Members sneakerpimp Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 My life was just flipped, turned upside down and I didn't even have to move to California. It just took one photo, a dozen instant messages, and a handful of emails to confirm that I've been lied to by musicians. My first reaction when I saw the photo above was to believe that it could be fake, but several searches for more information led to the same answer: It's from a summer performance of a band called Immortal and it's real. The band had used a fake wall of amps for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matt Howell Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 GTFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 That's really not that revolutionary. At least they have real amps there, even if they're not using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITROHOLIC Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 again??!? you mother{censored}ers need to stop posting your {censored}ing chainmail from your mom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angusjohnftw Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 This is getting OLD. Next person that posts that pic should be banned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JamesPeters Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 This isn't news. Motley Crue used walls of fake cabs over 20 years ago and lots of people knew about it. For that matter, why not listen closely to some bands' more recent DVDs of concerts. Doctored out the wazoo; most of the performances are replaced with studio recordings except for the odd key thing which they did a bit differently live (so there's some verisimilitude). Not that this didn't happen before, but it's even more blatant now, and it's a very common thing. So when you hear your favorite band's DVD you waited a year for them to release (I wonder why it took a year, lol!), if it sounds like the guitars/drums/vocals are as good as the album...well...you're most likely not hearing what happened live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 fucking hilarious James - why are people selling their Peters amps off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 So LOG's DVDs really aren't as good as they seem?! Thank god! I was afraid I'd have to quit playing forever as I figured it was impossible to play that precise live. Unless they are the exceeption... EDIT: ENGL Powerballs, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundgardener75 Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Old news is old. It's been done countless time by bands of different genres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caulk Rocket Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Worst offender: KISS Big fan of KISS: Abbath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missingastring Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 fucking hilarious James - why are people selling their Peters amps off? No one wanted to buy mine. Wait... OHHHHHH.... Nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members codecontra Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 How bad ass would it be to line your bedroom walls with with those things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Jeeze, what we really should be talking about is all that fucking smoke from the smoke machine. I'm sure that isn't very good for our ozone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metalman X Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 How bad ass would it be to line your bedroom walls with with those things? Well, I know I've seen wallpaper or something you can get like that. I tried a google search and couldn't find it though...but it's out there somewhere. As for the OP....this is not anything new. Some bands will in the very least, stack unloaded "dummy" cabs (I think Slayer does, for one). I mean think about it...sure, it looks awesome, but really...think about what that stage volume would be like! As if sound doesn't suck enough at half the venues out there?! Really, running like 10 full stacks live would be completely unnecessary, and a logistical nightmare on many, many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SiCkboy78 Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Are you {censored}ing serious? I saw this four months ago. And this is the third {censored}ing thread this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DEADBYDAWN Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Are you fucking serious? I saw this four months ago. And this is the third fucking thread this week. You are the man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mfergel Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Ahahaha...........third one this day...........I was guilty this morning. Guess a lot of us visit Gizmodo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TU BE Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eudaimonia02912 Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 There have been maybe 4 threads on this today alone. Mods, can we get a sticky on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sneakerpimp Posted September 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 As for the OP....this is not anything new. O RLY? i should have added that it's an interesting read considering the source, Gizmodo the gadget site, and the author somewhat admits to being the last person to discover fake amp stacks. carry on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pioneerprogress Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Are you {censored}ing serious? I saw this four months ago. And this is the third {censored}ing thread this week. This week?try today. This {censored} is getting old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Devinstation Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 There is no way those cabs sound good. Open back = teh suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eudaimonia02912 Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 O RLY?i should have added that it's an interesting read considering the source, Gizmodo the gadget site, and the author somewhat admits to being the last person to discover fake amp stacks. carry on... Someone posted this at least a month ago, not to mention there have been about 3 or 4 other threads today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Devinstation Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 Someone posted this at least a month ago, not to mention there have been about 3 or 4 other threads today. Stop being such a hipster. Just because he wasn't the first to do something, doesn't mean he can't do it better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockStringBendr Posted September 23, 2010 Members Share Posted September 23, 2010 everyone realizes that this has been a standard stagecraft feature since stadium and arena shows started, right? The freakin band is going to be broadcast through a pa system and mixed and delayed throughout the venue so everyone can hear them. That stage amp pumping out the left side behind SRV (or whoever) IS NOT broadcasting to the back row. If you EVER see a band with 48 amps all stacked around the stage please realize it's just a pair of socks stuck down yer pants to make ya look manly If they were all cranked you couldn't even mic the drummer let alone the vocals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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