Amps

[guitarbilly74]

Originally Posted by jimSG

regarding Epiphone guitars: gotta carve out an exception for Sheratons and Casinos. At least the higher end versions.

Yes, I agree. Most hollow bodies Epis get a pass with me, tbh.

[Rock Hardness]

Originally Posted by 100 watt

Here, if the n00bs dont have Epis, they have Bronze Series BC Rich guitars, and cheaper Jacksons that all seem to be 80's Camaro blue.

If no MG Marshall.. they got low end Crate stuff (set to the idiot setting. everything dimed..mids turned off..and 3 diffrent dist / od pedals, and 10 tons of chorus.)

That's the Dimebag setting...."Dime" everything, Bag the mids....

[Phrophus]

Originally Posted by guitarbilly74

I get that a lot from guys in bands we play with.... they normally say they want to stick around and hear the Laney, most of them never heard one in person.

Exactly. I've known about Laney since I've known anything about guitars courtesy of Iommi, but until about a year ago, I'd never heard one. I also usually assume that someone playing something less well-known actually has done some homework, which makes me think they might be more concerned about tone and less about image. I've been wrong before though.

[Dewysoss]

get the fuck over your hate for my strat bitchtits

[Cibyl]

Yeah, I feel ya.

I feel the same way when I walk into a club that used to have live music and now they have a lame, hipster, nerded-out DJ w/a fucking Mac Book and/or turn table playing shitting dance music, and hiding a dildo in his ass.

I think to myself,....yup, this place sucks.

[Cougar Hunter]

I'm guity as hell of this.

Low end Jackson + Low end Line 6 = bad news.

[NITROHOLIC]

Originally Posted by telephant

And there is always this one too: If I see a guy roll up with a bunch of vintage gear, my first reaction is he probably knows what he's doing.

bullshit, my entire rig is vintage and ill be fucking damned if i know what im doing.

[marshallnoise]

Originally Posted by telephant

It's funny Strats have fallen so out of favor. I blame it on the fact most people's first guitar is some cheap Squier. They're the workhorse of guitars.

I think the ironic thing is that by in large, the cheap Squier's can be set up to be fantastic guitars. Get a good neck and you are golden. I agree they cover tons of ground.

[chrispsullivan]

My Sunn gets me a lot of hipster cred around here.

[Ovid9]

What the hell would you all think of my rig up on stage? I'm guessing a lot of looks.

[duncan]

Depends. If you rolled in with your strat, I'd be like...wtf. This is gonna blow.


Your tele? I bet this band rules.

[Ovid9]

What about my Agile?

[duncan]

See reaction 1

[Ovid9]

[NeloAngelo]

Originally Posted by duncan

...but whenever I see pictures of a (relatively unknown) band I've not heard yet (like a local band from another city) and I see them playing strats, I assume they're awful. Like high school talent show through a gorilla awful.

Yet, if I see them playing telecasters, I assume they have their shit together.

i don't know what it is...


but whenever i see a thread posted by you, i just want to punch you in the throat.

[Elder Things]

Originally Posted by chrispsullivan

My Sunn gets me a lot of hipster cred around here.

I've gotten this borrowing a friend's Sunn. I love the amp, but hate the poseur backwash.

I'm pretty partial to seeing punk bands plug in strats, though. I think the tones can be less distortion saturated and have a little more cut which is ideal for what many of these bands are going for.

[duncan]

Originally Posted by NeloAngelo

i don't know what it is...


but whenever i see a thread posted by you, i just want to punch you in the throat.

Love you too, babe.

[colejustesen]

I would probably get the same looks from duncan when I showed up to play with my early 90s Yamaha Pacifica guitars...

That being said, I totally get what you are saying. If I see someone pull out a Squier or low end Jackson and BC rich, I wonder what I will be hearing next. However, when I see someone pull out a less than stellar guitar and then a nice amp, it changes my opinion of what the outcome is going to be...

Weird, how preconceived notions can make one judgmental....

Cole

[Ron Burgandy]

Originally Posted by telephant

And there is always this one too: If I see a guy roll up with a bunch of vintage gear, my first reaction is he probably knows what he's doing.

I have proven that wrong on so many Gotdamn occasions.





Anyway I rarely roll up with a strat even though I've played them since I started. I really look at the entire rig overall. If I see a boss loaded pedal board, and a basic amp with strat or Epi guitars I will cringe.

[SnowStorm]

Whenever I see a picture of a band, I don't hear anything.