Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

[scabpicker]

Yep, on a wood "side table" was mine. I think you'll dig it. Should have thrown a heads up to you all that if you see stuff of mine up there to just reach out to me and we can both avoid all the lame reverb fees.

Ya know, I didn't even think about the fees. If I see something from your store in the future that I need, I'll be sure to hit you up here instead.

I think I went all out on that offering and got the noisemaker and both wild n mild. The noisemaker was solid, but I preferred the drunk Droid and I don't know how often I'd need different noisemakers haha.

Hehehehe, I plugged my Rainbotron into the Drunk Droid and plugged its output into the Solar Storm, and then plugged that into the input of my guitarist's 4MS Triwave Picogenerator. All of the light sensors and LEDs from the pedals triggering each other, incorporated with the oscillators of the 4MS makes for a pretty great bloop device. I was sad when he stopped the noise makers this year. I'm always on the lookout for ones made by him.

 

[Kawai2g4b]

I don’t think I posted this on this thread, but got another vintage MIJ Fernandes bass: this time a neck-thru prototype with two P-pickups, 2V-T, series/parallel for each pickup, and phase switch. Great P-bass tone and transitions very well between rubbery and aggressive. That and the electronics setup gives off tones that have a P-bass spin but with Peavey T-40 control versatility.

 

[roffe]

Got a gig in a month, it’s been 4 years since my last one and even longer since I played bass on one. Should be fun, touring and playing shows are the things I’ve been missing since I quit my last band.

 

[Novarocker]

Ya know, I didn't even think about the fees. If I see something from your store in the future that I need, I'll be sure to hit you up here instead.



Hehehehe, I plugged my Rainbotron into the Drunk Droid and plugged its output into the Solar Storm, and then plugged that into the input of my guitarist's 4MS Triwave Picogenerator. All of the light sensors and LEDs from the pedals triggering each other, incorporated with the oscillators of the 4MS makes for a pretty great bloop device. I was sad when he stopped the noise makers this year. I'm always on the lookout for ones made by him.

No worries, fees are part of the game one way or another.

Sounds awesome! Rainbotron and the 8 step are two of his that I'd love to have. I have a feeling that it was a bit much for him to do right now with all the new pedals and whatnot.

Same here, though I haven't pulled any triggers just due to the fam situation. I doubt I'd have time to dedicate anything to em for at least a few more years. To many other things and projects, of course the kiddos too haha!

 

[bobomatic]

Gig pic from Friday… went incredible. We killed, the other bands killed, we got some overwhelming good feedback (not just from our rigs!) and this monster performed like a beast. Now… we need to record!

 

[Novarocker]

Gig pic from Friday… went incredible. We killed, the other bands killed, we got some overwhelming good feedback (not just from our rigs!) and this monster performed like a beast. Now… we need to record!

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Rad setup!

 

[cornfarmer]

HAY KIDZ, RELEASE # 3 ! ! !

 

[DolemiteSammich]

HAY KIDZ, RELEASE # 3 ! ! !

This ragessssssss

 

[evil dewars]

Not really doom, but surely stoner. John Dwyer is amazin'

wow

@scabpicker & John Dwyer have me reassessing life choices.

 

[Flamingo21]

This is a philosophical post. I have a milestone approaching. About thirty-six hours from now, my first bass gig.

I clearly remember my first gig, forty-five years ago. I had just turned ten. I played violin in Handel's Water Music.
Innumerable gigs followed. On viola, on piano, on church organ, harpsichord. On chromatic harmonica. Temple Blocks. Singing in a choir. Conducting a choir. Conducting a symphonic orchestra playing my own music. Conducting 1000-year-old Gregorian Chant.

And after all that, having long ago given up on going pro, finding my true instrument. Electric bass. Teaching myself. Finding a fitting band. And now here's our first gig. Thursday afternoon, the king's birthday, a day of celebration. Outdoor stages with bands all over the city centre. Looks to be excellent weather, so it'll be busy.

And yes, I will be a beginner all over again. Make stupid mistakes. Like forgetting to sing backing vocals. (Oh, it's also my first ever gig with a microphone. Duh.)
But the band, the band is a good one. We're four very different guys, but we've learnt to trust each other. We fit together. We've worked together for a year and a half, to get where we are now. I'm in a good place, and I'm going to have fun! Well, thanks for reading, if you've made it this far. Writing it all down helps me control my nerves. Wish me luck.

Setlist:
1. Zappa - Muffin Man
2. Stooges - I wanna be your dog
3. Red Fang - Wires
4. Witchcraft - Deconstruction
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man
6. All them Witches - When God comes back
7. Melvins - Revolve
8. Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - I'll cut you down
9. Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
10. The Sword - Freya
11. Sleep - Dragonaut

 

[scabpicker]

Yep, on a wood "side table" was mine. I think you'll dig it.

Oh yes, I do dig it heavily. Used it on one side of a stereo electric piano (well, a Yamaha Reface CP fake electric piano) track this weekend, and it's just what it needed. That's another of his Mystery Effects that I think should be made into a regular production pedal.

I clearly remember my first gig, forty-five years ago. I had just turned ten. I played violin in Handel's Water Music.
Innumerable gigs followed. On viola, on piano, on church organ, harpsichord. On chromatic harmonica. Temple Blocks. Singing in a choir. Conducting a choir. Conducting a symphonic orchestra playing my own music. Conducting 1000-year-old Gregorian Chant.

