The Shark

Who's that guy playing with Greg?

Yup...

Another fantastic deal. Way below market...

This is a righteous deal. And the weight is the most appealing aspect of it (to me). Far below "market"...

Bernie's great on this one.

I use the Kemper Stage Profiler. The liquid profiles are great. I don't notice any latency problems, but that might just be my old ears. I used profiles from Mike Britt of Lonestar for the most part. A few from Top Jimi and some other profile guys. I use Line 6 Powercab, but not the ones with the tweeter. The IR's help me adjust the cabs to the venue. That way, I don't have to muck with the Profiler. I use a volume pedal to mitigate any volume probs between profiles. Greg Platzer has been great helping me to fine tune things. He sold me the Stage Profiler years ago. I've tried all of the latest and greatest Helix units. I've tried the Fractal stuff. I've tried the Quad Cortex twice. I've always come back to the Kemper. I tell people that I was around, as a salesman, for the first "sampling" keyboards. Kawai made a great one early on. I sold dozens of them in the Orlando area. "Sampling" became a dirty word. I think "Profiling" is the same thing, but the technology is far better at fooling the human ear. Here's the dirty little secret. None of the "fake" amps sound like a tube amp live or recorded. But I guarantee, in my experience, you can't really tell the difference if you have a drummer, a bass player, another guitarist and a keyboard guy playing around you live. That's the beauty of it. And no "sampler" will ever replace the real thing. I'm 64 years old. My hearing is failing. My Kemper rig sounds killer with the boys. When my band of 48 years finally calls it quits, the Kemper will go. Real amps will follow me to the grave. I don't record. I don't write original music. I just play covers live with my buddies. Ernie's CD is killer. I really respect him. But I rarely practice, am not interested in improving my "craft" and am totally good with the Kemper. I'm a really good golfer. But I don't practice that either. Call me stupid or just call me content.

Big hands and big feet. I'm sure that's what you meant!

And big gloves and shoes...

And our girlfriends would have dumped us every minute of every day for the guy.

No. Piper broke up in the seventies. That is a Piper song, but no "Tommy Gunn" and no Hamer...

This amp, in my estimation, addresses all the operational shortcomings of the typical "D" style amp. Really cool. But I think two Ethos pedals in tandem might get close for a little less money. 😎

I PM'd him on Facebook to see if he has any live Piper recordings. I'm not finding much of anything. I bought both of their albums via Columbia House back in the seventies. They are in storage.....forever.

If I were to describe my amp to someone, I'd say it does early ZZ Top and early Steely Dan really well...

My '59 lurks...

Dad passed in 2021, but he made it to the ripe old age of 89. Had his first "tune up" when he was 59. They are so much better at it now. The technology just keeps increasing the life expectancy from bypass surgery. Sound like you're getting all the steps you need. Try intermediate fasting five days a week. That's what I do. Twenty four hundred calories, but meals twelve hours apart. I don't even watch grams of fat or anything. Just calories and fasting. On the weekends, I eat what I want when I want. But I find I really don't go overboard after years of the "system". It's not easy at first for people that like to snack, but it's miraculous when you get it down. Go kid!

Dad had two bypass surgeries. The first they cut his leg to harvest the arteries from the knee to the ankle. It gave him more trouble than the actual surgical site, once he got used to his breast plate moving a little! The second surgery they only cut a slit at the top of his lower leg and at his ankle and pulled the vein out like a magic trick! It was so less invasive. He was actually on a medical talk-radio show in Orlando and explained the advancements between the two surgeries (16 years apart). Dad bought a treadmill. That was easiest. No travelling or weather to worry about. He used to walk while he watched the evening news. Good luck dropping the weight. You'll be amazed how much better you'll feel. I've lost 60 pounds over the past ten years. Walking and light weights only. Heart is good and so is my health. Now, I'm worried about getting hit by a truck!

Beatles "Something New".

I remember my father remarking that he didn't know how bad he felt, because it happened so slowly. He was a physician. Glad you recovered and are back to work. I'm sure they're going to keep an eye on you going forward. Don't be a stranger. This is a good place.

Now, we're talkin'...

So, it never used to bother me when someone writes or states that a guitar "plays like butter". Then, I noticed that my buddy Mike (Kizanski) was really aggravated by it. After mentioning it a thousand times or more, it started to bother me too. It's gotten to the point that I want to reply, "What does butter play like". I prefer beef tallow, but that's for a different conversation entirely! Hopefully, nobody will start a new, and no less problematic statement, "It plays like beef tallow"... 😎

Curiously, it seems it remains active. But the one response asking a question also appears to be a "shill". Also, the "seller" hasn't got any activity since 2018. Hmm...

The Gear Page told me the account is "flagged" and they are "verifying authenticity" of the post and member. F' that guy.

I reported it to them. Just told them what happened "over here". We'll see.

Ernie's solo album High Wire is killer.

I had a rig with three Mesa Boogie 2x12 upright slant cabs. Used a GK 250ML stereo for the outside cabs and a Mark III Simul Class Boogie head in the middle. Wet dry wet was my thing for a few years in the late eighties!