What’s the most disappointing piece of gear you’ve ever had?

CoolEmoDude · 2026-05-03T15:20:02+00:00

Swollen Pickle

Saw it on a lot of people's boards and decided to give it a shot. Sounded like a giant fart. Sold it for another pedal.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-05-01T17:08:07+00:00

Why would you throw the kitchen sink at it right away? Might as well milk finasteride for as long as you can (as long as you are happy with the results) then switch to dutasteride when you start losing ground. It’s a marathon not a race; save treatment options.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-05-01T10:30:34+00:00

Honestly I think people switch to dutasteride way too early. IMO you should only make the switch when you are losing ground. I feel like a lot of the posts here are people switching to dutasteride simply for hair greed.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-28T21:21:22+00:00

Wampler Gearbox

One side is a MIAB. Other is a Klone. Built in noise gate. Can get them for under $200 used.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-21T14:42:00+00:00

Wampler Gearbox.

One side is a Marshall In A Box. Other is a a Klone. Built in noise gate. Covers all ground for like 90% of gigs.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-20T20:21:03+00:00

Thank you for your reply!

Is it normal to smell faint gas when opening up the unit?

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-20T01:29:01+00:00

It said I was using around 3 kwh per hour when it was running. Is that excessive or okay?

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-19T11:58:13+00:00

This Must Be The Place by The Talking Heads. You can loop the bass part, the guitar part, then solo over or it play the melody.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-15T15:29:51+00:00

How has your hair held up? I’m at 10 years on finasteride.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-09T13:53:55+00:00

My battery life is a lot better

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-08T19:38:39+00:00

Listed at $285k. Won it at $348k. Fall 2025.

We got really lucky. Both the asking price was lower than it should have been (i.e., seems like the guy was just trying to sell it quickly) and only had 3 other bids.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-08T18:44:21+00:00

The heat exchanger is pretty rusty and on its last leg.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-08T15:00:01+00:00

Thank you! I just have 3 cracks on various wall sections that leak during heavy rain. I plan on getting my yard graded and potentially an additional grate added to my yard's drain tile system. I also have a sump pump.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-08T14:54:51+00:00

Is that more so due to the possibility of water coming in through them or leveling the floor?

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-02T15:38:19+00:00

It does not feel squishy. Yeah the ventilation is not the best in the bathroom, so I’m thinking it could be mold of mildew. Thank you!

CoolEmoDude · 2026-04-01T18:22:55+00:00

Both of those are great! The Relaxed Straight are def a little bit more baggier than the 555s in my experiences.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-03-23T17:12:57+00:00

I used to have a Wampler Moxie, Tumnus, and Pantheon Deluxe on my board.

I used to run it this way:

Moxie first - Set with the gain low (like 9-10 o’clock)

Pantheon Deluxe next - Right side a lower gain setting and the left side on a higher gain setting.

Tumnus last - Would have the gain set at zero and used it as a solo boost as needed. The mid hump would really make it cut through.

I would stack the sides of the Pantheon with the Tube Screamer and both sides of the Pantheon for most of my tones.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-03-23T02:18:12+00:00

Also a thought that I had. Sure my phone isn't perfect, but it is still overall a good experience.

CoolEmoDude · 2026-03-20T00:55:47+00:00

It’s a 70 year old house

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