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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

#50,841
br1qbat said:
The more I look at it,
The more I like it.
I do think it's good.

The fact is..
No matter how closely I study it,
No matter how I take it apart,
No matter how I break it down,

It remains consistent.
I wish you were here to see it.
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yall writing poetry in here, sheesh.

Screaming this ^ as some verses in between some thrashy riffs works kinda well, just sayin...
 
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#50,851
br1qbat said:
I'm guessing it's a bit hard to run both Sleep and HoF at full throttle like he has for the past year. Plus I'm sure Al would like to get back to Om. And it is not like Neurosis doesn't tour either. . .
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There is some new Om material in the making, but I get the impression Al's in no rush to put something out. He definitely seems like a perfectionist.
 
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I hope they're not done, but doesn't really seem like their way of actually calling it quits. Gonna catch em the next time round for sure though.

Not like I'd really probably dump the cash on one, but I just noticed the new fender Ultras have a contour like the lower horn on prs guitars...but on the back instead of the front face.

Still trying to understand how that actually helps besides raising the pricetag.
 
#50,856
socialleper said:
I would be down for some new OM as well.
I don't know why, but HoF has never grabbed me the same way as Sleep or OM.
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I feel the opposite - I can enjoy some Sleep, but High On Fire is much more my thing. I attribute it to my love of thrash (my gateway into metal in general) and other speedy forms of metal. HoF has plenty of speedy riffs that I can get into, whereas Sleep is just pure atmosphere for me. Both have their place, but I rarely have time to enjoy the atmosphere.
 
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#50,858
br1qbat said:
That musician. :drool:. I got a possible line on the 'bass' version of that bad boy.
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If it's one with the fuzz circuit, it's pretty cool. I really can't go on about the preamp on the musician enough, though. The passive side is pretty much like the pre on the "Bass" version. The active side cuts and boosts a lot. As in, it's reallllly easy to set the knobs to where you're shooting yourself in the foot or punishing your speakers. Small adjustments go a long way, and if you're gentle it's got a lot to offer. I'd say that's the problem with a lot of the later Peavey bass heads too. They could sound good, but it was easy to mess with the knobs and make it sound bad.

rutrho said:
I'd agree... I have a Max 112 combo that lives at a friends house and that was my only amp for a long time. It has pretty great tone, could keep up with a drummer, did the tilt back thing and had a DI. I just used that and a Pbass for like 4 years and it was killer with the gain cranked and tube emulation on.
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Yep, even a "practice" Peavey can be a good amp. In one of the bands where I was a guitarist, the bass player plugged a Patriot into a TNT 150 for several years. It never sounded gorgeous, but it could actually be heard in a band with three guitarists, so it at least knew where to start. Truth be told, he's probably a better bass player than I was, and that's why I was playing guitar.

rutrho said:
In other news, got this thing finished, high gain fuzz, it's a pedal pcb acid rain fuzz, supposed to be an original design, has vol, sustain, bass and treble. Its super nasty!

Also got scabpickers praise and worship pcbs finished up, just started on the case and art for it. Yeehaw.
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Hehehe, I was just wondering "Hmm, is that still happening?" the day before you posted this.

Then I read the post, saw the pic and told my wife "You want that pedal just for how it looks", then told her that the pedal was indeed actually happening. Afterward we got into this discussion of who this "rutrho" person was and how did I know them. It was really pretty hilarious - I love her, but she's as cautious as a rabbit. It was like she was my mom or something, only my actual mom would have been more likely to ask those questions years later - long after any bad decisions might have been made. I was a free range child, and if it wasn't likely to kill me that afternoon, I was generally allowed to do it.

After that paragraph, I now wonder about the idea that we marry anyone resembling either of our parents. She's far more cautious and sane than either of mine. I'm pretty sure if I did marry something resembling either of my parents, my life would be a wreck. I'm absolutely sure that she thinks her house is a wreck of musical gear. She voices this often. I am not sure what she gets out of the whole thing. I press her on the matter, and she replies something along the lines of "you're my boo", or "I just love you". While this is endearing, it is the least satisfying performance review I have ever received. I have received it for decades. I still am not absolutely sure what I am doing right or wrong, other than I should probably learn to sell some gear.

Annnnnnd, in the world of Stoner/Doom news: Señor Pike seemed healthy and hale (well fed, even) when I saw him last Friday, so yeah I would expect Sleep's hiatus to be due to scheduling issues. Good problem to have, in my opinion.

Oh, and yeah, get some King Crimson in your life if you likes prog and stoner metal. Always been a In the Hall of the Crimson King man, myself. Any of it's good, and almost of all of it is nuts to try to play.
 
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scabpicker said:
If it's one with the fuzz circuit, it's pretty cool. I really can't go on about the preamp on the musician enough, though. The passive side is pretty much like the pre on the "Bass" version. The active side cuts and boosts a lot. As in, it's reallllly easy to set the knobs to where you're shooting yourself in the foot or punishing your speakers. Small adjustments go a long way, and if you're gentle it's got a lot to offer. I'd say that's the problem with a lot of the later Peavey bass heads too. They could sound good, but it was easy to mess with the knobs and make it sound bad.



Yep, even a "practice" Peavey can be a good amp. In one of the bands where I was a guitarist, the bass player plugged a Patriot into a TNT 150 for several years. It never sounded gorgeous, but it could actually be heard in a band with three guitarists, so it at least knew where to start. Truth be told, he's probably a better bass player than I was, and that's why I was playing guitar.




Hehehe, I was just wondering "Hmm, is that still happening?" the day before you posted this.

Then I read the post, saw the pic and told my wife "You want that pedal just for how it looks", then told her that the pedal was indeed actually happening. Afterward we got into this discussion of who this "rutrho" person was and how did I know them. It was really pretty hilarious - I love her, but she's as cautious as a rabbit. It was like she was my mom or something, only my actual mom would have been more likely to ask those questions years later - long after any bad decisions might have been made. I was a free range child, and if it wasn't likely to kill me that afternoon, I was generally allowed to do it.

After that paragraph, I now wonder about the idea that we marry anyone resembling either of our parents. She's far more cautious and sane than either of mine. I'm pretty sure if I did marry something resembling either of my parents, my life would be a wreck. I'm absolutely sure that she thinks her house is a wreck of musical gear. She voices this often. I am not sure what she gets out of the whole thing. I press her on the matter, and she replies something along the lines of "you're my boo", or "I just love you". While this is endearing, it is the least satisfying performance review I have ever received. I have received it for decades. I still am not absolutely sure what I am doing right or wrong, other than I should probably learn to sell some gear.

Annnnnnd, in the world of Stoner/Doom news: Señor Pike seemed healthy and hale (well fed, even) when I saw him last Friday, so yeah I would expect Sleep's hiatus to be due to scheduling issues. Good problem to have, in my opinion.

Oh, and yeah, get some King Crimson in your life if you likes prog and stoner metal. Always been a In the Hall of the Crimson King man, myself. Any of it's good, and almost of all of it is nuts to try to play.
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My parents were the same. I appreciate it though, learned a hell of a lot, even if more than I'd admit was the hard way. Sounds like yours and mine would get along real well.

That's probably my favorite too, though it's all amazing stuff.
 
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