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  1. USMC_Trev

    Tired of band discussions about my git sound

    Tell those dweebs to talk less and play more or say goodbye. Your time in this world is too short to waste on these people.
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    Mac Studio or MacBook Pro?

    Yes.
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    Mac Studio or MacBook Pro?

    Might as well wait for the M2 chip platforms to come out. Apparently they are super fast.
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    Art tube Preamp

    A sonic Rube Goldberg machine
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    Art tube Preamp

    Did you try
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    Best way to adjust overall volume?

    Ask @chris about gain staging. He's got the good for you.
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    Why there is something, rather then nothing?

    Exactly. I would happily accept legitimate evidence in support the null hypothesis.
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    Why there is something, rather then nothing?

    "Candor" is not something one can stoop to. "Condescending" implies it's not well deserved. "Dark Energy and Dark Matter …." Sentence fragment, consider revising. "Physicists are petitioning and calling for it’s abandonment…" Again, show credible published evidence of this. Yes, I still want...
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    Why there is something, rather then nothing?

    It's not condescending. "Tone" is an audible quality that cannot be conveyed in written format. What I intend to convey is my displeasure that you are writing what you are writing with an air of false authority and I am pointing out that what you have written is not only factually incorrect...
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    Why there is something, rather then nothing?

    Show me the peer reviewed journal article in the tier 1 scientific publication that states that. Otherwise, don’t drag this out until the eventual heat death of the universe.
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    Why there is something, rather then nothing?

    Responses in-line I'm not going to pick apart the rest of what you wrote because I just don't want to invest any more time/gravity/curved space on it.
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    Royal Blood

    There's a lot to be said for the honesty and simplicity of an aggressive two-piece. The White Stripes and Blood Red Shoes are also fantastic for stripped-down, fuzzy rockin' out.
  13. USMC_Trev

    Social media

    The forum is one of the oldest forms of social media, dating back to the bulletin boards and Usenet of the 70's.
  14. USMC_Trev

    Chip Shortages Might Finally Ease…

    Gotta be a wise ass....
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    Who's into EV's?

    My last ICE car will be a 911 and I'll be the asshole wearing the flat cap and the driving gloves.
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    Who's into EV's?

    I'll take eyball-rolling instantaneous 100% EV torque over engine noise any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
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    Who's into EV's?

    Savage I love it.
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    Who's into EV's?

    Well I've been living and working on and off in the desert since the 90's (SIerra Vista AZ, Twentynine Palms CA, Yuma AZ, Mojave desert CA and Kuwait and Iraq) so it's not new to me. Still sucks though LOL. I had a Nissan Titan here from 2004-2011 and it would get so hot inside that the interior...
  19. USMC_Trev

    Who's into EV's?

    I was at the AZNG Guard Range on Friday and it was a buck ten. It felt like someone was holding a soldering iron very close to my skin... everywhere. The F-150 Lightning tells you how much consumption is going to Environmental, actual driving, and other accessories - three separate categories...
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    Who's into EV's?

    That will work. Depends on the charger. The Ford Charge Station Pro is 80A amps, and this is the one required (along with a automatic transfer switch) to power the house during an outage. That unit can either be set lower or you can spend a bunch of money on upgraded service from the street...
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    Who's into EV's?

    Sí, as of March.
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    Who's into EV's?

    A little further into this guy's video and he calculates (correctly ) that the gas/kWh break even point is $1.29/gal. My off-peak kwh rate here in Tucson is $0.09, which drives that ratio even further.
  23. USMC_Trev

    Who's into EV's?

    Adding a 240v outlet and a Level 2 DC charger to your house is definitely a value add.
  24. USMC_Trev

    Who's into EV's?

    For me, this truck will do everything I need a truck to do. It'll go as far as I'm willing to sit still for without needing a break, it'll tow as big a trailer as I ever see myself pulling outside of work (where we use a Ram 2500 Big Horn for that), and it'll be cheap to run. 99% of the power...
  25. USMC_Trev

    Who's into EV's?

