My Revv amp story

[Candiria]

Revv has always seemed like a Rhodes/KSR ripoff to me....but Kyle has always had great customer service.

 

[godgrinder]

Yeah, it will also smash your bank account.

I checked out some videos for the old "Slax" on YooToob. I'm not impressed. Especially for the ridiculous amount
of money they want for it. Slap the "Friedman" name on it, and it turns to gold? I like the BE100, but jeez.
I haven't seen or heard ANY amp yet, that is truly worth a $4,000 pricetag. Not one.

I guess you guys feel different. Because someone is buying these things!

I think you came to the wrong forum. Probably should go hang out at Ultimate Guitar or something. The "i can't afford it and i don't think it's worth it" rant in every other thread from you gets old pretty quickly.

 

[rottingcorpse]

Yeah, it will also smash your bank account.

I checked out some videos for the old "Slax" on YooToob. I'm not impressed. Especially for the ridiculous amount
of money they want for it. Slap the "Friedman" name on it, and it turns to gold? I like the BE100, but jeez.
I haven't seen or heard ANY amp yet, that is truly worth a $4,000 pricetag. Not one.

I guess you guys feel different. Because someone is buying these things!

I think you came to the wrong forum. Probably should go hang out at Ultimate Guitar or something. The "i can't afford it and i don't think it's worth it" rant in every other thread from you gets old pretty quickly.

Right? This guy loves to bag on expensive gear. He even went as far as throwing out the "you're trying to justify spending money" bullshit in one thread.

We get it,dude. You're cheap.

Edit...I would love to have a Revv amp,but I would have to let a Diezel go...And with Diezel customer service being as good as it is,that ain't gonna happen. Henning,KSR,Diezel,Peters....why go with a company who doesn't stay in touch with its customers?

 

[LunatiBSW]

don't worry though. The butterslax will smash some GAS.

Yeah, it will also smash your bank account.

I checked out some videos for the old "Slax" on YooToob. I'm not impressed. Especially for the ridiculous amount
of money they want for it. Slap the "Friedman" name on it, and it turns to gold? I like the BE100, but jeez.
I haven't seen or heard ANY amp yet, that is truly worth a $4,000 pricetag. Not one.

I guess you guys feel different. Because someone is buying these things!

I could see how you feel that way. I had a chance to play one locally and the only sound clip i heard that even remotely sounds like what it did in person was posted by errrrrl ( https://soundcloud.com/faka-894685110/f ... th-ir-test ) I have no problem slapping down the money on gear that i feel is worth it's price, but i think everyone judges value differently.

This is funny. No one is going to like every amp. How is an amp really gonna sound that different from itself at the end of the day?
Recording will capture different aspects of the sound depending what is used to record. That's how you can capture different soundclips by just changing position of a mic. Most sound clips I've heard sound like the amp, and I got one over a year ago upon first release. Your thinkin very narrow here. There is a big part of feel with these more expensive amps. Which you'd have to play to understand. Gotta pay to play as they say.

 

[oldmtlhed]

I think you came to the wrong forum. Probably should go hang out at Ultimate Guitar or something. The "i can't afford it and i don't think it's worth it" rant in every other thread from you gets old pretty quickly.

I came here to find out what you gear-snobs thought about the cheap Boss Katana.
And apparently, some of you think it is great. So that helped me decide to get one.

And you are right. This forum is very "boutique snobby" when it comes to gear.
People around here don't seem too interested in "value". You guys just keep congratulating
each other when someone drops $4k on a new amp.
As if the winner is the guy who spends the most money. And how many of you are
professional musicians? Who around here makes a living with their gear?
Is it really that vitally important to buy the very best gear, when all you do is play at home?

GAS is a strange thing. It's like a drug habit. You are always looking for that "new thing"
you haven't experienced before. Hoping it will satisfy you, or take you to the next level.

 

[godgrinder]

And you are right. This forum is very "boutique snobby" when it comes to gear.
People around here don't seem too interested in "value". You guys just keep congratulating
each other when someone drops $4k on a new amp.
As if the winner is the guy who spends the most money. And how many of you are
professional musicians? Who around here makes a living with their gear?
Is it really that vitally important to buy the very best gear, when all you do is play at home?

