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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

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oZZma said:
Wow, that's a strict policy :roflmao:
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Heh, and the greatest thing is that I was probably lucky due to timing. I saw a guy at our show tonight who was wearing a new Flipper t-shirt, and I asked him if he got it at a recent Yow-fronted show. He said he saw them a few months ago in Austin, and they were great. We got to talking, and he had originally seen them about 5 years before I did, while Shatter was still alive. He said it was terrible, everyone was junked up, and absolutely could not play. So, if I had seen them when I really idolized them, I probably would have been completely disappointed.

So, sometimes the facsimile can actually be better than the real thing, even if it's not genuine. So it goes.

ETA: And I had the first show with the T-bird. It was a gig where the slower songs where I play chords just weren't right for the set list. So, it was pretty much all thumpers. It was outside, so I could move the master on the SB300 to around 4 without the sound guy complaining. To my ear, it was perfect. For songs where I'm not playing anything but single notes or power chords, this is the bass for it. So simultaneously crunchy and clear.
 
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Hey Sam, Didnt you say you preferred the Compact Deluxe to the Compact Bass?
I THOUGHT I did too. I used to have the compact deluxe and sold it at one point then went to replace it and accidentally bought the compact bass not realizing they were different pedals until it showed up. I was bummed by the attack/release being on one knob. So I recently snagged a Compact Deluxe that popped up on here with intent to sell the compact bass. I started A/B-ing them and realized that the Deluxe has a bit more versatility, BUT maybe its the HPF on the CB but I hear a much more lively tone from the CB. I get all the benefits of the compressor being engaged while getting the character and grit of my bass.. Im really thinking it is a much better pedal for bass.
 
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eyeballkid said:
Hey Sam, Didnt you say you preferred the Compact Deluxe to the Compact Bass?
I THOUGHT I did too. I used to have the compact deluxe and sold it at one point then went to replace it and accidentally bought the compact bass not realizing they were different pedals until it showed up. I was bummed by the attack/release being on one knob. So I recently snagged a Compact Deluxe that popped up on here with intent to sell the compact bass. I started A/B-ing them and realized that the Deluxe has a bit more versatility, BUT maybe its the HPF on the CB but I hear a much more lively tone from the CB. I get all the benefits of the compressor being engaged while getting the character and grit of my bass.. Im really thinking it is a much better pedal for bass.
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no i wanted to try the deluxe but ended up findind the CB. I still have it. the attack/release being on knob has not bothered me as much as i thought it would. and i found the blend and hpf a lot more useful than i thought i would.
 
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Parts bass is together. Need to set the intonation still. Plays great. The neck has a great feel to it. Very impressed with Warmoth. It is an absolutely flawless neck.
 
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kleinenenten said:
After recently upgrading my bass’s preamp, I think I’m in love with its clean tone. I don’t who I am anymore...
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You should hear it after your put on a tort pickguard. You wont even want a pedalboard then. Youll just go straight from bass to amp. And youll finally know leo got it right the first time and jaco didnt need a swollen pickle.
 
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Jolagh said:
You should hear it after yout put on a tort pickguard. You wont even want a pedalboard then. Youll just go straight from bass to amp. And youll finally know leo got it right the first time and jaco didnt need a swollen pickle.
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Alas, it’s only a matter of time! I already prefer flats, though just regular old Chromes. Thankfully, my bass doesn’t have a pickguard, so that’s not even an option.
 
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Novarocker said:
Looks awesome! I like how the white pups pop out. Is it a 1 piece neck?
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No, its quarter sawn and looks like 3 pieces? Theres a strip that goes down the middle. This wood is not really ebony, but some species of ironwood. Its really really dense. But it means it doesn't really need finishing, so its super silky smooth. Does weigh a ton.
 
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Jolagh said:
You should hear it after yout put on a tort pickguard. You wont even want a pedalboard then. Youll just go straight from bass to amp. And youll finally know leo got it right the first time and jaco didnt need a swollen pickle.
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But Jaco didn't doom.
He was a stoner, but like in all the wrong ways.
 
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Novarocker said:
:roflmao: I needed that laugh!

That's cool, unfinished wood necks feel so nice. I've been looking for planks of desert ironwood, but all I can find is small pieces for tool handles. Pau ferro has iron in it's name, I wonder if that was used.
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Warmoth calls it Brazilian Ebony, which per wikipedia is also known as panococo. Also commonly known as ironwood. Its a milk chocolate brown color, not orangey like pau ferro. Warmoth does offer pau ferro too.
 
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Novarocker said:
I have missed so many bands that I kick myself over.
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While I live about 90 minutes from both NYC and Philthadelphia, I'm too old and wrapped up in parental crap to be able to get out and see shows anymore, but when they do come to town and it's someone "special," I still go.

A long, long time ago my coworker asked me if I wanted to head over to Jersey to see Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros play, I wasn't that hot for them (at the time), and passed.

A month or so later Joe Strummer was dead. Just like that. I missed that chance and have *forever* regretted it since.

So, even if it's "30 years past," if the band has significance, even if it's not my speed, I'm still gonna go if I can. You never know when that chance passes you by.

I still kick myself for missing Joe Strummer, didn't realize how much I'd come to love and feel his music 'til it was gone.
 
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gfen said:
While I live about 90 minutes from both NYC and Philthadelphia, I'm too old and wrapped up in parental crap to be able to get out and see shows anymore, but when they do come to town and it's someone "special," I still go.

A long, long time ago my coworker asked me if I wanted to head over to Jersey to see Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros play, I wasn't that hot for them (at the time), and passed.

A month or so later Joe Strummer was dead. Just like that. I missed that chance and have *forever* regretted it since.

So, even if it's "30 years past," if the band has significance, even if it's not my speed, I'm still gonna go if I can. You never know when that chance passes you by.

I still kick myself for missing Joe Strummer, didn't realize how much I'd come to love and feel his music 'til it was gone.
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Same here. Thought about seeing Soundgarden the last time they were in Detroit. Didn't go. Turned out the last place they played anywhere...
 
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