What is Your Ultimate Amp Setup?

[MistaGuitah]

my current live rig is a helix LT into 2 quilter tone blocks each going to its own cab.

i love it.

I respect people who keep things simple, don't need much, and do a great job with what they have.

Why not switch to acoustic?

Keep it simple, just not simpler than necessary * (the key)

Maybe YOU should switch to acoustic because judging by your Youtube videos, it seems like you'd be better off just strumming chords and not trying to play leads.

Well, you know what they say about opinions...

Opinions are like assholes... Everybody has one and...

I say, 'They're like orgasms... Mine is more important than yours, and I don't care if you have one or not.

The funny thing is, if you would have taken your own (vulgar, anally and sexually-referenced) advice, you wouldn't have been overcome with the compulsion to write that protracted essay on why you think your experience and years of wasting your life on a forum that you don't own makes your opinion more important than mine. In fact, if you believed your own advice that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, then you wouldn't be compelled to continue trolling this thread. Let me guess, like every other butthurt forum devotee, you will hold your grudge indefinitely and never miss an opportunity to make stupid comments and troll in other threads. Before you fall into that rut, maybe you should consider whether it's healthy for your mental state to continue wasting another 14 years on a guitar forum trying to convince people that you have a royal ranking among the guitar elites and compulsively going after anyone who causes you the slightest offense.

 

[Zachman]

my current live rig is a helix LT into 2 quilter tone blocks each going to its own cab.

i love it.

I respect people who keep things simple, don't need much, and do a great job with what they have.

Why not switch to acoustic?

Keep it simple, just not simpler than necessary * (the key)

Maybe YOU should switch to acoustic because judging by your Youtube videos, it seems like you'd be better off just strumming chords and not trying to play leads.

Well, you know what they say about opinions...

Opinions are like assholes... Everybody has one and...

I say, 'They're like orgasms... Mine is more important than yours, and I don't care if you have one or not.

The funny thing is, if you would have taken your own (vulgar, anally and sexually-referenced) advice, you wouldn't have been overcome with the compulsion to write that protracted essay on why you think your experience and years of wasting your life on a forum that you don't own makes your opinion more important than mine. In fact, if you believed your own advice that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, then you wouldn't be compelled to continue trolling this thread. Let me guess, like every other butthurt forum devotee, you will hold your grudge indefinitely and never miss an opportunity to make stupid comments and troll in other threads. Before you fall into that rut, maybe you should consider whether it's healthy for your mental state to continue wasting another 14 years on a guitar forum trying to convince people that you have a royal ranking among the guitar elites and compulsively going after anyone who causes you the slightest offense.

You use a lot of words and say nothing of value.

Congratulations.

I think some opinions are more equal than others, Yes.

My experience with a vast variety of gear, utilizing multiple rig configurations and architectures, in the studio and live (since the late 70's), and as a Music store owner-- where many do not have that perspective, gives me an insight that many will never have, and so-- I have enjoyed being able to share my pov, and experience with those who are interested, for their benefit.

Enjoy your amps and I will enjoy mine. Peace

 

[sytharnia1560]

amps running in stereo regardless of what they are

 

[MistaGuitah]

my current live rig is a helix LT into 2 quilter tone blocks each going to its own cab.

i love it.

I respect people who keep things simple, don't need much, and do a great job with what they have.

Why not switch to acoustic?

Keep it simple, just not simpler than necessary * (the key)

Maybe YOU should switch to acoustic because judging by your Youtube videos, it seems like you'd be better off just strumming chords and not trying to play leads.

Well, you know what they say about opinions...

Opinions are like assholes... Everybody has one and...

I say, 'They're like orgasms... Mine is more important than yours, and I don't care if you have one or not.

The funny thing is, if you would have taken your own (vulgar, anally and sexually-referenced) advice, you wouldn't have been overcome with the compulsion to write that protracted essay on why you think your experience and years of wasting your life on a forum that you don't own makes your opinion more important than mine. In fact, if you believed your own advice that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, then you wouldn't be compelled to continue trolling this thread. Let me guess, like every other butthurt forum devotee, you will hold your grudge indefinitely and never miss an opportunity to make stupid comments and troll in other threads. Before you fall into that rut, maybe you should consider whether it's healthy for your mental state to continue wasting another 14 years on a guitar forum trying to convince people that you have a royal ranking among the guitar elites and compulsively going after anyone who causes you the slightest offense.

You use a lot of words and say nothing of value.

Congratulations.

