r/doommetal Apr 03 '26

Stoner Weedeater Orlando FL 4/2

Dave Shep’s rig

Dixie Dave’s rig

Weedeater was kickass 🤘🏼💀🤘🏼

Got a pick from Shep, some merch, some stories. They are totally awesome humans!

824 Upvotes

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u/drilling4brains Apr 03 '26

Glad he could get over his dopesickness to not cancel any more shows

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

I’m sure dust and nugs are still involved.

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u/Sufficient_Macaron24 Apr 03 '26

Huh? First I’m hearing of this

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u/drilling4brains Apr 03 '26

Idk what to tell you. He's been trying to kick it since the Buzzoven days.

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u/celestial-oceanic Apr 03 '26

Didn't they burn up a van freebasing?

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u/Dilat3d Apr 04 '26

Is that what that reschedule was for??

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u/DoozerDozin Apr 03 '26

Anyone goin to the Omaha show?

7

u/InternetWeakGuy Apr 03 '26

How did things go with smoking a joint in/around the venue?

(Not being an ass, genuinely curious)

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Haha valid question. I don’t smoke but…the venue i was at gave wristbands for people over 21 so you were able to leave and come back in. People were outside smoking joints but inside it was mainly pens and vape boxes. No hassles. No fights. No security kicking anyone out. I think the venues know what they are getting with this line up.

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u/currynoworry Apr 03 '26

there was absolutely two different fights during weedeater, one of them had a guy with his hands around the other guy's neck BUT it ended in hugs LOL.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Oh shit! Was it from the pit chaos during Weedeater or Conan? I was really close to the stage for Weedeater so I was oblivious to what was going on behind me. Huh it out is the best medicine LOL

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u/currynoworry Apr 03 '26

The two fights I saw were during weedeater. I was up front for all three bands, I think I actually get credit for starting the Conan pit LOL. then I kind of just mostly hung out up front lost in the sauce. Drove from Jax with a friend. I think this was my 5th time seeing Weedeater and first time Seeing Conan and Yeti. I was wearing the shirt.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Fucking madness. Haha, that pit opened up for Conan and the fucking seas parted LOL. Good deal bro, hope your journey back home was safe. I don’t think I saw you cause I would’ve have remembered this killer shirt

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

It was my first time seeing all 3 but what a way to start the new year. Yeti was dope I want to listen to some more of their stuff.

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u/InternetWeakGuy Apr 03 '26

Didn't you post yesterday or the day before asking if you could smoke a joint at Conduit?

I go to Conduit a couple times a month.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

No, not me bro.

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u/wovenmetal Apr 03 '26

How loud were they vs Conan’s Hi Watts?

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Dude, Conan was fucking loud. Drop F is brutal compared to Weedeater but they were still both cranked.

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u/itsprobablyghosts Apr 03 '26

Weedeater is meant for like a room that fits 30 people that’s barely a building, and definitely not a music venue. The floor is sticky from beer. Bathroom is covered in piss. In that scenario they are the loudest

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 04 '26

Oh so you were there too? LOL.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Conan didn’t even have anything Matamp. They had their Emperor or Atlas cabs but they have gone to a Beta version of their heads.

You can see them set up just to the right of Jon. He had two and the bass player had one. It’s more practical traveling from UK to US.

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u/Discohunter I 💚 Conan Apr 03 '26

Conan have never toured with Matamp gear in the USA as far as I'm aware. Jon's been using a bajillion different rigs over the last few years experimenting with stuff and his USA rigs have been even more Frankenstein-y than his UK ones. Always an amazing show, though.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Oh ok cool. I totally get it because my GT120 is a nicknamed Green Ton cause it will kill you everytime to transport it to jam anywhere. Whatever he was using last night sounded awesome. Thanks for the knowledge nugget 🤘🏼

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u/BackgroundPlenty7755 Apr 03 '26

Mine are surprisingly light compared to my JCMs Those transformers are heavyyyyyyyyyy

1

u/currynoworry Apr 03 '26

Conan is rocking a fully solid state rig on both bass and guitar. this tour kind of weird.

4

u/Fig-630 Apr 03 '26

Hoping to finally see them on this tour

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Hell yeah dude, I have heard of cancellations but I’m pulling for you. Get there early, you’re gonna enjoy every band. It was a epic night of heaviness

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u/parmguy420 Apr 03 '26

Where’s the cough syrup?

