Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

[dozicusmaximus]

Speaking of bridge covers...sort of.

I was in the process of working out getting a second EGC. Since getting my bass all other basses have felt/sounded inferior. Had everything set and in order with Kevin, then out of nowhere I got an awesome deal on a Gibson G3. Too good to pass up, plus I've always dug the Ripper/Grabber body style (obviously the pickguard was the basis for the one that ended up on my EGC), and the 3 pickup G3 is just such a cool setup, I've always wanted one.

So I talked to Kevin, and he's making me a neck to put on the G3 instead of a whole new bass.

Got to send him the existing neck, which I'll be boxing up tonight.

I think it's gonna turn out awesome.

Dude... That should be pretty bad a$$!
Are those bolt on or glued in?
Ripper was the first bass I ever played. Still want one.

 

[ampegfuzz]

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Oh yeah, the G3 is supposed to have a bridge cover. Gonna find one while the new neck is getting built.

WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ampegfuzz]

I love all your basses. Can I just buy them from you

Been meaning to take a pic of all my P's and tag you on FB. Ever since you said you the other day that you have been all p bass lately. I've been the same as of late

 

[Ron Now]

G3 and Grabbers were bolt on. The Ripper was set neck.

 

[dozicusmaximus]

Ah, ok. I know the Ripper is 34.5" scale and set neck. But I couldn't remember the others.

 

[ampegfuzz]

All those body shape in that family are 34.5

 

[D.M.N.]

You guys seen Dobis PR's post in the rigs of doom thread yet? That's what I'm fvcking talking about.

 

[dozicusmaximus]

Good to know

 

[lobster57]

A awesome pic where it looks black-ish. Has tape on the bridge to keep me from getting cut

God damn that is a gorgeous bass

 

[dozicusmaximus]

Sh*t.
I thought I had it all figured out. Then something like this pops up... It's not a 5, but that's cool.
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/rar...like-a-cirrus-alembic-spoiler-hybrid.1089783/
hahaha

 

[kzr750r1]

I'm palm muting just ahead of the bridge at times. Never had a bridge cover in my life. Noticed Carol Kaye had tape on her Ibby as well in that video showing Gene Simmons how to play a bit. Dig the finish on this brown PJ.

 

[kzr750r1]

Sh*t.
I thought I had it all figured out. Then something like this pops up... It's not a 5, but that's cool.
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/rar...like-a-cirrus-alembic-spoiler-hybrid.1089783/
hahaha

Rare bird there and at a decent price. If not 35" scale I'd be making an offer. Would be a low tune piglet for sure.

 

[beebassdude]

G3 and Grabbers were bolt on. The Ripper was set neck.

i may be copying this too if the money is right haha!

 

[The_Janitor]

I'm tempted to flip a thing or two and get that Moog MF-Drive. Pretty good discount through work... The expression pedal filter control/wah is pretty badass sounding.

 

[ampegfuzz]

God damn that is a gorgeous bass

Thanks I built it with help

 

[Blank_0101]

So whatever happened with that class D mini max peavey head that debuted at namm?

 

[Korladis]

Not entirely sure. I actually played through it a number of years back, before I owned any of my own Sunn. It's not in the best condition if I recall, but the guy I talked to (a guitarist I know) said the guy was selling it dirt cheap, mostly just wanted to get rid of it. It's a 60w with verb and trem, either a Sceptre or a Sentura. Then I could have the Big Boy rig (2000s+2x15/1200s+2x15) and the Kiddie rig (200s+1x15/Sceptre+1x15).

Lol, that sounds really cool. I like that the small rig is still actually pretty big.

What kind of jing you looking to drop? Sky's the limit if you've got the dough. If you are looking at going all-in, I'd go with a Dunwich. You know him, you've seen the work, you have reviews from people you know and trust in regard to tone, you can customize it however you two decide would fit your needs. Seem pretty simple to me.
If I were going to spend Hi Tone like money, I'm going Dunwich.

Yeah, if I were going to get custom amp stuff, it would be Dunwich, probably. Verellens are cool, too, but I doubt they'd be quite as flexible as Dunwich.

Here's a full track from that Red Fang + The Ocean 2 drummers 2 bassists band RED KUNZ. Pretty cool stuff imo:

I guess I was kinda hoping it would be slower and heavier.

