The Doom Room: ILF Edition

[grindonomicon]

Who made the cheapo lp?

Some odd collection of underpaid factory workers in China. Or possibly outside of China but owned by a Chinese company.

Do they make custom SG's? Do you mind saying how much it cost, or could you pm me with it if you don't want to post? I keep thinking about modding the hell out of an Epi SG, but that LP is sweet. If I avoid the neck joint issues, I can sand and condition a fretboard and level frets... Getting finish of choice, a fat neck, wraparound bridge and double hums with no pickguard would be so sick...

[AxAxSxS]

they make all kinds of stuff, cost can vary wildly, this one was 340 us. I found another and ordered it for 220 so I can have a backup. Looks identical except for darker stain on the back. The prices are adjusted for us market and you can contact a seller to negotiate price or ask for certain features.
The Ric style bass I got a while back was very much a custom build, wood type, neck, finish, that one did arrive completely as advertised, real ebony, etc. Very nice. It also needed a lot of adjustment to make it a worthwhile instrument.
Best advice I can give is do your homework, don't buy the first one that fits what you're looking for that you see, a lot of the sellers are selling the exact same shit, at very different price points. Do contact the seller ahead of time and work out whatever you want to do.

I think if you got a more conventional one the neck stuff would probably be a non issue. In my case with the lifeson thing I think they were kinda winging it.

Really these should be considered a starting point for crazy mods that you would not want to do to the real thing, or a passable alternative to things priced at the unobtainium point. Expect to have to do some work on it.

[conky]

Man, I love the feeling that you get from after a good while of having writers block the ideas just start coming. Floodgates have been opened on new riff ideas.

[new05002]

Super psyched to build myself a pedal I designed last week

[neonblack]

Dunwich reverberation machine?

[new05002]

Dunwich reverberation machine?

There is reverb in this circuit but its a JFET Orange Matamp emulation plus a reverb that emulate a separate spring reverb head. The reverb is incorporated the same way it is on the Matamp/Orange/OrangeMatamp type heads (passive FX loop before the phase inverter)

I did make up a 4/5 knob reverb idea as well that was not related to this but honestly not sure if I would pursue it.

[AxAxSxS]

good stuff, s this the one you just posted on FB in a more complete state? Looks amazing.

Nice conkers. I think for me it's more an issue of overall motivation. If I'm feeling it or not. I can always write, just depends on if it's any good or just shite.

turns out when I requested no gibson stuff on the headstock, they just painted over it.

[t-rey]

Dudes. Talk to me about the Fuzzhugger Algal Bloom. Sounds like something in the fuzz face camp, but able to cover a ton of ground from the clips I've heard. Any opinions for dem riffs?

[christianatl]

My first boutique pedal purchase.

[Kacey Y]

Picked up a new Magick Fuzz recently, as I hadn't owned one before, just borrowed one for recording demo tracks previously. I made a quick demo with it on guitar and bass. Juiced up one track with a Joyo Ultimate Drive running into it to push it even harder and tighten it up. Monstrous Muff variant, I'm loving it.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/corey-y/magic-pedals-magick-fuzz-guitar-bass-demo[/soundcloud]

[AxAxSxS]

Magick makes a rad ass fuzz.

Algal bloom is also great! I have one that doesn't get used but it'd be a great stand alone sweet sounding fuzz, was very smooth in my setup. It didn't defeat the Pharaoh, but that's just for what I am currently doing. I'm not selling it, that's for sure. Personally I' really like to get my mits on a Doom Bloom. Now that I think of it, I really should talk to Tom about a custom boxed "Death Blossom" (Death Blossom is something we did when IED'd or receiving fire from an unknown area. Not really proud of the tactic but it's a rad ass name.)

Chinese Diamond inlay is out, brass egyptian carved me weirdness diamond is currently setting in epoxy. Couldn't deal with the fakey diamond that looked retarded after I started removing material. I'm pretty stoked on the brass idea, hopefully it turns out decent.

[pelliott]

Dudes. Talk to me about the Fuzzhugger Algal Bloom. Sounds like something in the fuzz face camp, but able to cover a ton of ground from the clips I've heard. Any opinions for dem riffs?

Sounds awesome. Not as huge-sounding as Pharaoh/other muffs but such a fantastic, versatile textural tool and can still get quite heavy.

[D.o.S.]

PELLZ.

You're alive. And you're married, I think?

[pelliott]

Yep! Almost three months in. Things are good. Moved to Brooklyn. It's awesome.

[Harry_Manback]

Melvins/Big Biz tonight.