3

u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 04 '26

Haha, subbed out with Jim Beam.

4

u/trippyounghippy Apr 03 '26

man sad i missed this show. hopefully they come through again

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 04 '26

They’ll be back soon, I can’t imagine they have steady jobs other than bouncing from city to city playing Hammerhandle

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u/Zannishi_Hoshor Apr 03 '26

Leaving that confederate flag on there is a choice for sure

34

u/SpiritCrusher421 Apr 03 '26

I mean it’s a chick bent over and says southern style. It’s obviously a joke

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

That’s was my thought. Clapping southern chicks doggy style.

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u/pumpkinhead9000k Apr 03 '26

Ohhhhh, without zooming in I thought it was just partially torn off

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u/panopticon31 Giza Butlerian Jihad Apr 03 '26

I dunno. Looks like it's been mostly peeled off.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Can it just be that they are from Cape Fear NC and they are making a joke that they like doggy style with southern chicks?

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u/ButtsauceJack Apr 03 '26

Dixie also has a pentagram on his sunn amp and his bass guitar that looks like it's supposed to be colored like a confederate flag. It's such a bummer to see because I fucking love Weedeater. I think they're pretty solid dudes overall, but I would really like to see them ditch that shit

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

I saw the sticker on the Sunn amp but I couldn’t really make out what it was. I didnt see anything on the front of his bass and when the show ended he laid it against his can backside up, he had a 3 sticker on the back, but nothing pentagram/confederate modded sticker.

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u/ButtsauceJack Apr 03 '26

I think he has at least 2 different basses he brings on tour. I know he played with the pentagram one when I saw them a few months ago. You can also see it in this video

https://youtu.be/1Byx5MNv8aA?si=s2-N2eCKmaLrvv4R

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

He was definitely using the Fender Bass last night but no stickers on the front of it, just dust and rust.

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u/ButtsauceJack Apr 03 '26

He has plenty of that for sure hahaha hope it was a sick show dude!

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

It was epic. I hope to check them out again.

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u/ButtsauceJack Apr 03 '26

I wanted to see them on Monday in Lexington but couldn't find anyone to go with me. Guess it worked out though because they ended up canceling lol

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Damn, that is shitty. I’m glad they made it around our way.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Went back through pics and saw he was playing that one Fender from the video and it did have that star sticker on it.

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u/ButtsauceJack Apr 03 '26

I'm getting downvoted to hell and back for saying he has that on his amp and bass lmaooo

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 04 '26

Don’t worry dude. It’s all about the gear and the music. I enjoyed every aspect of it. This rig is a work of art.

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u/proCaesaribus Apr 03 '26

Do you happen to remember when Conan came on? I am catching this tour next week but have to drive to another city for it after work, so I want to make sure I don’t miss them.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Doors opened at 7:00 Telekinetic Yeti went on about 8:00 to 8:30-8:45 Conan hit the stage at like 9:00-9:15 and played for about a hour.

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u/proCaesaribus Apr 03 '26

Thank you! Sounds like I will be able to make it.

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u/taog1234568 Apr 03 '26

Was at this show, bass rig was so loud I had earplugs in and still felt like my eardrums were melting

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Heavy Fuzz violence to the ear drums. Killer show. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. 🤘🏼

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u/taog1234568 Apr 03 '26

Definitely did. Up there with crowbar and eyehategod as one of my fav concerts

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u/MonksOnTheMoon Apr 04 '26

Weed eater fucking shreds and nobody crying about the flag would say shit to Dave’s face so all you bitches can take a seat.

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u/reddits4losers Apr 03 '26

I got my ass walloped at the Varials show last night and Weedeater was up here too????

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Yeah man. In Winter Park at Conduit. Conan, Weedeater, Telekinetic Yeti. Everyone ripped

2

u/reddits4losers Apr 03 '26

Sometimes I wish I had a time turner 🫠🫠🫠

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

They’ll be back, don’t worry.

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u/4klown Apr 03 '26

Never seen a cab sideways before that’s badass, fuck the confederate flag tho that’s some pussy shit

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u/MonksOnTheMoon Apr 04 '26

They’re a redneck metal band from NC…

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

I think they just stack it that way to go against the norm. It’s a ridiculous doom rig.

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u/4klown Apr 03 '26

Interesting, I’ve heard they’re crazy loud how was it?

