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  1. AndyOrr

    Behringer X32Rack or something else?

    I haven’t read every post on this thread. Apologies if I’m recycling info. I love Yamaha stuff and own a boatload of their gear. I’m sure the TF line is probably excellent as is the majority of what they make. Your band certainly won’t suffer with the TF stuff. I own the X32 Rack and...
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    Crisis? No but a break

    When my kids were young, I dropped my involvement in bands and focused on playing solo acoustic. It was far less time consuming and something I could rehearse on my own schedule. I learned to sing well enough to get hired at the local bars and ski areas playing for the apres ski crowd...
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    What are these two chords? -- Sade Paradise near the end

    Off topic slightly but - what a great album!
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    Live equipment list for a 4 piece band - help and advice

    The X32 Rack is fantastic. But it’s $1000 more expensive and probably overkill for a weekend band. But if you think you’ll need more than 18 channels, more than 4 effects slots or you’re saving scenes or doing some elaborate routing, the X32 will future-proof you.
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    Travel Ball insanity and Parents training their Kids to be Pros......

    In a story too long to get in to here, I was associated with Sid Sussman, the founder of Miss USA, back in the mid-1980’s. Through that association, I was an official in several of the state Miss USA and junior Miss USA pageants. I can tell you, without a doubt, it’s a money making scheme of...
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    Live equipment list for a 4 piece band - help and advice

    The Behringer stuff is great. I like the XR18 as it also records multitrack. I have an old one that was very reliable. We always used an external router as the built in WiFi solution was not very reliable. That may have changed over the years. But you might want to include an...
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    What would you do?

    Unless there is a significant sum of money at stake, why burn this bridge? I have to assume that this person is a real talent to work with you. Sadly, real talent is hard to find - especially vocalists. If you own the copyright, you’re protected.
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    Travel Ball insanity and Parents training their Kids to be Pros......

    Good point. I’ve talked a lot about NIL lately - a good friend is a D1 Athletic Director - but I never thought about the implications for youth sports. You’re right. The increased insanity is practically guaranteed. I may have to start a competitive sports league... 😜
  9. AndyOrr

    Travel Ball insanity and Parents training their Kids to be Pros......

    Very few words in the English language elicit a stronger response from parents than when you pair “your child” and “potential”. Travel sports are a business, a lucrative one. (Travel hockey Dad here)
  10. AndyOrr

    Who’s the Guitarist

    I see an HX Stomp on the pedalboard. Assume he’s going DI with a model out of the HX Stomp.
  11. AndyOrr

    The Ineos Grenadier

    I just picked up one of these. I’m about 1,200 miles in so far. I love it. We did some light four-wheeling yesterday. It was as solid as a Land Cruiser and as capable as a Jeep.
  12. AndyOrr

    Vegas Sphere

    I remember going to a baseball game in Chicago - Comiskey Park, I think. I felt like if I fell out of my seat, I’d land on home plate. It seemed like I was looking straight down.
  13. AndyOrr

    Vegas Sphere

    The day after the show, we spoke with a woman who had also sprung for the VIP package but wasn’t able to deal with the sensory overload. She described it as “seasick”. She was outta there after a few songs. It happens.
  14. AndyOrr

    Forum members tearing it up at NAMM

    Larry got up in the morning, looked in his closet and knew what he was doing that day. #rockstar
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    Vegas Sphere

    BTW, the Sphere is now showing a couple of hour-long movies. If you can’t make a concert date, go to the movie!!! We wanted to go back for a movie but our ride had to get back. The good seats are $250’ish - don’t bring the kids😜! The cheap seats were $69 ish. I don’t particularly enjoy...
  16. AndyOrr

    Vegas Sphere

    We did the VIP thing for U2 in December. It included two tickets, a two-night suite at the Palazzio, access to a 1980’s era Berlin style bar in the hotel, a VIP lounge at the show and some schwag. We sat front row center in section 200. For lack of a better term, it was mind blowing. By...
  17. AndyOrr

    Tim Pierce interviewed by Mary Spender

    I thought I heard him say on another video that it was a Custom Core model with their 225 pickups. No? I have one of their recent 535’s. It’s a keeper.
  18. AndyOrr

    Tim Pierce interviewed by Mary Spender

    Nice to see Tim giving so much love to his Heritage LP. They’re making some great stuff these days.
  19. AndyOrr

    Long-term care?

