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Didn't take you long to get the Sustainer figured out! I'd still be scratching my head.

Good grief! From the pictures you posted I can glean a bit of what you're talking about (especially the scale provided in the last two)!

All included in the reasons for me posting the question - I deal with technology every day all day at work (and by "deal" I mean I suffer through filling the chasm between promise and reality all the while fixing problems that in theory should never occur [/rant]). The last thing I want to encounter playing guitar is a menu, firmware update, system crash, etc. I have almost bought both Helix and Quad Cortex (I mean, have you watched @burningyen's videos?!) but paralysis by analysis has held me back. This has a certain appeal those do not (granted, with far less capability).

Depends on how much you're spending. The midline workstations (e.g., Roland Fantom 0 series, Yamaha MODX series) do not. Pony up to the top-tier workstations (e.g., Roland Fantom EX, Yamaha ) and they do in one way or another. Roland Fantom EX: Yamaha Montage - no XLR but TRS balanced outs that a simple adapter gets you to XLR: The Korg Kronos does balanced TRS outs, as well. To answer directly, I have no idea, but I'm guessing it's a matter of cost. The synth I bought back when Sweetwater had everything marked down at Christmas, the Roland Juno-D, has stereo TS 1/4 outs. I run it into a JHS Colourbox and into the board, but it would be great to be able to go direct. It would save a 1/4' guitar cable, the Colourbox and a 9V power adapter for the Colourbox and a mic cable.

I bought one of these so I'm not carrying my Lester around in a brown "Gibson" "HEY EVERYONE A GIBSON LES PAUL SO STEAL ME" case. Lightweight, works great and not too spendy. Gator GC-LPS Deluxe ABS Molded Case for Single-cutaway Electric Guitar | Sweetwater I am constantly watching the Burnys, Tokais, etc. for a lightweight one like this. Goldtop looks great.

Nearly all the empirical evidence proves this true.

Print it and move on! That was surprisingly even-handed (and the addition of a little reverb makes everything better). Markedly improved mix. Got to add, I always enjoy your guitar playing.

An extremely balanced, realistic review: This gives me pause to really consider how I would use it. His point is each of the controls have so much range experimentation is required to understand how it is run. I would expect nothing else.

Sounds beautiful, and that tremolo (vibrato)! If I were in the market for Brown-panel flavor, I'd more than likely go with the Suhr Hombre for nearly $1,000 less.

To me it took about a minute to comprehend what was going on. It's logically laid out and each knob has A function: no menus, no secret sub functions, no bother. I've got one of the original Spark amps, for example, that sounds okay, but I absolutely hate (HATE!) because to do anything with it of any significance, I've got to get out my phone (which I also hate) and connect by Bluetooth. The Screaming Blonde is fantastic in that regard - one function per button (like an AMP) and no menus, no glitches, just dial in what you want.

The 1/4" outs on the Iridium are not TRS (balanced). Maybe I've been running sound too long, but not having XLR outs for me is a deal killer. The guy I mentioned has another box to provide the XLR to run into our board. Just seems an unforced error on the part of Strymon.

That's certainly $100 worth of cool!

I recall watching the Dumblifier video here (last month?) - amazing bit of kit, but (ignorantly) I see that as $100 more for one flavor where the X has three flavors that I am much more familiar with. Again, completely ignorant - maybe Dumble(ish) is the bee's knees, and I'd want for nothing else. The only Dumblesque amps I've ever played were the two Fuchs amps I owned, each of them briefly.

Thanks to the recommendations of the HFC I purchased the Tech21 Screaming Blonde amp simulator pedal for a new project I was invited to join. It has proven to be a fantastic solution to the project's amp-free configuration requirement. I get workable tones, great response to dynamics, a quiet stage and my entire "rig" is a pedalboard. There I was, minding my own business (okay, who am I kidding? I was searching for new gear as always), and happened upon the DSM/Humboldt Simplifier X. We have a guy who regularly substitutes for us on Sundays that uses a Strymon Iridium as his amp "solution," and it sounds great. The Simplifier seems at least as good as the Iridium but with an order of magnitude greater routing and connectivity options (including, importantly, XLR-outs). Is anyone using any of the DSM/Humboldt Simplifier versions? I've watched several videos and just don't see a drawback. At $500 (with Sales Tax) I don't think it would necessarily be five times better than the Screaming Blonde but negating the absolute steal at which I was able to get the SB (thanks to the PSA on the HFC), I do see the possibility it would be twice as good(-ish).