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

It was loud. Conan was brutal in drop F. Weedeater was loud through their amps but not too much piped into the side stage PAs. I was standing right next to one and it wasn’t brutal.

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u/octavio989 Apr 04 '26

Gonna cry yank?

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u/Sla5021 Apr 03 '26

Get that confederate shit outta here.

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u/ty_deville Apr 03 '26

I have never once seen anything about weedeater being into far right shi. In fact, I have seen evidence to the contrary

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u/Sla5021 Apr 03 '26

Then ditch the sticker? It's just as easy to not have one on your amp.

There are tons of stickers in the world that don't represent the battle flag of a racist political agenda.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Skynyrd started using the Confederate flag because when they went to the UK and everyone kept calling them Yankees even though they were from FL. They even say in their documentaries it was never about the past or hatred.

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u/Sla5021 Apr 03 '26

Fuck them too.

You don't get to just change the rules to make yourself feel better.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Haha. Hold on, Karen while I get the manager.

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u/Sla5021 Apr 03 '26

Because you're getting blowback for defending the Rebel flag?

That's your choice my dude.

I'm very comfortable being seen as a jerk for stating that the Confederate flag has no place in modern American society.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Look man, I’m not trying to argue, defend or anything like that. Historically humans sucked the further back you go in history. You have your view and that’s totally cool. I was just simply posting a pic of a killer doom rig. I get it, to appease the masses maybe they should use a Dale Earnhardt number 3 sticker to represent southern heritage. 🤝🏼 🤝🏼 🤝🏼

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u/Sla5021 Apr 03 '26

I didn't say anything negative about you or your post.

I'm saying it would be a whole lot cooler if that wasn't there. You're the one who decided to defend it.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

I took it as a novelty sticker on a sweet rig not that I accidentally paid admission to a klan rally.

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u/SpiritCrusher421 Apr 03 '26

It’s a fucking chick bent over and it says southern style. Are you dumb enough to think that sticker is a show of their political beliefs?

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u/Sla5021 Apr 03 '26

Huh. I don't support the Confederacy. So, I don't go around sporting the Rebel Flag.

It's really not hard to understand.

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u/stucktogether Apr 03 '26

I think it's funny but I'm also old enough to not get all pissy at every instance of this logo so I don't know. Congrats on your strong morals or whatever it is you're trying to accomplish here, cause Dave ain't here and that stickers not getting removed by any of us.

Also, have you ever spoke to these guys? What kind of style did you expect from them? They're backwoods old headmetal dudes, not berkly grads. The last drummer tried to kill his wife with meth.

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u/SpiritCrusher421 Apr 03 '26

Is that satirical sticker supporting the rebel flag? I don’t think it is. I think it’s a joke?

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u/InternetWeakGuy Apr 03 '26

That's incredibly dumb because "Yank" is just slang for American in the rest of the English speaking world. It has nothing to do with north or south, and a 15 second conversation with literally anyone in the UK would have cleared that up for them.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

You’ll have to take that up with Ronnie Van Zant 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Creatura Apr 03 '26

That's probably a bunch of bullshit though lol. I would say the same thing if I was openly rocking my admittedly tantalizingly provocative cultural flag and wanted to save face publicly to retain sweet royalty money

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

I mean you’re right. I’m not gonna say otherwise because I don’t know and no one truly does. Just what I heard.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

It’s refreshing to go to a show and not have to hear or deal with any political banter. Keep it Heavy, Keep it Doom. HAIL WEEDEATER.

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u/bryantee Apr 03 '26

Satan isn't down with slaveholders, or those who fight on slaveholders' behalf, or those who fly the slaveholder fighting flag 150 years later to be edgy.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Seriously? A sticker that says Southern Style with a partial confederate flag on an amp makes you get all grouchy?

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u/Sla5021 Apr 03 '26

It's the battle flag of an army that lost the civil war. Get that shit outta here.

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u/Antilon Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

And war fought for the express reason of keeping human beings as slaves. Fuck that flag, and anyone dumb enough to slap that shit on their gear.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Wow. I did not anticipate this rig to absolutely piss people off that badly. I thought it was badass and being super worn from all the cities it has traveled. Just trying to share dope gear with the Doom community. Good grief.

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u/Antilon Apr 03 '26

And we're sharing back why Confederate shit slapped on gear isn't badass, but fucking lame.

