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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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I can refer you to the guy I'm taking lessons from (he's a metal guy but schooled in jazz) if you want. It would have to be remote lessons because he's on the east coast (I've only done remote lessons and it's been working fine). Let me know.
My bass life the last few weeks has been minimal, as discussed lately, but I'm sticking with it. Got work/school starting up again, so I'll have to try and squeeze in my motivation at night time after the kid's asleep. Gotta get my janky headphone rig working again!
Another of my hobbies is going strong, though - cast iron "collecting". It's in quotations because I don't really collect it, I USE it. So while my collection is growing, it serves a utilitarian function. Got some cute little baking pans the other day (heart shaped) because they were dirt cheap and I figured I could restore them after someone let them get rusty. If I can't, it's a cheap way to learn anyway. Now I'm debating a waffle iron. I can get a brand new one (made by the only place in the US that I can find that still makes brand new cast iron waffle makers) or a vintage restored one for about the same price. We'll see if I cave - it's more than I'd like to spend, and there is a far cheaper option than either of those two, but it's nowhere near as nice or functional, and I think it's made abroad. We'll see what happens.
Another of my hobbies is going strong, though - cast iron "collecting". It's in quotations because I don't really collect it, I USE it. So while my collection is growing, it serves a utilitarian function. Got some cute little baking pans the other day (heart shaped) because they were dirt cheap and I figured I could restore them after someone let them get rusty. If I can't, it's a cheap way to learn anyway. Now I'm debating a waffle iron. I can get a brand new one (made by the only place in the US that I can find that still makes brand new cast iron waffle makers) or a vintage restored one for about the same price. We'll see if I cave - it's more than I'd like to spend, and there is a far cheaper option than either of those two, but it's nowhere near as nice or functional, and I think it's made abroad. We'll see what happens.
Most certainly unusual. My wife wants to get a set of LED strip-lights for her wheels next year.
This feels really dumb to admit, but I associate cast iron with cooking meat. Like the only way to properly season a cast iron pan is with copious bacon fat. Since I don't eat meat, though, I don't own a cast iron pan. Am I doing my vegetables a disservice? Can the frail arms of the herbivores wield the mighty cast iron?
I've certainly cut back on my meat consumption, but still eat it, so veggies are definitely a thing that cast iron can do. My favorite thing about cast iron is that it can do everything. I can use the same pan to sear something, then finish it in the oven. One of my favorite recipes does just that (in a dutch oven) - roast chicken with vegetables. Sear some chicken breast on the stovetop, put a bunch of veggies in the dutch oven for a bit, put the chicken back on top, cover and put in the oven for an hour. Tender chicken and veggies. I have a similar recipe for chicken with garlic and shallots too. Not to mention the fact that I use the same skillet to cook anything on the stovetop and then turn around to bake some cornbread in it.
And actually, bacon fat isn't necessarily the best thing to use to season cast iron. It's not bad, but it can go rancid if you don't use your pans often enough. So if you use it, bacon's great. But in my limited experience restoring my great-grandma's cast iron pan from scratch, canola oil works just fine, and is faster and easier than cooking numerous batches of bacon. (If admittedly, less tasty to most.)
Any good vegetarian recipes to share? I've been meaning to try more, as not only can they be much healthier (i.e. often fewer calories) than some meat dishes, they're often cheaper! And with the way groceries have been lately, I can use some help keeping the bill down. (And just spend the extra on more bass gear...)
I keep a Google Drive folder of vegan recipes I've tried and liked. PM me your email address and I'll send you a share or invite or whatever it's called. In case anyone else is interested, same offer.
Chickpea Curry:
2 cans chickpeas (drained)
1 can coconut milk
1 onion sliced
Curry Powder
With a little oil saute onions until deeply browned, add a table spoon or two of curry powder to the onions, fry briefly until fragrant (30ish seconds) add coconut milk and stir to combine, then add chickpeas and simmer 20 minutes or until the chickpeas reach a texture you like, you may need to add some water, vegetable stock or more coconut milk if the gravy reduces too much.
Serve over rice, or with some flat bread, or just eat it with a spoon.
