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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

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Mike all I can say is don't get discouraged and welcome... You'll find that sweet spot in the mix. I'm about a year into getting back into playing and took some experimenting to get my tone for this band.

First Gig we played I was on a borrowed SVT6 and ampeg 810... I could hear myself but the drummer couldn't hear me.... We still beat through it and had a good showing.
 
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Spent today getting the bedroom studio nice and tidy, getting everything important presided into the interfaces inserts and getting the ol' acoustic's line out connected so I don't have to move it every time I want the preamps signal. Its so much easier to sit down and work instead of getting distracted with setting stuff up this way. This is also the home for my vinyl and turntable, so its my blissful space for all things audio.
 

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mbelue said:
Gotcha. Sounds like you have a bit of a middle-mids scoop. Where is your enhance knob?
A suggestion for bass dirt: When playing with guitars it will sound cleaner than solo. Use more dirt than you think you need when listening solo.
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Yeah, agreed.

Even a nasty ganky midrange tone doesn't sound nearly so extreme when the guitars are playing, and bass overdrive is usually masked when the guitars are playing.
 
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TurkeypillSLEEP said:
Hola dudes.

My name is Mike and this is my first post in the S/D thread, but I have read and enjoyed this thread for quite a while. I recently auditioned for and was accepted into my first metal band (first band in almost 8 years). The band is called Valley and we are based out of St. Louis Missouri. We recently had our first show with me on bass, so I figured what better way to introduce myself than with a gig report. We played with several local bands; Bong Threat, Bastard and Fister and CT guys Sea of Bones. Overall I felt the show went quite well and we were very well received by the crowd. I received nothing but compliments post show from the crowd and band members alike. It was encouraging but I felt like it could have been better. My biggest issue was that I couldn't hear anything onstage other than the lead guitar, the cymbals and the snare. No kick, no bass, no rhythm guitar and no vocals. Caused me to fudge the first song pretty good until I got my bearings together to play from visual cues and memory. Gear used was a Gibson EB4 through a Tortuga Fireant > OVNI Smoothie > Eden WT550 > Eden D810(borrowed). I was up against two tube guitar amps with full stacks.

I always enjoyed the tone of Eden gear and the WT550 will always be a favorite amp of mine, but this show made it very clear that theEden is out and something with more balls is in. Fortunately, they day before the show I had a friend ask if I wanted to sell my entire Eden rig(sub a D210XST for the 810), and at the show one of the guys from Bastard told me he was selling an SVT 4 Pro at a pretty stupid low price. Also caught wind of an Ampeg SVT 810e NIB for a potentially VERY reasonable price. Hopefully come the next show, I will not have the same sonic issues and will be able to blow ear drums more efficiently. Cheers TB S/D crowd.

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Welcome Mike.
I used to own a WT550 too and loved the tone but sold it and joined the dark side (SVT/810)
BTW Fister are a great band.I ordered a tape from them a while ago and it did't show up. When I asked about it they sent me what I originally order plus a bunch of free stuff to make up for it.
How do you like the EB4? I've been wondering about them sense they came out.
 
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Ron Now said:
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Aria is pretty awesome. Neck feels great, not anywhere near the EGC neck, but for what I'm looking for it's pretty great. Obviously thicker than the EGC but way more comfortable than the hondo. Body feels familiar, probably around 9 lbs. lighter than the hondo and EGC. Probably in like with my white Ric and fender I had before. It's a solid p-bass for sure.

Sounds ok, most likely putting the dimarzio from the hondo in it. Action is surprisingly good out of the box. Showed up almost completely in tune which was insane as it came from japan over the last 3 days.

Black guard is definitely in order, as is a bridge cover. The tuners feel a little loose, but still sturdy enough to keep in tune.

Gonna play it more extensively over the next few days before I bring it to a tech to swap pickups and set it up properly (needs heavier strings).

Overall real happy with this relatively impulsive purchase.
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I knew you'd like it.
 
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This morning's spin: some pseudo-hipster jazz from a band called Twinemen. My brother went to a library book sale and got a bag of 30 CDs for $2.00, so he's been bringing stuff over sporadically. Before this was a band called Titan, some of the finest straight-outta-Mexico techno. I refused to give it back.
 
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Yeah, also doubt even the bars that we play at frequently would float us $50 change haha.

When we first started selling merch I would just go get change from the bank for that night and then make sure I pay myself back at the end of the night. Same if I booked the show and have to run cover myself. Now that we've got a solid band kitty going, I just normally leave some change in the merch tub for shows.
 
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Lazarus.Bird said:
Yeah, also doubt even the bars that we play at frequently would float us $50 change haha.

When we first started selling merch I would just go get change from the bank for that night and then make sure I pay myself back at the end of the night. Same if I booked the show and have to run cover myself. Now that we've got a solid band kitty going, I just normally leave some change in the merch tub for shows.
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Yep we have a running band fund to cover a number of stuff. It is taken out before pay out. If we use it all fine, if there is left over, booze.
 
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