A healthy blast from the past children... this is straight edge. Nothing bad here... no boogey men or anything from the nasty punk revolution...
These are the concerts that were back in tha' day... and guess what... our hero is present in his pre=pubescent form!
Brian Baker as a bassist. Gasp!!!!
It get good at about 7:40. Ahh... memories of youth.
Pt 2
Pt 3
Pt 4
Hmmm.. memories of liberal youth... I wish the ideal was still the same today, we wouldn't have half the problems that we do. I think that the issue is that these guys preached that you are responsible for yourself and the kids today just don't want to head that!
Back in tha' day this was about as liberal as it got. I assume by today's standards this is almost centrist... and that is cool with me as that is where I am... Independent! Peace to CWB and Wulf.
Here we go Mr. Baker a redemption from a mere bassist..
LA is burning
Ermmm yeah go get em...
Rock it man
Ox.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Oh... and more more thing... I did NOT get the cables made especially for bass guitar. If you get the chance, even if you don't play bass, read the package. It has some type of mumbo jumbo on there about having a special bass conductor wound into the core...
Really? The bass electrons are somehow different than the other ones? To me that is profiling and I will not be a part of such a thing. I think all electrons have a right to flow on what ever conductor they want! We have come so far in electro-rights just to have Monster Cables set us back to the stone ages... Monsters indeed.
Really? The bass electrons are somehow different than the other ones? To me that is profiling and I will not be a part of such a thing. I think all electrons have a right to flow on what ever conductor they want! We have come so far in electro-rights just to have Monster Cables set us back to the stone ages... Monsters indeed.
A confession... I admit.
Today I actually bought 2 items that I thought that I never thought that I would buy:
Monster Cables for my bass and an effects pedal.
I am a purist by nature and therefore don't find the need for pedals. By and large, every time I have approached them, I find them to be a distraction (except for my Paradriver that I keep for an emergency DI). But... the need hit to fatten up my sound a little to fill some more sonic area, so I decided that I needed a stereo chorus pedal. I wound up with a Boss CEB-2, and so far I think that it may fill the bill.
The other confession is the Monster Cable. I used to (and still do) think that Monster Cables are no better than any other decent cable, but cost so much due to marketing. It always seemed like a silly snob thing to me. However after having a number of cable failures I started to get fed up, so I got the Monster Cables. I don't know if they will last any longer, but if they do fail, I can just take them back to Guitar Center and have them replaced. For me, that is worth the extra $8 that I paid for them over my normal cable of choice. I should really just roll my own, but I am too lazy to mess with it.
Thats all.
Today I actually bought 2 items that I thought that I never thought that I would buy:
Monster Cables for my bass and an effects pedal.
I am a purist by nature and therefore don't find the need for pedals. By and large, every time I have approached them, I find them to be a distraction (except for my Paradriver that I keep for an emergency DI). But... the need hit to fatten up my sound a little to fill some more sonic area, so I decided that I needed a stereo chorus pedal. I wound up with a Boss CEB-2, and so far I think that it may fill the bill.
The other confession is the Monster Cable. I used to (and still do) think that Monster Cables are no better than any other decent cable, but cost so much due to marketing. It always seemed like a silly snob thing to me. However after having a number of cable failures I started to get fed up, so I got the Monster Cables. I don't know if they will last any longer, but if they do fail, I can just take them back to Guitar Center and have them replaced. For me, that is worth the extra $8 that I paid for them over my normal cable of choice. I should really just roll my own, but I am too lazy to mess with it.
Thats all.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
More of the master!
Friday, April 9, 2010
The Brian Baker Rules of punk guitar:
* Treat your guitar like shit and it will respect you.
* To get that mean fuckin' low end and still retain some highs in your sound, use only Gibson guitars. SG's and Les Pauls are the ultimate punk rock tools.
* Use only downstrokes. Downstrokes are the key to unlocking all punk rhythms.
* Plaster your guitars with stickers to prove that you're an individual. Remember, being uncool is cool, so one Van Halen is worth three Sex Pistols stickers.
* The Marshall JMP 100-Watt master volume head is the Holy Grail of amps. Other people get all hot and bothered about what kind of speakers and cabinets they use, but that's all bullshit. You can plug the JMP into virtually anything and it's going to sound wonderful.
* No open tunings. Grunge is not punk rock.
* Don't be self-indulgent. Limit your guitar solos to eight bars or less. Otherwise, you're playing metal.
* Never, ever play a show with a cigarette hanging out of your mouth. It's incredibly painful when a stage diver pushes off your face and smashes the red-hot cherry into your cheek.
