Very cool - love it!
Cool vibe!
I dunno what you call it... but I'm gonna go with "Punkabilly"
I’d go with Psycho-billy
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Very cool - love it!
I’d go with Psycho-billy
Especially after a barley risotto.
Hey... if anybody wants to get their "Classic Rock Radio Fundamentals" on... this is a pretty cool way to do it! (there was obviously a "problem" with the mix. The bass is the dominant instrument
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)The 'bird is heavy on the mids. That's it's "thang". I think most of us consider that as part of it's charm. You get different things out of it... and it get's different things out of you.I did try that, and it was somewhat honkier
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That’s how it starts!
I’ve been using a gut D&G since the beginning, but in the past few years have been using ‘solo gauge’ steels for the E&A. They sound good and last longer. I always bring an electric as a backup because if you break an upright string at a show, it ain’t getting fixed quick!
Cool vibe!
I dunno what you call it... but I'm gonna go with "Punkabilly"
That works, I suppose. Oxford American called us ‘Delta Punk,’ and that kinda stuck for a long time. I quit about 2 years ago. Was in that band for about 14 years. They’re still out there, but I needed a change. We had a great run. Lots of cool movie soundtracks and toured the world many times with Reverend Horton Heat, Robert Plant, Black Keys, The Damned, Flaming Lips. All kinds of fun stuff
That's AMAZING man!!! VERY cool!That’s how it starts!
I’ve been using a gut D&G since the beginning, but in the past few years have been using ‘solo gauge’ steels for the E&A. They sound good and last longer. I always bring an electric as a backup because if you break an upright string at a show, it ain’t getting fixed quick!
That works, I suppose. Oxford American called us ‘Delta Punk,’ and that kinda stuck for a long time. I quit about 2 years ago. Was in that band for about 14 years. They’re still out there, but I needed a change. We had a great run. Lots of cool movie soundtracks and toured the world many times with Reverend Horton Heat, Robert Plant, Black Keys, The Damned, Flaming Lips. All kinds of fun stuff
? Not sure I understand the question.
I did try a bunch of different wiring, cap, pot, switch and preamp options on the FrankenGoth before I settled on the vol, vol, bass, treb 9volt active layout with series Humbucker/single coil tap switching.
One of the passive options I tried set the tone pot up as full on bright from 0-9 and kill switch when turned to 10. In essence the functionality of the tone pot was removed from the circuit and the pot acted like an on off switch (although I suspect there was some loading from the pot vs totally removing the tone pot but probably not a huge difference). I didn't stay with that option because I do most of my sound shaping on the bass vs at the amp, so I needed a functional tone pot on board.
If you don't mind my asking... how's ol' Frank comin' along?
I've spent a lot of hours playing Frank over the holidays just to be sure I like the sound and controls as is before going down the aesthetics Road. So far it just kills in every setting. It's still a bit more mid focused than I expected (might be the La Bella tapewounds) but it works really well in a mix. I'm considering replacing the bridge with a hipshot to maximize the tone and sustain, and replacing the sloppy Goth tuners with hipshot ultralights.
On the aesthetics front, I still need to get the trim ring dimensions to Carlo and I need to finish the pickguard and truss cover designs so the leather works guy can do his magic. I'm still debating on reshaping or painting the headstock, hate to mess with it now that I've eliminated all the dead spots. Probably looking at late January before it's all done.
Love the Reverend! My all time favorite video clip of his...?...We had a great run. Lots of cool movie soundtracks and toured the world many times with Reverend Horton Heat, Robert Plant, Black Keys, The Damned, Flaming Lips. All kinds of fun stuff
You've logged a lot hours on that thing! I'm anxious for the big unveiling
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He’s a cool dude! I’ve been lucky enough to play bass with him live a few times. He also played guitar on Legendary ShackShakers ‘Pandelerium’ record, along with Jello Biafra on bgv’s
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I posted a progress pic of it a while back but as drastic as the changes were you'd be hard pressed to notice the difference unless you're familiar with the Goth (which is a good thing since I didn't want to lose the Goth DNA). It no longer is a three knob front jack passive layout. It's now a four knob, coil split switch, side jack, active bass with a battery box in the rear. The control cavity is packed, in fact I plan on going back in and cleaning up the wire routing a bit. The pups are now Bart's (a huge improvement) and the strings are black tapes. It's been fun to work on but there's still lots to do.You've logged a lot hours on that thing! I'm anxious for the big unveiling
