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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

#43,501
Hey guys. Been stalking you all here for years but never really have anything to contribute.
But I finally have my amp that a friend built me.
Hand built 200 watt svt clone. Only took about 6 years....... Life has a tendancy to get in the way of things.
Sitting on top of a 1 x 12 & 1 x 15.
This thing is loud as hell for 200 watts.

Edit : yeah I really need better pics.
 

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From right to left theres a 70's fernandes pbass.

Middle one I built based on an Ibanez roadster shape. 35" Neck through with mahogany core and spalted maple facings, audere preamp with impedance loading and pickups I wound myself.

The purple/black beast is an '82 Ibanez roadster. I love that thing. It just always gets the job done.

The unfinished one is one I'm working on (obviously) and is based on a Wal shape. Ash core w/ sapelle facings, mahogany/walnut set neck and maple board. I decided to build it because I had a spare set of active emj pups.
Hoping to get that finished in the next month, but thats weather dependant as I'm spraying and its a bit wet here at the moment.

Also added amp guts photo. Just 'cause.

I just love building things. It makes me happy.
 

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Extremely nice builds. My first instincts were close... Big Ibby fan here. Was about to say nice roadstar but the clone threw me as I know there was never a burl offered that early. Really looking forward to seeing your Wal build more. Choice of woods are stellar.

As for the amp is it KT88 based?
 
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Just got a free Bass Cry Baby, the white one, and a Boss ODB-3 from a buddy. Haven't plugged them in yet, but I'm listening to ODB-3 samples on the youtubez. If I keep it I might need to mod it, sounds like it's pretty fizzy/noisy stock.....any mods better than others? Looking at Monte and Modest Mike, Wampler, yadda.
 
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cornfarmer said:
Just got a free Bass Cry Baby, the white one, and a Boss ODB-3 from a buddy. Haven't plugged them in yet, but I'm listening to ODB-3 samples on the youtubez. If I keep it I might need to mod it, sounds like it's pretty fizzy/noisy stock.....any mods better than others? Looking at Monte and Modest Mike, Wampler, yadda.
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It's great modded or stock. That pedal just takes some strange settings and fine tuning to make it sound good.
 
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mlove said:
What are some good settings?
Never been happy with mine but haven't spent to much time with it.
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I'll mess with mine tonight and see if I can refigure it out. I have one stock and on end that I fubared a mod with. It still works and sounds good but I killed a little bit of magic with my mods, did a jacked up drill job trying to squeeze in a switch and messed up the indicator, hahaha. I plan to get a third someday. I have a goal to clone that box, add a mid knob and make it not so dependent on specific settings.
 
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IdleTwitch said:
From right to left theres a 70's fernandes pbass.

Middle one I built based on an Ibanez roadster shape. 35" Neck through with mahogany core and spalted maple facings, audere preamp with impedance loading and pickups I wound myself.

The purple/black beast is an '82 Ibanez roadster. I love that thing. It just always gets the job done.

The unfinished one is one I'm working on (obviously) and is based on a Wal shape. Ash core w/ sapelle facings, mahogany/walnut set neck and maple board. I decided to build it because I had a spare set of active emj pups.
Hoping to get that finished in the next month, but thats weather dependant as I'm spraying and its a bit wet here at the moment.

Also added amp guts photo. Just 'cause.

I just love building things. It makes me happy.
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Wicked cool dude!! Wish I had an amp with half the badassness of the amp you made! Really dig the basses too.

cornfarmer said:
Just got a free Bass Cry Baby, the white one, and a Boss ODB-3 from a buddy. Haven't plugged them in yet, but I'm listening to ODB-3 samples on the youtubez. If I keep it I might need to mod it, sounds like it's pretty fizzy/noisy stock.....any mods better than others? Looking at Monte and Modest Mike, Wampler, yadda.
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Never used the odb3 much, but I like the uniqueness of it's sound. Is the cry baby you got the one that turns on as soon as you start moving the treadle? I have one of the early foot switchable ones. I've yet to find one of the newer ones I like, but mine has bad volume drop. I just love using cocker wah tones though and the great frequency sweep.
 
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PaulWeapon said:
Anyone ever bought used from Music Go Round over the intertubes? There's a used bass that I've been eyeing, but I got burned once buying used from GC.
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Call them up for an in-hand description. I usually don't do that but if you're generally suspicious it couldn't hurt. I've bought a few things from Geetaur Centre with about an 80% success rate. Does MGR have a return policy like GC? I had a messed up cab show up, and all I had to do was take it to my local GC for them to deal with and refund me. I also just got a cheap SVT from them kinda knowing it was gonna need work....after fixing it for $85 it still ended up being a good deal.

On the ODB-3 front I had a chance to mess around w/ it this morning, side by side with my Blower Box for comparison. I was expecting much worse, it sounds decent enough stock so modding might not be necessary. The BB has more mids and sounds bigger/ more massive to me....the ODB can do a harsher scooped mids sounding dist/fizzle. It was easy enough to find a simple dirt/OD setting that got pretty close to the BB.
 
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If I remember correctly MGR gave me 10 days to contact the store I bought it from if it didn't work properly. I called the store and the guy said the tubes were new and took it to a tech and indeed they were.

Anyway, has anybody played the Idiotbox Dungeon Master ? The MrExcane vid makes me wanna it
 

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