    I’m just a casual observer - and this is just out of curiosity - but are you required to answer these questions as some sort of sponsored forum moderator or social media contractor? I took your answer as someone who has played the same song in the same band one too many times… and then an...
  20. AndyOrr

    Maestro - The Movie

    Great movie and I second Bradley Cooper’s performance. I popped it in without telling my wife what we were watching. It took an hour before she finally said, “Is that Bradley Cooper?” That‘s probably the best compliment a popular actor can receive from a casual fan. He went full immersion...
  21. AndyOrr

    Joel Paterson - Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar

    Weird. A friend of mine just sent me a video - like 10 minutes ago - of Joel playing @ Fitzgerald’s in Chicago ‘burbs this past week. I was impressed. And now here he is on the forum.
  22. AndyOrr

    Genre snobbery? rant warning lol

    I read the promoters critique of the blues as “I‘ll pay you 20% of gate, no guaranteed minimum and the check gets mailed when I mail it.“
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    Kemper Player is out, so pretty much all the competition now has a mini 3 button product… still no Fractal FM3 Lite???

    I wish the the FM3 had 2x12” speakers, a birch ply cabinet and a road case. Otherwise, I thought it was fine the way it is 😎. It fits in a backpack and, as someone else said, the FM3 uses an IEC cable instead of a wall wart. Power supplies take up space. Wall warts seem amateur at this level.
  24. AndyOrr

    Planning training workouts for maximum safety and efficiency.

    The Suzuki Violin Method, which has produced its share of virtuosos, recommends practicing no more than three hours a day. After that, it’s about structuring the practice to acquire knowledge, applying that knowledge and practicing the mechanics. For the best results, you should have a...
  25. AndyOrr

    Best place to get inexpensive XLR cables that are not crap?

    After several decades of gigs, studios, owning a stage, box truck and pro sound company, I have acquired two road cases piled high with XLR cables. There‘s every brand from ProCo, Studiolink, Canare, Mogami, Hosa, Seismic, etc., For value cables, Hosa and ProCo are well vetted. Seismic...
  26. AndyOrr

    Fender Tone Master Pro....

    Recorded behind the FOH system. The drummer’s on an electronic kit. It’s basically a silent stage with the roar of the FOH system overtaking the monitors, if they’re even on.
  27. AndyOrr

    The Edge/U2 and UAFX pedals

    Just a side note but I was very thankful for the Axe FX to allow me to do a deep dive in to the Edge’s tones. When I left for the Army back in 1982. I plugged my guitar into a Twin Reverb, dimed the Twin and used my guitar’s volume / tone knobs for effect. My most exotic pedal that I...
  28. AndyOrr

    Gigging/touring with the fractal unit only (without carrying any stage momitoring unit)

    The nice thing about putting everyone IEM is that you can add a click track - that also means that you can sync your guitar effects, vocal effects, drums which can enlarge your sound and make it more interesting by a hundred fold. It also locks everyone in on tempo which will make you...
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    Gigging/touring with the fractal unit only (without carrying any stage momitoring unit)

    My son is a pro sound engineer - Blackbird trained in Nashville. He has run FOH and monitors for some of the biggest names out there. We‘ve discussed this. He says that the hard part with a DI guitar are the level changes when the guitar player is using different presets with different amps...
  30. AndyOrr

    Would you ever take Depp as a great muscian? Or forever, a one time A list Hollywood Actor?

