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#79,422
kat888 said:
As it happens ... many years ago, when I was still at school, I went on a weekend orchestra gig to a nearby city. The family hosting a few of us for the evening meal served icecreeam. Ever that smartarse, I said 'would you pass the beetroot please' and was duly presented with a bowl of sliced pickled beetroot, while they all waited expectantly. I took a few slices and it was surprisingly tasty.
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I thought you might be sick. Now it's confirmed. Beetroot on ice cream?

It depends entirely upon the beets. Some taste great. Some are food coloring if you can get rid of the rest. They do make for some entertaining stain.
 
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#79,423
kat888 said:
Yes.

I don't have multiple amplifiers, combos, practice amps and the rest. One head and one cab and when it's on, it's ON. Therefore I mainly practice on headphones, for which purpose I have a multifunction preamp/DI.

Tuner -- wouldn't be seen dead with a clip on (maybe that's just me)
Flanger -- just in case I need to be silly (you never know it may happen)
HPF+LPF -- always on utility pedal cuts out sub-bass noise
DGVU -- silent practice and 'fly rig' for use with supplied backline
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I don't knock them at all. Matter of fact I have a bunch I don't use and couldn't get anything for them so they sit here gathering dust. Love my clip on tuner. It stays on the whole gig. I'm just used to it being there.:)
 
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GonePlaid said:
My mom used to ask my dad what he would like for dessert. He'd always say "Olive shortcake", so one night she made it for him. That was the end of That gag.:laugh:
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Cheers! What era was your Dad? Mine was born in 1923 and served in WW2 (Borneo).

kat888 said:
As it happens ... many years ago, when I was still at school, I went on a weekend orchestra gig to a nearby city. The family hosting a few of us for the evening meal served icecreeam. Ever that smartarse, I said 'would you pass the beetroot please' and was duly presented with a bowl of sliced pickled beetroot, while they all waited expectantly. I took a few slices and it was surprisingly tasty.
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I didn't realise it was 'a thing'.

Didn't stop Dad though, the Aunt story was pre-me and he was still saying for all my youth.

PS. I believe Dad ate his also. You didn't waste good food. Not sure if that one qualified though!
 
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RedVee said:
Cheers! What era was your Dad? Mine was born in 1923 and served in WW2 (Borneo).



I didn't realise it was 'a thing'.

Didn't stop Dad though, the Aunt story was pre-me and he was still saying for all my youth.

PS. I believe Dad ate his also. You didn't waste good food. Not sure if that one qualified though!
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My dad was born in 1917, WW II in Europe, 28th Infantry division band on sax and clarinet. Did some front line time b4 getting into the band.
 
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It's nice to hear the parent history and especially for those that served during WW2. Thank goodness the Allies won this one, eh?

I had one grandpa serve in WW2 and one serve in WW1, both for Italy.

WW2 grandpa was in the navy and that didn't go too well but he thankfully survived.

WW1 grandpa was born in 1882 and was in the infantry and did trench warfare. It didn't go well either but he thankfully survived.
 
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GonePlaid said:
My dad was born in 1917, WW II in Europe, 28th Infantry division band on sax and clarinet. Did some front line time b4 getting into the band.
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Similar vintage but Dad had no musical talent. I've inherited that totally!

Larry V said:
It's nice to hear the parent history and especially for those that served during WW2. Thank goodness the Allies won this one, eh?

I had one grandpa serve in WW2 and one serve in WW1, both for Italy.

WW2 grandpa was in the navy and that didn't go too well but he thankfully survived.

WW1 grandpa was born in 1882 and was in the infantry and did trench warfare. It didn't go well either but he thankfully survived.
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Dad (end of) WW2, plus a couple of my Uncles - one of which served a while attached to a US Pacific unit. He used to say he was entitled to be buried at Arlington.

Dads Dad (end of) WW1 in France. Born 1896 I think). Service included 2nd Battle of Somme. Had a bad time. Survived the war, but it got him in the end - died in the mid '50s from emphysema blamed on the WW1 mustard (?) gas. Never met him.
 
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kat888 said:
Ahhhhhhhhh. I had one of those. I hated it. Never managed to get a good sound out of it and it wasn't for want of trying. At least it was a cheap-ish way of finding out that Ampeg isn't really my thing. If you offered me a choice between a V-4B and a 7ender Bassman, it would be the Bassman every time.
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Fair enough, horses for coutses and all, I guess! For my part, I don't get into the whole test-kitchen mode for peripherals. I use a chorus pedal because some covers we do (I just joined an 80s cover band) require one. Don't know if it's the best out there, I suspect not... but it's working.

My biggest notch-up for tone of late has been my new-to-me Acoustic 370!

I don't always use the SansAmp VT pedal, but when I do, I'll think of you, Kat! ;)
 
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RedVee said:
Similar vintage but Dad had no musical talent. I've inherited that totally!



Dad (end of) WW2, plus a couple of my Uncles - one of which served a while attached to a US Pacific unit. He used to say he was entitled to be buried at Arlington.

Dads Dad (end of) WW1 in France. Born 1896 I think). Service included 2nd Battle of Somme. Had a bad time. Survived the war, but it got him in the end - died in the mid '50s from emphysema blamed on the WW1 mustard (?) gas. Never met him.
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Yikes! Emphysema-not a good way to go. My mom had that along with a lotta arthritis.:(
 
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Count Bassie said:
Fair enough, horses for coutses and all, I guess! For my part, I don't get into the whole test-kitchen mode for peripherals. I use a chorus pedal because some covers we do (I just joined an 80s cover band) require one. Don't know if it's the best out there, I suspect not... but it's working.

My biggest notch-up for tone of late has been my new-to-me Acoustic 370!

I don't always use the SansAmp VT pedal, but when I do, I'll think of you, Kat! ;)
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What? wait, What??!!!!!!!!!
 
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Count Bassie said:
For my part, I don't get into the whole test-kitchen mode for peripherals.
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It wasn't my intention. I thought the VT was going to be the sh!t. For me it was but not in the sense I had expected.

I don't always use the SansAmp VT pedal, but when I do, I'll think of you, Kat! ;)
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Too kind ... or something.
 
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