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  1. RIP. About 4 months ago I had to put down my dog of 19 years. Had him since he was 6 weeks old. Now mere months later, my only other remaining dog is on her last legs -- as in will probably be dead within days. Strange how pets who have lived together for a long time often die within a short time of each other. Losing a pet is one of the hardest things many people will ever have to deal with. I'd say you were lucky that your dog died naturally. I was hoping that my dog would go that way and I'd either wake up or come home one day to find him dead but that didn't happen and he just got worse and worse until he was suffering and I couldn't take it anymore and finally called a vet to come to my house and put him out of his misery. Actually, I was so torn up about it that I couldn't actually call the vet -- I had to arrange it all via email. Anyway, sorry to hear about your dog but from my own experience, I think it was the best way for her to go.
  2. I think if you have a low watt amp w/ a closed cab but point it toward the stage and away from the audience, it pretty much accomplishes the same things, but even a 12 watt amp cranked is enough to make the guitar drown out other sounds in the front. 5 watt amp FTW! Take your pic of probably close to a dozen or more amps that are either 5 watt or have a built in power scaler and can be set at 5 watts.
  3. I'd be more than happy with an Axe-FX and some good monitors. Sooo {censored}ing happy. I find most metal bands, especially with multiple guitarists tend to sound bad cause there's so much {censored} going on. And loud. Very loud. Again, folks, low wattage amps solve all of those problem. And believe it or not, sometimes it IS about being ze artiste. There are a gazillon bands out there playing mustang sally. If you want repeat gigs, you better find a way to be a little creative and give them something different than what other bands do. I may be nothing more than a bar band hack, but I do take pride in my playing and I do want the crowd to enjoy what I do. If I have a rig that works with me rather than something I have to settle for and just make the requisite noises through, that will reflect in my playing and in my attitude on stage. Like I said, I don't need a wall of stacks. As a matter of fact, out of all of the amps in my current gig rotation, the highest output ones I have are a whopping 30 watts. And I rarely use that one because even I realize that for some venues it's just too loud, which is why I stick with the 13 and 15 watters. On the other hand, I realize perfectly that there are others who are just as happy playing a modeler directly through the board. Nothing at all wrong with that. But if that's the requirement for the band, I think you're eliminating a big part of the talent pool that might be perfectly happy playing through 5 watt amps at stage level and running a line or mic to the board and using that for the FOH mix.
  4. Seems like there are those who are happy, or at least willing to compromise a little (and I insist that it
  5. The question isn't about modelling. If you use an analogue EQ or cab simulator it can sound fantastic, with normal guitar/speaker interaction, and none of the unnatural and unpleasant artifacts which are still present even in the best digital modelers at stage volume. It's not about the sound or the artifacts. I'll be the first to admit that as a listener I have a hard time telling the difference between an amp and a modeler or a cab sim or whatever, but as a player, when I'm actually playing, there's a certain interaction between the guitar, the amp, and myself, that I just don't feel without an amp. Like I said, this could just be psychological but psychological or not, if it makes me more comfortable playing, it will reflect in my playing and the crowd will get a better show because of it.
  6. I just don't get the reluctance. People are hung up on the "low stage volume" comment, when what it actually means is that everyone can hear each other in a nice balanced way. It also means that the singers don't have to to scream to hear themselves over the guitar amps and the drummer. If you're a rock band and like to feel the music you can crank the monitors to get that. There's no down side when done right, but it takes practice. A good amp simulator like an Axe-FX (or an iso cab for your tube amps) is the way to go and it's awesome to hear your guitar as part of the mix that the crowd hears. There's a certain interaction between guitar, amp, and player that you just don't get with a modeler through a monitor. Maybe it's psychological, maybe it isn't, but even if it's psychological, it adds to the playing experience and inspires me to play better. Simple as that.
  7. Yeah, they have 3 full stacks, then you read this and you find out everybody is wearing an in-ear monitor and that they use iso cabs too. Yeah but it also says that they usually crank their stage volumes.
  8. After giving it some thought and knowing myself like I do, I'd probably be willing to try it since I'm a gig whore and if it's a chance to make money playing guitar, I'd at least give it a try, but I wouldn't be too happy about it, at least not a first. Personally I like the interaction between me, my guitar, and my amp. And I know that as an audience member I'd find it a little odd to see a band up there with no amps. For me it's as much visual as auditory and I'd feel like I was watching an 80s style track band. I know that technology has its place and its uses but I don't know about a 100% modeled "live" band.
  9. Early Crue is my teen years, Shout At The Devil. That was cool, or I was just high. Those are not mutually exclusive.
  10. That era of Crue was not even close to their best. Shout At The Devil was their best work. And Metallica....jeez...where to begin. Master of Puppets is about all I can tolerate from them. That album was a masterpiece, imo, but most of the rest of their stuff was just meh....and some of it downright sucked.
  11. If by "lately," you mean, "ever," then, yes. I've actually had pretty decent luck selling stuff on CL over the years. At times it seems like people are buying anything you put up there, other times like now, no one wants to buy jack {censored} unless you give it to them for free.
  12. The lowball offers are really ridiculous. I had listed a Vox VT30 including the footswitch for $150 OBO. I had a guy reply who mistakenly thought I was selling 2 VT30s with footswitches. Well, he offered me $100 for both including footswitches. WTF???
  13. I don't know what it is but it seems like the buyers have completely disappeared lately. In the past, I could usually sell an item within a couple of weeks, at worst. Now I've been trying to sell a couple of things for over a month and have had only two replies and both have been ridiculous low ball offers. And in general it seems like I'm seeing a lot more gear being listed for sale by others lately. It's like everyone's trying to sell and no one's buying anything. Is it just me?
  14. Nah, that's Van Helsing. Van halen is the guitarist with chickenfoot Chicken foot? Is that kind of like a club foot? Not sure how a chicken foot or club foot would affect anyone's guitar playing....
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