    Elvis. But that was another time…
  31. AndyOrr

    Gigging/touring with the fractal unit only (without carrying any stage momitoring unit)

    I attempted to do what the OP is describing for about six months - too many venues not able to handle a DI’ed guitar for some reason, never sure how I really sounded FOH, festival sound vendors expecting a guitar cab, etc. I finally figured out that the only foolproof scenario was running my...
  32. AndyOrr

    Would you ever take Depp as a great muscian? Or forever, a one time A list Hollywood Actor?

    This comment seems beneath you. I found Mr Souza’s website and videos. It looks like he’s having fun making music and posting videos - 1.5K YouTube subscribers - good for him! I think I’ll subscribe.
  33. AndyOrr

    Would you ever take Depp as a great muscian? Or forever, a one time A list Hollywood Actor?

    Is playing standard blues based rock really that difficult after playing guitar for 30-40 years? I’m sure Johnny does it as well as most. The only thing he has that most us don’t: Access. And he definitely earned that.
  34. AndyOrr

    Fender Tone Master Pro....

    I’ve been working with the TMP and FR12 for the past few days. I just finished my longest session ever with it. I compared several of the models against the real thing - 65 Twin, 65 Princeton, Deluxe, Plexi, AC30. The Twin was the best to my ears. The rest, even after much manipulation...
  35. AndyOrr

    Fender Tone Master Pro....

    It’s an expression pedal. Use any brand you like, including Fractal.
  36. AndyOrr

    Fender Tone Master Pro....

    Fractal doesn’t have a retailer or a sales team to pay. Fender gets a fraction of the cost of the FMT. The retailer takes a chunk. The sales rep gets their share. Two entirely different business models. The function and form factor may look familiar. The rest of it is oranges and apples.
  37. AndyOrr

    How the Edge changed the sound of guitar playing forever: 17 guitarists share their favorite U2 moments

    My memorable U2 moments #1. Driving across the Key Bridge in Washington, DC circa 1987 in my ancient BMW 2002 sedan with my Blaupunkt tape deck wired up to my Alpine speakers and blasting “Red Hill Town” as the then love of my young life and I were breaking up. #2. Bono emptying an entire...
  38. AndyOrr

    How the Edge changed the sound of guitar playing forever: 17 guitarists share their favorite U2 moments

    Did you use a sustainer guitar?
  39. AndyOrr

    Doubling on Mandolin in Theater Gigs

    One way to look at the mandolin is the top four strings of a guitar turned upside down. From top to bottom - GDAE. The tuning helps with open string double stops and drones - that just won’t sound as pretty on guitar. The string layout might also help you figure out some of the chord shapes...
  40. AndyOrr

    The Edge's U2 pedals and effects

    Dallas is a local. I ran in to him at a local watering hole pre-COVID. We talked Axe FX and lots of other stuff.
  41. AndyOrr

    45 years old...what medical checkups should I do?

    Colonoscopy for sure - and soon. A buddy of mine, an MD age 62, never had one because “his diet was dialed in, no family history and he exercised all his life”. He was the picture of health. Great skier. Light and fast. After a bout of digestive problems he was sent for a scan - they...
  42. AndyOrr

    Getting into Mountain Biking (NBD)

    You definitely live in a mountain bike paradise, Chewie. The places you mentioned are on my bucket list for riding / hiking. I was hoping to head up earlier this year in my Sprinter but the wildfires had other plans. I have to spend some time in July with family on the other side of the...
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    Getting into Mountain Biking (NBD)

    I just got home last night from a 90 mile / 145 km three-day mountain bike ride in Moab. We did The White Rim Trail to the halfway point ( Murphy’s Hogback). It’s normally done as a 100 mile loop but we had to turn back as the both the Colorado and Green Rivers are enjoying an embarrassment...
  44. AndyOrr

    So Fulltone are not dead, they're just moving.

    The Tube Tape Echo is one of the best things that ever happened to me. 😎
  45. AndyOrr

    Get Strapped!

