The OFFICIAL 2/17/08 House Of Metal gathering thread!

[yngzaklynch]

Thanks Dan for the cool words on the VM. Thanks Paige!! Was a great day getting to meet some guys for the first time even though I've talked to them here and some on the phone many times before. Got to hang with to"old" friends. Hope Mike and Bill get home ok. My fat ass hass to be back up for work in less than 5 and half hours.


The Cameron was a very cool amp. Like a sweet Plexi, a touch of Soldano and a good bit of a unique tone that ripped. Fat yet clear with tons of sustain. Nice! The Mk III I played didn't dissapoint. Mesa Mk series magic was there. Bills Eggie had all sorts of fantastic tones. I can't imagine a gigging guitarist not loving these preamp modules. Bill sets his stuff a lot warmer than I do so I should have got in there a tweaked more but I was to busy listening to all the wicked shredding going on around me. Paige had to Killer Camron modded Marshalls. I think I like dthe Jose better than the Aldrich but it was too close to call. Both tore my head off. Lots of sweet amps, killer guitars and great people. I really enjoyed myself. Almost died a few times coming over the mountain here but(the last 30 minutes of my drive was the worst of the whole trip) but I'm glad I went. Hope to see you all again.

Jim

 

[ratter]

It was nice to meet everybody - thanks for the hospitality Paige. I will plug in that pedal tomorrow and let you know...

 

[AmpliFIRE]

Thanks to all for making the trip! It was great to see the Pittsburgh guys again and it's always a pleasure to hang with Ralph, Harry, Kage, Dan, Ivan and Dave. Also, props to Chris Schmidt and his buddy for coming by with the Cameron CCM. It sounded great guys! The boosted VM killed through both of my vintage Marshall cabs. I thought Bill's Eggie rack sounded amazing as well. Of course the Boogies didn't sound too shabby either .

I'm glad to see everyone made it home safe and sound!

 

[bstaley]

Whew, I made it back alive. Wow, what a great time. The best part was meeting my buddies who I've known online for a while but hadn't met in person. Thanks to Paige for being a great host and thanks to Mike for driving me and Jim.

I do think we set a world record for the amount of notes played in one room in such a short timespan. Some really amazing players in that room for sure.

There were so many cool amps and guitars. I like pretty much everything there but my particular favorites were Cameron "Aldrich" modded Marshall and the CCM that Chris brought in. That thing is super loud!!! I dug the Mesa MKIII and I was amazed at how much gain that thing has for not being boosted. That Charvel had the absolute lowest action (without buzzing) I've ever played in my life. It should be illegal for guitars to be that easy to play. Kage's FLoyd Les Pauls were sweet as well.

 

[thiswaythatway]

Thanks Dan for the cool words on the VM. Thanks Paige!! Was a great day getting to meet some guys for the first time even though I've talked to them here and some on the phone many times before. Got to hang with to"old" friends. Hope Mike and Bill get home ok. My fat ass hass to be back up for work in less than 5 and half hours.


The Cameron was a very cool amp. Like a sweet Plexi, a touch of Soldano and a good bit of a unique tone that ripped. Fat yet clear with tons of sustain. Nice! The Mk III I played didn't dissapoint. Mesa Mk series magic was there. Bills Eggie had all sorts of fantastic tones. I can't imagine a gigging guitarist not loving these preamp modules. Bill sets his stuff a lot warmer than I do so I should have got in there a tweaked more but I was to busy listening to all the wicked shredding going on around me. Paige had to Killer Camron modded Marshalls. I think I like dthe Jose better than the Aldrich but it was too close to call. Both tore my head off. Lots of sweet amps, killer guitars and great people. I really enjoyed myself. Almost died a few times coming over the mountain here but(the last 30 minutes of my drive was the worst of the whole trip) but I'm glad I went. Hope to see you all again.

Jim

I thought the VM hung with the Camerons, and it sounded good with the master pretty low. I remember i lowered the master for a few seconds while someone was playing. From what i heard, the VM with a boost easily hangs with any JCM800 that i have heard. And for a 2 amp setup, the VM along with a Boogie Mark III would be perfect. Mark III's can be found for a great price, i got that one for $700 at GC.

And I'm not taking a thing away from the Camerons as they sound killer, as usual. Seems like my VM experience was a lot like my Stiletto experience. Everytime i played Stiletto's in the store they sound like ass, until i bought one because it was cheap. After messing with it i found it to be a very good amp capable of good tones. Seems like either i wasn't tweaking the VM the right way, or i don't like the cabs they had them on. The VM's i played were never on the VM cabs, they were probably on 75's, which i don't like.