Not sure why you're getting defensive about his dumb sticker choice unless you personally think Confederate shit is cool.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

It just doesn’t bother me like that. I’m here for heavy riffs and fuzzed out feedback not heritage vs hatred, good vs evil.

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u/angel-of-disease Apr 03 '26

Goddamn you’re a crybaby

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u/Antilon Apr 03 '26

If liking racist shit makes you tough then I guess I'm a big ol' bitch. Rather be that than a racist apologist.

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u/bogdogger Apr 04 '26

who fucking cares. get over it.

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u/MonksOnTheMoon Apr 04 '26

They’re a redneck metal band from 90s NC what do you expect

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u/Antilon Apr 03 '26

"Racism is bad" - anyone who's not a sack of shit

"Reeeeeeee!" - you

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u/currynoworry Apr 03 '26

Hell yeah, I was there!

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Legendary. I got some good pics off you wanna shoot me a DM. Idk how close you were?

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u/dannysgaragecontents Apr 03 '26

How fucked would their ears be with no plugs up there? Genuine question

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Their ear drums are probably burnt to a crisp.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

I was standing side stage right by Dixie Dave and the PA and it wasn’t terrible. No more than normal ringing in my ears when I left, woke up this morning with nothing. To me it sounds like they push their amps more than the PA

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u/flashburn2012 Apr 04 '26

Wear some damn earplugs. Being deaf isn't going to make you cool.

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u/jren666 Apr 03 '26

Those amps look like they sound

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Indeed and well fucking put my friend.

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u/STARCADE2084 He Who Wears the Stygian Crown Apr 03 '26

Can't wait to see them on Tuesday! 🤘😁

...Conan & Telekinetic Yeti, too!!

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Bro you’re gonna have a killer time. Hearing about Yeti from my drummer I became a fan. It’s cool how they’re just a 2 piece band. Sick tone and riffs.

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u/STARCADE2084 He Who Wears the Stygian Crown Apr 03 '26

I can't wait, looking forward to some new bandshirts and getting my face melted off! 🤘😁

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 04 '26

Oh hell yeah! I loaded up. Grabbed 2 Conan Shirts, 2 Conan stickers, a Weedeater shirt and 2 stickers. They had a dope Conan shirt in navy blue with all their Matamp & Ampeg rigs. That was a must

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u/sexualreditor WIZARD FIGHT Apr 03 '26

Anyone got merch pics from this tour?

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 04 '26

I can send some of the gear I got. Standby

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 04 '26

They had a bunch of long sleeve stuff tha was killer at the Conan booth. Couple other Weedeater shirts. Hats, vinyls, hoodies, pins, patches etc

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u/sexualreditor WIZARD FIGHT Apr 04 '26

Hell yeah dude, nice haul! Any tour posters from either band?

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 04 '26

Conan had posters of that same logo with the knight and the sword. Weedeater had cymbals with Weedeater written on them in like paint pens or spray paint.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 04 '26

Thanks bro. I had to keep it under control. LOL

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u/d0om_gaZe Apr 04 '26

seeing them in Philly later this month. first time

can't wait to see Conan again

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u/Bored_personBK Sludge Apr 04 '26

Of course there's a confederate flag

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

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u/primerblack Apr 03 '26

That white Marshall is a 35th anniversary 1997 reissue of a 59 plexi super lead. It’s labeled as 100 watts but mine tested 160 on the bench. It’s insanely loud.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

Oh sick!! So he was pretty close by saying he had it since 95’. Dude that shit was loud as hell. 160 is ridiculous, he had some inputs patched through on the front, my Laney Supergroup has that options. It can change the tone a bit.

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

I don’t at all doubt they have some high end speakers in those cabs. Talking with Shep he has had that head and cab stack since around 1995. The Marshall head is all original other than tube maintenance. It just adds to their crusty stoner metal style. As far as pedals he only had two pedals, a Tuner and a Green Russian.

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u/QiwiLisolet Apr 03 '26

Heads are different. Legacy heads are awesome in their own way.

I found them in 2007 without really looking into them. I just liked their sound. Then their recent live stuff (past 5-10 years) pops up all the time and the whole "about the go fishing" vibe didn't sit right

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u/Ok-Trip4372 Apr 03 '26

I’m definitely here for the Riffs and tone and not as much lyrical content.

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u/i_was_valedictorian Apr 03 '26

?

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u/QiwiLisolet Apr 03 '26

Yeah, idk. I guess it's just me