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    College Applications

    in The Gibson Lounge

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    Funny thing about majors. Only about 50% of the people who start a major actually see it through to the end. This is particularly true in the engineering disciplines. Your first year will be filled with the core stuff anyway, so you have time. If all you are getting are small school gouge, thats probably what you checked when you took your ACT. You should run down to your local Barnes and Noble and buy one of the dozen or so books of colleges. They break them down by major, size, location etc. Also, look for a book on "Free money". Applying for them are painful, but an extra $2,000 or $3,000 over a four year college program really helps. And you would be amazed at what's available.

    College Applications

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    Seriously though, my son went to the University of Chicago. Great school, but housing was expensive. I'm guessing you are a Senior this year, you can expect a flood of college literature in the coming months. Keep an open mind on locations, and apply for every scholarship and grant you can find. This is your opportunity to grow. I wish you luck.

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    les paul thru vox?

    in Gibson USA

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    It's sort of a tube amp! Vox's own description ...

     

    "The AD15VT' date=' AD30VT, AD50VT and AD100VT use Valve Reactor technology, and

    feature a power amp circuit containing a 12AX7 (ECC83) dual triode valve (“vacuum

    tube”) that would normally be used in a preamp. This allows the amp to produce the

    true sound and feel of a bona fide all valve (tube) amp. "

     

    I've been less than impressed myself. It's an old trick - use one tube to add some coloring to a solid state amp.

     

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    You're right Pup. This is my first venture away from pure digital. Even if it's not quite a real tube amp, you can get some really nice warm tones. My next amp will be a true tube, perhaps an AC or Marshall.

    les paul thru vox?

    in Gibson USA

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    I'm not sure what you're after in an amp, but the Valvetronics (AD xx VT) come in 15, 30, 50, 100 watt in combo and a 100 watt head. One of the really cool features was you can adjust the output without compromising your settings, and its a tube amp!!! But the AC's are real sound monsters. :-k

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