The Doom Room: ILF Edition

[christianatl]

Try as I may, I just can't get into the Black Arts stuff.

[deathmonkey]

So you guys know that Deathmonkey etches pedals, right? He did these (except for the Polytope, obviously):

That son of a building block has gotten goooooood.

Thanks guys

[AngryGoldfish]

I dig the lines thing those pedals got going on. I especially love when etchers find a particular niche that is unique to them. Not to say lines could be your 'thing', I'm just saying it for conversational sakes.

[MCS4]

Yeah he did that on the Fifth Element etches that he made for Fuzzrocious, so I made him do it on all my other ones so they would match. My OCD is your gain.

[live-i-evil]

Just a casual observation between yours, bretts, and Adams 200W amps.

I know, plus you explained to me when we were discussing the build that I would be sacrificing some volume to keep the clean all the way up. I still have absolutely zero complaints, believe me.

I almost went with a pure clean machine when I was first talking with Nick about my build but I'm very happy with where we ended up. One day the Annunaki and Iron Pile will crank together and it will be fucking awesome.

Chris Spencer from Unsane / Cutthroats 9 / Celan wants to put out our next record.

I am excite.

I saw that on the faybook. I said it there and I'll say it here, congrats duder, that's fucking awesome!

Uncle Acid doesn't get within like 500 miles of me. I am ultra sad about that.

Boondock Saints is such an awesome movie. We used to watch it every St Patrick's day and drink every time someone said 'fuck.' Everyone would black out before the movie was over.

I'm almost through with the formatting corrections on mah book - should be on sale in the next few weeks. Pretty pumped and extremely anxious about that.

Been having crazy Whiskey-style thoughts of selling all of my amps and cabs in favor of one nice, clean 20-50w amp and a 2x12.

Crazy talk! I kept all my gear and have it on loan to dudes I know. My buddy in LA has been gigging with my EGC and one of my VT-40s, my buddy Shaine in Fell to Low has been using my Harry Joyce Custom 100 for a bit now and John just used the Dunwich 200 to track some stuff for the new Fell to Low record for Rev records. I like knowing that people are getting good use out of my gear, after all I can only play so many things at once.

Parker was telling me that Hilbish Designs is putting together one of their Matamp clones for Garrett with purple tolex. Curious to see how it turns out

That sounds pretty awesome. I don't know why but I didn't really dig the Matamp I had too much, just wasn't quite the right sound for me.

Whores / Unsane tour this winter. And for added radness get them to play the Visqueen album inits entirety.

Unsane is kind of on semi-permanant total partial hiatus.

For now.

Until the new Whores. record comes out and there's a Unsane/Whores. full US tour including the WEST COAST.

my job shit canned a big chunk of the company this week. including me. a bunch of their work somehow vanished all at once and i guess they're in a bit of a crisis and suddenly overstaffed. fucking sucks. right when things were getting close to being back on track for me. i guess my dream of having a little gear budget set up in the near future just vaporized. i may end up posting a little more actively again though now that there's some time on my hands.

Sorry to hear that man - hopefully that changes soon.

[Road Bull]

Those 5th element ones.... Great idea, that looks cool as hell together.

Haha! I think that guitar has EB light top / heavy bottom strings, but it's been probly 3 years since I changed em. You guys were awesome, as usual- actually, awesomer. Both your and Tony's rigs were sounding especially good last night. And i told our drummer to figure out what cymbals Ryder was using, cuz that shit sounded great as well.

kind of amazing, it looked like you were digging into them really hard. I tried EB's back in the day and they didn't stand up to it.
Ryder'd be glad to talk at length about cymbals. He is alt least as obsessive, if not more, about cymbals as anyone here is about amps and pedals. I think they are Paiste rudes? I could be wrong about that. I do know for sure that he uses the largest ones available. Be prepared for a lengthy discourse on striking angle and velocity as well as what areas of the cymbals have better structural integrity.
I'm just glad his new kit matches the volume those things put out.

Sup brotha,

I switched from Zildjian to Paiste last year and have been REALLY happy! Overall, Paistes sound like they are already mixed, meaning, it is as if they have their own sonic space that they operate in, and cut through very well, without being brash. I have had other cymbals that I have liked very much, but Paiste cymbals are very consistent and clear. The bell sounds are very beautiful and can cut right through a wall of amps no problem. I play large enough cymbals to have plenty of volume on tap. I look as if I am beating the hell out of them, but I also know how to hit them with glancing blows so that I am not blowing through cymbals and breaking them. Otherwise, my technique is a bit on the ham-fisted bashing side. I try hard not to break cymbals, they are far too expensive for that.

