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That's so cool. Also cool that you have enough people to actually have such a thing attended. And $25 for an exhibition table? Wow!

Dat’s some nice hog, mon.

Gorgeous guitar, and I’ve no doubt that the tuners are original but they read Schaller.

The thing about the AM4 was that it was just odd. Four blocks, but then tons of videos about how to basically work around that it's 4 blocks. They said it has about half the power of the AxeFX III, but then only 4 blocks? To me, it was just confusing. I never liked their interface on device or the editor.

Terrible to hear. Get well, Rick!

Honestly, if you only need a few, Tonex One with the Mvave chocolate plus 4 button MIDI switch is a good, inexpensive combo. Hell, if you only need 2 sounds, the original Tonex One used and just put the two sounds on it and switch between them. One driven but can clean up with volume roll down and a lead.

If you're in the area... it's free 😀👌 🎸BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 🎸 LA Musicians SWAP MEET happening again at the Luxxtone shop on Sunday, October 11th from 12PM–4PM! We’re bringing back a day of guitars, amps, pedals, vinyl, rock ’n’ roll memorabilia, drum equipment, parts, accessories and more! Basically, if it’s music-related and cool, we want it there! 🔥 FREE ADMISSION 🔥 FREE STREET PARKING 🔥 BUY • SELL • TRADE Interested in being a vendor? Email us directly at jerry@luxxtone.com. $25 gets you your own table and all the space you need to sell as much or as little as you want. Or carry something in to sell or trade for free! Snacks and drinks will be available, so come hang out, play some pinball, and talk music with fellow gear lovers. Looking forward to seeing everyone there! 🤘

Oh boy, hopefully he gets proper and complete medical care STAT. Even much younger people can be done in by severe respiratory infections.

The Fireflys get good reviews all over. No, they'll never be a Hamer or Shishkov. But that's not their thing. My BillyBo was a couple hundred bucks and is a fun guitar to bash around without worrying about dings or dents. And it plays and sounds really good for what it is. I had one of their Teles to be used for experiments, but my great-nephew got that for a graduation present. But it was again really well done and he loves it. I'm waiting for their RDs and Baritones to come back because, you know.....I really need another couple of cheap guitars lying around. The guy I got the Tele from removed the logo. Apparently it didn't have 'The Look'.

I sure hope Rick's alright!

Very kind of you, sir! And yes, it's all relative. Relatively speaking, based on the amount of time I've spent trying to become more kickass on guitar, I should be less awful. But I suppose we're all our own harshest critics. So we perhaps should endeavor to move the goal posts, shift our paradigm and aim for having fun instead.

I for one always enjoy your videos - definitely kickass. There's a reason you've never seen a video posted by me! It's all relative. 😉

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I managed to move from analog tube and solid state amps to Fractal but I have somehow avoided going down the rabbit hole of all the various new iterations of modelers for the same reason I avoided running down the perfect tone in a traditional amp: Too much work, $$ and really cornfusing. I would rather spend my time becoming a little less awful at guitar. Besides, in addition to the drain on my sanity and bank account, there's the consideration of putting pearls on a swine. A really kickass sounding modeler or amp is still not gonna make my playing sound kickass.

"Only a Gibson is Good Enough" (???) Here is an interesting video that popped up here this Monday morning. It is an interesting take (to me, at least) on how this has evolved. And a sort of take on how such as Epiphone has moved up and down the quality and price scale over time. And the decisions Gibson has made. I have been known to be more than a little "guitar snobbish" and probably always will be. Too many stories......😉 Not really thinking in terms of "Chibson" or "Chender". But the talent transfer has had an impact. Case in point (non-Gibson design). I have always admired the Languedoc guitars. I do not even know the cost of ordering one. Into 5 figures I reckon. Used ones? Just try to find one. Anyway, something popped up with a Chinese made version. I looked at a few videos and said, WTH. Worst case, it is a POS and I dump it. OR, it is okay but the pickups and parts need replacing......Placed an order for a Firefly Pegasus. It arrived and I was impressed right outta the box. Yeah, the pickups COULD be better, but to me they sound very good, either in HB or split mode. Played great, except.....The second day, I was a bit more critical and realized it did not play cleanly at 3 frets on ONE string. Rather than mess with it myself, I brought it to my local guy who did some minor work on the ONE fret that was high and reset the bridge. So, add $26.93. Keeping my total cost for a very decent instrument to well UNDER $300. (No case, of course). Decided to take a second swing. Same seller/make was (is) offering a "single cut" that will make you do a double take on an Ace Frehley mood. No need for a tech touch. Except....For me, the pickups are too hot. For my taste. BUT, if I was more the "hard rock" guy.......And I can always compensate a bit with amp settings, EQ, etc. So, even less invested than the Pegasus. Note again, these are not exactly "Chibsons" in the sense that the design, headstock, inlays are NOT pure replicas intending to be passed off as a Gibson (or PRS or whatever). But for something that could be taken to a gig and fit right in, not bad at all. The few that have seen/heard them so far have been impressed. Hmmm.....Maybe a "PRS" take with dragon inlays(?) next..... Anyway, should anyone be in that mood, worth checking out. Look up Guitars Garden (California) on line. No need to order from some seller in China and hope for the best. Neither will replace my favorites....Breaking out the Shishkov for rehearsals lately....But color me impressed.

I could probably get through a show with my Nano Cortex into a Quilter as a power amp. It wouldn't be fun but it would sound decent.

Watched this last night. He rambles a good bit, but the overall takeaway I got mirrored what @scottcald was just saying: most users gravitate toward a very few amp simulation settings with a few pedal sounds and they're set. For this reason people seem to be opting for the less expensive systems because they can provide that as well as do the $2,000 systems. I've yet to take the plunge due to paralysis by analysis, but so far, my $100 Tech21 Screaming Blonde is completely sufficient. As we get to sub-$1,000 options I could be tempted to grab something just to simplify even more.

^^^ What they said X2!

Sold!

My experience with modelers and similar devices is purely as a headphone demo rig for trade shows and pedal demo events we exhibit at around the country. If Im at home, working on pedal designs, playing in a band, etc... Im always going to be using a 'real' amp into a cab at high volume. For me the thing that has finally come around to being close to playing a real amp is the right hand feel of some devices. We used a Strymon Iridium and a Two Notes Cab M as headphone solutions for a long time but neither really felt very good while playing. There isn't a ton of dynamic range in a 5V DSP system and I think the way a lot of devices manage it is to just shelve a ton of signal level before the A/D conversion and then the device feels lifeless. The Neural DSP Nano is what we use now and we moved over to it after playing one and seeing that it really felt like playing a real amp. Demoing stuff in headphones in a room full of people is already weird but I think the Nano does a really nice job of feeling as natural as possible and removing that weird feel friction from the experience.

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Beauty.