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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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Thanks! It sounds amazing! The thunderbird pickups are killer! They can get really punchy or super bassy. I chose the layout because I like neck pickups close to the fingerboard and then I could get the bridge pickup in that Musicman sweet spot!
I'm baking a loaf bread at the moment (country rustic bread for the curious) and for some reason I keep trying to think what would be the most doom loaf of bread. (Of course, the most "stoner" loaf of bread would be whatever is around and would be eaten completely before you could determine what kind.) After way too much thought, I'm down to two contenders: 1) the unleavened bread eaten by the people of moses during exodus because it's ancient and biblical, and 2) lembas bread from the lord of the rings because it's mythical and epic. I'm open to debate and suggestions on this important topic.
Re: doom bread
What about that brown bread that comes in a can? Dark as night and sweet as sin...
What about that brown bread that comes in a can? Dark as night and sweet as sin...
Thanks guys! I’ve got tuned BEAD and it slays! Great definition on the B string especially for a 34” scale!
That bass is sweet! I like the cutting board vibe it has.
Re: doom bread
Pumpernickel? Badass name and doesn't need no effects, just rough n tasty.
That's sick, I'm jealous. I never see cool poopie like that on CL round me. At least when I've got the cash.
Re: doom bread
Pumpernickel? Badass name and doesn't need no effects, just rough n tasty.
That's sick, I'm jealous. I never see cool poopie like that on CL round me. At least when I've got the cash.
I've been on a roll with CL lately, last week I got a doomer Peavey Dyna Bass for $200. Probably will sell it once I get a new nut installed.
Actually dialed in a pretty amp-like tone on my DOD Boneshaker. Good for a practice "rig." Probably good going into other people's non-overdriven amps, too.
I think the boneshaker is one of those underrated dirt pedals that you may not have on your board much, but always comes in handy especially for recording. It's such a tweakable option that it should always be in the armory. And they aren't too expensive.
Somehow I missed this. Those Guild's sound so full. She looks real nice!
Summoner is so good! I'm surprised they're not more well known. The label they're on, MER, has some killer bands and the redux albums they do are sick. I still need to grab the meantime redux.
I've never had a chance to play one. Always wanted too. I love the 400 series SS and the mark VI.
Hey all, first time posting on TB and it's a beginner question for the more seasoned sludge/stoner players on here...
I recently started playing in a sludge band and am new to using fuzz. I keep my DOD 250 on all the time for a little dirt but am wondering how you guys utilize fuzz. In general, do you keep it on all time, have it on most of the time with the exception of some clean intros/outros/whatever, or kick it on sparingly when needed.
Looking at some influences (Brainoil, etc.) and it seems like they use it all the time for their basic tone. Searched for some info on this but can only find stuff on chain placement. Like I said, pretty newbie question.
I recently started playing in a sludge band and am new to using fuzz. I keep my DOD 250 on all the time for a little dirt but am wondering how you guys utilize fuzz. In general, do you keep it on all time, have it on most of the time with the exception of some clean intros/outros/whatever, or kick it on sparingly when needed.
Looking at some influences (Brainoil, etc.) and it seems like they use it all the time for their basic tone. Searched for some info on this but can only find stuff on chain placement. Like I said, pretty newbie question.
Stop looking at what other people do. Does it sound good to you? Then keep doing that. If it doesnt then pull it out of your chain and see what it does or doesnt do for your sound.
Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I totally get that. Finding your own sound is important. But in addition to listening to how my tone works in the mix, I'm listening to bands I like to see how they get their sound, and talking (or writing) to people who have come before me.
I'm not going to do exactly what you do if it doesn't sound good to me. Just interested in how others use that effect.
I definitely always use a little dirt for flavor, but for fuzz, distortion, etc it all depends on the song and how I want the dynamics to work. Sometimes it's an always on, sometimes not. I do love having a variety of tones instead of just having different levels of gain too.
Just try a bunch of stuff, hell a lot of the cheapo dirt pedals have a real cool sound.
Just try a bunch of stuff, hell a lot of the cheapo dirt pedals have a real cool sound.
I have my amp set up to be overdriven all the time. That's where I get most of my dirt, not from a pedal.
I do use a fuzz, but mostly just for parts that need to be extra thick and heavy sounding. Because I'm already going into an overdriven amp, my custom fuzz is a lot lower gain than many fuzzes you might come across.
Ultimately it's about what sounds good to you. If you like the basic tone of your DOD 250 as an always on pedal, then there's nothing wrong with doing that.
The overdriven amp is key. I do the same for my baseline. It adds a lot of harmonics and touch that pedals can't always do.
If you're worried about not being able to clean up, you can always have a boost/OD to "underdrive" or just roll off a little on the volume knob and lighten your touch.
Having an always on pedal is nice though, kind of like your signature.
The way I clean up is switching to the neck pickup, which is lower output. Or lowering the volume, on my single pickup bass, or switching from series to parallel, on my T-bird.