No, you'd be surprised at the posts (not HFC, of course) deriding the mod, 'what a waste of time. I can't tell any difference,' only to find out they keep Volume and Tone persistently on 10. That's fine if that's your thing, but don't expect miracles when you mod something you don't use...

"Secret Tones!" 🙃 #clickbait I posted somewhere (Ask the Experts?) some time back about 50's wiring with the conclusion being modification of my '19 Les Paul Standard to that scheme. I absolutely positively prefer it hands down, BUT, it is not a panacea. For me it works fantastically, but if you don't mess with the Volume or Tone controls (especially Volume), it's of no practical benefit. It does affect how the controls work - the Tone control will have the slightest effect on overall volume and both controls become interactive - but (for me) it makes everything just work better and made the guitar brighter and clearer. I liked it so much I wired my Strat in the 50's scheme, and I will likely persist in wiring anything I'm taking an iron to in that way. It's a really simple switch and equally simple to move back if you don't like it.

Oh... um, good.(?)

Spectacular! If anyone's interested, I couldn't remember the 30/60 spec so I Googled it: Key 30/60 Neck Measurements & Details: Design: A 1960s slim-neck profile with an additional 0.030 inches of depth (front-to-back) added. Depth (Typical): Approx. 0.845" at the 1st fret and 0.907" at the 12th fret. Feel: Thicker than a standard '60s Slim Taper but slimmer than a '50s rounded neck. Nut Width: Generally, 1-11/16". Purpose: Offers a "fast" neck profile with increased mass for better sustain.

Just got back from practice - mine definitely is not. Strat through this is magic* even with me bumbling through the setlist. I would definitely like to try one of the more English types, too. *ETA: I thought about this post last night some hours after making it. "Magic" is a pretty strong term. I should have been more elaborate in my description. I will revise it to say, in the context of a band the Screaming Blonde provides versatile, useful and convincing Fenderesque guitar tones with the incredible benefit of no amp load-in / -out and zero stage volume. The conventional rig to provide what the Blonde approximates (as I am using it) would be a Tweed Twin and a Blackface Twin with an input switcher. I am convinced the incremental cost and logistics of such a rig would not be worth the difference in experience. [/caveats] 😉

I have found late-eighties Peavey guitars and basses to be incredibly well built and incredible values. Really liked the headstocks, too.

Those of you new to the HFC have no idea what an exciting statement this is! The Master of Bubble Wrap is an absolute connoisseur of the best gear and must use it all in a white room as it never appears used at all. I'm snowbound, but giddy and popping popcorn!

Sorry for the ambiguity, but you sussed out exactly what I was asking. Thanks for interpreting and especially for the opinion.

I am absolutely grateful for the prompt received on this board as it coincided with an opportunity to join a project that would have been practically impossible with a conventional amp. This thing works great! I sent the guy a couple of links to used units on Reverb.

Does that work well as a non-boost / non-dirt EQ pedal, also?

Is this deal done? I was trying to help a young guitarist in a church near ours deal with a persistent "it's too loud" issue and tried to send him a link to the Sweetwater listing. Couldn't find it on Sweetwater so I tried the link in the initial post of this thread and got: Sorry, the Tech 21 SansAmp Character Plus - Screaming Blonde is no longer available. We've left this page up for reference only. That's not, "oh, it's back to the original price," that's "yes, we have no bananas." Googling, I didn't find anywhere that was selling them (new) at a discount and found only a couple of outlets at the original price. Did Sweetwater empty the warehouse? To be sure, it's a handy bit of kit, but $99 is a heckovalot easier to swallow than $250.