Members Zlandicar Posted February 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 You should have said after he opened his pedals "Oh, if you wanna try it with all those, there's going to be a slight price increase." He paid with Paypal before he even showed up, guys. Probably his dad's account, but I digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zlandicar Posted February 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 He looks impressed with the amp, so I tell him to hook his pedalboard up, and he plugs it ALL into the input. Choruses, modulation, everything. This is with the marshall on the OD2 channel with the gain set to 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The_Spice Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 Poor Amp I bet it curses your name every night until this kid sets it free ie gives up playing and leaves it to collect dust in his parent's off site storage unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Volitan Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 Young people are inexperienced and ignorant. And some have rich parents. I have friend who is rich. He's 17 and is a decent player (AIC style stuff) and he has a '97 '57 LP Custom Fender American Tele Fender Showmaster Strat Gibson Flying V Faded BC Rich Mockingbird and he had a Gibby LP Custom, but he sold it... all that goes into a JCM800 and he also has a Crate Blue Voodoo 1/2 stack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thriftyshirt Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 The only thing that having nice gear means is that somebody's got money. I've seen amazing players who were down on their luck cutting heads with {censored} gear, and Donald Trump could buy all the boutique ampz, pedalz, and guitarz in the world, and it wouldn't make him a player. The only time that "taste" in gear comes into play is when someone is on a very limited budget but still has nice, unique stuff that they make the most of. Having enough dough to buy whatever expensive {censored} you want on a whim doesn't mean taste. That's why there's so many black Mercedes and yellow Hummers rolling around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mueller Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 What kind of car did his dad drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TZR Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 A semi-cheap Marshall half stack. I'd just sold it to him on eBay, and I told him to bring his own guitar to test it with since I'm a lefty. He replies "No problem, got it covered." So today he shows up with a HUGE ATA case, and I go, "Nice case, what's inside?" He sits it down in front of the amp, opens it, and inside was a Ram's Head Muff, Analogman KOT and Sun Face, Boss CE-1, FIVE Moogs, a Foxrox Captain Coconut, a custom painted ZVex Box of Rock and a {censored}ing CJOD! He goes back out to his dad's car and brings in his guitar (a NICE PRS covered in hardcore punk band stickers ) and starts making noises... first he goes guitar -> amp... and I'm expecting some kind of impressive shred show, but no. He played the intro to Thunderstruck and a few scales. Then he played random-ass intervals for about 10 minutes with the amp cranked, making the most god-awful, trebly noise I've ever heard. He looks impressed with the amp, so I tell him to hook his pedalboard up, and he plugs it ALL into the input. Choruses, modulation, everything. This is with the marshall on the OD2 channel with the gain set to 20. Then he starts playing again, and of course it's coming out garbled as all hell and sounding terrible because of the way it's hooked up (his playing didn't help, either) and he just has this big {censored}-eating grin on his face, and keeps talking about how great it sounds. I had to shove a Q-tip in my brain to take my mind off this. :mad: i need this kid in my band. we could make some beautiful space metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zlandicar Posted February 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 What kind of car did his dad drive?Some kinda Jeep SUV. Makes me think he isn't an only child. I hope his younger siblings learn from his mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dysorexia Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 Some kinda Jeep SUV. Makes me think he isn't an only child. I hope his younger siblings learn from his mistake. I hope you learn to not buy semi-cheap marshall halfstacks. Which model to be exact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jb1911 Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 That's what going to Guitar Center on Saturday afternoon is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zlandicar Posted February 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 I hope you learn to not buy semi-cheap marshall halfstacks. Which model to be exact?A Valvestate 8100, with a 1960A cab (original speakers).Weren't expecting that, eh? It was for practice anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 4Kenoath Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 The only words the dad spoke the whole time were "You're mother's gonna hate you." Boy, is that true. That's a given... ...I'm pretty sure the whole family hate each other. He'll be snorting drugs by the age of 15. Hey, I wonder if he's one of the new members around here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angelhair0 Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 i need this kid in my band. we could make some beautiful space metal. Cave In - Until Your Heart Stops (Hydrahead Records) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TZR Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 That's what going