    Just put a Glaser Bender on my Tele. I use a no name leather strap with a suede back. The suede doesn’t slide when I dip the neck to activate the bender.
  46. AndyOrr

    Reverb.com Payment issues

    Sweetwater’s Gear Exchange is looking better everyday…
  47. AndyOrr

    Reverb.com Payment issues

    I have no idea if there’s any connection but Reverb used the now failed Silicon Valley Bank for one of its payment processors. They had up to a week delay processing payments and refunds last month. It was well documented on every guitar forum. Maybe it’s finally caught up to them?
  48. AndyOrr

    Wolfgang Van Halen has some serious pipes....

    I used to think YouTube was the greatest tech contribution toward mastery of a musical instrument. But could you imagine having Eddie as your Dad? That’s pure analog. 🥴
  49. AndyOrr

    What are you listening to right now?

    Odetta and The Blues on vinyl. It’s fantastic.
  50. AndyOrr

    Why do more than 90% of the metal bands I go see in concert use a Kemper?

    The best lunchboxes are metal. Next question.
  51. AndyOrr

    Meeting The Master - Greta Van Fleet

    The town where GVF is from, Frankenmuth, Michigan, has a couple of excellent fried chicken restaurants. Thats the extent of my GVF knowledge and I kinda feel better for it. 😜
  52. AndyOrr

    What are you listening to right now?

    Sirius XM Channel 49 Soul Town - I spent my formative years in Detroit. I bought my first real amp from Eddie Willis. I need a dose of Motown every few days.
  53. AndyOrr

    Bareknuckle pickups worth the cash ?

    For that kind of money you can buy a winder and some enamel wire. Make your own pickups. Theres no real magic to pickups - wire gauge, magnet type, number of winds, potted or unpotted. After you wind your own for a bit, you get a feel for what’s going to work best in whatever guitar. If...
  54. AndyOrr

    PhilX on Fakebook

    The latest musician clickbait is “Which $199 Walmart guitar sounds exactly like a ‘59 Les Paul?” or something like that. Everyone’s doing shootouts hoping to knock the kings and queens off their thrones. It’s not about the tone, technology or cost. It’s about the eyeballs. Content creators...
  55. AndyOrr

    With Deep Appreciation

    I hope all of the advertisers are able to monetize their investment.
  56. AndyOrr

    AI is just stupid coffee-machine

    This turned out to be quite entertaining. I need to post more often. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
  57. AndyOrr

    AI is just stupid coffee-machine

    The primary indicator of a substantially smarter person may be that as tempting as public office may be, they would never seek to acquire it. But I would defer to AI to answer that for me.
  58. AndyOrr

    PSA: Waves is apparently discontinuing perpetual licenses

    You may not consider a cell phone as a subscription but that’s the exact term the cell phone industry uses to describe your business relationship with them. You’re a subscriber. When they talk about their business growth, it’s all about subscriptions. Same goes with cable TV, if that’s what...
  59. AndyOrr

    PSA: Waves is apparently discontinuing perpetual licenses

    Waves is just trying to slip in to a more predictable business model. The current license and WUP agreement allows users to utilize their plug-ins in perpetuity until they find it absolutely necessary to upgrade for compatibility, as someone mentioned. That’s not an easy model to forecast...
  60. AndyOrr

    Selling gear on Reverb

    I’ve done several hundred Reverb transactions. Their fees are high but they’re slightly offset if you use the Reverb shipping label option. It’s a good deal. Take good pictures, write an accurate description, lay out your shipping schedule and, if it’s an older piece of gear with an...
  61. AndyOrr

    Banned from TGP

    Forum modrestore are definitely an issue. I stopped participating on a company’s forum and, after spending tens of thousands of dollars with them, won’t buy their products any longer. Forum mods, like politicians, should be replaced regularly.
  62. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    Darn it! Did I guess I used the wrong smiley face emoji... Let’s join that discussion above about the ruling elite! 😎🤫😇
  63. AndyOrr

    Guitar quest continues

    I have been following this post but didn’t want to say anything as I was kind of disappointed in an H-150 I owned some 15-20 years ago. But, growing up near the Gibson plant in its heyday, the Heritage brand was always near and dear to me. This thread got me interested in them again. I read...
  64. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    Well, I'm not trying to ignore the potentential socio-economic impact but... THIS! :p
  65. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    Interviewer: ”What do you want people to take away from this?“ BD: “We really want people to spend more time with robots.” That’s hilarious and terrifying at the same time.
  66. AndyOrr

    Gibson buying Mesa?

