Thanks! And yeah, I totally understand that. You like what you like.
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Thunderbird Club
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That’s their problem
It’s also why there’s so much generic, crappy music.
I think a lot of folks are terrified to just be themselves and let the chips fall
Whenever people ask for advice around here, 'which amp/cab/pickups should I buy?', I try to keep my answer as generic as possible, because it's important for people to find what they like, not just what some opinionated stranger on the interwebz says. If people ask for my personal opinion about something, fine, otherwise there's always the info on my profile page for the curious.
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After trying a whole lot of different strings, one thing I know is for better or worse, you’re still gonna sound like you.
Been unknowingly saving them for my first TBird
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Life is short, buy the bass.
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Oooooooooo are they for sale? I really just want the old packaging.
Get the standard set with the 80, then!
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Hope I don't run into anyone wearing one of those on the subway. Things smell bad enough on them.
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Oh my G, here is a great example of genpop wisdom...
"I've never played through a tube amp. But if you can try a Mesa Subway, it's about as tubey as you're going to get from a small class D amp."
"I've never played through a tube amp. But if you can try a Mesa Subway, it's about as tubey as you're going to get from a small class D amp."
Right, buddy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Because why?
I really do love that just about everything out there that is touted as giving 'tube sound', with the exception of actual valves, gets nowhere close.
I'm really interested in trying one of those GK MB Fusions. But I don't think I've ever played through a tube amp.
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I wonder if that person read their own post and felt silly...I would hope so.
‘You should try what I have because everyone else has it this month. It’s the most like something I’ve never tried that I’ve ever tried.’
I'd bet not. Remember what I said about self-awareness?
The difference, compared to the class D head before it, with pretty much the same EQ curve and gain/volume setting, was the difference between a two dimensional world and our three dimensional world. Valve amps are the Higgs Boson of bassery, they give you mass.
Yeah, one of these days I need to try one. I guess so much in NYC is solid state because of portability. The MB Fusion has tubes in it.
A few recent experiences:
Dream theater had all of a couple of Mesa Boogie stacks on stage (a direct result of an endorsement). It was clear that they were attached to nothing. Otherwise the stage was bare except for the musicians and their instruments.
Deep Purple had only a couple of TC Electronic stacks on stage (a direct result of an endorsement). It was not clear if the stacks were or were not attached to anything. Otherwise the stage was bare except for the musicians and their instruments.
Guns N Roses had no visible amps on stage. Just musicians and their instruments.
In all three cases, the sound is coming out of the PA, the musicians are on IEMs. And in all three cases, the sound was great and there was more that the band could do with the room on the stage. From a show perspective, it makes for better visual and better auditory experience.
Having said that, I do want a stack for home. Partly for the sound, partly for the cool look. And mostly to scare the neighbors and have the option to piss them off.
Have you heard the new Gibson Thunderbirds? Game changer! I haven't tried one, but it has to be right?
I think Kat's point is a full tube amp. Pre/power section. Full on iron and glass.
And before Will chips in with his ACC stack, I'll concede that trad class A/B solid state amps may also have that depth and heft, but again, there are substantial differences to the class Ds.
