Look at this atrocity!!!!

gball said:
Line6 can sound OK alone in a room. Each and every time I have been to a gig and heard someone on stage playing one it has been ear rape. Genuinely terrible live tone.

My beef with Teles is not how they sound. I've ownd a few because I like the tone of them. My beef is they are about as comfortable and intuitive to play as a piece of concrete curbing
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Oh I was just f#$&in with ya on this and more so to piss @Ramo off ( judging by the thumbs down, success!!) Lmao. Teles are NOT a comfortable guitar by any means and in fact, might be the most struggle-inducing guitar to play outside of just simple cowboy chord strumming. This one in particular just happens to be my first guitar ever as a wee 12 year old punk kid, so kinda stuck with it but, do use it for very non-tele things if I feel like having a fight with myself.

And as far as live on a Line 6? Other than maybe using a couple quick FX off the board, it's gonna be a 50w or higher valve amp for me
 
Clockworkmike said:
Oh I was just f#$&in with ya on this and more so to piss @Ramo off ( judging by the thumbs down, success!!) Lmao. Teles are NOT a comfortable guitar by any means and in fact, might be the most struggle-inducing guitar to play outside of just simple cowboy chord strumming. This one in particular just happens to be my first guitar ever as a wee 12 year old punk kid, so kinda stuck with it but, do use it for very non-tele things if I feel like having a fight with myself.

And as far as live on a Line 6? Other than maybe using a couple quick FX off the board, it's gonna be a 50w or higher valve amp for me
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You succeed in buying a atrocious atrociously disgusted crimes against humanity piece of wood that only good for camp fire….
 
@gball - At Mojave Wasteland Weekend, September 2018, i used my 2005 Line 6 Spider II HD-75 through a Jackson 4x12 cabinet.

I found the tone to be acceptable and it cut through well enough against my bandmate's Dr Z 50 watt combo, and the Line 6 was loud enough to used as a stage monitor on the outdoor stage, although it was mic'd for the performance.

Several guys with tube amps experienced direct-sunlught failures and my amp was used by several other bands as a back up.

I'm not against using anything if it works.
 
Clockworkmike said:
Oh I was just f#$&in with ya on this and more so to piss @Ramo off ( judging by the thumbs down, success!!) Lmao. Teles are NOT a comfortable guitar by any means and in fact, might be the most struggle-inducing guitar to play outside of just simple cowboy chord strumming. This one in particular just happens to be my first guitar ever as a wee 12 year old punk kid, so kinda stuck with it but, do use it for very non-tele things if I feel like having a fight with myself.

And as far as live on a Line 6? Other than maybe using a couple quick FX off the board, it's gonna be a 50w or higher valve amp for me
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Oh I know man, just wanted it stated for record.


Inspector #20 said:
Why do you think that is?
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Only my experience, but I have found that all (yes ALL) modeling/profiling amps sound anywhere from pretty passable to really damn good going direct into the board or at low volume through speakers, but their fraudulence is revealed at high volumes. Whatever voodoo is going on inside preamps tubes is just not replicated completely, and then you are stuck with a solid-state power section that just cannot in any way drive a loudspeaker with the same authority that a couple pieces of glass and iron are able to. Plrobably more the transformer than the tubes if we're being honest, but either way the SS amps just don't have the punch and presence of a good tube amp. Gimme a little hiss any day over a modeler - none of that matters a lick once the drummer counts you in.
 
gball said:
Oh I know man, just wanted it stated for record. Only my experience, but I have found that all (yes ALL) modeling/profiling amps sound anywhere from pretty passable to really damn good going direct into the board or at low volume through speakers, but their fraudulence is revealed at high volumes. Whatever voodoo is going on inside preamps tubes is just not replicated completely, and then you are stuck with a solid-state power section that just cannot in any way drive a loudspeaker with the same authority that a couple pieces of glass and iron are able to. Plrobably more the transformer than the tubes if we're being honest, but either way the SS amps just don't have the punch and presence of a good tube amp. Gimme a little hiss any day over a modeler - none of that matters a lick once the drummer counts you in.
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I have had both good and bad experiences with amps.

The Blackstar, for example, just doesn't work in a live mix.

The 1993 Marshall Valvestate Bi-Chorus 200 does very well.

The Origin is LOUD, but, it seems to get less "gainy" as you crank it up to higher volume levels. I can't explain it any better than tat.
 
Clockworkmike said:
Alright, so here's a "Wizard of Oz curtain-pull back moment" : being how this was the first thing I ever recorded without having an independent interface at that time, I used the Line 6 POD X3 Live and it was ultimately direct recorded. So the amps behind me actually ended up not being a part of the sound due to how it connects to the DAW via a USB input. Everything was from the board.

You hear Ramo on the left side and me on the right side. While not some Mutt Lange-level production, I'd hardly say it was awful sounding. I figured I'd at least show it from MY perspective vs me posting someone else's stuff to prove the point lol

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I had never heard that Mike , Ramo you guys nailed it. Nothing to complain about here.
I had never seen that.
 
I look at guitars and amps like this:

You could sit and enjoy a simple cone of vanilla ice cream for the rest of your life. Might taste good for a while, albeit bland, but eventually you'll get burned out with it.

Or, you could start sampling lots of different flavors like the world was one big Baskin Robbins and find a few that you really like and can mix things up.

So what I'm colorfully saying is: you're stuck sucking on your boring ass Vanilla Cone but hating on the guy who's got a bunch of scoops falling off of his 2ft tall monstrosity lol
 
Clockworkmike said:
I look at guitars and amps like this:

You could sit and enjoy a simple cone of vanilla ice cream for the rest of your life. Might taste good for a while, albeit bland, but eventually you'll get burned out with it.

Or, you could start sampling lots of different flavors like the world was one big Baskin Robbins and find a few that you really like and can mix things up.

So what I'm colorfully saying is: you're stuck sucking on your boring ass Vanilla Cone but hating on the guy who's got a bunch of scoops falling off of his 2ft tall monstrosity lol
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I only eat Rocky Road!
 
Mint chocolate chip man here, though I dabble in some others.

I dig my teles but they are not my first / goto guitar.

I dig those pointy guitars but got the 2 Vee guitars with rounded ends cause I'm dangerous around pointy objects.
I like those safety scissors too.

Having more than 1 guitar does not make me a better player. I just enjoy playing them all (badly).

I've been playing my 2 recent beater / rescue Squier strats mainly lately. My dog howls when I play, until I stop.
When I start again, he howls some more, then runs away. Not kidding.
 
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