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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

For me it used to be watching WT people put ranch dressing on everything. Nothing ruins the $40 steak I just cooked well done for you more than putting ranch on it.

For real.

I had an ex that would do this with ketchup. She claimed she'd never had a steak before (she's Canadian idk?). Anyways I pulled out all the stops and made us great medium steaks finished with a little garlic butter while resting and grilled asparagus. She take her plate and squirts ketchup all over everything without trying it first...

I do like a really well made ranch dressing, but hidden valley is gag worthy sludge.
 
For real.

And damn I didn't realize that fuzzes were $200-$250+!
Most aren't but I'd be willing to be one brand new from the dealers if I couldnt find any used, I know the megalith new is 300 after shipping, the black sheep is 175, and the hypers go for around 100-150. I'd also be interested in the wizard fuzz but I feel I won't be ready by the next time dunwich is taking pre-orders again, and if he does.
 
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So I read some random blog post a while back along the lines of "movies which once have been seen cannot be unseen." I'd seen all the flicks except two: "American Mary" - which you can stream on Netflix, and "Cheap Thrills" which I had to order the DVD for. We watched American Mary in the rehearsal room and the guys still talk about it. I finally watched Cheap Thrills last night. Wow. The less you know about it the better.


Welp, now I'm spending my evening watching American Mary two days before I go in for more surgery. Thanks for that.

Jokes aside though, it's actually a really cool concept for a horror movie, and I'm not usually big on slice n dice shtuff. I really like the characters in it. Also Twan Holliday as Lance the bouncer or whatever, guy's hilarious. And also just Katharine Isabelle's portrayal of Mary. And Tristan Risk as Betty Boop, that character is great.


Who here thinks I should make a flying V body for my Matsumoku Washburn. Basically use the neck, PAF pickups, pots, wires, all the hardware and just make a new slab for it. I love its sound and neck but have never really fallen in love with the looks. Flying Vs are the shvt IMO. And I could get help from ol Greg the carpenter down at the practice space. He makes really nice, high end boutique stuff. And dude uses super dope grain. Don't think he's ever made a guitar but we could figure it out.

I sort of want to get a Hagstrom 8 neck and then make myself a Flying V 8-string using most of the Hagstrom hardware with just a new body. I think it'd look badass.
 
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I've been getting more into Church of Misery lately. Lots of good stuff but can be a little samey.

Also how does one play a bass like this? Just seems like a lot of wasted effort.

Japan. That's how.

Supposedly playing closer to the neck brings out the bass and sub frequencies...
I've heard this, but I think it's more complex than that. I play relatively close to the neck (though not over it), and I feel like I don't actually get tons of bass. Maybe right over the 12th fret, yeah. Maybe I've chosen a weird "null zone" or something to play over.

Is it just me or is this ridiculously overpriced?
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It's not just you.

More stupid science haha. Its about the natural curveture if your hand with the fretboard.

And sartori the 1200s i had never farted out ever tuned to A and G running with the 2000s head. Sounded great , def not as much bass as other cabs, but sounded awesome with fuzz.
Really? Were the drivers replaced?

Because my experience with my cab in its previous, 1200S configuration, with the old Sunn drivers, went as follows...

Low volume: "Huh, this sounds kinda cool. Weird, interesting cab."
Band volume: "Oh jeez, it's just FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART" and later "Oh. It's a guitar cab. No wonder that when I played it loud it was all FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART FART"

This was in a black metal band, with my Ibanez 4001 copy, tuned EADG, btw.

Yeah I could really like Church of Misery without the screams. Doesn't seem to serve the song IMO.
Which is weird cause I listen to allot of screaming metal.
Probably the same reason I don't put mayo on my fries: just not meant to be together.
What screams? The songs I've heard from them have a vocalist who isn't any more a screamer than Lemmy is. He just has a gruff voice.

For me it used to be watching WT people put ranch dressing on everything. Nothing ruins the $40 steak I just cooked well done for you more than putting ranch on it.
Oh gods, that is turrible.
 
Back in my pre-vegetarian days, my only flavoring for quality beef was a dollop of garlic butter. My brother, on the other hand, loved him some Heinz 57 sauce.

On a completely different tack, spent a nice few hours with my, literally, brother from another mother and his family yesterday. Seems like my old man had a wandering eye. First time we'd ever met. He's a really good guy. How could you not like a guy who has seen "Liquid Sky"?
 
Back in my pre-vegetarian days, my only flavoring for quality beef was a dollop of garlic butter. My brother, on the other hand, loved him some Heinz 57 sauce.

When I have the grill up and running for some serious cooking, I make a bunch of garlic herb butter. It goes on everything as it comes off.

On a completely different tack, spent a nice few hours with my, literally, brother from another mother and his family yesterday. Seems like my old man had a wandering eye. First time we'd ever met. He's a really good guy. How could you not like a guy who has seen "Liquid Sky"?

That is pretty sweet. My parents are divorced and both remarried. I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters collectively. They are all my family.
 
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