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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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Hey doomers, it's been a while since I rapped at ya....
This thing showed up today from the charity build Dr. Tony Balls did:
"Its a rotary switch selecting one half of the clipping diodes. LED = least clipped & loudest, GE = most clipped and least loud. The other half of the clipping diodes sort of constantly variable via the clip knob. It does basically the same thing as the side knob but with finer control.
The two give you the ability to go from 2 x GE diodes for the most clipping, to 2 x LEDs for the lightest clipping, and can hit everything in between with all matter of assymmetry* on the clipping."
Haven't plugged it in to a real amp yet, I might make another youtube vid on it.
Band's still on life support, the few new dudes I've tried out with are slooooow movers, so idle hands are the devil's workshop. Buying dumpster grade junk and experimenting with bass Legos. Might post some of that crap here.
This thing showed up today from the charity build Dr. Tony Balls did:
"Its a rotary switch selecting one half of the clipping diodes. LED = least clipped & loudest, GE = most clipped and least loud. The other half of the clipping diodes sort of constantly variable via the clip knob. It does basically the same thing as the side knob but with finer control.
The two give you the ability to go from 2 x GE diodes for the most clipping, to 2 x LEDs for the lightest clipping, and can hit everything in between with all matter of assymmetry* on the clipping."
Haven't plugged it in to a real amp yet, I might make another youtube vid on it.
Band's still on life support, the few new dudes I've tried out with are slooooow movers, so idle hands are the devil's workshop. Buying dumpster grade junk and experimenting with bass Legos. Might post some of that crap here.
I got around to diving into this a bit tonight, WOW. There is def some good stuff in there... and I have some things to practice.
Yeah i think her videos are some of the best around for this kind of vocal.
Whiskey n cigs are all you need hahaha!
I did the same as you and ended up with more than a few usable tones/voices.
Skill matters not IMO, passion is all that really matters. In time competent skill comes and it's great having people of all walks and skills join in. It's the same as manufacturing to me, some of the best ideas and conversations can be had from those who work the line and see it everyday. Everyone's perception is different and equally valuable, viable, and vital to the whole.
That's been my experience as well. Odd how it often falls that way. Might just be a sign of your prolific writing abilities. I can write decent lyrics/poems and tons of riffs, but need people and experimentation to bounce ideas off of.
Ultimately it creates some awesome and unique songs and jams. I'm great at creating a vision, but am not great at the details. My cohorts are great at giving collective direction and unique ideas in their own right.
When we were really active we were writing crazy amounts of tunes...now we just need to get back to regularly playing and record them.
Love me a bike trip. My KLR's are still snowed in under the deck, though. Ironically, I'm pretty sure my upstairs neighbor rode his HD to work today.
Far out! What's the weather there like? It's seasonal here in Wisconsin - 30-40's, but still a lot of snow. Main roads are pretty dry & clean, but back roads are kinda a mess, so my preferred routes are still out.
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Snow doesn't hang out long here, though this winter has been the exception. Kind of been a drag. First time I haven't been able to ride my motorbike in February in 15 years. Anyway, 48deg right now with a high of 57. I moved out here from the midwest almost 20 years ago, and year long riding is why I stayed.
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I'd like to be able to ride all year long. It's still a bit cold, but the worst is that it is pothole season right now.
If you wait until they fix the potholes around here, "riding season" never comes. The other wisdom I grew up with was "wait for the first good rain to wash off the sand". The first rain hard enough to do that seems to wash gravel and mud onto the roads. Of course, I'm pretty rural and don't have much traffic to deal with. Dirty roads, potholes AND traffic would be a hard no for me.
I need to get my bike back on the road. I did some repair work to it and had it hard tailed, then life got in the way.
I have all the parts to fix it, just not the time to get it done. I need to weld a bunch of mounting brackets and things to it and redo the wiring harness. Just a little XS650 I'm turning into a chopper.
I have all the parts to fix it, just not the time to get it done. I need to weld a bunch of mounting brackets and things to it and redo the wiring harness. Just a little XS650 I'm turning into a chopper.
And that's exactly why I never got my full endorsement. By the time I had the money for a bike of my own (my dad's an avid rider with more than I can count), I knew I was going to be living in Detroit...nightmare on a bike.
People on their phones drifting lanes on and off the freeway, and just all around maniacs behind the wheel. I don't even wanna get into the pothole plague here.
I knew it was the right choice when I worked in Ann Arbor and drove 60-90min to work each day. Every day I had to pull some questionable defensive maneuvers to avoid an accident at 75mph. Almost getting taken out in a car everyday makes you realize that no matter how good of a rider you are, there won't always be an escape route on a bike. And I give plenty of cushion room in all directions too just because of the insane commuting conditions.
I miss it, but I couldn't justify the endorsement or the cost to maintain a road bike if I'm only going to trailer it north and ride the country twice a year. Luckily I have an old enduro to ride the trails in the UP.
Yeah back when i worked in tulsa i used to commute about an hour back and forth. Pretty early on i tried doing it on my HD a couple times, but every time i would innevitably get cut off or swerved towards on the highway. One morning i saw a lady coming down one of the on ramps and in her attempt to make it into the far lane before the next exit swerved left and ran her front fender into the car already on the highway, which was absolutely visible out of her front window. I decided no more motorcycle commutes for me after that. People in general are super ignorant and i dont like riding enough to get run over for it.
It's everywhere. As I mentioned, I live in a rural area, but I would estimate the number of careless drivers as 1 in 10. It's easily manageable because they're usually miles and minutes apart, and there's plenty of room to work with. I've been driving to Minneapolis a lot lately ( I know it's not a particularly bad traffic area) and the 1 in 10 number holds. The higher density means some driver is always doing something you need to worry about. I get super nervous when I see a lot of higher end late model vehicles with "battle damage".
True, especially the "battle damage." Sad thing is around here, there seems to be more new models with it. I swear there's more people with leases than used cars now...
In music related news. Weve finally decided to record. Ive spent the week cleaning out the main part of my shop so we can get setup to start scratch tracking this weekend. We decided to do it ourselves so ive spent the last several months collecting recording gear. Hopefully we pull it off.
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Nice! My still unnamed band is recording our demo on Sunday. I’m really excited to have something that show everyone.