Being "professional musicians" nowadays might not pay for $4000 amps lol. And people can do whatever they want with their hard earned cash. It's all about having fun at the end of the day, and instruments are relatively cheap compared to many other obsessions really.

Also I play in bands and go to a lot of gigs, I found that most of the regular audiences could not give a flying fuck about your guitar tone as long as things are properly mixed by the sound guy. I actually bring SS power amps to gigs and leave the nice stuff at home.

 

[oldmtlhed]

We get it,dude. You're cheap.

True.
But I prefer to think of myself as "practical". Or... "realistic".
I'm not that good of a player, and I only make noise at home when I am bored.
I believe it would be very foolish of me to spend thousands of dollars on boutique gear.
I won't do anything with it. I'm not in a band. I don't gig. I don't record anything.
I only play to hear myself make noise.

Boutique gear is for accomplished professional musicians. They earned it through
years of practice to master their instrument. And they make their living with it.
It's justified. For me.... it's not justified.

 

[oldmtlhed]

1.) And people can do whatever they want with their hard earned cash. It's all about having fun at the end of the day, and instruments are relatively cheap compared to many other obsessions really.

2.) Also I play in bands and go to a lot of gigs, I found that most of the regular audiences could not give a flying fuck about your guitar tone as long as things are properly mixed by the sound guy. I actually bring SS power amps to gigs and leave the nice stuff at home.

1. - Not the gear I see everyone talking about on this forum.

2. - Truth. You are right about audiences. And you are smart to leave your fancy gear at home.

 

[indespise]

I think you came to the wrong forum. Probably should go hang out at Ultimate Guitar or something. The "i can't afford it and i don't think it's worth it" rant in every other thread from you gets old pretty quickly.

I came here to find out what you gear-snobs thought about the cheap Boss Katana.
And apparently, some of you think it is great. So that helped me decide to get one.

And you are right. This forum is very "boutique snobby" when it comes to gear.
People around here don't seem too interested in "value". You guys just keep congratulating
each other when someone drops $4k on a new amp.
As if the winner is the guy who spends the most money. And how many of you are
professional musicians? Who around here makes a living with their gear?
Is it really that vitally important to buy the very best gear, when all you do is play at home?

GAS is a strange thing. It's like a drug habit. You are always looking for that "new thing"
you haven't experienced before. Hoping it will satisfy you, or take you to the next level.

Eh, it's a hobby. And like most hobbies, you can spend a fortune on it if you're willing to go way down the rabbit hole. I'm probably a good bit more cost conscious than most here as well, but I don't see a need or benefit in harassing people for how they spend what they earn.

 

[rottingcorpse]

Boutique gear is for accomplished professional musicians.

Quite possibly the most ignorant statement ever posted on any music forum. And even if it's just your opinion,it's still possibly the most ignorant one I have seen.

Do you realize that many players at your skill level have the funds available to buy high end gear? And after hearing/trying it and deciding they want it,that they don't deserve it just because they are hacks? Or because they are not touring?

By your thought process,companies like Diezel/Peters/KSR/Friedman/etc wouldnt exist. Not that you would care,since you wouldn't spend the money for one,right? They don't make big money from the pros...they make it from the guy who wants what the pros are playing because they like the sounds there hear from their music.

What if,per chance,someone offered you a free high end amp of your choice? Would you turn it down? Doubtful.

And by the way,there are plenty of real pros who are not better players than many bedroom warriors.

And lastly....just because I like the taste of crown royal black better than old crow,should I not spend the extra money on good whiskey since the cheap stuff does the same job? Would you begrudge me the extra $100 I would spend on a decent looking hooker for a bj instead of the $20 crack whore bj? I am not a gourmet,so is it wrong for me to buy a $30 steak? Should I have to go to waffle house for steak?

There's are many people on this forum(and others)whom were there before there was high gain(possibly even you). We had to figure it out/jury rig/pay others to get the tones we wanted. The manufacturers heard what we wanted,and started making the amps that evolved into what is available now. If you don't wanna spend the money for state of the art gear,that's fine. But don't tell other hacks they don't deserve it. That is ignorant.

