Dr. Faustus posted:

I'm proud to be a dinosaur, if that's what it means to use tried-and-true tech. The "Dolly Parton is successful" argument means dick to me. I'm a working man and I use what I have, I don't get to go on tour and have roadies and poo poo. I have to make music by the means I can afford.

Cannot Find Server posted:

to be totally fair, deftones aren't 'very popular', certainly not today, nor is popularity even a good measure for musical talent to begin with.

otoh, steph is a goddamn magician at making awesome riffs that are simple to play at the same time, i.e. the exact kind of poo poo faustus probably hates because it's not massively douchebag pretentious poo poo that's technically involved but ultimately soulless and boring poo poo like what steve vai writes.


excuse the gently caress outta me, but the gibson sg is the best looking guitar ever made, jerk.

Dr. Faustus posted:

It's not the least bit shocking when someone makes a regdate argument of any kind.

Xen Tricks posted:

Ha ha ha ha "by means I can afford"

You went the most expensive route you possibly could have for making music with guitars like goddamn instead of buying 10 loving guitars to get a tone you like why not just get a computer, guitar rig, and some pedals and save yourself a shitton of money. And lol @ fuckin "tired and true tech", you got the tired part right, that's for sure, but i'm sure all those Foghat fans love your sound

Fair Hallion posted:

Gibson SGs aren't pretty but then there's these...









Gibson Zoot



I kinda like the coloured one though

Xen Tricks posted:

Yeah I'm not saying popularity=good and idk really know poo poo about the Deftones besides they've sold a lot and i've always heard people liking them, but it was one of the first rigs I clicked on and it's fuckin hilarious cause bam there's guitar rig front and center shaping the entire sound that faustus would hate so much

Xen Tricks posted:

You went the most expensive route you possibly could have for making music with guitars

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like goddamn instead of buying 10 loving guitars to get a tone you like why not just get a computer, guitar rig, and some pedals and save yourself a shitton of money. And lol @ fuckin "tired and true tech", you got the tired part right, that's for sure, but i'm sure all those Foghat fans love your sound

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e: You even bragged about making your own custom switches and modifying your expensive guitars, where the hell do you think you get off being like "I'M A BLUE COLLAR WORKER WORKING HARD FOR MY MONEY AND I VALUE WHAT LITTLE I COULD SPEND".

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Yeah I'm not saying popularity=good and idk really know poo poo about the Deftones besides they've sold a lot and i've always heard people liking them, but it was one of the first rigs I clicked on and it's fuckin hilarious cause bam there's guitar rig front and center shaping the entire sound that faustus would hate so much

Dewgy posted:

what does this even mean, just flipping words around on people doesn't make a valid comeback

Dewgy posted:

maybe if i swear and tell people to eat my nuts they will accept my musical superiority

also better spend some more money

Dr. Faustus posted:

No I just line up at the free gear gettin' place, don't you?

Cannot Find Server posted:

jesus christ faustus why do you feel so strongly the need to justify your every goddamn action and purchase you make

you're either the most insecure poster i've ever seen or the most narcissistic. or both.

Dewgy posted:

you're adorable, you can seriously change gears from "gently caress you i found your two week setup fee in my couch bitch" to "i need to afford what i can its so hard" without batting an eye

its impressive

Dr. Faustus posted:

This isn't even remotely true. You are looking at 27 years of investments and good deals, not splurging.

O you got me I made a typo, that renders my premise meaningless I am sure.

Ignorant gently caress. I am talking about $9.oo push/pull potentiometers and some 4-conductor cable. Idiot. I'm smart enough to make a lot out of a little, but I do try to start with quality instruments. That is where I work and skrimp and save. Sorry if you can't understand being passionate about craftsmanship or a well-made authentic instrument with quality woods and appointments, but you can also eat me.

Yeah, you said it yourself: You definitely don't know poo poo.

Dewgy posted:

you're adorable, you can seriously change gears from "gently caress you i found your two week setup fee in my couch bitch" to "i need to afford what i can its so hard" without batting an eye

its impressive

Xen Tricks posted:

Which is it, Faustus, which is it?

Dr. Faustus posted:

You just misunderstood the meaning of my remark. I was saying their "4 hour freelancer's fee" is what anyone could literally find in their couch cushions, not that my couch cushions are full of Benjamins. See??

Dr. Faustus posted:

. Sorry if you can't understand being passionate about craftsmanship or a well-made authentic instrument with quality woods and appointments, but you can also eat me

Dr. Faustus posted:

That's rich coming from you, Cubivore.

Photex posted:

Yea because when I think of high quality woods I definitely think of basswood which is used in almost every low end guitar, pretty sure they used basswood in the vai jem to cut that stupid loving handle in the body.

Xen Tricks posted:

I like how you haven't said one single thing in response to the fact that most of those 27 years were wasted on poo poo you didn't need for what you wanted. Like why would you do some circuit wizardry and waste your time for all your guitars when like a $50 pedal could prob do the exact same thing if not better without the work involved.

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You've done nothing but skirt around everything I and everyone else has said about the monetary cost and your horribly outdated view on musical equipment.

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That, and you can't even stick on one point, at first you said that this is all saving and spending on what you need for your music and you can't afford all the ritzy poo poo and flash of bands and you're making your meager dollar go as far as it can for your needs then you're saying poo poo like "Sorry if you can't understand being passionate about craftsmanship or a well-made authentic instrument with quality woods and appointments, but you can also eat me." which means nothing but "I like buying really nice instruments because they're really nice" which is a totally different point. Which is it, Faustus, which is it?

