A Lester for Hanna
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sixstringsamurai
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3k?Cagey said:
Cheap too ain't it..... :doh:
I'll take a decent tube head and an OD.....
and save 500 bucks in the process...
I am sure it has it's place, if you are a studio guy or what not.
Too many buttons...
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It's true; they ain't cheap. By the time you've bought an Axe, the pedalboard, an FR/FR speaker, etc., you're actually down about $4K+. But, on the plus side, you're all done. You never have to worry about your amp again. Need a Fender Twin? No problem. Need a JCM 800? Got it. Want a Dumble? It's in there. AC30? All set. And sfx? Fuhgeddaboudit. Any distortion you want, Eventide-quality delays and 'verbs. The list is long.
And guess how many spare tubes and cables you have to carry around? None. Care to guess how much it weighs? Four pounds. If it was a bit smaller, you could carry it in your mouth.
There is a learning curve on the things, no question about that. But, I imagine it's like suffering the learning curve on giving Angelina Jolie an orgasm - well worth the trouble.
And guess how many spare tubes and cables you have to carry around? None. Care to guess how much it weighs? Four pounds. If it was a bit smaller, you could carry it in your mouth.
There is a learning curve on the things, no question about that. But, I imagine it's like suffering the learning curve on giving Angelina Jolie an orgasm - well worth the trouble.
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Cagey said:
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Well an interesting piece none the less, quite capable by the sounds of it. :tard:see what I did there?
Considering that everything I write pretty much falls into a Descendants/ALL/Dag Nasty realm it would be lost on me....
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If nothing else, it's worth ending the struggle with 100 year old amp technology. Plus, the things really are magical. They're not like any of the typical modelers you get from Digitech, Line 6, Behringer, et al. Those things are puppy chow. These units sound like the real thing, no compromise.
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Cagey speaks the truth. If you run multiple tube amps like I did, (AC30, Plexi, Bandmaster), with effects you already spent more than what a Fractal rig costs. Sold all my analog stuff and easily funded the Fractal rig. First an Ultra and now a II.Cagey said:
In fact I put the II into production last weekend, so the Ultra is going up for sale.
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TBurst Std said:
Yep, they really are the beeze neeze, the wasp's nipples, and all that. All the guitar sounds on this album were recorded with it:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cornflowerblue2
I use it for all my electric guitar sounds. To add insult to injury I used to build and modify amps. I had a 66 super reverb (a real one) a 65 deluxe (a re-issue), several AC-30 style amps (which I made), and access to a host of others. If it was ever in guitar player magazine, I've played through it.
And the AxeFX is better. :headbang:
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Now, let's all donate the necessary parts to Hannaugh so she can recapture our attention. :headbang:
Waiting on shipping, and I have to order a couple more small things. It's summer and I'm a teacher, times are leaner than usual right at the moment. I gotta space stuff out so the husband doesn't have a freak out when he sees the bank account. I'm sure some of you guys can relate. :laughing7:
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Amen!
I actually hear that from the wife's perspective from ladies at my mom's stitching/embroidery supply shop all the time. Spouses in general aren't crazy about spending lots of money on the other spouse's hobby, regardless of gender, unless you're like Daddy Warbucks or something. That's why a lot of shops that cater mostly to women have signs that say "Your husband called. He said you can buy whatever you want!".
I am pretty careful about spending money on this stuff though. We each have a "slush fund" allowance every month, which I save up, plus whatever cash I get for my birthday or Christmas. And I never complain about him buying what he wants, so I have leverage there. :icon_biggrin:
I am pretty careful about spending money on this stuff though. We each have a "slush fund" allowance every month, which I save up, plus whatever cash I get for my birthday or Christmas. And I never complain about him buying what he wants, so I have leverage there. :icon_biggrin:
I probably average buying about 1 or 2 pairs a year normally, but I don't buy expensive ones unless you consider Converse expensive. Although I bought 3 or 4 pairs last year because I hadn't bought any in 3 years and we were going on a walking-heavy vacation. I really don't understand the whole expensive shoe and purse obsession some women have. What a waste of money.
