Dude... Must be a cosmic connection. Been blasting that all day.
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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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After getting a variety of feedback on some different forums, I'm checking out some used Ibanez models. I've owned a bunch. Hell, I own an Ibanez guitar and bass now, so I know I like the brand. A bunch of people basically just said you get way better consistency of quality with low end Ibanez models than Dean, which I believe, having owned both brands before. It's really really not hard to find a gloss black Ibanez. I can always hit it with some fine grit abrasive to make it flat later, as Joe just said.
Been in more of a seller's mood than a buyer's mood lately, but dizamn...
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Could probably get that for $450.
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Could probably get that for $450.
I've owned an Iceman bass and a couple RG guitars before. Looking at some low end Gio and RG models right now. I just want something with a hardtail, fast neck and humbucker in the bridge. Surprisingly kind of hard to find. They put tremolo bridges on everything in that style.
Jazz bass style copper tape strip.
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Fender Jazz Bass Bridge Grounding Strap
and yes, any ground is good ground, there should be one common ground AFAIK
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After a ton of searching I found a nicer guitar than I was looking for at the same price as the Dean. A pretty decent budget Ibanez for $112 shipped.
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I've seen those things all over the place since the 90's. I think I saw an aluminum neck version a couple times online too.
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I've seen those things all over the place since the 90's. I think I saw an aluminum neck version a couple times online too.
Corey, i feel your pain about shredder guitars without trem. Everything's got a damn floyd rose on it.
Used to have a killer Charvel, one pickup, one knob, thinnest, fastest neck I've ever played. Floyd rose.
Traded it straight up for a no name flying v that i still have. Needs some work (Floyd Rose, don't want to mess with it)
Used to have a killer Charvel, one pickup, one knob, thinnest, fastest neck I've ever played. Floyd rose.
Traded it straight up for a no name flying v that i still have. Needs some work (Floyd Rose, don't want to mess with it)
Well, we've covered it all today..
Death Metal Black: my current main bass' body was a Squier PJ in gloss black acquired on C-list. it had numerous light scratches and various disgusting layers of grime on it. I figured I'd sand it down a bit and then polish it back up to glossy. After going at it with some fine-grit sandpaper and 0000 steel wool, the grime and scratches were gone and I liked the "flattish" black look so much I left it that way. I don't use it for death metal, though.
College: I have bachelors and masters in Electrical Engineering. In-state tuition was cheap in the mid-90's, and the Dept of Defense paid for graduate school in engineering (turns out you can use technology to kill people!). I've been full-time employed in my field since finishing school almost 15 years ago, I can't complain. I would never recommend that anyone go in to debt just to go to college just for the sake of going to college. My advice to any young people who aspire to have health insurance, own a home, and retire before they die is to do one (two is better, all three would be super) of the following
1) learn to code, and get do it enough to get good at it.
2) get practical skills and experience with something too immobile or too heavy to be sensibly shipped overseas- basically, learn a trade. Plumbing, electrician, carpentry, diesel mechanic, etc.
3) get an engineering degree or two.
I realize there's other ways to make a living, but I am not familiar enough with them to recommend them.
Marriage: I started a summer fling when I was 21. Next month, that fling will enter it's 18th year.
Kids: I might be a weirdo, but I never doubted that wanted to become a father. I love both my parents, and they each endured way sh!ttier childhoods than me. And untold generations of mammals before them, suffering, struggling through filthy dark ages, famines, war, plague, poverty... and it's all gonna end with ME? I'm going to spooge off through this golden age of liberty, supermarkets, effective vaccines, and affordable guitars and just.. end? No thank you. That's fine enough for many, and that's cool, but I'm gonna take my crack at infinity. That thing about holding your baby for the first time? Remember the end of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" where his heart goes boing-boing-boing three sizes too big? Yeah. My boys are 3 and 6 now. They are each stubborn, willful, mammoth pains-in-the-ass little punks. And they hug and kiss me every morning and tell me they love me and beg me not to go to work. I don't know who I'd be without them.
Acid King: I spend the weekend in WA with in-laws. My wife's sister and her husband vacationed in San Francisco a couple weeks ago. They are pretty straight folks. He's a big Avenged Sevenfold fan, they're cool, just a regular suburban couple with lil' kids and no particular interest in Stoner Doom Metal. Anyway, while in SF, they strolled into a bar for some drinks. Caught part of Acid King's set while they were there. It was cool, they said.