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It's cute cause it's like he's trying to boast and then be humble but all it's doing is making him look like an insecure retard. You know, i'd love a Prophet 12, or a Moog voyager, but I realize that spending $4000 on one is a poor investment for what they can do, it's boutique, it's luxurious, but one thing it sure as hell isn't is frugal or blue collar. If you need all that stuff to make music then maybe you should drop the hobby.

Cannot Find Server posted:

the difference is that i actually gained some semblance of self awareness

Photex posted:

Wait you're 40 and still living in an apartment? I'm beginning to doubt your ability to afford my 4 hour minimum.

Dr. Faustus posted:

Because there is no pedal in existence that can "do the exact same thing if not better without the work involved." I shouldn't have to explain this, it's like speaking latin to a loving chimp.

There is nothing outdated about my view on GUITAR equipment. I have tube amps, solid state amps, a PODHD, and software. I prefer the real tubes when I can use them, but living in an apartment limits the volumes I can use. So, tubes are an extravagance that sound WAY better when they can be used. My instruments are all unique and serve a million purposes, and I make no excuse for wanting as many as possible to choose from. Not one has the same electronics as another.

It's both. You wait for deals and you sell old stuff to take on new. You eat hot dogs for awhile so you can pay off that new JEM. You eat out less and you use less electricity and gasoline so you can afford that pickup. You wear out your undershirts and socks so you can afford a new strap for that new guitar. You know that eventually you'll catch up because that's how you do it.

Again, you are looking at 27 years of collecting, selling, buying, selling, and trading to get where I am. I don't own anything that costs even 1/3 of $4,000 except for my car. Jesus, what are you smoking?

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and I augment them with home-modded switches to make drastic changes in gain structure, treble response, and attack and sustain.

Dr. Faustus posted:

I've yet to see it.

Dr. Faustus posted:

I've yet to see it.

Dr. Faustus posted:

Now who's bragging?
Yeah, I am one of just a few blue-collar men in their 40's who don't own a home after the 2009 Great Recession.

Xen Tricks posted:

Ok really now, how about you explain how your magical $9 pots and a cord do what no pedal can. I'm interested, please do tell.

And no, your guitars are all built on the same basic electronics, there's different styles of pickups and all that but pickups are pickups and well there's no other electronics in a guitar so nvm. I don't think you can say that your 10 or 12 or whatever guitars are so special and unique listening to clean signal that they're worth apparently what you do to get them. And holy god if you need to skimp on buying clothes because you want to afford a new guitar strap maybe you should either choose a cheaper strap or go for a hobby that doesn't leave you destitute.

Also your view on musical equipment is outdated, I don't think a view on guitars can be besides idk "gently caress floating bridges" or "gently caress electrics" or something like that

Cannot Find Server posted:

i guess it's hard to if you don't have any yourself vv

Dewgy posted:

considering you think i made this thread to stalk you your perceptiveness doesn't have a great track record

Photex posted:

Not bragging just good to see I'm ahead if the curve by 13 years.

Spanish Manlove posted:

the burden of the 'tism

Spanish Manlove posted:

you don't have to respond to every post and in detail dude. get a fuckin sense of humor dude

Dr. Faustus posted:

Do your own research. You can't afford my minimum electronics course fee.

This is not a conversation I will have with you and an audience. You should know better, but of course...

Sorry I just took you at your word. O, that and the fact that my pictures of my guitars are prominent on pages one and two of this brilliant thread, I'm sure it's just a coincidence, though.


No, you're bragging. Hope the whole austerity thing, or whatever financial catastrophe is cooking up next doesn't set you back by 13+ years! The entertainment industry can be rough, as can home ownership.

Try to save up the next round of attacks in one big lump so I can get to them all at once when I get up.

Dr. Faustus posted:

Sorry I just took you at your word. O, that and the fact that my pictures of my guitars are prominent on pages one and two of this brilliant thread, I'm sure it's just a coincidence, though.

Dr. Faustus posted:

Xen Tricks posted:

Tee hee, "I know i'm full of poo poo so i'm just gonna tell you to go look it up yourself and hopefully you forget". Nothing you can do with the electronics of a guitar cannot be done with pedals or other effects. You can't circuit bend a guitar, you're not a wizard, stop trying to act like your basic electronics knowledge and motivation to waste your time is better than "any pedal in existence". And your guitars are prominent because you have some goddamn ugly guitars bro, like really, that seafoam poo poo is what i'd walk into guitar center with my friend and laugh at. It's ugly, and you know it probably doesn't sound too amazing either.

Cannot Find Server posted:

if you didn't make long winded posts like this responding to each and every goddamn thing anyone says about you, they'd stop making fun on you. jesus christ how do you not get this. nobody would have posted your ugly green guitar or your guitar collection if you didn't already have a track record of sperging out on people who slight you.

Dr. Faustus posted:

Why not? You all are.

Dr. Faustus posted:

You are talking completely out of your rear end.

If you don't understand the basics of resistance, impedance, and capacitance in relation to pickup response and tone control then you really are ignorant.

drunk asian neighbor posted:

Sorry man, some people don't like Ibanez, or hospital ward green, or handle-shaped cutaways. Sorry other peoples' opinions make you so loving livid. Here's a mind-blower: every single picture in this thread is of a guitar that at least 1 person thought was cool-looking or a good idea. You're so loving gaga over Steve Vai, do you think he'd waste this much time arguing with people over whether or not vomit green is a good color for a guitar?

Xen Tricks posted:

Steve Vai is kind of really spergy so actually yes, maybe