    I think you just described a bicycle. 🤣
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    v4.01 preset sounds/feels different in v5.03

    Do what @Admin M@ said. The firmware does not automatically update the factory presets. You have to install the refreshed set of factory presets if you want to baseline compare unedited factory presets from one era of firmware to another. Going from 4.0 vs. 5.0 is a lot of modeling evolution...
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    Who's into EV's?

    This is my truck... or it will be when it's delivered (August-November at the latest). Standard Range Lariat in Antimatter Blue Metallic. Electric sex is what it is. Who else is drinking the EV Kool Aid with me?
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    Why there is something, rather then nothing?

    There is no nothing. Even the vacuum of space isn't a total absence of something. The smells of space In order for something to smell like something, there has to be something for the nerve endings of the 1st cranial (olfactory) nerve to chemically interact with in order to transmit a...
  29. USMC_Trev

    How did all the water get on planet earth?

    That literally is the definition of religion.
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    How did all the water get on planet earth?

    you're getting it wrong by omitting nearly all the facts jimmy boy He didn't believe he had it completely proven out and had much more research to do to add detail to his nascent theory. Don't misconstrue that as some drunken fever dream he had and then self-dismissed. I'm a biologist by...
  31. USMC_Trev

    How did all the water get on planet earth?

    This without blowing yourself up on a planetary scale over millions of years fueled by frictive fire millions of asteroid hits.
  32. USMC_Trev

    How did all the water get on planet earth?

    It's all bullshit and it's bad for ya.
  33. USMC_Trev

    I'm in facebook jail

    You could have learned about burners from The Wire and saved yourself 14-20 years (the show ran from 2002-2008).
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    I'm in facebook jail

    You broke rule #1 - never use Facebook. If you can’t do that, only look at the friends and family stuff. Everything else is bullshit. Social media is a trap, an experiment where it’s the drug, you’re the rat and there is no control group, no placebo. Stay away from all that toxic trash.
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    Gibson ruining yet another acquired brand.

    They won’t. Built like a brick shithouse they are. 10 years have I had mine. They’ve been through 4 moves and 6 months in a PODS container.
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    Gibson ruining yet another acquired brand.

    The PS5 controller took the morning after pill mid-coitus.
  37. USMC_Trev

    It's all about the way you set the EQ

    Soooo would you say it's in the way that you use it?
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    Does not practicing make you better?

    I’m seeing The Aristocrats on July 8th!
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    Does not practicing make you better?

    And the rule of Primacy is that you remember best what you were taught first. If the first thing you learned about whatever is what’s going to be recalled quickest and most accurately. Gotta be careful with that.
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    Does not practicing make you better?

    There are many layers to learning and many modalities. We know them without thinking about them. Some things are better learned audibly vs. visually. Some are hand/eye coordination centric. Few things are inexorably completely multomdal. Musical learning and practice involved every part of the...
  41. USMC_Trev

    Speaker drive and compression - what value is closest to the real thing?

    That’s exactly what you asked for in your first post whether you used those words or not. “…, what should the value be?”, not “What is a range of values” or anything to generalize. It’s the forum, yes. Say that again 10 times. It’s. The. Forum. You need to be blocked. Goodbye.
  42. USMC_Trev

    Speaker drive and compression - what value is closest to the real thing?

    If you line up 10 Deluxe Reverbs and take measurements that correlate to these parameters you're going to get 10 different readings. That's what we're all trying to tell you. The default number is the best representation of an average amp. In the genetics world we would call this the consensus...
  43. USMC_Trev

    Speaker drive and compression - what value is closest to the real thing?

    The defaults especially for combo amps represent the actual amp used to create the model with the default factory IR in the factory preset. If you change the cab you need to play with the setting. Don’t overthink, just crank that setting around until you find what you like. Or don’t and accept...
  44. USMC_Trev

    Show your CV with cool concert tickets

    This is too much like work gonna pass.
  45. USMC_Trev

    The perfect guitar to pair with an Axe-FX

    :rolleyes:
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    Apple Silicon

    Wow another power thread resurrection.
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    USB Type A

    Search function for several rehashes of this topic.
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    Great rock vocal duets

    This song is Pacino and DeNiro in Heat.
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    Great rock vocal duets

  50. USMC_Trev

    Do I want a 2014 Toyota Prius C?

