play out and support other bands. "scenes" tend to revolve around bands that get along and play together, or at least show up to see their friends. make friends with other bands...you never know. and besides...sometimes the other bands are the only ones who show up. now if it's the state of pop/rock...
same deal a few years back in video editing...avid avid avid. didn't matter that other systems were better..."must have avid". i love the fact that Final Cut Pro is becoming standard and you can get an uncompressed video editing system for 10k. and now Avid is trying to catch up (funny...it's a sist...
my friend got electricuted in high school while singing thru the same mixer. completed that loop...and yowza. someone has it on audio tape of him grabing the mic, screaming, and hitting the stage. guess he should have taken his hand off his guitar. not funny at the time...but hearing it years later....
Allen and Heath System 8 MKIII 2416 24 Channel 16 Return 8 Buss Discreet and Transformerless Great sounding pres Musical EQ- HI w/shelving, LOW w/shelving, MID w/sweep 3 Aux Returns Master Section w Cue Sends Made in 93 Second Owner Came out of a studio in PA P&G Faders A couple of scratchy pots and...
i'd guess its the pickups on your sg. the sg's i've had have always had a bit of bite and would feedback. those pickups are wound to be pretty hot and that body is pretty thin. if you plug in another guitar and nothing happens...that's my guess. your amp is fine. don't tap the tubes...just turn down...