Enjoy your amps and I will enjoy mine. Peace

What do you think you proved posting those videos? That for all your fancy gear, experience, and alleged expertise, an 80's camcorder sound is all you're capable of recording? Or were you trying to prove that articulation, phrasing, bending to pitch, and having a practiced vibrato are entirely overrated? I'm pretty sure that if I posted some videos like that, there would be no end to the criticism. Well, maybe those 14 years of your life you spent on forum banter has earned you a pass on the criticisms otherwise cast on less influential members.

 

[skullfxr]

AND OT: but isn't a 30 watt SLO kind of like a irony? The SLO is SLO from the massive iron. I have played them but not owned one.

 

[Zachman]

my current live rig is a helix LT into 2 quilter tone blocks each going to its own cab.

i love it.

I respect people who keep things simple, don't need much, and do a great job with what they have.

Why not switch to acoustic?

Keep it simple, just not simpler than necessary * (the key)

Maybe YOU should switch to acoustic because judging by your Youtube videos, it seems like you'd be better off just strumming chords and not trying to play leads.

Well, you know what they say about opinions...

Opinions are like assholes... Everybody has one and...

I say, 'They're like orgasms... Mine is more important than yours, and I don't care if you have one or not.

The funny thing is, if you would have taken your own (vulgar, anally and sexually-referenced) advice, you wouldn't have been overcome with the compulsion to write that protracted essay on why you think your experience and years of wasting your life on a forum that you don't own makes your opinion more important than mine. In fact, if you believed your own advice that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, then you wouldn't be compelled to continue trolling this thread. Let me guess, like every other butthurt forum devotee, you will hold your grudge indefinitely and never miss an opportunity to make stupid comments and troll in other threads. Before you fall into that rut, maybe you should consider whether it's healthy for your mental state to continue wasting another 14 years on a guitar forum trying to convince people that you have a royal ranking among the guitar elites and compulsively going after anyone who causes you the slightest offense.

You use a lot of words and say nothing of value.

Congratulations.

Enjoy your amps and I will enjoy mine. Peace

What do you think you proved posting those videos?

That I am not merely a hobbyist, with the limitations that a hobbyist concerns themselves with... Nothing more, nothing less

 

[MistaGuitah]

AND OT: but isn't a 30 watt SLO kind of like a irony? The SLO is SLO from the massive iron. I have played them but not owned one.

I can't say until I play one. Have you played a Hot Rod 25? Have you ever played a Bogner 3534, Mark V35 or Mini Rectifier, EVH 5150 50w or LBX, Driftwood Mini Nightmare, Friedman JJ Jr or PT20, or any other lunchbox? Did they not sound amazing and have a fairly loud volume? As far as I'm concerned, as the owner of many 100w amps, the lower wattage stuff is way more useful for most applications. I don't think there's anything inferior about their build quality, tone, features, or usefulness. In fact, if you consider that the 3534, EVH, Driftwood, Hot Rod 25 etc. lunchboxes have full size transformers and big bottle tubes like KT88, EL34, 6L6, etc. They might have a smaller form factor, but they're pretty powerful amps.

 

[skullfxr]

MistaGyitah obviously does not understand how decibel SPL works.

Nor does he realize how a master volume works.

And obviously doesn't understand how the low end lacks at volume with a pussy output section.

Yes the bogner is different. Forgive me one small detail.

Also I am happy with my rig. It does what I need and more.

Lunch box IS A TREND. Why do you think that five or six major manufacturers released low watt amps? It's a trend. It's what is 'hip' at the moment.

My Splawns and Riveras are doing just fine for me. I have no qualms with my setup it works great for me.

Pull the tampon out of your ass (or maybe your pussy) or both. GTFO.

 

[Zachman]

AND OT: but isn't a 30 watt SLO kind of like a irony? The SLO is SLO from the massive iron. I have played them but not owned one.

I can't say until I play one. Have you played a Hot Rod 25? Have you ever played a Bogner 3534, Mark V35 or Mini Rectifier, EVH 5150 50w or LBX, Driftwood Mini Nightmare, Friedman JJ Jr or PT20, or any other lunchbox? Did they not sound amazing and have a fairly loud volume? As far as I'm concerned, as the owner of many 100w amps, the lower wattage stuff is way more useful for most applications. I don't think there's anything inferior about their build quality, tone, features, or usefulness. In fact, if you consider that the 3534, EVH, Driftwood, Hot Rod 25 etc. lunchboxes have full size transformers and big bottle tubes like KT88, EL34, 6L6, etc. They might have a smaller form factor, but they're pretty powerful amps.

