Izzy Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Is there a name for that thing that happens when you go to a shop and play a crap chinese guitar through a decent Peavy amp...and get all blown away though you know your own gear is WAY better? I mean seriously, this chinese POS through a Classic 30 made me wanna JAM! And I DO jam every other day at least...I do like my gear, but I'm not usually that pumped...the heck is that called?! Besides GAS, or whatnot, lol. Maybe it had to do with the fact that light weight no-name guitar had two p90s...which I don't own any p90 git-fids....and I feel left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Sometimes you find something that ignites that spark. My P90 LP I play more than my others. I bet it sounded great through the Classic 30. I like those amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Yo Izzy... Good to see you round these parts :) Hows your music coming along? Got any new stuff for us? Anyway.. yes well P90s do well and truly rock.. They are full of spank and growl... But they can take some time for folk to warm up to (and a lot of people hate the hum, which has never bothered me). So maybe its inspiration? Or a momentary lapse of reason? Mental instability?? :D Or all of the above... lol.. Who knows.. But its fun finding out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've recently just bought a cheap HK Steinberger R-Trem copy. I started to have real doubts about it when I found it very difficult to both put it into tune and keep it in tune. I ended up locking the bridge and will keep it locked but it now stays in tune. But you know what? I now love that cheap guitar and I've got plans for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Some of those China boxes have a great dirty sound, great for jamming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 P90s with any decent tube amp is going to be very touch responsive Classic 30s are very good sounding amps as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Personally, I think a lot is mental. After all, that's where music resides. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Ha ha, when I was 16 I had a $3,000.00 amp and crapy guitars. Now I have a high dollar Gibson and a crappy amp. Why did I ever let that great amp go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 because you stopped seeing the value of loud compared to the value of music. Seriously, especially if we're doing rock, but even country - any "dance music," I think we first want loud; then we rethink and want "loud enough but playing better and sounding more balanced," then the third stage is "Hmmmm... now how can I get all those ideas working at the same time - more volume, but better sound." m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Loud is the job of the PA system, not my amp...I learned that over time. I go to gigs and I think of back when I actually thought amps were cranked to reach the thousands on the stands of stadiums...seriously, how did I ever imagine that was even possible Now I just want it to break up a bit, or to be clean, or to roughen up DEPENDING on the song...and I let the ears judge, not the make or model. I learned a lot on this forum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Loud is the job of the PA system, not my amp...I learned that over time. I go to gigs and I think of back when I actually thought amps were cranked to reach the thousands on the stands of stadiums...seriously, how did I ever imagine that was even possible Now I just want it to break up a bit, or to be clean, or to roughen up DEPENDING on the song...and I let the ears judge, not the make or model. I learned a lot on this forum.... That's it right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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