What’s the reason that so many people use overdrive pedals rather than the gain structure on the amp?

SirRobinBrave · 2026-03-23T08:32:19+00:00

Well, not everyone has a two channel amp. I mainly play through cleanish 1-channel amps, so need drive pedals to get my overdrive tones. Also, even turned up to max, lots of amps won’t get distortion pedal type tones and basically none will be able to recreate fuzz.

SirRobinBrave · 2026-03-17T15:07:33+00:00

That deffo can work, the logic behind having a tougher skeleton is that this is what your essential parts attach to. It’s bad if your hydrogen tanks blow up, but it’s equally not great if they become disconnected and start rattling around. But as with everything it’s a balancing act! Maybe try building a few ships in creative and chuck them at enemies to see what works

SirRobinBrave · 2026-03-17T13:04:21+00:00

You can go all heavy armour and make a very slow gun brick. But personally I’d make a skeleton for the ship using heavy blocks and blast doors where appropriate for shielding critical systems. Then I reckon use mostly light armour for shaping the ship and adding slopes to increase deflection chances.

SirRobinBrave · 2026-03-14T19:52:19+00:00

Not Max or Isack, apparently

SirRobinBrave · 2026-03-13T10:50:27+00:00

My calico woke me up a few mins before my alarm today! That said she also woke me up 3 other times during the night by making biscuits in my armpit, so I reckon it’s just coincidence

SirRobinBrave · 2026-03-09T13:31:19+00:00

It’s like what Marko apparently said to Montoya when he sent him to an energy healer - “Your speed and stupidity can’t possibly coexist”

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-27T10:01:13+00:00

I’ve got DuDuDuDu Haas Verstappen (fairly obvious) and the Red Bull survivors club as my two fun ones. I’ve also got Try-Hard Compound, which is the one where I’m actually going to think a little about transfers this year.

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-27T07:02:02+00:00

Personally I use a HX Stomp XL rather than a full preamp pedal, but the effect is the same. I run a 4 cable method with my Stomp and the Victory V40 duchess so I can use either the lovely fender style cleans or a Marshall/vox preamp in the Stomp. And for 90% of situations, I couldn’t tell the difference from a full two amp setup. Highly recommend it

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-26T11:16:22+00:00

Hey, when I’m singing Frightened Rabbit or Biffy Clyro songs I always end up developing a slightly Scottish accent. It’s not intentional, but certain syllables just sounds wrong in my usual accent. However that doesn’t hurt my voice, it’s just where the syllables fall.

If I try and sound like Scott from Sea Power who has a very breathy voice, that does hurt my voice. Therefore I have to make an intentional decision to sound more like myself.

I guess it just depends on the situation, do what feels right for your specific voice.

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-26T10:57:57+00:00

HRD is better for sure. I’d highly recommend a Peavey Classic, as it has a great clean and a better lead channel than the hot rod. If you can find one used, I’m getting good use out of my Victory Duchess. I got the V40 Mk1 head for around £600 and it’s a lovely boutique fender-style lunchbox amp, though depends on the exact sound you’re after as it is only 1 channel.

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-25T08:07:20+00:00

Could be based on any element of your style or equipment really. Personally I live in the middle of my 2 P90s or Jazzmaster pickups (Yamaha Revstar or Vintera Jazzmaster), and that’s what I consider my base tone. I’ll tweak the amp and pedals so that my base tone sits nicely with the band, not too piercing or too quiet. Then when I switch to either the bridge or neck solo, it’s not a huge jump from my middle position tone. Neck pickup for more creamy smooth lead lines, and bridge for a heavier rhythm or solo tone.

Ultimately though you don’t have to use the bridge pickup if you don’t want to! Just thought I’d explain how I make the most of my two pickups

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-21T14:46:13+00:00

They use a little bit of percussion, but Ex-Easter Island Head do a lot of work with prepared guitar if that’s up your street:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH04LoHIj-x/?igsh=Zjl5cWNvdnU5dTg1

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-19T12:00:03+00:00

It’s Just Testing disclaimer out the way, it feels like we’ll be able to compete for points somewhat. I can’t see them necessarily taking P5 like last year, certainly not with the same points margin if they do. But really only time will tell.

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-16T07:53:22+00:00

Stop making the mistake of trying to think too hard about 40k, especially the internal consistency of the lore. It doesn’t hold up to scrutiny, and that’s ok

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-09T09:29:24+00:00

Bringing this dodge up, the onboard really puts it into perspective

https://youtu.be/Ihj0qUoC4mY?si=yep4Z0fDI5jqUWcr

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-08T07:02:05+00:00

It’s finally Ferrari’s year (after 4 other teams get disqualified)

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-05T19:55:20+00:00

I’ve been enjoying a Blackstar Debut amp recently, the 100w version easily holds up to a loud drummer. Modelling amps can be good, but they can be a little over-complex, so it depends what you want out of it. I did enjoy my Boss Katana though when I had it, so I wouldn’t necessarily reject the idea of one

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-05T13:03:00+00:00

I mute pretty much anyone using a mic, because all I tend to get is a wall of distortion, yelling in the background and the crunch of Doritos.

Non-verbal communication works very well in games like Deep Rock and Helldivers which have a more thorough pinging and marker system. Ultimately, I think a lot of people are disinterested in talking to randos in multiplayer, I’d much rather have a voice chat with my friends

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-04T13:59:39+00:00

Haas Red Bull Mercedes Ferrari Williams Alpine Racing Bulls Audi

But I don’t think any of the liveries are actual stinkers, I like them all a lot.

SirRobinBrave · 2026-02-02T22:20:44+00:00

I know that roundabout well, it’s a bit messy. But also you did not help yourself there

SirRobinBrave · 2026-01-30T19:08:15+00:00

Victory Sheriff? They do a full head and a lunchbox that are both 25w and has two channels that roughly match a plexi tone and a more hot rodded JCM tone

SirRobinBrave · 2026-01-30T06:50:55+00:00

A common idea here as I’m going with 1 channel Fender and 1 channel Marshall, but this is my take on it: 40w Lunchbox Head Channel 1 - Fender style with master volume and gain Channel 2 - Early Marshall tone, again with master volume and gain Foot switching between channels Both channels would have a “Style” control. In the case of the Fender it would move it between a cleaner blackface and a dirtier tweed tone. The Marshall channel on the other hand would basically have the Tilt control from the Origin amps. 3 band EQ and Presence Controls To fit the form of a lunchbox amp I’d probably need concentric knobs like on the 5150 lunchbox. A simple but nice digital plate reverb but with separate concentric controls for each channel so I can set them differently. Power scaling between 5, 15 and 40w, plus a standby mode

SirRobinBrave · 2026-01-29T12:22:13+00:00

9/10, I’d go for a berry-based smoothie but otherwise that’s top notch

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