But the singer/guitarist is playing a Les Paul through a Crate Palomino stereo 2x12 powered by an ADA power amp, with the latest rack mount Pod in front.
As he is showing off the pre-sets, "Here is a AC30, here's a JCM800, here's a HiWatt", he waxes all enthusiastic.
I'm thinking, "That sounds like shite, and shite and more shite."
And the guy can sing and write and play pretty well, but he's actually citing these pre-sets as sounding like those amps, and they just sound like processed digital doo-doo.
And he brags about how it sounds just as great as the DI from the Pod and I'm thinking, I can't be in a band with somebody who thinks this rig sounds good, much less accurate.
I dislike digital outboard effects, altho' I can tolerate 'em and plug-ins and such if I take the time to edit and EQ and mebbe even re-amp, etc.
I do like some digital guitar pedals.
And BTW, I am playing through the bassist's Hot Rod DeVille which sounds pretty damn good and the drummer comments I sound "dull", playing a DirtyFingers-equipped The Paul into it. He appears to prefer the simul-crap sound as well.
But I guess my rant is, this crap reminds me of *.mp3 and I-Pods and all of that - convenience is apparently the basis for deciding something sounds good.
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