The Doom Room: ILF Edition

[Kacey Y]

Ugh, watched Church Of Misery last night and I've never wanted a Ric bass this bad. And I've even played one (Corey Y's) before, plus have heard so many mixed feelings about them from previous owners that have steered me away.... but... Church Of Misery was so fucking good.

That's exactly how I felt, until I owned one. They sound good (in the right context), they look cool, I HATED the way it felt. To be fair, honestly, it's how I felt after playing it on a regular basis for 5 years. It took a long time for the cool points to stop offsetting how much I disliked playing it compared to the Fenders I had before. Getting a bezel for the treble pickup ring helped, but that was right before I sold it. I cut my hand open bad several times while playing and the binding used to dig into my arm/wrist constantly. If I could have found a 4003S to trade it for, I might have stuck with a Ric, dunno.

They still look freakin cool though.

[AngryGoldfish]

I have different views on dating ex's of friends. My biggest pet peeves are those who do it without telling their friend and those who act as if the women they have dated are some how their property and I need permission to do so. Not in any means implying this is how you view your ex's. If I have an ex, it's for a good reason(s). If my friends want to persue them I have no reason to say no or give a shit and even if I did object I can't do anything about it anyway. If there are lingering feelings still I may not be ok with it but it isn't my place to say. I dealt with a similar situation like this but I was talking to a friend's ex. I told him about it and it went fine. Or so it seems.

Either way, I would talk it out with him, specially if he is a good friend and make him understand that what he did is shitty. If they are happy together then you should be happy for them. If they end up being miserable and having a shitty break up then it's bitter sweet for you haha. Shit like this just isn't worth the stress though.

Hey man! Welcome back.

You're right, it's not my business to give clearance for someone, a friend or not, to date an ex of mine. But I wouldn't expect anyone to ask for authorization, I just would like a heads up. Consideration is all I'd ever ask from a friend. Consider me and my feelings, that's all. 'She is not my girlfriend any more and I do not own her or any potential partners, but you are my friend and I want you to trust me and be honest when you say that you have feelings for someone I once cared for.' Nothing huge, just a quick consideration when you're relaxing with a glass of wine.

In other news, I really want a Soldano, but I have no money to spend freely. I've got a chunk of $$ squirreled away, but it's been earmarked for Dunwich pedals since Nick told me about the tourbox like a year ago. I think I'm going to start building an Esquire instead, since I can do it on the cheap. Just trying to figure out what parts/pickup I want to use and if I want to try to build the neck or just buy a Mighty Mite or All Parts one or something.

Soldano = good. Dunwich tourbox pedals = good. Esquire pedal = good. You can't lose, dude, whatever you choose.

Also, if you build an Esquire look into any kind of Broadcaster single coils. They are amazing. One of my favourite designs. Bareknuckle make the Blackguard Tele series that all sound fantastic.

Hmmmm, I want something that will have lots more low end without being flabby, and tame some of the highs a little bit. I figured they would work well. I'm wondering now if some Eminence Legends would be more what I'm looking for.

It's not an Eminence and may be more expensive for you, but I haven't tried many Eminence speakers: The Celestion G12-K100 and Hot 100's are both as you describe. The Hot 100 is more vintage and warm while the K100 is stiffer and more modern.

When we first moved in together, we were out running errands or something and I wanted to stop in a guitar shop. They had a 1980 Gibson SG Standard, someone had painted it yellow and the frets were almost flat, for $600 out the door. I remember saying something like "Oh man, that is a great deal, I could fix that thing up and it would be a great guitar...I probably shouldn't though". Her response..."Why?! Just buy it". I don't think she's ever given me a hard time about buying ANYTHING since we've been together. Then again, I'm really responsible and we've never missed a payment on bills/rent/mortgage/whatever in the last 13 years. I'm not into cars, clothes, sports, gadgets...just music. I'm pretty cheap about everything else lol. So she always enables my gear purchases, especially since I tend to save up for them instead of just randomly spending money all the time. She's definitely a keeper, in more ways than one. Whenever I read threads on forums like "how can I hide this new (insert piece of gear here) from my wife?" I find it really sad and confusing. Ironically though I don't think my wife would even notice if I bought a new guitar, bass or amp...she never sees half of them anyway.

