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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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well you missed it, not only did i wear a spandex jack o lantern leotard, green mossimo swim trunks, and a neon blue wig, we played dunwich really well and our 20 minute noise drone at the beginning is getting freaky with the guitarist playing some far eastern scales over top of it, we played in a little lobby outside an art gallery in front of a long hall that led to the street(everything was concrete and my bass sounded like the world's thickest rhythm guitar), the police came in the middle of our version of the exploited's sex and violence, so we stopped and went straight into halloween by the misfits, overall pretty fun, but i'm thinking maybe getting an svt 4 if our halloween show reveals that i need a little more amp than the d180 at max overdriven volume
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Did one of those color runs with the fam today. Normally I'm not one for running without a purpose but found a purpose in DATASSIAN.
Totally, comes with the foot switch too, guy said it was retubed last year and is prefect working condition and told me to come test it
I've sometimes considered getting a chorus pedal, or a flanger effect (for obnoxious wind-sounding noises). That one sounds pretty cool.
Also, I really like the bass riffs in that demo.
Our jam space got sold to a new owner and we haven't been able to get a hold of the new owner to figure out what is going on. We never signed any contracts/leases with the previous owner so right now we are technically trespassing. Gonna clear out our stuff just in case but it sucks because we are now jamspaceless. Hopefully they return our calls soon.
Oh man I have been there and moving out was the first thing we did. Good luck getting in touch with the new owners.
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Had a refresh practice with the guitarists in cstvt today. Unfortunately the Aria and Hondo are at my tech getting pickups swapped and setup. So I brought my first bass, a 90's Yamaha RBX. Not cool looking by any means but plays surprisingly well. Done a ton of mods to it over the years, one being an Active Seymour Duncan P pickup in it.
Wow, I hate active pickups. Super scooped sounding, and overly brittle harsh high end. Real boomy low end, luckily it was a low volume refresh on some old songs practice, because I hated everything about how that bass sounded.
It was kind of like playing with a cab with a tweeter. Real harsh, real bad.
All my old basses were active, I'm really glad I learned better.
Wow, I hate active pickups. Super scooped sounding, and overly brittle harsh high end. Real boomy low end, luckily it was a low volume refresh on some old songs practice, because I hated everything about how that bass sounded.
It was kind of like playing with a cab with a tweeter. Real harsh, real bad.
All my old basses were active, I'm really glad I learned better.
The only active basses I've played that I really liked the sound of have been MusicMans and this one Schecter Scorpion I found in a guitar shop once, which had EMGs. I usually don't like those, but in that bass they sounded good.
Powered through the last half season of Breaking Bad to wrap up the series. I'm not usually a binge watcher, but this one was damn good.
I amy be to much of a fanboy but I honestly believe it is one of the best TV shows to have ever aired. There are just so many levels to it all. I'd suggest looking up Norm MacDonalds theory of the last episode. May seem far fetched, but then again it could be so.
In an interview the night before the last episode aired, Vince Gilligan said it was "all about wood working".
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Not trying to knock others tastes, but now that I've found my footing tonally over the years. Revisiting old instruments that I liked when I was younger and didn't know better is a real eye opener.
Took me a long time and A LOT of gear to find what works best for me. There's always still tweaks to be had, but I've got key components in place.
Took me a long time and A LOT of gear to find what works best for me. There's always still tweaks to be had, but I've got key components in place.
Watched a couple of movies last night. First was Resolution: a guy tries to stage an intervention for his meth and crack addicted friend at a cabin in the woods - spookiness ensues. It was pretty good, worth a watch.
Second was A Field in England. It's set in 1648 and it's about a group of defectors from the English civil war, an evil alchemist/necromancer and a field full of psychedelic mushrooms. Really bizarre, art-house, avant-garde period piece with spaghetti western influences. I loved it, highly recommended. My wife didn't like it as much, but i thought it was great.
Second was A Field in England. It's set in 1648 and it's about a group of defectors from the English civil war, an evil alchemist/necromancer and a field full of psychedelic mushrooms. Really bizarre, art-house, avant-garde period piece with spaghetti western influences. I loved it, highly recommended. My wife didn't like it as much, but i thought it was great.
Yeah i sold my second bass a while back. Couldn't stand the sound of active pickups anymore.
I actually let a couple guys use my 610 a week ago at a gig. Had a moment of panic trying to figure out why is sounded shrill when i went to use it. Then figured out one of the guys maxed out the tweeter. Got it back home in the defeat position. I HATE tweeters.
Yeah no more active basses for me. They never sound good with overdrive. Can't get them to that sweet touch sensitive spot that's so easy with passive basses.
Maybe if I can finally score a decent solidbody piezo system I'll try batteries again. Not with magnetic pickups, though that's for sure.
Maybe if I can finally score a decent solidbody piezo system I'll try batteries again. Not with magnetic pickups, though that's for sure.
