Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

[Blank_0101]

If it's a lined fretless like the fretless Mexican jazz I used to have it might be more of an option.

That thing was pretty dang cool had it for a summer in 2009, but I started playing with these guys and it was fast and aggressive and my left hand and the tone weren't up for it.

 

[Bassic Playing]

I'm not bad with the fretless, I've been playing it for a little while now, just a question of whether I can hold up with it in a live setting rather than just jamming with friends and practicing on my own

 

[Blank_0101]

Anyone played the digitech Polara reverb? Looks to do what I want with the cathedral in a smaller cheaper box.

Also anyone able to compare a super fuzz to a joyo UD or silicon Fuzz face, muff with tone up, as to which is brighter more assertive sound? I got the. HM-2 is on one side and has more than enough lows, need something brash cutting and with definition.

 

[Pelham Bleu]

@Bassic Playing IMO, if you're going to put in the time to woodshed, you may as well learn two things simultaneously. Learn the songs on fretless. Have fun with it, esp. if it's a no-pay gig.

 

[Pelham Bleu]

Work beginning on souping up my first bass. New pg & GZRs arrived. Awaiting BAII bridge. Need to trim the neck pocket slightly on the pg to fit, but it's close. I think black-on-black looks a little classier with a maple neck, but this'll do.

 

[ampegfuzz]

looks like you got the fender US pick guard. might of been cheaper to get a knock off or mexican one. hopefully the pick guard holes line up.

 

[ampegfuzz]

God the Sunn/vega/G&L rig slays. I would probably gig with it, lol. Its not my cab and hard to move. Was kind of unimpressed with the sunn thru the PV 215 and ampeg 810. soon i will be using the sunn to do some jam with a old band to play a benefit and it should work nicely with the PV 412 at the rehearsal spot.

 

[Pelham Bleu]

looks like you got the fender US pick guard. might of been cheaper to get a knock off or mexican one. hopefully the pick guard holes line up.

It was the cheapest ($22) Fender bwb I could find on the webz. From the looks, the holes line up.

 

[ampegfuzz]

I would pop the neck off and screw the PG in. Then i would cut the overhang in the pocket. just a thought

 

[Pelham Bleu]

Will do. Gotta get some tiny black screws, too. Don't like the look of silver screws on black pg, though I think the silver knobs are tight.

 

[The_Janitor]

Cranking Mountain records, pounding coffee and throwing together a crock pot curry. Happy Saturday!

 

[Pelham Bleu]

Holes lineup well. Gotta file around the neck pocket some. On second thought, I like silver screws on black pg. Pups fit in their holes, too. Body's dated 08/2004, neck is 09/2004.

 

[ampegfuzz]

Yeah go silver screws

 

[kzr750r1]

Board prepped for the show tonight.
Bass polished. Ready to go after charging volto.

 

[kzr750r1]

Sweet have a former co worker with friends heading over to Oakland from SF for the show at the Golden Bull. Fat Wrekords street party ends at 8pm. Told him on FB to come over and see some hardcore once he's done with the Pop Punk. But that's before I head Sick Of It All replaced a band supporting NoFx. I do like me some Sick Of It All and NoFx, but I'm kinda tied up with load in.

 

[Korladis]

Asked this in the fretless club, but you guys' opinions have always been good:

Got asked to play in the band for a revue at my university because I was recommended by a couple of people. It's in a month. Do I woodshed like crazy and try and do the show on fretless as a kind of trial by fire, or take the safe route and play fretted? My fretless playing and ear are getting better and better, but I won't pretend I'm particularly competent yet. On the other hand, this isn't a paying gig, just for fun, so it could be a really good experience. Thoughts?

Personally I'd go with the fretted for the show, but that's just me. I wasn't competent on fretless until after I'd gotten some lessons on upright (which I still suck at).

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Work beginning on souping up my first bass. New pg & GZRs arrived. Awaiting BAII bridge. Need to trim the neck pocket slightly on the pg to fit, but it's close. I think black-on-black looks a little classier with a maple neck, but this'll do.

Nah, black on black with rosewood looks damn cool.

 

[Muddslide]

I've been in three now, fun times . With decent insurance you should be ok.

The lawyer we've seen since my wife was hit and nearly killed a couple years back implored us to start getting uninsured motorist coverage. He carries a million dollars' worth. Apparently one in three drivers in OK are uninsured, I assume from all their money being eaten up by meth making supplies.

 

[Blank_0101]

Apparently one in three drivers in OK are uninsured, I assume from all their money being eaten up by meth making supplies.

Well someones gotta stimulate the economy.

They spend all there money on methy consumer goods at cvs and other places with high markup and then don't pay insurance. Hit you and make you work hard to makes ends meet then sell off a bunch of meth to factory workers and such who then work hard to pay for meth, so the meth cooks have to go out and buy more methy consumer goods ad nauseum.

Meth matters

 

[Blank_0101]

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Ooh no need but I did contact him, clean flip it around and flip maybe if I don't gas too hard

 

[kleinenenten]

Board prepped for the show tonight.
Bass polished. Ready to go after charging volto.
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That's a nice clean board you've got there! That setting on the Blower Box must destroy things something fierce! Way more treble than I could handle, that's for sure. I'm actually in the process of trying to throw my Blower Box back on the board. I've got just about everything else on there, so I figured I might as well cram it in there somewhere too. In the last week my board has gone from 6 pedals to 11. 3 of them are "utility" pedals like a tuner, HPF, and a gate. Blower Box will be 12, if I can get it on there. That'll make for 7 dirt pedals, 1 envelope filter, 1 delay, and the "utility" pedals. Sounds about right for a doom board, eh?