Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
??) Whatever type of amp you like, however many amps you own or mess with, the most important parts of your rig are still your ears.
Keep those in good working and trustworthy order.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Ultra-mega gain will not make your guitar sound monstrous... it'll make it sound like a mosquito.
Ultra-mega gain is useless without scooped mids. :)Originally Posted by lure555
I've leaned quite a bit from various stuck-up pricks around here. Plus, they keep the kiddies in line.
I think they preferr "cork sniffers"
do I look like I know what I'm doing?
hmmmm....
that went badly......
Kenny Belmont
>:^{I)>
Oenophiles perhaps?Us stuck up pricks don't like the term "cork sniffers" either.
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Zymurgists?
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
Wow.
I guess I missed my own barbeque.
With G.S. gone, does this mean we can finally put the HRD threads to rest?
That's OK. Apparently there's still some beer left.
If Fezz hasn't grabbed the last....oh, nevermind.
I guess there's still some wine left.
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
Whatever happened to wine coolers? Somehow, that two-liter bottle of Sun Country grapefruit crap seems like it would fit the festivities so much better.
I could really go for something grapefruit right about now.
Yeah, not so much to cleanse the palette as to detonate a bomb on it.
Ringo drank 'em all.Whatever happened to wine coolers? Somehow, that two-liter bottle of Sun Country grapefruit crap seems like it would fit the festivities so much better.
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
No Way!!!!With G.S. gone, does this mean we can finally put the HRD threads to rest?
We just need someone else to carry that torch.
Don't worry, I've still got a few up my sleeve, y'all.
"...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour."
-Edmund Burke
I coulda been a contendah.....No Way!!!!
We just need someone else to carry that torch.
BUT....
"Cork Sniffer"?
That would have a completely different meaning if it was from the movie 'Johnny Dangerously', wouldn't it? ;)
"I bet your Momma was a tent-show Queen ..."
It would probably be "cork soaker" from there.
--The music is all around us. I can hear it. Can you?
'gear snob' just sounds so arrogantUs stuck up pricks don't like the term "cork sniffers" either.
do I look like I know what I'm doing?
Crap! I missed a good one! See what happens when you're away for a couple of days?
"I'm gonna find myself a girl
that can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams..."
I believe you have just compiled to most complete Top 10 list I've ever seen (at least pertaining to the subject at hand).Things I've learned about amps:
1. Life's too short to play through crap.
2. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
3. One man's meat is another man's pudding.
4. A great player sounds good through anything.
5. A mediocre player sounds mediocre through anything.
6. Tubes are good, but some are better than others.
7. Tone is in the hands. But a good amp sure helps.
8. It's all about the joy of playing. Find the joy, you'll find the tone.
9. Got a sound in your head? Play it with heart, and it'll come out of your hands. Hear it? Play it. The only thing stopping you is you.
10. It's all about the music. The rest is GAS.
--The music is all around us. I can hear it. Can you?
always gotta one-up me, dont ya? (LOL)Things I've learned about amps:
1. Life's too short to play through crap.
2. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
3. One man's meat is another man's pudding.
4. A great player sounds good through anything.
5. A mediocre player sounds mediocre through anything.
6. Tubes are good, but some are better than others.
7. Tone is in the hands. But a good amp sure helps.
8. It's all about the joy of playing. Find the joy, you'll find the tone.
9. Got a sound in your head? Play it with heart, and it'll come out of your hands. Hear it? Play it. The only thing stopping you is you.
10. It's all about the music. The rest is GAS.
do I look like I know what I'm doing?
That's a nice list. It tastes like grapefruit.
amen, Rev. Fezz...
Woah - what happened there?? The General just got banned? Methinks he was poked one too many times....My sentiments exactly, Kap'n.
Say buh bye General!
I'm going to have to watch my mouth.Pass the peanuts!
DD - connoisseur of single malts
wow - and not even a warning!
I think I can comply - the shameless self promotion clause will be a tough one, though....
DD
Works for me.
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Tube amp's are like a good woman treat them right and they will be good to ya.
Hey I missed the BEER!
No matter what your thoughts are related to any given amp, pedal or guitar there are at least a 1000 who think you are wrong. For your ideas regarding "tone" ... there are a 1000000 who will disagree.
Guitars: Teles, Strats, LP, VW Wormoth, others. Amps: Bassman LTD, Richter 5e3, 5e3 Head, Taynor Bassmaster II, Gretsch 6150 (Supro), others. Board: Guitar>Java Boost> Huckleberry>Fuzz Head>Top Fuel> SFX-03 >Keeley 4 knob Comp>EH Clone Chorus>Flanger>DD-6
I don't care what any of you say -- when I put racing stripes on the sides of my amps they go much faster.
Read you five by five, fezz...2) ...
No warning needed. I may have to give you one though.
Now getting things back on topic:
Rule XXXIV: Never get emotionally attached to an amp; it impedes objectivity and promotes hyperbole. As we've seen....
So true, but spend your hard earned (or easily earned for those lucky enough) money on anything the size of furniture, it's hard not to get emotionally attached.
My thing is (being in the criminal law game) is that it's like domestic violence. If the gear you love constantly beats you down, keeps you from your friends, and makes you sob quietly in the corner, then suddenly thrills you like its your honeymoon all over again, then goes right back into the cycle of pain... well... you need to muster your strength and just walk away.
And no, there is NOTHING funny about domestic violence in my opinion, but I still can't shake the analogy. If your gear abuses you, kick it to the curb, no matter how much you want things to work out.
pc, you know, I've learned that people who can do what you do every day are extraordinary. One of my friends is the assistant DA for our county. Every day he deals with stuff we *normal* folks tuck away in place we seldom visit. And when I think of this guy, I admire him for his compassion and humanity. It must take a really grounded person not to burn out in your biz.
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Things I've learned about amps:
1. Life's too short to play through crap.
2. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
3. One man's meat is another man's pudding.
4. A great player sounds good through anything.
5. A mediocre player sounds mediocre through anything.
6. Tubes are good, but some are better than others.
7. Tone is in the hands. But a good amp sure helps.
8. It's all about the joy of playing. Find the joy, you'll find the tone.
9. Got a sound in your head? Play it with heart, and it'll come out of your hands. Hear it? Play it. The only thing stopping you is you.
10. It's all about the music. The rest is GAS.
Things I've learned about amps on TFF was to pay more attention to the details of the tone I wanted out of an amp. Once I got finished trying to make my HRDx sound good ie. (tubes and speaker)or (silk purse out of a sow's ear) I tested out the DRRI and really loved it for the music I play, I learned I get much more joy out of playing now. I also learned there is much better tone in my fingers than before. I'm more comfortable now to relax and enjoy playing without worrying about sounding crappy (amp wise) so.. that's what I learned in summer amp camp. Thanks TFF
Thanks Chuck. It's even worse now that I'm back representing abused & neglected kids in the Juvi/Domestic system. I spent this afternoon at Madison Correctional Institution listening to a guy give a deposition about why it really wasn't his fault that he had sex with all five of his daughters over a 7-year period. (I'm Guardian-Ad-Litem for the minor children in an action to take away his parental rights).
I actually thought about this thread while I was sitting there, because one of the things I've learned about amps is that everything I learn about amps helps scrub away the things I wish I never heard.
Sorry--that was a downer and didn't belong in this thread, but it was nice to read your post just now.
Whoa. I gotta really give you props now, pc.
It would be all I could do not to kick that guy's ass. What an unbelievable piece of trash.
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