 

[Mailman1971]

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[Deanmachine]

Look just because somebody is not a F1/Indy driver does not mean they should only be driving a 2004 Ford Focus ..life is short and people work hard for the things that exite there passions and honestly when you experience the tone and feel of something like a Diezel,Friedman,Wizard,Cameron,Soldano,Fortin etc you understand why it's a step above and what would this place be without the amazing gear,info,NAD,clips

 

[oldmtlhed]

Eh, it's a hobby. And like most hobbies, you can spend a fortune on it if you're willing to go way down the rabbit hole. I'm probably a good bit more cost conscious than most here as well, but I don't see a need or benefit in harassing people for how they spend what they earn.

I wasn't aware I was "harassing" anyone. I was simply expressing my opinion.

And like most hobbies, the spending gets out-of-control quick, if we do not set limits on it.
I don't tell anyone how to spend their money. I just plant the seed in their mind, so they
may reflect on what they do.
If they feel conviction in their heart, then maybe there is some truth to what I say.

Nothing wrong with wanting nice things in life. But the problem with this world is "greed".
For some... enough is never enough. People always want more. They always want what
they do not have. At what point, should we be satisfied with what we have accomplished?

Many would say, we should never be satisfied. We should always strive to better ourselves.
This is a question of morality and ethics. It goes beyond musical equipment.
I spent years working myself to death to chase dreams that would never come.
Now, that I am older and wiser, I am more content with my life. That's all I am saying.

 

[oldmtlhed]

The manufacturers heard what we wanted,and started making the amps that evolved into what is available now. If you don't wanna spend the money for state of the art gear,that's fine. But don't tell other hacks they don't deserve it. That is ignorant.

All new gear is "state-of-the-art". It doesn't have to be expensive.
"Boutique" is not necessarily the same thing as "state-of-the-art".
Hand-wired, point-2-point TUBE amps are the opposite of "state-of-the-art". That is old technology.

I never said anyone doesn't deserve something. What does anyone "deserve" in this world?
People waste vast sums of money on all kinds of frivolous hobbies.
My point was: I DON'T. I set limits on my hobbies. Is that a problem?

 

[Starman22]

Isn't this forum kind of geared towards gearheads who buy the latest gear (mostly hard rock/metal high gain types) and share their experiences and passion for dissecting and comparing tone of this gear?

I'm also confused how a consumer feedback report thread became an economics of scale discussion?

I'm convinced people just love to hear themselves talk.

 

[Mailman1971]

This is a GEAR FORUM
It is to talk about the latest and greatest!!
Thus the name 'RIG talk'.
It's difficult to understand. I know.

 

[RedB4Black]

People waste vast sums of money on all kinds of frivolous hobbies.
My point was: I DON'T. I set limits on my hobbies. Is that a problem?

Keep in mind that what you consider a "vast sum of money" might be considered pocket change to someone else. It's all relative.

 

[godgrinder]

Nothing wrong with wanting nice things in life. But the problem with this world is "greed".
For some... enough is never enough. People always want more. They always want what
they do not have. At what point, should we be satisfied with what we have accomplished?

Again, I think you should go hang out at Ultimate Guitar or something so you won't have to bother yourself with expensive gears people buy/have.

 

[metalsoup]

I never said anyone doesn't deserve something. What does anyone "deserve" in this world?
People waste vast sums of money on all kinds of frivolous hobbies.
My point was: I DON'T. I set limits on my hobbies. Is that a problem?

The problem is with your insinuations that it is somehow wrong or misguided for folks to spend 4k on an amp. Evidently, you've determined that's just too much money to spend on some so-called "frivolous hobby." Are you really going to bind your personal budgetary limitations on everyone else? It's one thing to say a person should spend within their means. I think nearly all (except the government, sadly) would agree with that. But why should those with greater means restrict themselves to the same level of spending as those with lesser means? Who decided that? This thread reminds me of another discussion on this forum not too long ago concerning another member who had what some thought to be an unjustifiably large collection of boutique heads having way too many overlapping tones. One man's envy is another man's greed.

"What does anyone 'deserve' in this world?" With respect to guitar gear, how about whatever he or she is willing to work for, save up, and sacrifice for. People should enjoy the fruits of their labor as they see fit. If that means saving up 4k for an amp, so be it. What's it to you, anyway? Why should you care if someone else wants to reward their hard work in this fashion? To each his own. Really, just live and let live.

 

[Whowantsamustache]

Funny how fast they take your money and how inept they are when it comes to delivering their product as promised.

As for expensive amps well lets all just buy Katanas. Everyone will be equal, like a communist.