I prefer to have more and not need it, than to need more and not have it

 

[Zachman]

MistaGyitah obviously does not understand how decibel SPL works.

Nor does he realize how a master volume works.

And obviously doesn't understand how the low end lacks at volume with a pussy output section.

Yes the bogner is different. Forgive me one small detail.

Also I am happy with my rig. It does what I need and more.

Lunch box IS A TREND. Why do you think that five or six major manufacturers released low watt amps? It's a trend. It's what is 'hip' at the moment.

My Splawns and Riveras are doing just fine for me. I have no qualms with my setup it works great for me.

Pull the tampon out of your ass (or maybe your pussy) or both. GTFO.

He also doesn't address needing to be loud and stay clean with a low watt amp, and how they don't do that, anywhere nearly as well as the big iron amps

 

[MistaGuitah]

my current live rig is a helix LT into 2 quilter tone blocks each going to its own cab.

i love it.

I respect people who keep things simple, don't need much, and do a great job with what they have.

Why not switch to acoustic?

Keep it simple, just not simpler than necessary * (the key)

Maybe YOU should switch to acoustic because judging by your Youtube videos, it seems like you'd be better off just strumming chords and not trying to play leads.

Well, you know what they say about opinions...

Opinions are like assholes... Everybody has one and...

I say, 'They're like orgasms... Mine is more important than yours, and I don't care if you have one or not.

The funny thing is, if you would have taken your own (vulgar, anally and sexually-referenced) advice, you wouldn't have been overcome with the compulsion to write that protracted essay on why you think your experience and years of wasting your life on a forum that you don't own makes your opinion more important than mine. In fact, if you believed your own advice that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, then you wouldn't be compelled to continue trolling this thread. Let me guess, like every other butthurt forum devotee, you will hold your grudge indefinitely and never miss an opportunity to make stupid comments and troll in other threads. Before you fall into that rut, maybe you should consider whether it's healthy for your mental state to continue wasting another 14 years on a guitar forum trying to convince people that you have a royal ranking among the guitar elites and compulsively going after anyone who causes you the slightest offense.

You use a lot of words and say nothing of value.

Congratulations.

Enjoy your amps and I will enjoy mine. Peace

What do you think you proved posting those videos?

That I am not merely a hobbyist, with the limitations that a hobbyist concerns themselves with... Nothing more, nothing less

Oh, my bad. I couldn't tell from your videos that you're a professional guitarist. Now that you've told me, I understand that mere hobbyists like myself shouldn't be concerned with quality tone, performance, reliability, personal taste in gear, etc. Maybe you can write a blog and inform all the "hobbyist" guitar players that their recording efforts and quest for tone are all futile pursuits that pale in comparison to the objectives of professional musicians who play in bars and quinceaneras.

 

[skullfxr]

AND OT: but isn't a 30 watt SLO kind of like a irony? The SLO is SLO from the massive iron. I have played them but not owned one.

I can't say until I play one. Have you played a Hot Rod 25? Have you ever played a Bogner 3534, Mark V35 or Mini Rectifier, EVH 5150 50w or LBX, Driftwood Mini Nightmare, Friedman JJ Jr or PT20, or any other lunchbox? Did they not sound amazing and have a fairly loud volume? As far as I'm concerned, as the owner of many 100w amps, the lower wattage stuff is way more useful for most applications. I don't think there's anything inferior about their build quality, tone, features, or usefulness. In fact, if you consider that the 3534, EVH, Driftwood, Hot Rod 25 etc. lunchboxes have full size transformers and big bottle tubes like KT88, EL34, 6L6, etc. They might have a smaller form factor, but they're pretty powerful amps.

I have my big bottles. The mini rec to me was a failure. Played the 5153LBX, I was disappointed. I would rather have the 5153 50watt any day, which is a fantastic amp.

The mkv 35 wasn't bad. I like my mkiv better.

Havent played a JJ Jr. But I wasn't wowed by the clips. I will get a big Friedman in the fall. Which I have played and enjoyed.

PT20 is nice, but I would rather have something else.

FFS I hope you don't or haven't reproduced.

 

[skullfxr]

my current live rig is a helix LT into 2 quilter tone blocks each going to its own cab.

Dude you are getting nasty to everyone who doesn't agree with you. Go jerk off to your wet dream of 10k worth of lunchboxes when and if you get them.
i love it.