    They did a great job with Trace Elliot - great job as in if Trace Elliot were a person that needed to go in to the Witness Protection Program and never be seen again. Great job!
  67. AndyOrr

    Gibson buying Mesa?

    Make way for denim grille cloths!
  68. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    From Snopes: (I'm not making this up, I swear!) (Are The Dancing Robots Real?) "Given the reputable nature of the robotics company, and the impact and popularity of their robots, we rate this claim as “True.” This is like one the funniest thing I've ever read. I'm glad that someone is...
  69. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    I think it’s more of a case of the other visible production elements and not the fact that the BD robots are capable. Boston Dynamics has more than proven their robots are capable of each of the individual movements. The CGI proponents almost universally point out the filters, the lighting...
  70. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    This is a picture of Leon Vitali, Stanley Kubrick’s long time assistant, and myself at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado - the hotel that inspired “The Shining”. I attended a film festival with Leon in 2015. I’ll reveal what he told me about the moon landing on my death bed... 😜🌗🌘🌙😎
  71. AndyOrr

    AX8 is fireproof!

    You can’t spell “great attitude” without gratitude. Best wishes for a better 2021.
  72. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    Either Spot is a little less fluid in his // her motion than the other videos or there's a stop motion edit at :57 Watch the rear legs. Now, let's talk about those shadows on the moon... :)
  73. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    That’s amazing! TBH, I thought your show reel was more convincing than BD’s. LOL. Now, I don’t know what to believe! 🤪 I bet there will be a behind the scenes on the “Do You Love Me“ video released within a few weeks. Until then, this discussion is ongoing in a lot of forums and...
  74. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    Two of the most renowned VFX shops in the world are within a 15 minute drive - Brickyard and ZERO. Throw in the shops with TV and blockbuster movie credentials in the NYC and PHI area and you’re well over a half dozen. With the US film industry all but shut down, I imagine there are a lot of...
  75. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    That's the thing about CGI. As you pointed out, it does so much really, really, really well. Like our beloved AXE FX, it wouldn't exist if it weren't so believable. However, I see flaws and inconsistencies in some of the exact things that you pointed out as being the proof that it's real...
  76. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    If you're interested in the behind the scenes of how the Corridor guys do it:
  77. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    One more dead giveaway that this is CGI 1:46 upper left corner. The infamous Corridor Crew hockey stick. We've been punked.
  78. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    Head of Marketing: “How much engineering time would it take to put together a choreographed dance video with the robots?” Head of Engineering: “All four robots? I dunno. Maybe a month? It’s not really our objective for design... Those Corridor guys had some fun with CGI and green...
  79. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    Here’s a disturbing video of the robots being tested.
  80. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    If you mean the 10 years where CGI, photoshop and easily manipulated video / audio is almost mainstream, well, I guess I have! But yeah, I agree there’s no way it’s edited because some dude with a fake name on the internets said so... 😎
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    In case you have seen this yet

    There's no confirmation other than Elon Musk saying it’s not CGI and we all know that he’s famously wisecracked on speculative tech before. I’m not convinced. If it’s not CGI, it has all the signs of being enhanced, sped up and edited - look at the lighting, the reflections, the floor, the fluid...
  82. AndyOrr

    Oh...the Gretsch

    Loved it. Gretsch and a Bigsby. You gotta earn it to do it right.
  83. AndyOrr

    In case you have seen this yet

    Pretty sure that’s CGI. No tracks on the rubber floor.
  84. AndyOrr

    Axe fx vs Kemper

    At this point, I’d bet on the jockeys, not the horses. But I think the facts would bare out that more jockeys, i e., touring, professional guitarists, are using the Axe FX. The point is that if you can’t get pleasing, useable tones with either unit, it’s not the fault of the modeler.
  85. AndyOrr

    Is the Axe-Fx worth $450,000?

