Thanks you M29 for the compliment! I really appreciate it!
I said it before and I'll say it again,,,there's a great group of people here, very friendly, helpful, and open minded, qualities that seem to be missing on some of the other sites I've ventured to for help.
"Help" was the reason of how I found TheFret.Net, and I'm really glad I found this site.
I'm not saying the other sites are "bad", but some seem to have a "click", some are just so full of "whacked" out opinions(not all bad though).
For example, one site I visit is, I guess you could say prejudice to a degree, not all the members mind you, but they seem to influence some members of those members too(make sense?). Point- Someone asked about an amp the happened to be made in China, by a reputable amp maker(Peavey), (and no it wasn't me, LOL)
One of the first responses was, "It was made in China"
So the guy with the question responds, ",,so what if it was made in China, what's that have to do with it?(and what I asked)" The guy responds, and I quote, "Study world history"
What kind of friggin answer is that!!!!! C'mon, some of these dudes have got a complex, or a personal thing going, plus it didn't help the guy asking for help! And to top it off, the thread ended up having nothing to do with the original question, it got hijacked, you could say.
I seen the same kind of thing with amps that have tubes mounted to IC boards (integrated circuit boards), calling them worthless, it ain't a real tube amp, etc, etc. C'mon, technology has taken leaps and bounds since the early days of tubes, VOX Valvetronix is a perfect example, and it'll get better.
Anyhoo, enough of my ranting
and thank you again!
And Thank You Robert, for a great site!
