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Re: I'm really getting tired of....
Re: I'm really getting tired of....
Sounds like you've pretty much answered your question. Sure, you can get tired of reading all the posts about people who don't like 100-watt amps and disagree 100%, but as you said "It all boils down to preference." People prefer a 100-watt or 50-watt or 15-watt amp for lots of reasons: tone, affordability, practicality, versitility...the list goes on. It sounds like you're in the 100-watt camp; good for you. I have friends who are in that camp as well -- there's no way they'd go for anything less and I respect that.
Just keep in mind that in an open forum such as this one you're always going to get people who say "Anyone who does X is an idiot." Those kinds of statements are annoying and I do my best to ignore them. Occasionally, when I'm feeling particularly motivated (or even a little self-righteous), I'll step in and state my case.
I don't mean to pick on you specifically, 3'scompany -- even though I can't get that friggin' 70s sit-com theme song out of my head now because of your forum handle -- but your post happened to inspire me to respond. My three amps are 33 watts, 40 watts and 50 watts, respectively, and each is way too loud for bedroom purposes. In fact, they're even too loud for band practice or a small club gig without some kind of dummy load. On the flip side, I was just talking with a friend and fellow forum bro (who shall remain nameless) about his Mesa Dual Rec and how he absolutely loves the tone and can't imagine buying anything less powerful. When he opens the throttle on that thing it's godly to him. Cool.
I don't hear anyone saying here that they're "always right." That tone may be intentionally implied or unintentionally inferred but people are on this forum because they're passionate about what they use and how they use it. You are too, which totally rocks. I'd hate to read a whole "AC30s suck" thread. As much as I'd want to lay that thread to rest, in my vastly superior opinion (that was a joke) the best thing to do is either avoid the thread or post something stating "I think AC30s are great because of X, Y and Z." It looks like you've done the latter with your second post on this thread. I found that post much more useful that the initial post trying to squash discussion. In fact, again in my vastly superior opinion, I think you made some great arguments in your second post.
But do wear earplugs if you're going to blast a 100-watt for a few hours each week. Pete Townshend would say the same, but that jerk never comes to this forum anymore. He never sends us flowers...he never writes us love songs... *sniff*
I will now step off my soap box. Rock on, bro. You said it well.
- Keith
Re: I'm really getting tired of....
3'scompany said:
3'scompany said:
Sounds like you've pretty much answered your question. Sure, you can get tired of reading all the posts about people who don't like 100-watt amps and disagree 100%, but as you said "It all boils down to preference." People prefer a 100-watt or 50-watt or 15-watt amp for lots of reasons: tone, affordability, practicality, versitility...the list goes on. It sounds like you're in the 100-watt camp; good for you. I have friends who are in that camp as well -- there's no way they'd go for anything less and I respect that.
Just keep in mind that in an open forum such as this one you're always going to get people who say "Anyone who does X is an idiot." Those kinds of statements are annoying and I do my best to ignore them. Occasionally, when I'm feeling particularly motivated (or even a little self-righteous), I'll step in and state my case.
I don't mean to pick on you specifically, 3'scompany -- even though I can't get that friggin' 70s sit-com theme song out of my head now because of your forum handle -- but your post happened to inspire me to respond. My three amps are 33 watts, 40 watts and 50 watts, respectively, and each is way too loud for bedroom purposes. In fact, they're even too loud for band practice or a small club gig without some kind of dummy load. On the flip side, I was just talking with a friend and fellow forum bro (who shall remain nameless) about his Mesa Dual Rec and how he absolutely loves the tone and can't imagine buying anything less powerful. When he opens the throttle on that thing it's godly to him. Cool.
I don't hear anyone saying here that they're "always right." That tone may be intentionally implied or unintentionally inferred but people are on this forum because they're passionate about what they use and how they use it. You are too, which totally rocks. I'd hate to read a whole "AC30s suck" thread. As much as I'd want to lay that thread to rest, in my vastly superior opinion (that was a joke) the best thing to do is either avoid the thread or post something stating "I think AC30s are great because of X, Y and Z." It looks like you've done the latter with your second post on this thread. I found that post much more useful that the initial post trying to squash discussion. In fact, again in my vastly superior opinion, I think you made some great arguments in your second post.
But do wear earplugs if you're going to blast a 100-watt for a few hours each week. Pete Townshend would say the same, but that jerk never comes to this forum anymore. He never sends us flowers...he never writes us love songs... *sniff*
I will now step off my soap box. Rock on, bro. You said it well.
- Keith
I play with a pretty loud drummer and the clean headroom ended up being a concern, I *just* missed the volume level to cut through with the level of clarity I had wanted. 
. However, there's definitely a time and place for a 100w beast, just not now and not at my place :laugh2:.
