Sorry its been a few days, my brain has been cooking up a lot.
Yes, Conan, Primitive Man, Bongripper, etc are the specific types of doom.
I find it a little hard to convey that sometimes because this type of doom albeit tends to use traditional doom gear, I would argue that with these bands in particular, if you don't have the right gear, and the amount of gear, you just won't get the sound.
This post is going to be a little long and I'm going to ramble a little bit. I usually don't like to preface things like this, but here it goes:
Thankfully I have quite a bit of access to this gear through a few friends who are either in doom bands, or are into the types of gear as a hobby. Tube gear definitely helps whether I would like to admit that or not, but when it comes down to it, you need POWER. At least in my experience, Cab(s) + Power Amp is a
must. A lot of the tone is going to depend on how your guitar is going to react to the sounds coming out of the environment (ie, speakers) to get the insane feedback that's associated with the genre.
Patches: Believe it or not, this is one of the more simple things in the process. Don't let identity of amps prevent you from using them. A Fender Deluxe Reverb in the Amp Block has been one of my favorites, honestly. A lot of what I do here is replicate some of my favorites (like listed above) by listening and matching to taste at a loud as fuck volume.
Now I was several firmwares behind until a few days ago, so I can't speak too much of this because it may have changed, but I have had a hard time uses the built in fuzzes. Just buying something like a Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh or Earthquaker Devices Acapulco Gold and putting it in will probably yield some better results.
I actually get compliments on my tone at every show, but I think a lot of it is because I break from the stereotypical gear being used.
Update on the power amp stuff, I bought a Peavey Classic 50/50 from my local shop for $240 and my initial impressions are
meh. I think I'm starting to accept that I really am in love with my sound already and I'm just going to up my power amp to the DCM3800L. Ron, the bass player from Bongripper actually uses it (he might use two actually). So for just guitar, I should have more headroom with it than I would ever need. I would blow my speakers before going into SS distortion. I'm also looking into the QSC that vick100 suggested (thanks!). Also, as Sixstring suggested will be looking into that too. And yes, it approaches some unsafe volumes.
Also as stated above, EQ. My technical knowledge is lacking in this department, but just from personal experience, it isn't going to matter how crazy loud you are if you can't be heard in the mix
. Kind of the point of this topic was, right now I am actually getting adequate levels for my sound, I just find myself getting into a range that if I push a little further, I'm getting a little too close for comfort on clipping.
I didn't expect this topic to even get any replies, so thank you all so much for participating. I