    And there are some who live in states where the license plate process for a new vic is so long that they trade out every year just so they never come off of temporary plates. I'm not kidding, this is a thing.
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    Do I want a 2014 Toyota Prius C?

    I will never understand leasing. I've had my 2015 Grand Cherokee since Dec 2014 and coming up on 100k miles. If I had a neverending payment and a mileage limit I'd never forgive myself.
  52. USMC_Trev

    Do I want a 2014 Toyota Prius C?

    There's nothing specifically that drains the battery. It's an inherent factor in vehicle battery packs, especially in older cars and PHEVs that are not managed to the same degree as a Tesla or equivalent. Car battery packs (even Teslas) just become less efficient over time as the cathodes and...
  53. USMC_Trev

    Do I want a 2014 Toyota Prius C?

    As long as you don't care about the fact that the battery pack capacity declines over time and an 8 year old one is probably well on its way. If you have a commute that is a consideration. You 06 Accord if well maintained is going to last a long time still. You will get more than it's really...
  54. USMC_Trev

    Anyone who likes to grill - SHARE your tips , tools and techniques !

    I leave out the brown sugar if it's my mix, and the cayenne might be to much for some, but otherwise yeah the core principles are all there. Edit: Also, the MSG is just more salt. All you're getting wth MSG is that Na+ (sodium ion) hanging out to the right of the structure below - which is most...
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    Anyone who likes to grill - SHARE your tips , tools and techniques !

    Universal Rub: Kosher salt fresh ground pepper garlic powder onion powder smoked paprika chipotle chili powder cumen and coriander for more mex vibes
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    Anyone who likes to grill - SHARE your tips , tools and techniques !

    I just did beer can chicken on the Traeger today and oh my word it was hands down the moistest chicken I have encountered in my 47 years. The Traeger 575 Pro has turned me into a believer. The temp control, integrated meat thermometer, Wi-Fi to app integration and the pellet sensor are...
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    FM3 Gen 2?

    Honestly assess your Axe II presets. There’s probably so many redundant parameters that, if you approach blocks, scenes and presets efficiently, you don’t need to wait for an upgraded FM3. Unless you have presets that depend on multiple amps or cabs (again, ask yourself why), you’ll be well...
  58. USMC_Trev

    OMG9 + OMG15

    I need a ROFL1369 layout asap.
  59. USMC_Trev

    How many db boost for lead solos?

    3.14159
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    Halsey, Beato, and the Music Biz

    Nothing relevant past 2016
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    Banned from TGP

    So you accept the abuse? That's Stockholm Syndrome, kid. "He beats me because he loves me"?
  62. USMC_Trev

    Maxing out IR space...reorg question

    He was told that he could listen to his radio at a reasonable volume.
  63. USMC_Trev

    Maxing out IR space...reorg question

    You gotta admit that is really low priority. Like Sub-basement B
  64. USMC_Trev

    Banned from TGP

    I had to google that one: astroturfing noun The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event – i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.
  65. USMC_Trev

    What’s the deal with the Quad Cortex?

    Don't know. Don't care. Not my circus, not my monkeys. Better shit to worry about.
  66. USMC_Trev

    Band Mates Taking the Mick!

    Fractal gear doubles as a twat detector.
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    Basement Players’ Emergency Top 10 Explanations for New Gear

    Why?
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    Banned from TGP

    TGP has been a known quantity for at least the decade since I’ve been here and playing Fractal stuff. Just from this forum I know to never go there and I haven’t. So my questions are 1 - Why is anyone still going there and B - Why TF are we still talking about it like it matters?
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    CASSETTE Block

    Pretty sure there’s an FM emulator block somewhere in the system (based on me kinda remembering a preset in the Axe FX 2?). Look at that. Might be you can use that and tweak it to taste. What effect are you looking for other than cassette tape hiss?
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    FM3 Noise Spectra Problem?

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    FM3 Noise Spectra Problem?

    Like a dog watching TV
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    Fair Warning.....

    Yup :P
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    Fair Warning.....

