forever.
 
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Muddslide said:
My wife is a great musician. Classically trained pianist, but she toured with a couple rock bands in the 90s and played several famous venues.

She gets around good on guitar and has a killer singing voice. But she refuses to ever take the stage again. We do record together sometimes though.

I'd love to get a drum set. I'm a fair drummer myself and miss playing, but I'd really dig on getting one of my daughters onto drums. They are both interested but I never have the scratch to pick one up.
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My wife kinda wants to drum. She's an orchestra teacher, so she knows her music, but we're definitely at opposites of the musical spectrum. She keeps asking how to play "metal" drums, and I just tell her to play something on time that keeps a good beat and we'll be fine. I don't need fancy, I need consistent drumming! Fancy can come in time.
 

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