Death Metal Black: my current main bass' body was a Squier PJ in gloss black acquired on C-list. it had numerous light scratches and various disgusting layers of grime on it. I figured I'd sand it down a bit and then polish it back up to glossy. After going at it with some fine-grit sandpaper and 0000 steel wool, the grime and scratches were gone and I liked the "flattish" black look so much I left it that way. I don't use it for death metal, though.
College: I have bachelors and masters in Electrical Engineering. In-state tuition was cheap in the mid-90's, and the Dept of Defense paid for graduate school in engineering (turns out you can use technology to kill people!). I've been full-time employed in my field since finishing school almost 15 years ago, I can't complain. I would never recommend that anyone go in to debt just to go to college just for the sake of going to college. My advice to any young people who aspire to have health insurance, own a home, and retire before they die is to do one (two is better, all three would be super) of the following
1) learn to code, and get do it enough to get good at it.
2) get practical skills and experience with something too immobile or too heavy to be sensibly shipped overseas- basically, learn a trade. Plumbing, electrician, carpentry, diesel mechanic, etc.
3) get an engineering degree or two.
I realize there's other ways to make a living, but I am not familiar enough with them to recommend them.
Marriage: I started a summer fling when I was 21. Next month, that fling will enter it's 18th year.
Kids: I might be a weirdo, but I never doubted that wanted to become a father. I love both my parents, and they each endured way sh!ttier childhoods than me. And untold generations of mammals before them, suffering, struggling through filthy dark ages, famines, war, plague, poverty... and it's all gonna end with ME? I'm going to spooge off through this golden age of liberty, supermarkets, effective vaccines, and affordable guitars and just.. end? No thank you. That's fine enough for many, and that's cool, but I'm gonna take my crack at infinity. That thing about holding your baby for the first time? Remember the end of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" where his heart goes boing-boing-boing three sizes too big? Yeah. My boys are 3 and 6 now. They are each stubborn, willful, mammoth pains-in-the-ass little punks. And they hug and kiss me every morning and tell me they love me and beg me not to go to work. I don't know who I'd be without them.
Acid King: I spend the weekend in WA with in-laws. My wife's sister and her husband vacationed in San Francisco a couple weeks ago. They are pretty straight folks. He's a big Avenged Sevenfold fan, they're cool, just a regular suburban couple with lil' kids and no particular interest in Stoner Doom Metal. Anyway, while in SF, they strolled into a bar for some drinks. Caught part of Acid King's set while they were there. It was cool, they said.
There was a sunburst Iceman bass on my CL earlier this week for I think $225. I always dug that body.
FINALLY have the amp thing partially handled.
Nothing compared to what most folks here get up to, but it should serve to get me up and running to jam with some people.
Had to put it in layaway and it'll be a couple months before I can get it, but it's a Fender Rumble 150 and I had them bundle a sad old Squier P bass into the deal. Can't explain about the bass. It just needed me.
FINALLY have the amp thing partially handled.
Nothing compared to what most folks here get up to, but it should serve to get me up and running to jam with some people.
Had to put it in layaway and it'll be a couple months before I can get it, but it's a Fender Rumble 150 and I had them bundle a sad old Squier P bass into the deal. Can't explain about the bass. It just needed me.
Sometimes I wish I went for electrical engineering like my dad. Then I'd be wayyyy more skilled at my hobby and gave a great degree to boot.
I like my field but it's no doubt less stable than engineering. But when you bank you bank!
I like my field but it's no doubt less stable than engineering. But when you bank you bank!
Very cool you finally found a deal. Just a standard black affinity p? Or something different?
Degree in Finance, work at a top 10 North American bank. I manage a team of analysts that create strategies to target fraud and possible money laundering. It's a lot of responsibility and there can be some stress, I am responsible for 5 million accounts and $15 million dollars of the bank's money. but it is a fun job and I enjoy it. There's always something new. Pay is good, great benefits and a pension so I can't complain, it allows me to enjoy my life. Am i living my dream? no but then again I never really had a dream.
Having said that 3 weeks off starting tomorrow. We leave on Thursday for a 2 week stay in Dubai to visit my family.
also this.
Having said that 3 weeks off starting tomorrow. We leave on Thursday for a 2 week stay in Dubai to visit my family.
also this.
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All I know is it's Baltic Blue, rosewood board, yr. 2000, Chinese, and it's gonna look cool with a tort guard. Or maybe black.
I considered refinishing it, but I've come to dig the blue.
The Lotus doesn't really need anything but the pots sprayed out. I bought some parts for it just because I like messing with stuff, so I will just use those parts in the Squier. Might even sell the Lotus. Not sure.
