No preamble today, you all know what this is by now. As I sew a Cthulhu patch onto my vest, I just wanted to check in with my favorite comrades! This is your space to talk and vent!

A lot of you remember that show I had last week with the people who don't like me. It actually went pretty horrible for my partner, not so much for me. I walked out during the performances of the people in question, and the 3rd person just walked right past me without saying anything, and I had my best friend with me so it ended up being a fun, drunken/high evening for me, in some respects.

My partner tho...one of the performers (who I fucked things up with) had a mental break right before the last act, was screaming and crying about how they didn't wanna do it. I can't help but wonder if my presence played a part in that. Partner isn't holding the break against them, but they haven't reached out since to say anything at all about it. My partner produced and directed the show, so they won't be inviting them back. On top of that, they ended up losing money on the show that they worked hard for, and they found out that some other people in their community were trying to poach the venue, which upset them. ON TOP OF THAT - they're coming off Lexapro, so it hasn't been an easy week.

Beyond that, I've been making new friends, some of them from Hexbear, some of them from Lex. Talking with someone right now who is spitting Marx quotes at me and I'm just like....oh yeah, let's fucking do this. Had a GREAT day on Saturday doing mutual aid work and then hanging out. My partner seems to be working on us doing ENM/poly stuff in a positive way, so that's cool. Band practice tonight, rest tomorrow, and then back to distributing food on Saturday.

Hope you're all well!

  • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    f standard

    Holy shit, I'm not surprised that the OC5 is struggling with your setup. The Pitchfork might work a little better for you; I haven't tried one, and certainly not at that low of a tuning. I have a Digitech Drop, and that does pretty well until you get into E-standard bass territory -- once your source is tuned that low, the tracking is OK, but the output signal gets weird and artifact-y past about 3 half-steps down. Are you using something like an LS-2 at the front of your chain to split off the clean signal and send it to the octave pedal/bass effects loop and then mix it back in? That should still work as a Y-pedal if you decide to send the "bass" signal to a separate amp (or maybe a modeler and a PA system).

    Behringer HM2 clone

    I love this thing, and not because it's hot pink. OK, not just because it's hot pink. It's a little fizzier than a real HM-2, so I've actually given mine to my kid and swapped out for a TC Electronic Eyemaster, which is a two-knob version that is also built like a tank. I've tried it on multiple amps now, and I grin like a jackass each time because it's just instant Entombed, even through my silverface Fender. I don't normally go for the Swedish chainsaw thing, but it's good stupid fun and an amazing blend tone.

    • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]
      hexagon
      ·
      2 years ago

      I have been drinking before practice and would love to continue this conversation but once I mark this as read, I know I'll probably forget. Are you on Element or anything? Dm me and let's talk gear!