I honestly don't understand how a husband or wife feels like he or she has the right to disallow their partner to follow their passions. Your wife SHOULD be supporting you in your life. What you have there should be, in my eyes, normal. She loves you and accepts you, including your talent for guitar. When someone truly loves you, they shouldn't say, "Oh, well, that one thing that they do, that guitar playing thing, that costs a lot of money, ya know? I don't think it's appropriate when we have a mortgage and holidays to pay for." If you are smart with your money and respect it then there should be no reason not to follow something you love, especially if you only have one or two drives in life. Just because you're married doesn't mean you have to hang up your dreams and let go of something that represents a part of who you are.

Of course, if you don't reciprocate and encourage your wife's pleasures and aspirations—say, for instance, she loves hiking and crafting jewellery—then she won't want to support yours. If you're a good husband and I'm sure you are, you will be there for her when she sells her first earring on Etsy or climbs her first 12k ft mountain. And hiking costs money. $1000 in the proper gear, easily. What do you say to that? You willingly accept it and encourage her. If she wants to branch out from Etsy and spend $3000 on her own website, even if you don't think it's going to make that much money, you still reassure her it will be an awesome and fun adventure. Everyone wins. It's the same principle as when a man thinks he is the only one who should receive oral sex. If you want that kind of attention then you should be happy to give it.

Skullservant can appreciate my excitment for ordering a TC Trinity reverb pedal off Ebay. I ripped myself off, and paid slightly above what it would have cost me new when they were still being sold at PGS but whatever. If it works and sounds as good as the rest of my TC pedals then I can't complain.

I did that once with a wah pedal. I felt so daft.

[skullservant]

I'm seeing SUNN O))) on the Friday the 13th...

That rules! I want to see them again. Oddly enough, in a larger venue. When I saw them last year they kept tripping the breaker in the small venue they played, which in a sense was cool because it was Sunn as Sunn without much relance on PA's, but I still want to get that ridiculous PA whole body shaking experience in yet.

Skullservant can appreciate my excitment for ordering a TC Trinity reverb pedal off Ebay. I ripped myself off, and paid slightly above what it would have cost me new when they were still being sold at PGS but whatever. If it works and sounds as good as the rest of my TC pedals then I can't complain.

Dude YES. Trinity ruled. I wasn't so much a fan of the two Trinity-exclusive presets, but I DID like that it was black compared to the red Hall of Fame that is now on my board. Still love the Hall of Fame and its offshoots so much. Even more now that the editor is here.

Ugh, watched Church Of Misery last night and I've never wanted a Ric bass this bad. And I've even played one (Corey Y's) before, plus have heard so many mixed feelings about them from previous owners that have steered me away.... but... Church Of Misery was so fucking good.

I don't blame you. Church of Misery rules so hard live. Kicking myself I had to work and couldn't make the house show they played in Richmond a week or two ago.

[Kacey Y]

I honestly don't understand how a husband or wife feels like he or she has the right to disallow their partner to follow their passions. Your wife SHOULD be supporting you in your life. What you have there should be, in my eyes, normal. She loves you and accepts you, including your talent for guitar. When someone truly loves you, they shouldn't say, "Oh, well, that one thing that they do, that guitar playing thing, that costs a lot of money, ya know? I don't think it's appropriate when we have a mortgage and holidays to pay for." If you are smart with your money and respect it then there should be no reason not to follow something you love, especially if you only have one or two drives in life. Just because you're married doesn't mean you have to hang up your dreams and let go of something that represents a part of who you are.

Of course, if you don't reciprocate and encourage your wife's pleasures and aspirations—say, for instance, she loves hiking and crafting jewellery—then she won't want to support yours. If you're a good husband and I'm sure you are, you will be there for her when she sells her first earring on Etsy or climbs her first 12k ft mountain. And hiking costs money. $1000 in the proper gear, easily. What do you say to that? You willingly accept it and encourage her. If she wants to branch out from Etsy and spend $3000 on her own website, even if you don't think it's going to make that much money, you still reassure her it will be an awesome and fun adventure. Everyone wins. It's the same principle as when a man thinks he is the only one who should receive oral sex. If you want that kind of attention then you should be happy to give it.

That's about how I feel about it. Going in the other direction, me being supportive and encouraging of her, it's more about participation and enthusiasm than money. She loves animals, we have 2 cats, 2 dogs and foster groups of kittens pretty frequently. I don't just "allow" it (hate that kind of observation about things in relationships), I participate and contribute. If she wants to go on a vacation to Disneyland, I go with the attitude of having the most fun possible, not being dragged around, even if I would never choose to do that on my own. On the money side of things it's mostly about expenditures for our home that I wouldn't particularly care about. At least not enough to take the initiative, like having our hardwood floors redone, buying new furniture, stuff like that. Even then, I never treat anything in our relationship with the attitude of "sure, you can do that, but I want no part of it". We both have boundaries and we're clear about them, but I think we both view the whole "marriage is about compromise" as being about going into everything with a positive, collaborative attitude and trying to understand and share in what the other gets excited about. Not just a my turn this time, your turn next time thing.