to Guitar Center on Saturday afternoon is like. and as an added bonus you get every bass player that thinks they can play slap bass. sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tenine Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 The only thing that having nice gear means is that somebody's got money. I've seen amazing players who were down on their luck cutting heads with {censored} gear, and Donald Trump could buy all the boutique ampz, pedalz, and guitarz in the world, and it wouldn't make him a player.The only time that "taste" in gear comes into play is when someone is on a very limited budget but still has nice, unique stuff that they make the most of. Having enough dough to buy whatever expensive {censored} you want on a whim doesn't mean taste. +1000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C Fuzz Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 Damn, when I started playing at 15-16 I got a part time job and saved up for DOD pedals and thought it was the best {censored} in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgator Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 The only thing that having nice gear means is that somebody's got money. I've seen amazing players who were down on their luck cutting heads with {censored} gear, and Donald Trump could buy all the boutique ampz, pedalz, and guitarz in the world, and it wouldn't make him a player. Reminds me of the story I read on Steven Seagal (in Guitar Player a few months ago, I think) where he was bragging about his extensive collection of vintage guitars and discussing his latest album with a bunch of old-time blues greats. I suppose I shouldn't draw any conclusions without ever listening to one of his albums, but ... well, actually I feel totally fine leaping to conclusions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Northstar Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 that kid is going to suck for the rest of his life. I sounded like {censored} when I began (no easy jokes please), give him some time to grow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rock_and_roll Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 Good thing that I didn't have much money when I was thirteen, because my ideal setup back then was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tocs100 Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 markom'd YES! That's what I thought when I heard "five Moogs". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sense_of_henry Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 markom'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 4Kenoath Posted February 19, 2007 Members Share Posted February 19, 2007 Reminds me of the story I read on Steven Seagal (in Guitar Player a few months ago, I think) where he was bragging about his extensive collection of vintage guitars and discussing his latest album with a bunch of old-time blues greats. I suppose I shouldn't draw any conclusions without ever listening to one of his albums, but ... well, actually I feel totally fine leaping to conclusions here. I suspect he might be pretty decent......given that he has failed at acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 my buddy karl's little brother used to play drums in a band with a kid like that, he put stickers on his taylor acoustic! The upside to the story is that my friend karl went over his house, and the kid gave him an MXR Dynacomp, and a vintage script logo phase 45 just because "he doesn't use them any more" I think he gave him something else too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebuc Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 my buddy karl's little brother used to play drums in a band with a kid like that, he put stickers on his taylor acoustic! The upside to the story is that my friend karl went over his house, and the kid gave him an MXR Dynacomp, and a vintage script logo phase 45 just because "he doesn't use them any more" I think he gave him something else too. Did he give him a "Haunting Midrift" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members #16 Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 A semi-cheap Marshall half stack. I'd just sold it to him on eBay, and I told him to bring his own guitar to test it with since I'm a lefty. He replies "No problem, got it covered." So today he shows up with a HUGE ATA case, and I go, "Nice case, what's inside?" He sits it down in front of the amp, opens it, and inside was a Ram's Head Muff, Analogman KOT and Sun Face, Boss CE-1, FIVE Moogs, a Foxrox Captain Coconut, a custom painted ZVex Box of Rock and a {censored}ing CJOD! He goes back out to his dad's car and brings in his guitar (a NICE PRS covered in hardcore punk band stickers ) and starts making noises... first he goes guitar -> amp... and I'm expecting some kind of impressive shred show, but no. He played the intro to Thunderstruck and a few scales. Then he played random-ass intervals for about 10 minutes with the amp cranked, making the most god-awful, trebly noise I've ever heard. He looks impressed with the amp, so I tell him to hook his pedalboard up, and he plugs it ALL into the input. Choruses, modulation, everything. This is with the marshall on the OD2 channel with the gain set to 20. Then he starts playing again, and of course it's coming out garbled as all hell and sounding terrible because of the way it's hooked up (his playing didn't help, either) and he just has this big {censored}-eating grin on his face, and keeps talking about how great it sounds. I had to shove a Q-tip in my brain to take my mind off this. :mad: ISN'T IT GREAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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