Jeebus, and I thought I had gone a circuitous route by going from violin to guitar to bass. 'Course, I'm probably not done yet, and you probably aren't either. Watch, we'll both decide the gamelan is the instrument for us in the end - and both still declare we're bass players.

Good luck with the gig! Screwups and getting through them without a train wreck are part of the territory (hey, I've forgotten to sing backing lyrics I wrote myself ). It sounds like a sweet place and time to have a show, and I highly approve of the set list.

My newest band has our first gig where people can pay to see us booked. Still two months away, 30 min opening slot, but on a Sat night at a place I've loved to play at in the past. At least we've got plenty of warning!

 

[Flamingo21]

Watch, we'll both decide the gamelan is the instrument for us in the end

That would be a call from my roots; my mother grew up in Indonesia (or, as it was then called, the Dutch East Indies).

Thanks for your support, and keep us up on that gig!

 

[Sascha Erni]

This is a philosophical post. I have a milestone approaching. About thirty-six hours from now, my first bass gig.

*snip*

Oi, keeping fingers crossed! Nice setlist btw.

 

[Andsvara]

NAD! I just got my new Orange Terror Bass and I'm looking forward to trying it out tonight.

 

[Flamingo21]

my first bass gig

And it went well!! The biggest mistakes were made by others, like the drummer starting the wrong song. My own biggest mistake was not checking the knobs on my pedals before playing.

But man, I was exhausted after 45 minutes of playing. So, although it's not so nice, I didn't wait to listen to the next band. Maybe next time, we'll probably share again.

Good vibes! Quite a few people stood listening, and most stayed the full 45 minutes. There were little children dancing to our Stoner music.

https://youtube.com/shorts/cRmMd1G9DQk?feature=share

This was shot by Esther, my school buddy. We've been friends since we were nine. She drove 90 minutes each way to see me play.
Don't heed the sound quality, that "sound guy" honestly has no ears. But he's the one who owns the PA, and knows everyone. So yeah.

 

[Andsvara]

And it went well!!

Hooray for the pink bird of Doom! Tell us more about that Bass, please.

 

[Flamingo21]

Tell us more about that Bass, please.

It's the first bass I built. I cut the body from a Swamp Ash 600x500mm blank, using drawings for a Gibson Explorer guitar. The maple neck is ready-made, but I changed the headstock, which was a Fenderish paddle headstock at first. I cut the lightning bolt from plexiglass, it is see-through and you can see some of the wood grain through it. I hoped this effect would be stronger. The pickup is an EMG HZ35 passive humbucker, with standard EMG passive electronics. The finish is Tung Oil.

The bass is tuned in C standard permanently, for this band.

If you want to know even more, there's an extensive build thread here:
Winter Build Off 2022 - Explorer Bass | TalkBass.com

 

[Novarocker]

@Flamingo21 right on! Always good to play for people and see em vibe with ya. Great set list, gonna have to check out the video!

Oh yes, I do dig it heavily. Used it on one side of a stereo electric piano (well, a Yamaha Reface CP fake electric piano) track this weekend, and it's just what it needed. That's another of his Mystery Effects that I think should be made into a regular production pedal.



Jeebus, and I thought I had gone a circuitous route by going from violin to guitar to bass. 'Course, I'm probably not done yet, and you probably aren't either. Watch, we'll both decide the gamelan is the instrument for us in the end - and both still declare we're bass players.

Good luck with the gig! Screwups and getting through them without a train wreck are part of the territory (hey, I've forgotten to sing backing lyrics I wrote myself ). It sounds like a sweet place and time to have a show, and I highly approve of the set list.

My newest band has our first gig where people can pay to see us booked. Still two months away, 30 min opening slot, but on a Sat night at a place I've loved to play at in the past. At least we've got plenty of warning!

Awesome, somehow he just nails it with any dirt pedal I've tried of his. I hope he releases the whataphaser to, but the showdown and the future storm I think would do real well as full time releases.

You see his new heavy weapon?! I don't need it, but I need it. Sounds so damn good, especially stacking em in parallel. I don't got enough room on my board, but if the Blower Box can do low gain well, I might have to jump on it. The dungeon master is right up my alley.

 

[scabpicker]

You see his new heavy weapon?! I don't need it, but I need it. Sounds so damn good, especially stacking em in parallel.

Heheh, I did. Of course, they're already sold out, with the next run coming in May. I wants one, too. But I've been indulgent of late. I still may pick one up from the next run.

 

[Will_White]

It's the first bass I built. I cut the body from a Swamp Ash 600x500mm blank, using drawings for a Gibson Explorer guitar. The maple neck is ready-made, but I changed the headstock, which was a Fenderish paddle headstock at first. I cut the lightning bolt from plexiglass, it is see-through and you can see some of the wood grain through it. I hoped this effect would be stronger. The pickup is an EMG HZ35 passive humbucker, with standard EMG passive electronics. The finish is Tung Oil.

The bass is tuned in C standard permanently, for this band.

If you want to know even more, there's an extensive build thread here:
Winter Build Off 2022 - Explorer Bass | TalkBass.com

I thought I recognized that bass.