Recent content by redacted

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    Advice for gear settings in a large brewery

    I did one brewery gig where the walls of the temporary performance space were lined with stacks of empty beer boxes. The acoustics were quite nice, although in retrospect the fire marshal probably would not have approved
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    Great live bass sound from Brian Bromberg

    I think I am hearing two bass players but I am only seeing one
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    Darkglass e500 Amp

    In the pictures the amp's input power rating is marked as 125 W, yet the amp is supposed to output 500 W. Sounds like an impossible combination — or clever marketing?
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    Craziest bass/guitar I’ve ever seen

    The bass side should really be left-handed, that would make the concept delightfully absurd.
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    Reverb pedal

    I am very pleased with how the OneControl Prussian Blue reverb pedal sounds.
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    Does overdriving a SS amp use up any components, like a tube amp does with tubes?

    Back in the day I saw a certain Acoustic 126 combo let out smoke on three different occasions when pushed hard. I don't think the smoke got completely used up, as the thing never stopped working, but I am sure it wasn't good for the amp.
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    It’s been a MESA kind of week…

    Huh, new Mesa Subway pedal 40% under MSRP? I called a local store who was supposed to have Black Friday deals "too good to advertise", and the best they could do on any Mesa stuff was essentially "you pay no sales tax", meaning 7% off