Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: Lichtlaerm Aesahaettr Boost/OD Pedal
Modifications (if any): None
Accessories (hardshell case etc): Original box and packaging
Location (City,State or City,Country): Denver, CO, USA
International OK? : No
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You can find the Alta 50 video on the Headfirst channel. Basically channel 1 is more blackface cleans and channel 2 is pulled from Alta 100 channel 3 modern.
This makes me (and my bank account) nervous. I have an Alta 100 and Skeleton Key and they are both amazing amps. So good that it will be hard for me to resist buying anything these guys put out in the future.
I know Jason has an Alta 50 in the works which he talks about on his channel: stripped...
Exactly. Regardless of volume, I've still never met a 1x12 or 2x12 that I would prefer over a 4x12. There are certainly arguments to be made about beaminess (ie a vertical 2x12 may have more ideal projection) but if you have the luxury of standing in a 4x12's sweet spot, nothing beats it except...
A few things:
The lower tax threshold for 1099 reporting was delayed again this year.
Even if you break through the threshold this year or are concerned about future years, you don't owe taxes on shit unless you made a profit on the sale. So keep receipts!
I've sold about $8k in gear this...
Great write-up...all in the name of science! One thing I'm super curious about that you didn't touch on...how does the dispersion compare between the two speakers? And where does a 4x12 cab fit in to your opinion in terms of beaminess?
A couple years ago I bought a new Schecter custom shop from Randall and it showed up with some light surface scratches. I requested a partial refund and he issued it without flinching. I spoke to him several times on the phone and he was always awesome. At that time he told me he was considering...
The tonal differences in a cable with high vs low capacitance is very similar to the differences you will hear when adjusting the tone knob on your guitar. Obviously if the difference in capacitance is small then it would be very difficult to distinguish a tonal difference, much like a micro...
It is true that there is a lot of snake oil marketing in some of the expensive cable options, but I guarantee that if you did true A/B testing with various cables you would find that they actually do sound different. Not necessarily better or worse, but it is a fact that capacitance varies from...
I can definitely appreciate the simplicity factor. Did you ever run your FM3 through a tube power amp and cab? If so how did that compare to the Synergy (and to tube amps in general)?
It's so interesting reading people's experiences with these modules. I have a SYN-2 and had the UL and...
Yeah at one point I had 10 modules, Syn-1, Syn-2, and Syn-50. Now I'm down to just a Syn-2 with the Uberschall, Deliverance, and Powerball. They are fun but I'm thinking about selling the rest for an FM-9.
I thought the SLO sounded bland and had an annoying mid honk that was difficult to dial out. Sold that one quick.
Edit: I'm talking about the module, not the actual head.
Well said man. I agree that I've found a lot of his videos to be very insightful but this one's sweeping generalizations are out of character and straight up shallow. I'd argue that the very best tones are those that come out of a guitar cab straight into the player's ear. It may not be...
This is not entirely accurate. I purchased a IIB recently with the latest board (RP-9C) and it did not have the loop mod stock. Perhaps at some point Mike and/or Mesa started building it into stock models but I have never heard that before.
Now as far as the loop mod goes - it transforms the...
It's a good question and I think proves a point more than anything: it's just a luxury add-on that allows them to charge more. It's still a useful add-on, just like built-in navigation in a car is useful...but many people are just as happy, if not happier to save the money and use their phone...
It means he didn’t watch the demo...and I can't blame him lol. Basically all of Tone Wars demos are way over the top. To my surprise, he approached the VII differently and dialed in some tones with reasonable levels of saturation. I thought IIC+ and IV sounded decent...even good here. And FWIW I...
Haha nice, I bought and sold two as well...never made it to #3. For me the JP2C was an excellent live amp but ultimately didn't sound as good as the III or IV in the studio. And since I just don't play out much anymore it was an easy decision for me.
For those of you lusting after the JP, if...