Really can't think of many delays with a tone knob. Digitech Digidelay is a good cheap, decent sounding, versatile delay.
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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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So I can have dark or bright delays if I want them. I find that the way I want to use it on bass I need a tone knob, otherwise it just makes a big droning mess, and that's not what I'm going for. The tone options let me hear when the delayed signal hits, instead of it mixing perfectly with the regular signal.
Basically, friday after work, I was listening to the new Chelsea Wolfe album, and had taken off my dirty work clothes in preparation for taking a shower. Sure, I was listening to it a little too loud. I heard a furious banging on my door.
I answered, after getting dressed, as by then I could hear my upstairs neighbor yelling "OPEN THE shagING DOOR!"
He was wanting to have a long conversation about my music being too loud, instead of just saying "dude, turn it down, it's been a long day and I'm trying to have dinner." When it became clear to him that I thought this should be a short conversation, not a long one, he accused me of being arrogant, having a "big vagina," and needing to "man up." Naturally, that pissed me the shag off, and it showed.
I did eventually agree to go outside and talk to him. He stopped yelling, but continued being insulting. Eventually he divulged that him and his wife are trying for a kid, and that I "freak" him "out" a bit, because I listen to "depressing, demonic music" that "disturbs him." Keep in mind, my neighbor is practically covered in tattoos, and listens to punk rock. So hearing this was a bit unexpected. He then went on to say that I also creep him out because I'm "always hiding down there" (I'm not hiding, I shaging live there, my apartment is a basement), and because I'm a "weird loner." He apparently needed to know it was going to be "safe" for his family. So basically, asking if I'm some sort of child molester/psychopath.
Kinda ruined my friday.
Sans tone knob, but that donner yellow fall I got for $25 is good.
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The tone selection thing is usually on digital delays if present at all. It's to simulate tape/analog echo warm repeats.
So if you notice you use it a lot you're probably better off getting an analog delay than trying to find a digital delay copping that tone. Though not all analog delays get very long delays so 600ms+ does narrow options some possibly.
@Sartori sorry about that, but me thinks he needs to leave.
I'm not sure how I'd handle the situation, probably walk back inside soon as he started diverging from civil, cut all noise and sit patiently for the police or whatever he does next.
At the same time if someone called me all that I would just as likely be laughing my ass off. The bad/good news about laughing would be that I would be likely punched. Though then I own his ass, and he'd be moving for certain or I'd financially cripple him until the only option is to sell their genetic material so then they can't have douche bag babies.
Option three is pull an Eric Cartmen and trick his parents into coming over then grind them into chili and serve it too him as an apology. But he thinks you're creepy so he might be expecting that...
I'm not sure how I'd handle the situation, probably walk back inside soon as he started diverging from civil, cut all noise and sit patiently for the police or whatever he does next.
At the same time if someone called me all that I would just as likely be laughing my ass off. The bad/good news about laughing would be that I would be likely punched. Though then I own his ass, and he'd be moving for certain or I'd financially cripple him until the only option is to sell their genetic material so then they can't have douche bag babies.
Option three is pull an Eric Cartmen and trick his parents into coming over then grind them into chili and serve it too him as an apology. But he thinks you're creepy so he might be expecting that...
Eh, I don't fancy the idea of being punched down a flight of stairs.
Also I doubt that my landlords would appreciate two tenants in a row bringing the cops down on them when I'm pretty sure this apartment is illegal.
If dippoopie is really worried about his family he needs to rent or buy a house. If that's not an option than he needs to man up and quit picking fights with the neighbors.
I always tried to be over cautious about my music playing in apartments, small speakers on isolating foam, 20W amplifier, etc. Sucked but I didn't want to be that guy.
Does your neighbor own the place? If not I'd seriously consider contacting the landlord about the anger and abusive language. You can say that yeah, the music may have been too loud, but that doesn't warrant tge aggravated response from mr upstairs douchenozzle.
In response to your following post, that situation presents a really wide range of options for further freaking that couple out so THEY move and you stay put.
Maybe...crank up the demon music, but early in the day. If it comes up: "I thought it was disturbing you at night! Can't listen at night, can't listen in the day...how, then, am I to perform my rituals?!?!?"
You could leave burning red or black candles in front of their door. For added effect, include some chicken parts.
Maybe a bloody pentagram on their windshield.
Buy a goat and let them see you pointing knives at it and chanting.
You are seeing problems with your uptight neighbors, but I don't think you are seeing the possibilities.
Yea I wouldn't suggest getting punched out, or getting condemned... But hey assault case and a fraudulent uninspected apartment you might be in for a big payout (and mesothelioma) in this hypothetical.
I've never had spats with other neighbors though.
I am going to start saying dip-poopie all the time now.
Seriously, @Sartori, sorry for making stupid jokes. That's a crappy situation and I would have been hard-pressed not to clock the guy. I'm pretty much a pacifist, but you are right--he had no call to be pounding on your door and shouting obscenities. Dunno why people can't act like adults and be civil.
You think he was trying to impress his chick or something?
I hope it works out. You can always hang at my place for a stretch, but I can't recommend Oklahoma much. It's like a sucking black hole too. Very hard to permanently escape its orbit.
I can't fathom how much a semi decent house would cost in SF. My guess is punky Brewster probably doesn't have the capital for that.
And yea in my apartment I was very cautious and never used a sub woofer or did anything obtrusive. Last thing I need is a knock on the door from anyone I don't know.
I have lucked out thus far at my apartment. 2nd floor of a 4 family flat and I can play pretty damn loud. I usually try to keep it to a respectable volume and I always check to see if anyone else is home before cranking it. One night though, it was around midnight and I was about to head to work and got the itch to play a bit. I checked outside and no one else was in the building. I fired up my sunn and turned the volume up to 4 or 5 with fuzz full blast and riffed for like 20 minutes. When I walked outside to leave I saw that my 2nd floor neighbor was home at that point. Felt like a big ole D. Next time I saw him I apologized for playing so late and told him I usually check before doing anything like that. His response was that he didn't hear a thing. My walls felt like the were going to cave in and he was oblivious to it. God bless brick divider walls. My only other neighbor is a good buddy and also a musician so he never cared either.
I say get in touch with Norm MacDonald and hire Dirty Work.
I say get in touch with Norm MacDonald and hire Dirty Work.
I say fuq that dude. Cue finding out what local ordinances are about noise, and playing doom music just below that threshold 24/7.
"If your insecure pecker can actually knock your wife up, your child will develop in a noise bath of my choosing."
All the voltages across all the preamp tubes in my blue voodoo are like 10-20v higher than they are are supposed to be (probably said that really incorrectly) pin 1 and 6 were the check points. All tubes checked good, transformers aren't shot... Not sure yet what this means, still very distorted and quiet.
The matching 4x12 is totally fine though, I want to someday probably finish it like my dually.
The matching 4x12 is totally fine though, I want to someday probably finish it like my dually.
His wife wants a baby and he can't get it up. At least that's how I read the whole you-"freak"-him-"out"-a-bit bit. Apologize for rendering him impotent during this most sensitive time, and offer to do the necessary cervix-servicing in his stead as a way of making it up to him and the lady.
