oh yeah, and mike, microphonics (in case you didnt know) are when a signal from one tone shaping devise is so amplified that it affects its own final output (or the initial stage of the input of the...

the truth is, is that in small venues where the volume of any said unit will not reach its thd threshold, it doesnt really matter what the system is.

there is a LOT to be said for headroom and i...

i agree with the guy that said to allow the hot tubes to influence whatever od you choose. if you are looking for an OVERDRIVE and not a distortion (i hate that word) i would suggest first the old...

i am predominantly a gibson guy, but love certain fender guitars and some others.

but dont pigeonhole me into the "gibson guy" category!!!! if i were to tell a person on a budget to buy a guitar...

oh yeah, it is also my experience that combined mixer/power amps have a quicker distortion threshold due to the fact that you are putting a mostly passive (mixer) component in the same "box" as a...

my theory on live setups is that if you have seperate components, when a component fails (and they all will) you have only that component to either repair or send off for service. if you depend on a...

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man, think of it like this; who do you have more respect for?, the chick that was fat in school and got hot via liposuction or would you dig the chik that actually got herself together and took the...