Also...hell yeah on a Bareknuckle tele pickup for the Esquire. Been looking at some already, among a lot of choices on pickup/hardware/necks. I need to decide what direction I want to go with it. I think I'm going to make a pine body and finish it with milk paint, sealed with oil (maybe pure tung oil, maybe true oil, something satin). My last build, a pine p-bass, I'm still stripping the botched spray on poly clear coat and getting ready to try to fix it. I don't want to spray anything this time. I thought about doing a parts caster, but I have rough white pine the right dimensions to do a one piece body and a Tele/Esquire type body is so easy to make. I'm just trying to figure out how rustic I want to make it look and if I want to go all out on the parts or just keep it as cheap as possible and just get it setup really nice.

[Achtane]

I love how the dude in Church of Misery always has his bass down to his shoes and plays at like the 12th fret.
I don't even

[chillerthanmost]

I love how the dude in Church of Misery always has his bass down to his shoes and plays at like the 12th fret.
I don't even

Yeah, I couldn't stop staring. I felt like a high school girl watching Magic Mike for the first time.

[Krosis]

We need a Relationship Room: ILF Edition

Church of Misery had to cancel their NYC date on this tour. I was pissed. I saw them at MDF last year but it was the only show I was looking forward to in some time. Their newest album is probably my #1 for the year and it's been a good year for doom metal. (Cathedral's and Trouble's new albums from this year are close seconds).

[D.o.S.]

You guys are all super fucking gay.

And not in the totally legit dicks-in-mouths-and-other-orificies way. Or the no-dudes-allowed-ladies-only-way.

In the lame way.

[ryan summit]

i think sumthin may be wrong
for one its this pointless fuckin day
so close to the other one
have to hear my father talk politics
to whatever crypt keeper will listin to him
these fuggin kids will not stop screamin like girls
ive always hated turkey
and the huge crampy next day shit
my brother wants me to pour a concrete pad
for a permanent basketball hoop
he wont tell me if its a go or not
i told him im leavin at three tomorrow
he will make me start it at 2:30
i drove 16 hours to dig a 4'deep hole
thats what im good for
oh and jokes about long hair
if the fag word was still allowed to be used for straight guys
the 2 year old would have started callin me it too
this isnt jersey in the '80s
but its the same assholes
oh shit sorry d.o.s.
the first sentance i wrote was for you
i was gonna talk about internets bein fucked somehow
huh
you got me all riled up

[samsquanch1972]

Morning Doomer Gents and Ladiez, I usually only haunt the classifieds, but Sonny asked me to post this here for him. Happy Thanksgiving!!!


I can't keep up with the pace of the doom room so I don't post/read much but if you wouldn't mind posting the following as if you cut and pasted it I would owe you one.
Sometimes there is soooo much text and no pics so I think when someone scrolls and they see a picture boom!!!
May your amps be loud and your speakers indestructible.



The long awaited Sanford and Sonny Bluebeard shirt designed by John Dyer Baizley is available for sale.



I am using a NASA grade screening company The shirts are screened with five colors one of which is a glow in the dark ink which gives a "morbid patina" to the teeth and keys. I could never justify the use of Glow in the Dark ink to any former band members but now that I own a company.......)
If you would like one without the glow in the dark ink you are a no fun jerk, so why would I want you walking around wearing my shirt?

If you are not a jerk and want to paypal me $15 to (sanfordandsonny at gmail dot com)for a shirt or $25 for two.

(conus shipping included I will ship international i would just need to check the rates) please remember to include your shirt size and while I am sure many of you would use the gift option please do not, I need to be able to automate your address for shipping labels. This is a preorder I am doing the order early next week I am only doing 100 so I can be sure to have them out asap after the printer's spectacularly quick turnaround.

[LOCOPELAND]

Welcome, Joe!


That shirt is badass

[chillerthanmost]

Ordering! Yes yes

[Barnhard]

Email sent.

[samzadgan]

so…has anyone tried playing through a small solid state combo bass amp?

was thinking of getting a small practice amp for the living room…i saw a few fender and peavey solid state bass combo's…and it got me thinking…if playing through those big solid state bass rigs sounds really good…does the same rule apply for combo's?

[samsquanch1972]

Thanks Tony, Happy Thanksgiving!