* It may be punk to be fucked up at your day job, but when you take the stage you should be straight. It's hard to play music with intensity and speed when you're drunk.
* Do not stack Marshall cabinets. That's not punk, it's arena rock. The Ramones are the only band exempted from this rule.
* Treat your guitar like shit and it will respect you.
* To get that mean fuckin' low end and still retain some highs in your sound, use only Gibson guitars. SG's and Les Pauls are the ultimate punk rock tools.
* Use only downstrokes. Downstrokes are the key to unlocking all punk rhythms.
* Plaster your guitars with stickers to prove that you're an individual. Remember, being uncool is cool, so one Van Halen is worth three Sex Pistols stickers.
* The Marshall JMP 100-Watt master volume head is the Holy Grail of amps. Other people get all hot and bothered about what kind of speakers and cabinets they use, but that's all bullshit. You can plug the JMP into virtually anything and it's going to sound wonderful.
* No open tunings. Grunge is not punk rock.
* Don't be self-indulgent. Limit your guitar solos to eight bars or less. Otherwise, you're playing metal.
* Never, ever play a show with a cigarette hanging out of your mouth. It's incredibly painful when a stage diver pushes off your face and smashes the red-hot cherry into your cheek.
* It may be punk to be fucked up at your day job, but when you take the stage you should be straight. It's hard to play music with intensity and speed when you're drunk.
* Do not stack Marshall cabinets. That's not punk, it's arena rock. The Ramones are the only band exempted from this rule.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Explanation
Ok,
So I think an explanation is in order here so nobody gets the wrong ideas...
Yes, that is ONE of my bass cabs. It is a 210 Peavey TVX that I decided to "pimp". I figure that so many musicians take life seriously so why not make a leopard skin cab?! I mean really F--it, why not?
Listen, I am a bassist... its like anyone care what my shizzle looks like, right? I say, let it roll... I would really like one in astroturf though.
To let ya'll know a little about me:
I am the bassist for the widly popular Wannabeens (www.wannabeens.com) out of Atlanta, GA. I have a crapload (<-- is that a word?) of gear, including:
Gigging setup:
Peavey Dyna5 bass (primary)
Peavey TL5 (backup)
Markbass TA501
Avatar 410
Sansamp Paradriver (backup DI for all the sound guys...)
Practice Setup:
Peavey Firebass 700
Peavey 412
Other Toys:
Peavey 212
Peavey Bassist preamp
Ashdown 210 micro stack
Trace Elliott 250 W 12 band head (ok... I forgot the the name...)
Peavey 212
"pimped" Peavey 210
Ibanez RD500 bass (4 banger)
Ibanez ATK300 (4 banger) - custom thumb rest form luthier
'79 Peavey T40
'79 Peavey T40 (yup 2 of them!)
I prefer D'Addario strings.
I play:
5 String:
130, 100, 80, 65, 45
4 String:
105, 85, 65, 45
Questions? Post them!
MJarus
(talkbass.com sig: OxJohnson)
So I think an explanation is in order here so nobody gets the wrong ideas...
Yes, that is ONE of my bass cabs. It is a 210 Peavey TVX that I decided to "pimp". I figure that so many musicians take life seriously so why not make a leopard skin cab?! I mean really F--it, why not?
Listen, I am a bassist... its like anyone care what my shizzle looks like, right? I say, let it roll... I would really like one in astroturf though.
To let ya'll know a little about me:
I am the bassist for the widly popular Wannabeens (www.wannabeens.com) out of Atlanta, GA. I have a crapload (<-- is that a word?) of gear, including:
Gigging setup:
Peavey Dyna5 bass (primary)
Peavey TL5 (backup)
Markbass TA501
Avatar 410
Sansamp Paradriver (backup DI for all the sound guys...)
Practice Setup:
Peavey Firebass 700
Peavey 412
Other Toys:
Peavey 212
Peavey Bassist preamp
Ashdown 210 micro stack
Trace Elliott 250 W 12 band head (ok... I forgot the the name...)
Peavey 212
"pimped" Peavey 210
Ibanez RD500 bass (4 banger)
Ibanez ATK300 (4 banger) - custom thumb rest form luthier
'79 Peavey T40
'79 Peavey T40 (yup 2 of them!)
I prefer D'Addario strings.
I play:
5 String:
130, 100, 80, 65, 45
4 String:
105, 85, 65, 45
Questions? Post them!
MJarus
(talkbass.com sig: OxJohnson)
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