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If it was a lefty I would have jumped on it! :-)

Plus Sean Malone on bass and stick (on the first album)!

Steve - glad to hear the good news!

Nice! Beats the hell out of a brick wall shot any day. :-)

Always on the bleeding edge! :-)

Black is my least favorite finish since for some reason most manufacturers think that it's good enough to only offer leftys in black! BTW: Pearl is just fine with me.

Rush - Subdivisions: I was already a big fan by that time but that song has had an effect on me from the very first time I heard it. Dream Theater - Pull Me Under: I first heard it on the radio and just remember being shocked that such a crappy station (I-95 in CT) was playing such a cool song. Had the same reaction when I first hear Teen Spirit by Nirvana. Robert Plant - Buring Down One Side: Zep is my favorite band and Plant is my favorite singer but I always thought of them very much as a whole so I didn't know what to expect. Hearing it the first itme I knew right away that Plant "still had it". As far as TV goes: In the 80's there was a short lived show on one of the major networks that would come on later in the night and show a decent amount of a concert by one band/artist. The band of the night was Mr. Big. I haved like Billy Sheehan's playing since I first heard Talas years before and I had the first Racer X album so I knew Paul Gilbert was a monster but Mr. Big had never clicked for me. It seemed like each album has one or two cool heavy tunes and the rest was just too mellow for me. There was nothing else on so I put this on figuring what the heck, maybe they would get in a solo or two. At some point they play Baba O Riley and Paul is playing the opening arpeggiated organ part on guitar. My jaw dropped. I have since heard a version of Karl Evil 9 by Mr. Big that is equally amazing.

Knowing I am a huge fan of Led Zeppelin my mom gave me a call the other day to tell me she saw an add saying they were playing at a local club this Friday. I told her it must be a misprint or something. She looked at a little more carefully and said "Oh - it says Lez Zeppelin not Led Zeppelin". :-)

That's awesome. The experience and the music will stay with them forever - something you can be proud of.

Waysted = best band name ever. And quite appropriate since Pete was always waysted back then. Got to catch them twice back in the day, both great shows.

+1 That would have really out it over the top! :-)

That's a serious deal - someobdy snap it up quick!

>1. He's (supposedly) the world's fastest guitarist I thought that was Chris Impellitteri? :-)

I got to see him play the double neck and the 4 neck at a guitar clinic years ago. Very impressive. As technically impressive as the dual independent tapping was I liked what he played better when he stuck to a regular guitar. At some point he played some of the solo from Gary Moore's "End of The World" (giving Gary big props afterward) and my jaw dropped. Super nice guy and very tongue in cheek about the whole metal scene and the silliness of his band at the time (Nitro). I think I still have a signed poster somewhere! :-)

Are the posts compatible (and the post spacing is correct) or were new ones put in?

I dig Symphony X also. It's not like they are new but for me it's Queens of the Stone age. I really loved Songs for the Deaf. The new album and their debut album kick ass too.

I have a 2101, a 2112 (upgraded to a 2120), a Pod 2.0 and a Pod XT. I have also owned a MP-1. Here is my opinion on them all: 2101: + Best distortion of them all. The heavy distortion is done in two stages and each is adjustable. Very good effects, especially when they have the optional second S-disc processor board. If you want freaky sounds and sick distortion this is the one to go with. - Only a so-so clean sound. The effects are very complex to program and there is no real patch editor available and never will be. The Control one is a must. Crappy through headphones. 2112/2120: + Good distortion, very nice clean sound. Nice options with 2 preamp paths, you can use a CC pedal to smoothly go from clean to distorted and anywhere in the middle. You can vary effect parameters at the same time. An excellent PC patch editor is available. Excellent display that shows a lot of information. - Distortion not as good as the 2101. Effects are not as configurable as the 2101 (though they are easier to program - even without the patch editor). The Control one is a must. Crappy through headphones. MP1: + Does the marshall sound well, clean is pretty good. Very easy to use. - Pretty limited range of sounds and only one effect (Chorus) IIRC. Crappy through headphones. Pod 2.0: + Cheap. Easy to program, with or without PC editor. Lots of useful sounds. - Limited effects. IMHO not really a contended now that the Pod XT is out. Sounds good through headphones. Pod XT (would also apply for XT Pro): + Sounds great and has a lot of sound shaping options to dial things in. The models do sound a lot like the real things. Has USB output for direct to PC recording. Sounds good through headphones. Easy to program, with or without PC editor. The best "feel" of any of the preamps I have listed. - Can be hard to dial in - but so worth it! Effects can be controlled via CC but with a lot less flexibility than the 2120. The Pedalboard is a must, and they are pricey. I will duck for cover after this statement but I would go with the Pod XT all day long. It sounds great and when used with the Floorboard controller you really get the best of the rack and pedal worlds combined. Basically take a look at the manuals and see of the modeled amps and effects (including model packs if needed) float your boat. If they do then you are all set. If there are a few essential effects missing then you can still use it with a pedal or two. If a bunch are missing then maybe it's not a good fit for you. Let us know what you decide.

I think they ask too much for it also. You know it must be cheap in large quantities or else they would have come up with something different to use by now. Prices for raw material seem to be about double what makes sense. IMHO Tolex seems to be priced the same way too. Unfortunately they both seem to fall into the "they charge that much because they can" category.

Anybody know anything about that individual string locking nut? I have never seen anything like that before on a Floyd-ed guitar.

Kiz, Why so sad? Cause he's playing da blues! :-)