Because I'm not a post count whore, I'll address everyone in one post if that's ok?
Thanks Saurabh, BreadTooth, Shenks, barhrecords! I appreciate the comments and you all taking the time to listen!
pitmonkey: That's one of the kindest posts I've gotten in a while and I really appreciate it. My forum days in most places have cut down considerably mostly because:
a) I have too much to say and my brevity sucks
b) I do my best to discredit people that attempt to send others on wild-goose chases or who talk scientifically to sound smarter than they are
c) I appear confrontational and like a know-it-all to people (it's never the case unless I'm forced to verbally bash someone)
d) I get tired of being taken wrong when in reality, we're all in this world together and I just really try to help people avoid the BS.
That said, it takes a toll on a person after a while. I'm only human and in a world where we have to have thick skin, I don't feel we should have to on a forum nor should we have to deal with people that wouldn't say to your face, what they say on a forum. So I sort of hang back which really does suck.
But it's better than getting into confrontations where I get so upset, I want to use all my frequent flier miles to go pound some net bully. LOL!
Any time you (said in general which applies to all of us) know a decent amount about something or you are slightly better than average, it opens you up to people that feel you want to steal their throne. The only throne I want is the one I sit on to relieve myself. I don't need to be a forum guru or rule any roosts. LOL!
The other thing is, there are fabulous players on here as well as skilled Axe users. It's a bit intimidating to try and fit right in while fearing the killer playing or the fact that someone may take a look at a patch and say "dude, that's a joke...hahahaha, learn how to use the thing, will ya?!" That's why I haven't shared any yet. LOL!
Kinda like the first time I sent one my my Cakewalk/Sonar projects to a guy that worked for the company years ago. I was so embarrassed....and he had a field day laughing at me due to how primitive I was. I wasn't offended because I knew this guy...but man, you get the idea. Not so funny with strangers.
Anyway, thanks again for the kind words...I'll try to be a little more active. If you ever have questions, feel free to post and direct them to me and I'll do my best to help you/anyone else out.
swass: hey bro, been a while! Hope all is well...thanks for the kind words! Will work on my intrusion skills!
romanianreaper: Those were the fans I was scared of the most. LOL! Die hard purple fans can be vicious! Hahahaha! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks brianv4, mojave, Sine, and rickgk! I appreciate it!
djlynch: that IR isn't around any longer...working on new ones
simeon: thanks for that! I try my best to do that with any cover I attempt. I did a really fun version of Bryan Adams "Run to You" a few years back that came out really cool. Heavier than the original and done my way. I've always enjoyed stuff like that. Hole Hearted by Extreme with driven guitars and drums etc....fun stuff like that. It's also a good way to test out gear and sounds without being too anal like we are with our original compositions, ya know?
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
Hi jimbop! Thanks for the comments man. Yeah, tone has a little less mids in it. Was going for a bit more of a modern tone. It's bad enough my playing cries 80's lol....I gotta try and make the tone a little different.
The vocal compliment you gave is HUGE to me! Thanks so much! I've been working on my vocals really hard the past few years. It's the hardest instrument to master so far. Hope all is well man!
Thank you all once again....you guys rock!