Honestly, the only thing I spend real money on regularly is either music or art related. I do buy comics too, but they have kind of paid for themselves now that some of them are worth hundreds of dollars. Plus I get them at a discount since I used to work at the comic book store. I only read like 5 books a month now anyways. I've cut back since my days at the shop.
Honestly, the only thing I spend real money on regularly is either music or art related. I do buy comics too, but they have kind of paid for themselves now that some of them are worth hundreds of dollars. Plus I get them at a discount since I used to work at the comic book store. I only read like 5 books a month now anyways. I've cut back since my days at the shop.
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When I packed up the house, it took a lot of arguing to get her to cut her shoe count to less than 50 pairs. She already had some boxed up in the garage, and she hasn't even seen those in 6 years +.
I wouldn't care but they were busting out of the bedroom closet, stacks of shoeboxes waist-high. When you combine that with a total refusal to part with any item of clothing, nor any towels, blankets, or books, things get out of hand. There's two people. Honestly how many shoes or towels does a person need? There were 16 blankets in the house. 3 were mine (and one of those is technically a poncho liner).
Plus obviously she's not the one who has to carry them when moving.
I wouldn't care but they were busting out of the bedroom closet, stacks of shoeboxes waist-high. When you combine that with a total refusal to part with any item of clothing, nor any towels, blankets, or books, things get out of hand. There's two people. Honestly how many shoes or towels does a person need? There were 16 blankets in the house. 3 were mine (and one of those is technically a poncho liner).
Plus obviously she's not the one who has to carry them when moving.
I have the most shoes I've ever had.
I have my trashy old shoes with holes in them.
I have my old boots ("waterproof" we'll see... they have cracks)
I have some newer boots, duck boots, I think. Warm, probably waterproof.
I have some exercise shoes, just some cheap ones.
I have some flat-soled shoes, kinda like skateboard shoes, for when I need something casual.
I have some cheap brown wingtip shoes, for when I need to be slightly fancy. I don't wear them anymore, the leather kinda sucks.
I have some black dress shoes, for when I need black dress shoes.
And my favorites, some beeswax leather Clark's Desert Boots, for when I want some good looking casual shoes. My main set, the telecaster of the shoes.
Wow. I have more shoes than I thought.
I have my trashy old shoes with holes in them.
I have my old boots ("waterproof" we'll see... they have cracks)
I have some newer boots, duck boots, I think. Warm, probably waterproof.
I have some exercise shoes, just some cheap ones.
I have some flat-soled shoes, kinda like skateboard shoes, for when I need something casual.
I have some cheap brown wingtip shoes, for when I need to be slightly fancy. I don't wear them anymore, the leather kinda sucks.
I have some black dress shoes, for when I need black dress shoes.
And my favorites, some beeswax leather Clark's Desert Boots, for when I want some good looking casual shoes. My main set, the telecaster of the shoes.
Wow. I have more shoes than I thought.
jay4321 said:
Good god. I probably have like 15 pairs and I thought that was kind of a lot. Several sneaker pairs, 3 pairs of sandals, a couple of beat up old shoes I use for when I'm gardening or painting, my hiking boots, some slippers, and 2 or 3 pairs of dress shoes. Oh and my costume shoes for Ren Faire and Old West stuff.
That's really more than is necessary for my life, but in Girl World, a lot of people will tell you that you have to have special outfits for every occasion, and that only certain shoes will do in those situations, and that your shoes always have to match your outfit. There's quite a bit of peer pressure from other chicks when you're growing up and when you're in college that shoes and clothes are of dire importance... like a "you're not really a woman if you aren't obsessed with this superficial crap" type of attitude. Later on people kind of relax about it (or just completely stop caring about it at all, like me), but I can kind of understand why some develop a complex because of that.
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