I have a similar recipe that I've been meaning to make again, but it has broccoli as well. I loved it, but my wife isn't as adventurous as I am culinarily speaking.
I like the direction this took with cookware talk, lol. I started using a carbon steel pan for my jeep adventures and its been fantastic. Its somewhat lighter than cast iron and similar performance (plus the same seasoning challenges). I've also snagged some cast iron from my moms place to get cleaned up and use more. Its fantastic.
I've been a vegetarian for a while now, like 8 or 9 years, and its pretty easy to do non-meat options for all kinds of stuff.
This is one of my favorite cookbooks for just general veg cooking: https://www.amazon.com/New-Vegetarian-Cooking-Everyone/dp/1607745534
Its not a vegan cookbook but rather a general vegetarian approach, also has some awesome sections of doing veg stock, crusts, roux, etc.
Ideally I'm looking for in-person stuff, I have a really really hard time with remote learning type things. Far too many distractions and things going on at home to do anything there and the wifi/internet access in my rehearsal studio sucks.
I've been a vegetarian for a while now, like 8 or 9 years, and its pretty easy to do non-meat options for all kinds of stuff.
This is one of my favorite cookbooks for just general veg cooking: https://www.amazon.com/New-Vegetarian-Cooking-Everyone/dp/1607745534
Its not a vegan cookbook but rather a general vegetarian approach, also has some awesome sections of doing veg stock, crusts, roux, etc.
Ideally I'm looking for in-person stuff, I have a really really hard time with remote learning type things. Far too many distractions and things going on at home to do anything there and the wifi/internet access in my rehearsal studio sucks.
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Hehehe, I love my cast iron cookware, as well. I have my mom's old frying pan that might have predated her and a larger newer one, as well. Best tools I have to make fried eggs.
I'm not a vegetarian these days, but I was when I was younger. My health actually got worse when I was a vegetarian, but that was because of the choices I made. Ice cream seemed like a perfectly sensible dinner back then.
I'm not a vegetarian these days, but I was when I was younger. My health actually got worse when I was a vegetarian, but that was because of the choices I made. Ice cream seemed like a perfectly sensible dinner back then.
What octave pedal should I go for for a doomy project with only bass and drums, a duo.
I can choose between the Akai Unibass or the POG 2....
I will use a guitar rig with Matamp GT2 and a bass rig with Matamp GT200 heads!
But I need some sort of octave..
I can choose between the Akai Unibass or the POG 2....
I will use a guitar rig with Matamp GT2 and a bass rig with Matamp GT200 heads!
But I need some sort of octave..
Sorry, no. I like tort, but not on sunburst.
@Sapatown I haven't played either of these so I can't help you decide, but I think your new project is very cool.
Also, I love your avatar. Do you gig like that?
The EH bass micro synth has both upper and lower octave sliders (amongst all the other crap it does), might be worth checking out because it also does some pretty cool square wave distortion.
I was checking out some Knower stuff (TOTALLY NOT DOOM but same drummer & sax from Clown Core) and was trying to figure out what the hell the bass player was using...some kinda glitchy ugly octave thing. There's a DOD Octopus local I might check out. Might.
Also, there is a killer-sounding but stupidly rare octave pedal called the Korg Octave V that was offered as a module in the PME multi-effect series. It is somewhat similar in effect to an EHX micro synth, and has +1, -1, -1.5, and -2 interval settings with individual distortion for all bands including the source band. Also has a noise gate and is all analog. I’ll post mine here later.
I didn't know that about the Clown Core connection, that's cool. I still thought those people were anonymous.
Do you have a link to the Knower clip? They have a rotating cost of muiciisns. I suspect it was Tim Lefavbre based on the sounds he was making... Tim rules.
Thanks ! It was a christmas party way back the profile pic. But I should consider wearing the beatels outfit more!
I went for the Akai Unibass, altough I heard that it easily can get issues down the road. But it has a really uniqe sound, almost like a Sega/Snes sound to it. But if I put a gnarly fuzzes into it, maby its cool. I wanted a POG2 since it seem more reliable. And tracks better. If I find the Unibass sound to be super digital, or wierd sounding I will sell it and go for the POG2. Phew