I respect people who keep things simple, don't need much, and do a great job with what they have.

Why not switch to acoustic?

Keep it simple, just not simpler than necessary * (the key)

Maybe YOU should switch to acoustic because judging by your Youtube videos, it seems like you'd be better off just strumming chords and not trying to play leads.

Well, you know what they say about opinions...

Opinions are like assholes... Everybody has one and...

I say, 'They're like orgasms... Mine is more important than yours, and I don't care if you have one or not.

The funny thing is, if you would have taken your own (vulgar, anally and sexually-referenced) advice, you wouldn't have been overcome with the compulsion to write that protracted essay on why you think your experience and years of wasting your life on a forum that you don't own makes your opinion more important than mine. In fact, if you believed your own advice that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, then you wouldn't be compelled to continue trolling this thread. Let me guess, like every other butthurt forum devotee, you will hold your grudge indefinitely and never miss an opportunity to make stupid comments and troll in other threads. Before you fall into that rut, maybe you should consider whether it's healthy for your mental state to continue wasting another 14 years on a guitar forum trying to convince people that you have a royal ranking among the guitar elites and compulsively going after anyone who causes you the slightest offense.

You use a lot of words and say nothing of value.

Congratulations.

Enjoy your amps and I will enjoy mine. Peace

What do you think you proved posting those videos?

That I am not merely a hobbyist, with the limitations that a hobbyist concerns themselves with... Nothing more, nothing less

Oh, my bad. I couldn't tell from your videos that you're a professional guitarist. Now that you've told me, I understand that mere hobbyists like myself shouldn't be concerned with quality tone, performance, reliability, personal taste in gear, etc. Maybe you can write a blog and inform all the "hobbyist" guitar players that their recording efforts and quest for tone are all futile pursuits that pale in comparison to the objectives of professional musicians who play in bars and quinceaneras.

 

[MistaGuitah]

MistaGyitah obviously does not understand how decibel SPL works.

Nor does he realize how a master volume works.

And obviously doesn't understand how the low end lacks at volume with a pussy output section.

Yes the bogner is different. Forgive me one small detail.

Also I am happy with my rig. It does what I need and more.

Lunch box IS A TREND. Why do you think that five or six major manufacturers released low watt amps? It's a trend. It's what is 'hip' at the moment.

My Splawns and Riveras are doing just fine for me. I have no qualms with my setup it works great for me.

Pull the tampon out of your ass (or maybe your pussy) or both. GTFO.

OK, let's see if Dave Friedman, Reinhold Bogner, Randall Smith, etc. agree with that. In fact, maybe you should go tell all gigging guitarists who don't play huge stadiums not to waste their money on trendy, useless lunchbox amps and that they need to go out and buy 100w powerhouses to play in their bedrooms. I'm sure they'll agree with you on all of those accounts. You seem to share a penchant for vulgar anal references like Zachman but for your information, tampons are not made for the anus. Also, males don't have vaginas, so you need to try and come up with something more logical. However, I understand that you have become frustrated from failing to make a valid point, so I will dismiss your vulgarity this time.

 

[Zachman]

my current live rig is a helix LT into 2 quilter tone blocks each going to its own cab.

i love it.

I respect people who keep things simple, don't need much, and do a great job with what they have.

Why not switch to acoustic?

Keep it simple, just not simpler than necessary * (the key)

Maybe YOU should switch to acoustic because judging by your Youtube videos, it seems like you'd be better off just strumming chords and not trying to play leads.

Well, you know what they say about opinions...

Opinions are like assholes... Everybody has one and...

I say, 'They're like orgasms... Mine is more important than yours, and I don't care if you have one or not.

The funny thing is, if you would have taken your own (vulgar, anally and sexually-referenced) advice, you wouldn't have been overcome with the compulsion to write that protracted essay on why you think your experience and years of wasting your life on a forum that you don't own makes your opinion more important than mine. In fact, if you believed your own advice that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, then you wouldn't be compelled to continue trolling this thread. Let me guess, like every other butthurt forum devotee, you will hold your grudge indefinitely and never miss an opportunity to make stupid comments and troll in other threads. Before you fall into that rut, maybe you should consider whether it's healthy for your mental state to continue wasting another 14 years on a guitar forum trying to convince people that you have a royal ranking among the guitar elites and compulsively going after anyone who causes you the slightest offense.

You use a lot of words and say nothing of value.

Congratulations.

Enjoy your amps and I will enjoy mine. Peace

What do you think you proved posting those videos?