My cymbal family looks like this:
All Paiste 2002 series.
24" Ride
24" Reverend Al's Big Ride (right side crash)
22" Crash (left side crash)
15" Sound Edge Hi-Hats

Funny thing about the Hi-Hats, they didn't impress me too much in the store. But I bought them because it seems like you can't go wrong with Paiste cymbals within the same line. Its like they were meant to be together. But when I got them to practice, I was impressed. I was even more impressed when I got to play them live. My kit is pretty much a John Henry Bonham kit. Same snare, kit size, same cymbals, mine are bigger overall, (at least crashes). It is hard to argue with what works and sounds good. The Ludwigs are new for me. Last night was only the second time I played them out. I am still getting used to it. I have always had smaller size bass drums. Now I can HEAR and feel what I am playing. And like John said, now the drum volume can keep up with the cymbals.

Also, keep an eye out for used Paiste cymbals on Guitar Center used. I only purchased two of my cymbals new, and that's because I am an impatient mother fucker and wanted those missing pieces Neeeeoooooowww. But most of the things listed can be had for a few hundred here and there. Sometimes you get lucky. If I was to have repurchase, I would start with the 24" Ride, (crashable, favorite cymbal, can roar, super clear and loud bell) and one other larger sized crash. Then add to taste.

Hope that helps. Need anything else let me know.

Also, you guys sounded great again. Izzy's playing is solid and sounded great.

[assface jackson]

Thanks for the info man!

[deathmonkey]

I dig the lines thing those pedals got going on. I especially love when etchers find a particular niche that is unique to them. Not to say lines could be your 'thing', I'm just saying it for conversational sakes.

I've noticed most etchers do have a style that they excel at. Acid splash does those all over designs that impress the shit out of me. i think the other guy goes by Laowiz? His style is very recognizable. and DanDubbleEwe has a pretty crisp style but also does those color wraps that I don't.

I'm simple. Black Spray paint, clean lines. I've done so many cthulhu or wizard fuzzes for nick and Lopan etches for Fuzzrocious Ryan now that I know exactly what to look for for those. Lately I've been pushing myself to try for more photo realistic images. The fuzzrocious dracula is one of my favorites. Also reverse etches. The difficulty in not destroying the image (especially a fine line) is fun for me. (the reverse HM-2 etch i did for nick was a bit of an experiment that I was sweating over while doing it.... i just didn;t tell nick that til now. )

[conky]

My custom Revelation build is underway. Had an issue with the powder coating being able to match the color I was wanting to go for but this is looking pretty fucking awesome so far. Jason sent me this pic a few minutes ago.

[Ancient Astronaught]

my job shit canned a big chunk of the company this week. including me. a bunch of their work somehow vanished all at once and i guess they're in a bit of a crisis and suddenly overstaffed. fucking sucks. right when things were getting close to being back on track for me. i guess my dream of having a little gear budget set up in the near future just vaporized. i may end up posting a little more actively again though now that there's some time on my hands.

So sorry to hear that Parker, much fucking mojo sent.

Just a casual observation between yours, bretts, and Adams 200W amps.

I know, plus you explained to me when we were discussing the build that I would be sacrificing some volume to keep the clean all the way up. I still have absolutely zero complaints, believe me.

I almost went with a pure clean machine when I was first talking with Nick about my build but I'm very happy with where we ended up. One day the Annunaki and Iron Pile will crank together and it will be fucking awesome.

And that is the day Cthulhu shall rise from the depths.......

My custom Revelation build is underway. Had an issue with the powder coating being able to match the color I was wanting to go for but this is looking pretty fucking awesome so far. Jason sent me this pic a few minutes ago.

Sick dude!!!! Can't wait to see the final product!!!!

[BoatRich]

Those 5th element ones.... Great idea, that looks cool as hell together.