I've been lookin for sleepers for sure. I'll plug into just about any older tube amp I can get my hands on. Figured I could play a slave with no pre or use my tone hammer got a while till I find another suitable pedal pre.

Get a Trace V8, lol.

Someone give me a breakdown on their experience with P versus reverse P.

Ready go.

I prefer reverse P. I always feel like I can hear a pretty stark tone difference between the strings on regular P, due to the D and G being noticeably twangier than the E and A. Reverse P I feel results in the E and A having a bit more bite and the D and G having a bit more fullness, and so creating more even tone across all four.

P:if you don't know what that sounds like I can't help.

Reverse P: Similar but the E&A strings are little less "thick" in tone. Where as the D&G are a little more. I dig them allot. Hard to find passive ones that aren't entry level bullshiit.
One day I'll make my own with the whole pickup just a smidge closer to the neck for better bass response across all strings.

Yeah, basically this. Though I'd move it slightly towards the bridge, instead, as I prefer the Ric bridge pickup position to the regular P position.

Yeah, earlier than MkIV they use a passive tone stack, I don't know of any specific way to tell them apart other than looking at the plate with the model name on the back. They probably have some aesthetic differences, but I'm not aware of what they are. I've heard people say they don't like the active ones, but I found it incredibly useful to have an active mid control in an amp like that. Plus, you could just dime everything out for maximum gain. I had occasionally used a setup with mine where I dimed all the controls, jumped channels, ran a clean boost into it and used a graphic eq to adjust the tone.


Possibly, but I also live in an area where we get fresh fish easily. The Monterey Bay is a fishing area and being on the west coast in general. I've also only had a messed up sense of smell since high school and I've loved weird sharp cheeses since I was a little kid.

Interesting. I'd been curious about Sound City amps, but held off because I heard conflicting things about the EQ. Some said they were similar to Hiwatts, which, while cool, have a useless passive mid. I might look out for a MkIV or later Sound City in the future, now knowing they have an active EQ. I prefer active EQ for bass, passive for guitar.

That probably weighs 86 pounds.

86 pounds of awesome.

What is this place?

Some stoner thing. What's your avatar?

Today's work soundtrack: Yo-Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone. All the cool Morricone soundtracks.

That has to be amazing.

Wait.
So if I run:
Out of my amp
Into a 4ohm cab
Out of that cab
Into another 4ohm cab
That is series @ 8ohms?

But I can't run series unless my head is wired that way?

No. Both of those are parallel.

You need a series box to run series.

Ok. Why the hell do they even put outputs on these cabs (ampeg 810/610s) then?

Because a lot of older amps don't have very many output jacks. To allow for flexibility in how you set up your rig in terms of space. Because some amps do go down to 2 ohms.

Doesn't he always squint.



lol I was in total agreement with you on this is how it is, then I had to read two pages of NOO! Nothing like waking up to feeling dumb.



Why is that?



Share for everyone or pm me in addition to deth. I got a box and jacks laying around, good little project to do.

Apparently Clint Eastwood actually hated those cigars, but deliberately used them because he felt that their unpleasant taste helped him get the right facial expression for the Man With No Name.

I can always add a series/parallel box to run two 4 Ohm cabs at full power. I dont always get full power in to an 8 Ohm cab.

That said, there is really only a few 8 Ohm cabs on the market that interest me.

Eh, I'm more a fan of low power, big cab. But then again, I don't use solid state power amps.

I actually hate small cabs that are less than 8 ohms, because I feel like they're mostly for marketing shill ("get all the power from your amp!") when the poor drivers can't actually take that much power.

Link Removed, 39.55"!

Cool bass.

I'd prefer it as a 4-string, though.

 

[DethByDoom]

So whatever happened with that class D mini max peavey head that debuted at namm?

Max bought them all?

 

[The_Janitor]

So whatever happened with that class D mini max peavey head that debuted at namm?

Just checked on this - the ETA in our system says tomorrow - but my Peavey rep is saying more like late August/September.

 

[Pelham Bleu]

What up dudes, I'm checking in from the road. I'm in K.C. coz the mrs. got us tix to see McCartney last night. Fantastic show, any Beatle/Macca fans here? Driving home Fri in time for two weekend gigs. Should be a great one. I'll be using the 3620 for the first time b/c I'm sharing it with two other bassists and they can help schlep it.