How’d they get into the channel’s dominated by Gibson and Fender? There HAD to be some sharp elbows involved. Wayne was interviewed - but man what a sad tale. Who did what? Who made the slightly distinctive patterns/jigs? So much to say so little.
Making interesting documentaries (or narrative work) is hard. Everyone thinks they can do it. It is very difficult to be a creative type always having to ask the question "why is this in here?" "How does this move the story forward?" "What in this shot is distracting from the main narrative?"...
I have a Scumback H75-LD 16ohm that I'm about to free up. Black frame, sounds great...putting a Neo Creamback in that Bogner cab for portability/compatibility.
I still love RATT. Warren had a unique style and syncopated style in his lead playing. He also had a MASSIVE tone once they made some money. "No Surprise", the intro for which isn't double-tracked, is as raw and perfect a JMP Marshall sound as you get. I even liked much of the Soldano record...
Fund manager; statistical arbitrage in the volatility space and with a global macro component. I stare at squiggly lines all day and read private intelligence/analysis reports.
Just say no?
You could easily apply that to every single bit of gear purchasing.
I think this bit of kit is actually BETTER than my actual Bogner Ecstasies. I’ve owned 5, including 3 20th Anniversaries. Also, 2 Shiva 20ths, a BE100, a Metropoulos 12000, an SLO, a VHT Pitbull. The list goes...