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Weirdly all my doom pals are moving to old Laneys or solid state type amps after many years of playing 70s Oranges and JCM800s and the like. The 'classic' fuzz for the sludgier end of doom seems to be the Boss FZ2 but Behringer do a surprisingly accurate clone for about twenty quid. I don't really know of any actual forums for doom but I do know some of the guys from the London scene so I could ask what they're using if it'd help.
Btw I'd never been a huge doom fan but then I heard Serpent Venom and I've never looked back. Are they on your radar? Great band.
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Ohh nice tip about the Behringer, I've saved some links.
I have vague memories of reading sheet music but need to polish up basically from scratch, I'm hoping to find a forum of guidance on gear as much as resources for practicing and that. I'll keep googling.Not heard of Serpent Venom before, listening to them now, cheers. My latest favourite is REZN
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Very easily get loud with old Peavey, Sunn or Acoustic Control Corp solid state amps. And they’re fairly reliable. Unfortunately they’re also getting more expensive.
I’ve been using a secondhand 70’s Acoustic 470 solid state amp for bass (not doom, but loud stuff) for 10 years or so with no issues.
Here’s my shameless self-promotion:
https://clublock.bandcamp.com/releases
Two piece, instrumental bass and drums. I played a Kramer 450b aluminium neck bass into the Acoustic and two EV TL606 15” speaker cabs. Pedals used were a Tronographic Rusty Box, Boss bass overdrive, Boss DD5 digital delay, MXR Distortion+ and a custom Rat clone.
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Apparently I'm having my mid-life crisis at (nearly) 30 cos I've just bought a guitar. Basically I've been listening to too much doom metal and want in. Does anyone know a good forum for getting info from about all the beginner shit? I last touched a guitar in 2005.