The room is everything. More than your precious amp, more than your precious cab, more than your precious lick.
Move your shit to the other wall and tell me I'm wrong.
So THATS what the call them now!!
I've been looking for Boogie shock-racks for ever, and when you find one, they want a million dollars.
I have a 16space...but with the older suspension. I love it so much. I've had it since 94. I want every one I can find.
I had an SGE. I know it's not the same, but it's the model right before this.
Of course the distortion was fucked. But the point is, after I got my ADA I used the SGE for FX only like my buds used their QuadraVerbs.
It took me a year to discover that the converters, or whatever the fuck...
Thread delivers.
Fractal? Yeah. There are 1000 reasons why your Axe-Fx doesnt sound like your Engl/Friedman/Boogie/Wizard. It's like any other piece of gear. We are fans/fanboys/cultists because the box gets better weekly. It's a cool ride. And I'll put my Axe rig against any rig on...
I reckon Petrucci understands the difference between Hypertrophy and relaxed economy.
He's singularly great at stuff, because he researches and has focus.
Except for coloring his shit with ultra-black-beard.
Save money.
Put a microphone in front of you. Use a mixer or something to pipe that mic into headphones. Ultimately, put music in it with you.
Sing.
A lot.
NOTHING will make you better than actually hearing what you're doing at a microphone.
Range, endurance, and technique...yeah a...
I'm going on record, to confess that I prefer the Dinky body.
Old school San-Dimas / So-Cal is a 'man' body ... but I'm a tiny little girl with low-t. Dinky is where it's at. Better balance, better comfort, better access.