It's crazy to think we are that old now! When Chris and Bob created RT, I was 25. It has been 17 years. Before that, it was the Harmony Central Amp Forum. I used to love getting on there every day to read the flame wars, the opinions, listen to clips, learn and share what I had learned. It all carried over to here. Getting married and having 2 kids pulled me a way, but I always enjoy coming back "home" to see what you're all up to these days.
Mostly because TGP is lame...but lame is putting it lightly. Harmony Central was where I used to get and share info what seems like 20 years ago. I migrated to TGP, but after checking them out for a few years and not feeling like trying to find another forum, christ that's the wrong crowd for me. I like different guitars and amps even if I don't like playing them or the tones they produce. I can appreciate good craftsmanship and tone seeking, but I don't really care about someone scoring a new hollowbody to play clean through some amp I'll never consider buying. I'll google gear reviews and to look for new stuff, but RigTalk never popped up until I started looking for guitar pickups made in Michigan. I learned about Motor City Pickups, started googling them for info, and this place kept coming up. Hence my first post here. I've been watching Reverb for a few weeks, but I haven't seen one of their pickups popup. Seems like one of their pickups pops up here about once a month. It'd be nice to not drop the cash on new pickups and to not have to wait a few months either, but we'll see how much effort it takes me to get to 50 posts so I can use the Classifieds here. Skimming some of the posts here, this might be a better fitting gear forum for me than TGP. I'm just going to stay out of the OT forums, they look like a bunch of shit storms.I see a lot of new faces here. Just wondering why?
Dudes with 10 - 200 posts that I just don't recognize. Curious if you dudes are posting more on R-T because TGP is lame? Is it because you feel like you can express yourself better here without backlash? Is it because you dudes are just trying to get to 50 posts so you can B/S/T? Are you dudes just getting back into guitar again after a break?
Just curious.
I mean if you are, then welcome to R-T.Post up. Tell us your story. Most of us regulars really like this place and we pretty much all get along real well, even when we disagree. We have very little spam/trolling as well. We have kick ass Mods too - which helps. Carry on.
If you don't hit your fifty and want to buy something you see. Someone can make an intro and tell the seller to reach out to you.
I wish Kage would call me. I'm gonna be in the NYC area this summer, I'm a jabrone and need some protection. Maybe we could all do a meetup.
Did they run you off at Guitar Gear Forum?
I had a few run-ins with Big Mike. Also got a ban for saying the John Mayor Silver Sky looked "ghey" when it came out. Apparently it was "disrespecting an artist", but I think they got butthurt because there's a gazillion Two Rock Fanboys over there and Mayor was a big endorsee with a Two Rock signature that those guys had a crush on him for.
"Look pal, how loud do you REALLY plan on getting.."
Who plays that shit? Not that a tele or ac15 are like pure crap, but I've never been in a bar or even an open mic where someone is up there strumming through that kind of stuff. That place - TGP - has like some kind of agenda that pulses through people there. The stuff they recommend or push is so out of context.
Thanks for that info! It seems out there to have to build a rep here when I've been buying, selling and trading elsewhere, even have 5 stars over 50+ transactions on Reverb, but I still understand why.
Ha ha ha That's awesome
Wishing you continued success and Rig-Talking. Nice selection of amps you have - seems to cover most bases.
The amps I have do me well. The ultimate dream of mine is to get a Mesa JP2C.Wishing you continued success and Rig-Talking. Nice selection of amps you have - seems to cover most bases.