Killed_by_Death

I just noticed that someone thought Leo was his first name:

Tygers will be touring later this year:

https://www.tygersofpantang.com/official/gigs.html

That PCB is the crossover.

You'd probably get better responses in the Amps sub-forum

Some string manufacturers include that in the instructions, it's especially helpful with round-core strings, because hex-core seem to grip the windings better.

E.B. even tells us to wrap through the machine-head capstan more than once, which almost no one actually does:

I can't think of any quick tips but one,

write in the nut-slots with a pencil, the graphite is a great lube, & will help keep the strings from sticking when you're tuning.

29 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

An expensive one...

Yeah, metal basses are not cheap:

The EGC 500B is aluminum & $3,300 USD!

https://www.electricalguitarcompany.com/models

hmm, maybe, Ibanez boast about Teflon washers on the EHB, I just assumed it was the same on the GOTOH machine-heads:

https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/ehb1005ms_1p_01.html

"Teflon washers are used on each tuner for a smooth tuning action."

Writing on those Teflon O-rings won't stick, it'll rub off with the brush of a finger.

It's Teflon, the stame stuff that's on non-stick fry-pans.

The quickest way to make 'mods' that don't affect playability or sound is to just forego them 😀

Tear out all the active components & go 100% Passive!

Asking if it has a Maple neck, when you really mean fretboard.

Squire by Fendré

ESP LTD (no, you have a LTD, NOT an ESP!)

re: influences

Dave Mustaine has touted his influence from Sabbath so much that Ozzy sent him their latest box set. Dave posted about it on FB.

On 12/06/2021 at 17:10, Stub Mandrel said:

Surprised no mention of Cro Mags?

 

I saw them with D.R.I. in a small venue, same venue where I saw Testament, Overkill, Metallica, & Vio-Lence.

7 hours ago, Iron1 said:

fun fact (for no one but me), Killed By Death is the song that turned me into a lifelong Motorhead fan. So much so that when I lived in H'wood and almost ran Lemmy over with my car when he was J-walking, I listened to it on hard repeat for weeks after. 

I lived in San-Pedro, moved to L.A. the same year as Lemmy, so bumped into him in various locations, like Riki Rachtman's clubs & of course the Rainbow.

I spent about 4 nights/week in Hollyweird, but also hit Helter Skelter (not in HW at the time), every weekend that I could.

I just thought about the fact that it's a 5-string, DiMarzio doesn't appear to make the Model J for a 5-string, which I find odd, but the Ultra-Jazz are DEEP:

https://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/5-string-bass/ultra-jazz-5-pair

They're also high-output, so you probably wouldn't even need to wire them in Series, but people have.

They don't make something so Heavy I don't enjoy it, except perhaps the guttural vocals.

There is one band with that style that I enjoy, Arch Enemy, but I won't post a video, because I have no idea what the lyrics are.

It's a matter of opinion  I suppose, but MH weren't included in NWOBHM because they were heavier than that.

I asked Lemmy in 1991 if MH were Heavy Metal or Punk & he said the statement above, loudly, LOL!

Lemmy would never say MH were Thrash, he hated labels & started their shows with "We are Motörhead, & we play Rock & Roll!"

J.P. have a few one-offs that could be Thrash, but Motörhead were doing entre albums.

2 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

It was never the type of double-bass drumming in Overkill. Bear in mind the geography - thrash was pioneered in California,

Lars Ulrich would disagree & from there more Thrash was influenced by Metallica.

Motörhead weren't the only influence to Thrash, that would be a daft statement, but they were the primary influence.

2 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Early hardcore bands! Check Out of Vogue by Middle Class in Doctor J's post as one example...

Sounds like Punk to me, with no Heavy Metal.

The answer is Queen on Stone Cold Crazy, Black Sabbath on Symptom of the Universe, & probably early Tygers of Pan Tang.

Lemmy was really heartbroken with Philthy died, just a month before him.

Who was doing a sound like this (Thrash) before 1979?

How can anyone even argue against the fact that all those Trash bands took Motörhead as an influence?

Motörhead were the godfathers of Thrash, Thrash before there was a name for it, by the merging of Punk & Heavy Metal.

Save some money & try that Series wiring scheme first.

Venom were SO obviously Black Metal.

All the early Thrash bands would cite MH as an influence & Metallica most of all.

Lars was the President of the MH fanclub in the U.S..