'Boutique gear' general grumpy rant.

[Philly Q]

Let's bash Gibson, mmmk? :D

No!

I know they have their faults, but..... I LOVE GIBSON!

[Lew]

and Gibson love you :D

I can see me having to delete this thread  :lol:

[Brow]

Let's bash Gibson, mmmk? :D

No!

I know they have their faults, but..... I LOVE GIBSON!

Me too, rock on!  :lol:

and Gibson love you :D

I can see me having to delete this thread  :lol:

No-ones acting as if they've got sand in their mangina yet so I'm sure it'll be fine  :lol:

[Toe-Knee]

and Gibson love you :D

I can see me having to delete this thread  :lol:

No thread should EVER be deleted. Historical documentation and all that.

[Dmoney]

and Gibson love you :D

I can see me having to delete this thread  :lol:

[Afghan Dave]

Slightly off topic but says alot about "value" and "worth" plus it might just help some of you guys spot a golddigga...

http://www.policymic.com/articles/51981/how-a-clear-worthless-stone-with-a-brilliant-marketing-campaign-conquered-the-world

[Lew]

and Gibson love you :D

I can see me having to delete this thread  :lol:

hahaha I bow down to your photoshop skillz ;-p

[Kiichi]

Slightly off topic but says alot about "value" and "worth" plus it might just help some of you guys spot a golddigga...

http://www.policymic.com/articles/51981/how-a-clear-worthless-stone-with-a-brilliant-marketing-campaign-conquered-the-world

IŽll read the whole thing another day, but when the article said "diamonds have no inherent value" right at the beginning I had to disagree already which I donŽt think is a good sign. After all I like my vinyls a lot and for those I need diamonds.
Sure not exactly the point, but those little things get me sometimes ;)

Just wanted to rant a bit too....

[Lew]

mangina

That some kind of tropical mango based refreshment like Orangina?

[Dave Sloven]

"if your playing style and ears are sensitive enough to appreciate it"

That just means that you're not playing loud enough.  That part of my hearing left me long ago.:?

[Philly Q]

mangina

That some kind of tropical mango based refreshment like Orangina?

Unfortunately they don't make a sugar-free version.

[JJretroTONEGOD]

this post reminds me of mics, you can't honestly tell me that a samson C1 sounds better than a handmade Neumann U87

[Philly Q]

Slightly off topic but says alot about "value" and "worth" plus it might just help some of you guys spot a golddigga...

http://www.policymic.com/articles/51981/how-a-clear-worthless-stone-with-a-brilliant-marketing-campaign-conquered-the-world

I'd read quite a lot about the De Beers company and its manipulation of the diamond industry before... strangely enough, I think it was in a Clive Cussler novel.

[JJretroTONEGOD]

Same deal with amps, you can get a vintage british amp like Roost, Carlboro, Laney, Selmer, Soundshiteey for stupidly low money. It's only really certain Hiwatts and Marshalls that have an inflated price. And these amps are total $%&#ing beasts and are 'handwired' (another buzz word that pisses me off). Have Partridge's, point to point or turretboard, chasis mounted valve-sockets etc etc... all things that are used as a huge markup and buzzwords to inflate the cost. Any british amp pre 1975 is about as 'boutique' as it gets.

Anyway, I think I'm done for now  8)

I thought 'handwired' meant wired...by HAND, it's not really a con or buzzword just to sell amps

[Lew]

I've never tried but I'm guessing it's hard to wire an amp up with your feet. Maybe one of the more experienced amp builders here could clarify it though.