penningtron wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 8:32 am Maybe I have mush ears but I've never tried/heard Yamaha gear (drums, amps, acoustic & electric guitars, pianos) that didn't sound at least pretty good, even when it had no right to.

Yamaha, the best unsexy gear. I've pretty much switched from my EGC to my Yamaha Revstar as my main guitar for loud rock music. Yeah, I technically work for them, but I've always been impressed with Yamaha stuff for as long as I can remember.

benadrian wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 12:22 pm

penningtron wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 8:32 am Maybe I have mush ears but I've never tried/heard Yamaha gear (drums, amps, acoustic & electric guitars, pianos) that didn't sound at least pretty good, even when it had no right to.

Yamaha, the best unsexy gear. I've pretty much switched from my EGC to my Yamaha Revstar

is that the one with the weird transformer in it?

Kniferide wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 12:41 pm is that the one with the weird transformer in it?

The second generation Revstar has the "transformer boost." I forget the official language. Focus switch?

Mine is an older one. It has the dry switch, which is essentially a parallel cap and a resistor in series with the audio signal. It's basically a low shelf cut. I think the idea was to get something like a coil tap sound, but without the volume loss or loss of hum-cancelling ability. It's a lot like the bass contour knob on a Reverend, but as an on-off switch for two settings. I actually like it and use it frequently.

here's me and my boring guitar;)

Zach Dracula - Caterwaul 2024 by benadrian, on Flickr

benadrian wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 1:06 pm
here's me and my boring guitar;)

I think those look cool as hell and ultra utilitarian, which is Yammy's whole thing. I had a Yamaha Acoustic form the late 70's that played and sounded fantastic. Every Yamaha drum set I've ever seen has had hardware that makes sense. Pianos are world class... they make Saxophones and Waverunners which are two things if combined correctly will 100% get you laid.

Wonder how far you’d get if you tried to outfit your whole band (including transportation!) using only Yamaha shit?

twelvepoint wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 2:31 pm Wonder how far you’d get if you tried to outfit your whole band (including transportation!) using only Yamaha shit?

They don't have much in the way of amps these days I think but there are pretty great options for everything else

also ideally the band would travel by jetski

Ace K wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 3:50 pm

twelvepoint wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 2:31 pm Wonder how far you’d get if you tried to outfit your whole band (including transportation!) using only Yamaha shit?

They don't have much in the way of amps these days I think but there are pretty great options for everything else

also ideally the band would travel by jetski

I believe Yamaha own LIne 6. Ben?

Yes, if you want to count companies OWNED by Yamaha, you'd also get Line 6, Ampeg, Guild & Cordoba just in the wing that I occupy. Steinberg comes along too for recording stuff, but they are unrelated to us.

As for transport, there's some pretty sweet golf cart options.
https://www.yamahagolfcar.com/golf-car/ ... ncierge-6/

Let's not forget port cities
https://www.yamahaboats.com/

benadrian wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 4:58 pmCordoba

Gonna be a sweet ride to the gig

Those revstars are solid - I think they're sexy? they usually have a pretty great fret job and setup. I am regretting passing up a nice one in salt lake city last week, thanks.