That I am not merely a hobbyist, with the limitations that a hobbyist concerns themselves with... Nothing more, nothing less

Oh, my bad. I couldn't tell from your videos that you're a professional guitarist. Now that you've told me, I understand that mere hobbyists like myself shouldn't be concerned with quality tone, performance, reliability, personal taste in gear, etc. Maybe you can write a blog and inform all the "hobbyist" guitar players that their recording efforts and quest for tone are all futile pursuits that pale in comparison to the objectives of professional musicians who play in bars and quinceaneras.

The ONLY issue I addressed was wondering how does the low wattage present an upside for you, in light of the fact that I have never had a need for a low watt solution to curb volume.

I appreciate that you don't like how I play. That's fine, opinions vary. I never claimed anything other than to have experience with a wide variety of gear in a lot of situations and scenarios.

Re: "hobbyists like myself shouldn't be concerned with quality tone, performance, reliability, personal taste in gear, etc."

You sure do read a lot into the text. That shit you're spewing exists only in your mind.

The hobbyists who I talk to generally are trying to figure out how to get their budget gear to sound like my rigs, or how to get closer without spending huge $$$.

The fact that hobbyists, week-end warriors, novices to pros play in a variety of venues, each with their own considerations-- Your pov seems quite stunted/limited.

You're acting like a triggered snowflake.

 

[skullfxr]

I don't understand what the OP is getting at, post your cheap ghetto rig of lunchbox amps you haven't built yet?

Actually, I already own 2 of the amps listed and am in the process of acquiring the rest of my rig. If you think it's a "cheap ghetto rig" then by all means show everyone on the forum what a proper rig looks like. I'll be nice enough to inform you that your low-quality commentary essentially pisses on everyone who has bought a lunchbox amp. There's really nothing confusing about anything I said, but perhaps all the confusion you seem to share with your buddy Zachman stems from your proclivity to ask rude, absurd, dumb-ass questions.

Lighten up Francis...

You said, "Being that this is the year of the ultimate lower wattage amps, I am currently replacing my entire setup."

Why the need to replace your entire rig, because of a current market trend?

Just curious, since I don't see the need, as my 100-180 watt amps sound awesome at whisper volumes, but are not limited to low listening levels, so was just wondering about your thought process/reasoning on what the possible upside would/could be.

Perhaps you are looking for a way to achieve maximum depreciation on your investment, to offset your music income taxes.

Your rational just seems strange

Go easy on the guy. Clearly he is lacking in at least one functional department of reason or intellect or maybe I will be nice and just sum it up to experience.

 

[skullfxr]

my current live rig is a helix LT into 2 quilter tone blocks each going to its own cab.

i love it.

I respect people who keep things simple, don't need much, and do a great job with what they have.

Why not switch to acoustic?

Keep it simple, just not simpler than necessary * (the key)

Maybe YOU should switch to acoustic because judging by your Youtube videos, it seems like you'd be better off just strumming chords and not trying to play leads.

Well, you know what they say about opinions...

Opinions are like assholes... Everybody has one and...

I say, 'They're like orgasms... Mine is more important than yours, and I don't care if you have one or not.

The funny thing is, if you would have taken your own (vulgar, anally and sexually-referenced) advice, you wouldn't have been overcome with the compulsion to write that protracted essay on why you think your experience and years of wasting your life on a forum that you don't own makes your opinion more important than mine. In fact, if you believed your own advice that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, then you wouldn't be compelled to continue trolling this thread. Let me guess, like every other butthurt forum devotee, you will hold your grudge indefinitely and never miss an opportunity to make stupid comments and troll in other threads. Before you fall into that rut, maybe you should consider whether it's healthy for your mental state to continue wasting another 14 years on a guitar forum trying to convince people that you have a royal ranking among the guitar elites and compulsively going after anyone who causes you the slightest offense.

You use a lot of words and say nothing of value.

Congratulations.

Enjoy your amps and I will enjoy mine. Peace

What do you think you proved posting those videos?

That I am not merely a hobbyist, with the limitations that a hobbyist concerns themselves with... Nothing more, nothing less

Oh, my bad. I couldn't tell from your videos that you're a professional guitarist. Now that you've told me, I understand that mere hobbyists like myself shouldn't be concerned with quality tone, performance, reliability, personal taste in gear, etc. Maybe you can write a blog and inform all the "hobbyist" guitar players that their recording efforts and quest for tone are all futile pursuits that pale in comparison to the objectives of professional musicians who play in bars and quinceaneras.