    A lot of people overlook OU812 but there's so much good stuff on there.
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    Off the see EC

    Let's see you people do more at that age at any price. Let's not forget that this is London and everything has gone absolutely bonkers as far as prices are concerned. Everyone wants more money for everything. Roadies want dental now. The ushers want more money. What do you call it over there...
  75. USMC_Trev

    Fair Warning.....

    I think of it more as a big cat waiting in the tall grass to eat you whole, but you can call it a clean tone if you want to LOL
  76. USMC_Trev

    How do impulse on/off convert to 1/0 numbers in computers?

    But when they finally give you the tools to use, you're gonna come up with some wicked awesome shit and we're here for it.
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    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03 beta 6 (release candidate)

    Release candidate
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    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03 beta 6 (release candidate)

    Don’t poke the gods with a stick
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    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03 beta 6 (release candidate)

    No, the kiss of death is “Perfect! I have a gig tonight!”
  80. USMC_Trev

    I love the axe fx III but I hate tweaking

    Tweaking in this context generally referring to delving into the deeper options in the amp block, etc. like impedance curves, supply sag parameters, deliberate power tube mismatching, and so on.
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    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03 beta 6 (release candidate)

    Dot dot dot thanks!
  82. USMC_Trev

    I love the axe fx III but I hate tweaking

  83. USMC_Trev

    I love the axe fx III but I hate tweaking

    Not weird. I rarely get into anything deeper than bass mid treble, low cut, and delay time. Just choosing IR’s takes me too much time lol. If it sounds good and makes you play then just run with it.
  84. USMC_Trev

    A Ibanez Shinetex microfiber cloth has ruined a new pickguard. Is there a way to restore it?

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    How to cut holes on a tin box?

    Next time drill holes for your four corners and cut across. That will make your corners less overlapped and frayed. Leave a flange on the straight lines for the next step. For the straight lines, get a small hand torch and get the metal hot. Use the heat to make the metal soft and use pliers...
  86. USMC_Trev

    His Dark Materials

    FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT. She's a large part of the reason I had to stop watching SNL.
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    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03 beta 3

  88. USMC_Trev

    How to get a clean 240 VAC supply voltage

    Use better cables and get a power conditioner. Check to see that the shielding and grounding inside your guitar is still good since you travel so much. https://furmanpower.com/product/10a-two-outlet-power-conditioner-export/
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    12 string bass

    I think they’re just doubled. I’d think you’d run into all sorts of problems usability-wise if else was the case.
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    MOTU Sucks (apparently)

    Everything sucks now. This is the worst timeline. This is the dystopia. It’s just hard to recognize because of how incremental it’s been. It actually started in 1915.
  91. USMC_Trev

    VH Tribute…thoughts?

    I hate videos like this. Satry Arnie? Who is Luke Hather? This is trash... Ok I'm out on this video. Click-whoring trash.
  92. USMC_Trev

    VH Tribute…thoughts?

    Why Roth? He can't sing anymore. He just can't.
  93. USMC_Trev

    Epic 80's Song that needs recognition

    Didn't go through 27 pages, so if it's a repeat, so be it:
  94. USMC_Trev

    Where's the 1990s Great Music Thread On This Darn Forum??

    This album held it down:
  95. USMC_Trev

    Where's the 1990s Great Music Thread On This Darn Forum??

    Never Forget: :sweat:
  96. USMC_Trev

    R.I.P Mike Bossy

    I was lucky enough to be a Long Island kid during those years and actually got to see all of those guys play - Bossy, Trottier (Trots), Gillies, Tonelli, Pat LaFontaine (Patty La), Bobby Nystrom (Bobby Ny), the Sutters, Pat Flatley (Flats), Billy Smith, Denis Potvin, Kenny Morrow.... RIP Mike...
  97. USMC_Trev

    Anyone want to talk about Elon Musk trying to buy Twitter

    Ooh breaking out the O word, huh? 🙄
  98. USMC_Trev

    Anyone want to talk about Elon Musk trying to buy Twitter

    He could pay for it with the loose change in his couch.
  99. USMC_Trev

    Anyone want to talk about Elon Musk trying to buy Twitter

    He’s the kind of guy that would do that just to make a point.
  100. USMC_Trev

    NAMM 2022 meetup?

    395?That’s a 2x4 or a beer at a football game right there.
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