Definitely more noticeable the less processed one’s tone!

seby wrote: Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:29 am But switch out half of them several weeks in if you are playing full time and you will hear the difference I swear

I had an A string pop at practice. I quickly grabbed a new one leaving the rest for time and because I wanted to see what would happen.

The original set had to be close to a year old. I'd played shows in summer on it. Just plucking the A and its neighboring strings with a clean tone I could scrunch my eyes and hear ever so faint a brightness but I wasn't even sure of it. The chooches in my rhythm section said they couldn't tell.

Not fully conclusive but I'm string agnostic. I would not say this about acoustic guitars, that's a different kettle of fish.

losthighway wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2025 9:10 pm

seby wrote: Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:29 am But switch out half of them several weeks in if you are playing full time and you will hear the difference I swear

I had an A string pop at practice. I quickly grabbed a new one leaving the rest for time and because I wanted to see what would happen.

The original set had to be close to a year old. I'd played shows in summer on it. Just plucking the A and its neighboring strings with a clean tone I could scrunch my eyes and hear ever so faint a brightness but I wasn't even sure of it. The chooches in my rhythm section said they couldn't tell.

Not fully conclusive but I'm string agnostic. I would not say this about acoustic guitars, that's a different kettle of fish.

Fair call!

ErikG wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:33 pm I'm with you on the Ric but respectfully disagree about the Peavey bridge. It adds to the battle-axe character of the thing. Strapping on one of those basses is a sure-fire way to let people know You Are Not Fucking Around.

Haha when you put it in All Caps Like That I see your point!

Hey. I'm new here. Just looking to escape the usual social media nonsense for awhile (forever?).

I guess my gear confession is I totally like old people gear when it comes to amps and guitars. Like, borderline blues lawyer shit sometimes (reissue Gibsons and such).

But at least I try to do something "different" with it.

Totally gigged a Deluxe Reverb this weekend.

I have a coworker who went to see the band 'Justice', and has now been looking to buy a Moog Voyager, having never touched a synthesizer before. She has an expensive guitar in the office that she's never played, so I made her feel bad for wanting a $3000 synthesizer when she hasn't even tried a $300 one (which I have sitting right here.)
I really don't have any high ground because I have all kinds of expensive shit that sits around being played once or twice a year - and a Moog will keep it's value. No real harm to her if she has the money. So what business do I have judging someone else's gear interest?

That's the confession - I am a hypocrite.

Braunzo wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:57 pm
Totally gigged a Deluxe Reverb this weekend.

Highly usable amp.

I have no interest in amp modelers. I'm glad people find them useful, but I don't want to run a plugin from a computer on my pedalboard. Seems like it's a rabbit hole you can waste way too much time in. Every time that thread gets bumped here, I die a little bit inside. TEDIOUS

I'm an EE by training, specializing in analog design and signal processing, so I recognize that I have a real and distinct bias. But man, fuck software.

Nate Dort wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 8:05 pm I have no interest in amp modelers. I'm glad people find them useful, but I don't want to run a plugin from a computer on my pedalboard. Seems like it's a rabbit hole you can waste way too much time in. Every time that thread gets bumped here, I die a little bit inside. TEDIOUS

I'm an EE by training, specializing in analog design and signal processing, so I recognize that I have a real and distinct bias. But man, fuck software.

Nothing wrong with that bias. I'll just make sure to think of you dying a little inside with that thread.

I don't care about all the amp options in a modeler. I usually pick one amp I like and stick with it. I don't really like the massive options, another reason I don't like neural models. I like them because I dislike hauling amps around and the sound is just as good, even if a little different. It's like the difference between solid state, tube and class D. I mostly use them at home in my studio. Using a cabinet is kinda secondary for me these days.

Nate Dort wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 8:05 pm I have no interest in amp modelers. I'm glad people find them useful, but I don't want to run a plugin from a computer on my pedalboard. Seems like it's a rabbit hole you can waste way too much time in. Every time that thread gets bumped here, I die a little bit inside. TEDIOUS

I'm an EE by training, specializing in analog design and signal processing, so I recognize that I have a real and distinct bias. But man, fuck software.

Big big same. It’s gotten a little ridiculous

edit: I mean modeling gear, don’t care about the thread