The ONLY issue I addressed was wondering how does the low wattage present an upside for you, in light of the fact that I have never had a need for a low watt solution to curb volume.

I appreciate that you don't like how I play. That's fine, opinions vary. I never claimed anything other than to have experience with a wide variety of gear in a lot of situations and scenarios.

Exactly. Clearly Mista does not get it.

 

[Zachman]

I don't understand what the OP is getting at, post your cheap ghetto rig of lunchbox amps you haven't built yet?

Actually, I already own 2 of the amps listed and am in the process of acquiring the rest of my rig. If you think it's a "cheap ghetto rig" then by all means show everyone on the forum what a proper rig looks like. I'll be nice enough to inform you that your low-quality commentary essentially pisses on everyone who has bought a lunchbox amp. There's really nothing confusing about anything I said, but perhaps all the confusion you seem to share with your buddy Zachman stems from your proclivity to ask rude, absurd, dumb-ass questions.

Lighten up Francis...

You said, "Being that this is the year of the ultimate lower wattage amps, I am currently replacing my entire setup."

Why the need to replace your entire rig, because of a current market trend?

Just curious, since I don't see the need, as my 100-180 watt amps sound awesome at whisper volumes, but are not limited to low listening levels, so was just wondering about your thought process/reasoning on what the possible upside would/could be.

Perhaps you are looking for a way to achieve maximum depreciation on your investment, to offset your music income taxes.

Your rational just seems strange

Go easy on the guy. Clearly he is lacking in at least one functional department of reason or intellect or maybe I will be nice and just sum it up to experience.

Well, yes-- as it is, we know that late teens do tend to have a sense of unearned, self-righteous indignation, and so we should be a little indulgent.

 

[MistaGuitah]

The ONLY issue I addressed was wondering how does the low wattage present an upside for you, in light of the fact that I have never had a need for a low watt solution to curb volume.

I appreciate that you don't like how I play. That's fine, opinions vary. I never claimed anything other than to have experience with a wide variety of gear in a lot of situations and scenarios.

I don't know if this is your sincere attempt at having a real discussion but it seems like a fair enough question so I'll explain. It's simply a matter of form factor and not wattage if you think about it. The amps I'm looking at are 30w to 50w heads. Those aren't quiet amps. I can fit two lunchboxes in the same space as a 100w Marshall Super Lead, and get tube saturation at a little lower volume, so I take advantage of the economy of space. That's not all. I just like the sound and features of those amps. As for your playing, I respond accordingly. It wasn't my intention to get into it with you and trade insults, but I stand my ground when necessary. If you'd like to move past it all, then I'm down for that. I'd rather talk about something more interesting like playing and gear.

FFS I hope you don't or haven't reproduced.

That's ironic since I'm educated and haven't been the one causing strife and using vulgarity. In fact, what I have reproduced have become productive, law-abiding, educated, faithful. America-loving members of society. I have an outstanding track record in that category actually. Therefore, I'm not sure what you have produced but if you hate what I've produced then you must hate God, America and everything it stands for.

Go easy on the guy. Clearly he is lacking in at least one functional department of reason or intellect or maybe I will be nice and just sum it up to experience.

Hmm, interesting that you make that assertion about intellect when you are the one who has resorted to vulgarity and personal insults because you couldn't handle an argument. However, if it makes you feel better to pretend that you are intellectually superior, then go right ahead. Well, it's getting late and I've got work to do in the morning, so run along now. You are dismissed.

 

[skullfxr]

AND OT: but isn't a 30 watt SLO kind of like a irony? The SLO is SLO from the massive iron. I have played them but not owned one.

I can't say until I play one. Have you played a Hot Rod 25? Have you ever played a Bogner 3534, Mark V35 or Mini Rectifier, EVH 5150 50w or LBX, Driftwood Mini Nightmare, Friedman JJ Jr or PT20, or any other lunchbox? Did they not sound amazing and have a fairly loud volume? As far as I'm concerned, as the owner of many 100w amps, the lower wattage stuff is way more useful for most applications. I don't think there's anything inferior about their build quality, tone, features, or usefulness. In fact, if you consider that the 3534, EVH, Driftwood, Hot Rod 25 etc. lunchboxes have full size transformers and big bottle tubes like KT88, EL34, 6L6, etc. They might have a smaller form factor, but they're pretty powerful amps.

I prefer to have more and not need it, than to need more and not have it

Exactly.