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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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Thank you, I was about to go my whole day without knowing this!
Every now and then someone in the forum asks about tuning E standard and is barraged with "Geezer only needed C#"
I can't find this on Danelectro's website. Is it just me?
Edit: Ah! It's there. I was looking for "foxx" but it's now called the Eisenhower Fuzz.
I was referring to the 3699 fUZZ. I think it's a recent namm release and may not be on the site yet. I'm not sure how it relates or compares to the eisenhower. Hmmm. Nope, not out yet - pre order. Eisenhower is Super Fuzz based.
Where is this Satan Love Bar and Grill? You guys have been holding out on me!
22 Acacia Avenue
If you tell them you know me, you might even get in free.
I like that I've now become instruMETAList. If I'm ever in a metal band I'll put this in large type on the grill of my cabinet.
Thinking I'm going to get a power supply pretty soon. I'm starting to get too loud for daisy chaining. Do any of y'all have experience with the MXR DC bricks? I'm going lower end but still want the quality that I assume MXR will provide.
the standard is nothing special, basically an over spec'd daisy chain. the iso brick at least provides isolated outputs.
Cheap but cool pedal alert - Danelectro Cool Cat Fuzz, the orange first version. Supposed to be a clone of the Frantone Peachfuzz or a Muff of some sort. It's pretty great sounding, has a semi-fizzy top end with the tone dimed. It doesn't seem to suck out any lows at all, so based on that it's a keeper. The control layout SUCKS.
If you see one, just buy it if it's under $40-50 because they were cheap to begin with.
If you see one, just buy it if it's under $40-50 because they were cheap to begin with.
Those top mounted pots are whack. I re-housed a cool cat transparent overdrive from that series for my buddy. Not too bad a project.
My drummer has been thinking about upgrading his kit after beating his old one to death. Any recommendations on what to look for specifically? Going for an Acid King/Bongripper vibe. Kinda seems like drummers in the genre tend to have a wide variety of setups. Only thing I really know for sure is bigger seems better haha, so I keep telling him 24" kick, 14-16" Rack toms, 18" floor tom. I tend to think Mahogany would be a better wood choice but I don't know for sure. I hear brands don't have much of an influence on the sound and instead to look at drum size, wood choice, head selection and tuning. That being said I've heard good things about Slingerland and Ludwig for heavier doom stuff.
Appreciate the thoughts!
Appreciate the thoughts!
Honestly I haven't had a good experience with big kickdrums. I am no drummer and no expert, but we "upgraded" our drum kit recently and we tried a s**tload of sets. From my POV, 22" are still the best. At least, "the best" if you want a low, definite and punchy "machine gun" kind of kick.
My drummer didn't listen to me, he wanted that huge 26". Well if it's for the looks, go for it. But sound-wise, as far as I am concerned, 26" is only a huge PITA. Bigger diameter=looser heads=can't tune it LOW because it sounds like crap if you do. Moreover, we had to remove the resonant head because it was too boomy.
Ok maybe if you play DOOM big and boomy it not a problem. That's only my 2 cents
I've been down the drum rabbit hole a few times. Ludwig 3-ply maple shells are a good bet, but anything along those lines will work. Birch and mahogany seem popular choices. I've never played Vistalites, but people have said they sound good too. Vintage price gouging applies to drums too. Check out Premiers or Slingerlands for sure.
A good drummer I know says you can get some some killer sounds out of Tama's or Yamaha's made in Japan.
Max kick size I would go is 24". But don't rule out a 20". I've heard some 20" kick drums that are just as good as any 22 or bigger.
A good drummer I know says you can get some some killer sounds out of Tama's or Yamaha's made in Japan.
Max kick size I would go is 24". But don't rule out a 20". I've heard some 20" kick drums that are just as good as any 22 or bigger.
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I replaced the foot switch, led, pots and jacks. You may want or be able to re-use some of those parts. If you do use a different foot switch, don’t cheap out. I make a mock-up of the top of the enclosure out of cardboard and temporarily mount the components to set their location and orientation. And remember when you’re wiring up your pots from the back, the layout will be reversed when viewed from the top.
found this how-to from a few years ago.....looks like a lot of hassle.
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I wonder if I can find an enclosure tall enough to leave the pots on the PCB as-is and just flip them up vertically instead.
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Our drummer just bought a Ludwig 'Bonham' set. I'll let you know what he thinks once he gets it.