    Probably an even more fair comparison would be to compare the cost of all the available and similar amp plug-ins vs the cost of the Axe FX. (But I’m not gonna do it!} During this pandemic, my trusty ol’ Axe FX II has ended up being permanently attached to my DAW rack. As we know, it records...
  86. AndyOrr

    Guitar quest continues

    Have you tried adjusting neck relief? I’ve owned a couple of the H150’s (yup, they’re a Les Paul) and more LP’s than I can recall. I’ve found that, as long as everything else is in working order, making some setup adjustments can really help. LP’s seem to work better for me with medium or...
  87. AndyOrr

    Ebay & Paypal Are Breaking Up

    Losing the eBay biz must be a major blow to their projections. I bet the hold is exactly as you say: The longest they can reasonably hold our money so they can squeeze it as hard as they can.
  88. AndyOrr

    Anyone interested in AXE-FX3 Edit realized as physical pedal boards?

    As long as my Drive pedal is green, I’m in! 😜
  89. AndyOrr

    Ebay & Paypal Are Breaking Up

    I sold a nice Telecaster on Ebay last night. I had switched to selling on Reverb but their fees went higher so, after a few months of absence, I went back to Ebay. After the guitar sold, Ebay said "ship it". But, there was no money in my Paypal account. I contacted buyer to see if they were...
  90. AndyOrr

    Random stock presets are incredibly loud

    Jump in there and start editing. They’re all starting blocks.
  91. AndyOrr

    Guitar quest continues

    Sounds like you’re a bit of a traditionalist. I’ve been impressed with Gibson’s new 50’s and 60’s LP Standards. It seems they’ve picked up the pace a little since the re-org filing. They’re non-weight relieved but I’ve seen several that are right at 9 lbs or even less. Fit and finish have...
  92. AndyOrr

    Theremin thread

    Obvious witchcraft. Is she running it thru a modeler?
  93. AndyOrr

    George Benson’s Polytone on EBay

    For that kind of money, they‘re probably just buying another one overseas and calling it good!
  94. AndyOrr

    George Benson’s Polytone on EBay

    The Breezin’ amp...
  95. AndyOrr

    New Mac or New Mac? Questions

    Here’s a DAW / Plug-in compatibility list for Big Sur. It’s a couple of weeks old. The M1 appears to be a sea change. In the words of the great band, Poi Dog Pondering, everyone’s trying to figure it out. https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/big-sur-audio-compatibility-chart#home/?view_1_page=1
  96. AndyOrr

    I miss seeing how long someone has been a member on here in posts

    I was under the impression that the titles were based on number of posts rather than tenure? Is that incorrect?
  97. AndyOrr

    Is it just me?

    I think there are probably a lot of those spectrum labels that could be assigned to those that picked it up early and kept after it for life. You’re on the right track.
  98. AndyOrr

    Cardboard Guitar?

    Take wood to make paper to copy a guitar that is made from wood. Anything that over-complicated appeals to me.😜. I wonder where that guitar is today, if it’s held up to the elements.
  99. AndyOrr

    So much Soul-The vocal and the guitar solo...

    That’s performance was as smooth as Tennesse whiskey. 😜. But seriously, Joe’s tone is always spot on.
  100. AndyOrr

    Guitar Center To File For Bankruptcy

    That‘s not exactly how bankruptcy works. Once declared, a bankruptcy trustee has to approve the filing, i.e., the company actually has to be insolvent or at risk of their lenders foreclosing - which could leave nothing for anyone else. They can also claw-back any suspect payments made to...
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