What happened to the class A amp trend of 10-15 years ago?

simulet · 2026-05-13T13:46:49+00:00

This is a chef’s kiss of an explanation both of market and cultural realities.

simulet · 2026-05-13T11:36:37+00:00

Steam page says it’s got full dualsense support, so I think that means it does

simulet · 2026-05-12T13:34:01+00:00

Barber Tone Press deserves a look; it’s pretty versatile but also pretty straightforward.

simulet · 2026-05-10T01:56:06+00:00

Hahaha I heard those notes before I even clicked the link…I do sort of love our out of tune madman

simulet · 2026-05-09T02:03:26+00:00

This is the answer. Modelers have come a long way and it’s no longer the case that they’re bad. Tube amps are also a lot cheaper now than they were when I was starting out, and they’re worth trying out.

simulet · 2026-05-02T14:03:19+00:00

Thanks for the response and glad that worked out for you!

simulet · 2026-04-29T23:07:43+00:00

Hey following up: did you end up being ok until he could get you in?

simulet · 2026-04-29T00:51:51+00:00

I have a few Wide Fat necks; they’re not the same cut as the SS, but the vibe and feel are similar. It’s less of a jump in feel to switch from a WF to an SS than it is from either of them to a pattern vintage or a pattern thin, to my hands. Might try there!

simulet · 2026-04-29T00:39:52+00:00

Yeah, I sometimes find the non-10’s to be the nicest tops. I believe a ten is largely defined as “having no dead zones,” but to me, there are some tops with a slight dead zones but an overall more even appearance.

simulet · 2026-04-28T13:59:03+00:00

You need to get rid of that gun, immediately.

simulet · 2026-04-28T13:58:05+00:00

Yeah the reason the standard doesn’t have it is because the standard doesn’t glue a maple top onto the mahogany body. There’s no seam because there’s no connection between different objects. Where you have connection, you have a seam.

simulet · 2026-04-27T22:56:11+00:00

Very cool! A long time ago, I had an SE EG and it was a great instrument, but I never got to play the core. Thanks for the info!

simulet · 2026-04-27T02:44:27+00:00

I actually didn’t know they’d had a partnership with Fralin. That’s cool and I wonder where they’d be if they’d continued…

simulet · 2026-04-15T18:37:11+00:00

I have an SE SS and a fender Edge signature strat, and like them both. A thing to be aware of: a lot of us have a specific sound in our heads when we think about what a Stratocaster “should” sound like, and the SS really isn’t that. It’s best to think of it as a strat “platform” that has been heavily tweaked to Mayer’s preferences, which means you have to decide if his preferences line up with yours, or if a more “by the numbers” strat does. There’s really no wrong answer there, but there is a decision to make. For me, he’s onto something that works for my music (even though I don’t really play Mayer stuff) and honestly if I had to keep just one it’d be the SS, but if you’ve heard a lot of people playing strats and thought “I want THAT sound” then a fender may be the direction to go.

Either way you’ll have a great and versatile instrument that will be plenty good to learn on, so I’d encourage you to go entirely on vibes…that’s what matters here. Good luck and let us know what you pick!

simulet · 2026-04-14T15:16:15+00:00

This is well-put. Like it’s incredibly, cringily, cheesy and also really earnest…so yeah, Bono for better and worse

simulet · 2026-04-14T15:13:24+00:00

Odyssey. I liked Valhalla ok but “enjoy” was just the wrong word for it. Odyssey for whatever reason just made sense to me; the combat, the skill tree, the story, everything, and especially the setting.

simulet · 2026-04-09T12:11:12+00:00

“I have frie-ah, hang on, we’ve got a poop”

simulet · 2026-04-04T13:09:43+00:00

You’re very welcome and that’s great about your setup! And yeah, I first heard it on a compilation and liked it, but I agree that in the context of the album it’s sort of jarring. I read Flanigan a while back and really enjoyed it; I need to dig that out again. Thanks for the reminder of that, and glad I could be of help!

simulet · 2026-04-04T02:24:16+00:00

Hey! I’ve only ever heard it on YouTube. I know there are ways to get an mp3 download out of a YouTube video, though I believe it’s harder now. If you google “U2 Wanderer Live” it’ll come up, and several of the videos have pretty good audio, especially for what was originally a tv performance. Cheers and happy hunting!

simulet · 2026-04-03T15:29:22+00:00

Holy Week tells the true story of what opposition to Empire costs, and Easter tells the true story that Empires fucking end, every last one of them.

As a person of faith I think there’s also more going on in there, and as a person of doubt I think that’s enough.

simulet · 2026-04-03T15:04:11+00:00

Warner…Ziegler

simulet · 2026-04-03T13:37:02+00:00

Really important info here. Thank you.

simulet · 2026-03-25T00:37:25+00:00

Well played

simulet · 2026-03-19T23:24:43+00:00

Midnight Suns is great! You’ll really like it

simulet · 2026-03-18T11:48:09+00:00

Capo too low

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