 

[Jakem]

Pics or it didn't happen!!!

 

[bstaley]

Pics or it didn't happen!!!

Yeah, on the way home I mentioned that we forgot to take a group shot. I know Chris from Cameron amps was napping a few pictures but I think he was the only guy. Hopefully he'll post some.

 

[Gainfreak]

Major thanks to Paige for having this ampfest!!

The regular cast of characters should already know how great it was to see them, so I wont say much other then you guys just rock and its always great that when we all get to hang our. With that said it was a huge honor and pleasure to finally meet the amazing Crew from The PA are! Not only do you guys rock but you guys are amongst the nicest people on the planet and you guys get major props for braving that hellish ride!!
I had a blast and we definitely hit an all time new notes played per minute record!!!

as I said before it was great to finally get to meet all you guys! We should do this again sometime in your neck of the woods !!

All the best Gents and I appologize in advance for sand-blasting your ears with my playing at loud volumes lol!!

 

[yngzaklynch]

All the best Gents and I appologize in advance for sand-blasting your ears with my playing at loud volumes lol!!

You and Harry are both so stupid fast it makes my head spin!

 

[yngzaklynch]

Chris could you post any of the pics you took at Paige's?

Thanks again for bringing such a cool amp.

Jim

 

[Gainfreak]

All the best Gents and I appologize in advance for sand-blasting your ears with my playing at loud volumes lol!!

You and Harry are both so stupid fast it makes my head spin!

Nah, Harry and I are just stupid lol

It was great hanging with you brother!

 

[Digital Jams]

All the best Gents and I appologize in advance for sand-blasting your ears with my playing at loud volumes lol!!

You and Harry are both so stupid fast it makes my head spin!

Man it is H's bends and phrasing that blow me away, the dude is one of my inspirations for sure! I could sit bad and just listen to him for hours.

I have covered my thoughts of Ralphie plenty enough......it has been covered

 

[Gainzilla]

I had a blast on Sunday fellas, it was great to hang with you all , especially, Bill, Jim and Mike, guys that Ive known and talked to for ages but have never met, Great players and guys all of them.

I enjoyed everything that I played through but for me, I still love the Mk series boogs the best. Out of the other stuff there, Paiges Cameron Aldrich mod and especially Jim's boosted VM were my favorites, that thing blew me away!!!

Thanks so much for the hospitality Paige!!!

Kage

 

[yngzaklynch]

Cool stuff for sure.

 

[defpearlpilot]

Hey guys,

Sorry I wasn't able to make it. Hopefully, Kage passed on the news. I did offer for him to pick up the Herbert on the way to Paige's but I'm sure that they were packed full of gear. I just had a rough few days at work. Nothing to worry about just a lot of stuff to take care of. I worked till at least 9:30PM the past two days.

 

[yngzaklynch]

Hey guys,

Sorry I wasn't able to make it. Hopefully, Kage passed on the news. I did offer for him to pick up the Herbert on the way to Paige's but I'm sure that they were packed full of gear. I just had a rough few days at work. Nothing to worry about just a lot of stuff to take care of. I worked till at least 9:30PM the past two days.

Bro I hope you're doing ok.

Jim

 

[Chris Schmidt]

Pics or it didn't happen!!!

First off...thanks to Paige for hosting this great event. I know we all had a blast.

We live way too close to each other not to do this more often. I'll have to try to organize one in the near future.

Here are a few pics. I didn't take too many since I was having so much fun checking out all the guitars and amps. I may have some video of Ralphie jamming but I'll have to post that at a later date on youtube. I'll send a link when posted. Enjoy....

 

[yngzaklynch]

Cool. It was really nice to meet you. The Cameron was sweet to say the least.

 

[AmpliFIRE]

I had a blast on Sunday fellas, it was great to hang with you all , especially, Bill, Jim and Mike, guys that Ive known and talked to for ages but have never met, Great players and guys all of them.

I enjoyed everything that I played through but for me, I still love the Mk series boogs the best. Out of the other stuff there, Paiges Cameron Aldrich mod and especially Jim's boosted VM were my favorites, that thing blew me away!!!

Thanks so much for the hospitality Paige!!!

Kage

My pleasure Kage...you guys are welcome at my place anytime!

 

[AmpliFIRE]

Hey guys,

Sorry I wasn't able to make it. Hopefully, Kage passed on the news. I did offer for him to pick up the Herbert on the way to Paige's but I'm sure that they were packed full of gear. I just had a rough few days at work. Nothing to worry about just a lot of stuff to take care of. I worked till at least 9:30PM the past two days.

Ugh, that sucks Andrew...hope all is well brother. How's the Mrs doing?