Haha! I think that guitar has EB light top / heavy bottom strings, but it's been probly 3 years since I changed em. You guys were awesome, as usual- actually, awesomer. Both your and Tony's rigs were sounding especially good last night. And i told our drummer to figure out what cymbals Ryder was using, cuz that shit sounded great as well.

kind of amazing, it looked like you were digging into them really hard. I tried EB's back in the day and they didn't stand up to it.
Ryder'd be glad to talk at length about cymbals. He is alt least as obsessive, if not more, about cymbals as anyone here is about amps and pedals. I think they are Paiste rudes? I could be wrong about that. I do know for sure that he uses the largest ones available. Be prepared for a lengthy discourse on striking angle and velocity as well as what areas of the cymbals have better structural integrity.
I'm just glad his new kit matches the volume those things put out.

Sup brotha,

I switched from Zildjian to Paiste last year and have been REALLY happy! Overall, Paistes sound like they are already mixed, meaning, it is as if they have their own sonic space that they operate in, and cut through very well, without being brash. I have had other cymbals that I have liked very much, but Paiste cymbals are very consistent and clear. The bell sounds are very beautiful and can cut right through a wall of amps no problem. I play large enough cymbals to have plenty of volume on tap. I look as if I am beating the hell out of them, but I also know how to hit them with glancing blows so that I am not blowing through cymbals and breaking them. Otherwise, my technique is a bit on the ham-fisted bashing side. I try hard not to break cymbals, they are far too expensive for that.

My cymbal family looks like this:
All Paiste 2002 series.
24" Ride
24" Reverend Al's Big Ride (right side crash)
22" Crash (left side crash)
15" Sound Edge Hi-Hats

Funny thing about the Hi-Hats, they didn't impress me too much in the store. But I bought them because it seems like you can't go wrong with Paiste cymbals within the same line. Its like they were meant to be together. But when I got them to practice, I was impressed. I was even more impressed when I got to play them live. My kit is pretty much a John Henry Bonham kit. Same snare, kit size, same cymbals, mine are bigger overall, (at least crashes). It is hard to argue with what works and sounds good. The Ludwigs are new for me. Last night was only the second time I played them out. I am still getting used to it. I have always had smaller size bass drums. Now I can HEAR and feel what I am playing. And like John said, now the drum volume can keep up with the cymbals.

Also, keep an eye out for used Paiste cymbals on Guitar Center used. I only purchased two of my cymbals new, and that's because I am an impatient mother fucker and wanted those missing pieces Neeeeoooooowww. But most of the things listed can be had for a few hundred here and there. Sometimes you get lucky. If I was to have repurchase, I would start with the 24" Ride, (crashable, favorite cymbal, can roar, super clear and loud bell) and one other larger sized crash. Then add to taste.

Hope that helps. Need anything else let me know.

Also, you guys sounded great again. Izzy's playing is solid and sounded great.

Unrelated to the drums, but how well does that instrument stand on the 810 hold? That looks incredibly useful

[AngryGoldfish]

Crazy talk! I kept all my gear and have it on loan to dudes I know. My buddy in LA has been gigging with my EGC and one of my VT-40s, my buddy Shaine in Fell to Low has been using my Harry Joyce Custom 100 for a bit now and John just used the Dunwich 200 to track some stuff for the new Fell to Low record for Rev records. I like knowing that people are getting good use out of my gear, after all I can only play so many things at once.

Dude, that's real kind of you to do that for your friends. I have some Fell to Low on my PC.

[Road Bull]

@BOATRICH

The bass hanger is a cool simple idea. It was a B-day present for Tony. It locks on the back of an 810's towel rack with an upwards pointing hook. Its a good solid piece of metal with a standard rubber style guitar headstock hook to hang the bass from. Lolza, you just have to be smart enough to remember to set it up before you put your heavy-ass head on top of your amp. I like the idea a lot. It doesn't take up as much room as a stand and keeps your gear safe and out of the way.

Oddly enough, you won't find them in stores. They can be found online though.

[AxAxSxS]

Boatrich, the hanger works great. It's designed specifically to work with an ampeg 8x10. There's a bar that hooks under the large handlebar on the back of the cab that keeps it in place. It'd work even without an amp on top and with an amp there, iits not going to move at all.

[grindonomicon]

saw holly hunt last night.

Holly Hunt is killer. They're locals down here, so I get to see them all the time and played a show or two with them as well. Real chill folks.

Sweet. They're playing with Shitstorm at the end of the month in Milw. Hadn't heard of them...