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Title: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Stecks on October 05, 2012, 06:13:18 AM
... so just let me introduce myself ...

Hey everyone!  Glad to be on board. 
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: sour d on October 05, 2012, 12:06:07 PM
Nice. Now detailed pics of your rig.
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Post by: Happyorange27 on October 05, 2012, 12:39:05 PM
Quote from: sour d on October 05, 2012, 12:06:07 PM
Nice. Now detailed pics of your rig.
+1
It's a prerequisite for continuing your membership here.  ;D
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Stecks on October 05, 2012, 02:55:58 PM
Ha, fair enough.  Do I have to go through hell week or some sort of hazing?   If not..... can I?  ;D

Mostly I've been playing my Schecter c1 classic which I bought in 2003, still a pretty decent guitar.  Amp is a 1971 Twin with an added master volume.  Random pedals - mostly I just play with a TS9, wah & delay with amp vibrato & reverb.  Ross comp is ok, I bought it a long long time ago, dont really use it most of the time, same with CS9 and BF2. 

(http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w379/FilthyStecksFunk/100_0924_zps5eea618c.jpg)


(http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w379/FilthyStecksFunk/100_0928_zps80ea7cc7.jpg)
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: MomaDan on October 05, 2012, 08:33:03 PM
Quote from: Stecks on October 05, 2012, 02:55:58 PM
Ross comp is ok, I bought it a long long time ago, dont really use it most of the time, same with CS9 and BF2. 


Watch it, thats blaspheme here. We mostly worship Trey after all

And of course, welcome  ;D
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Post by: fulltone1989 on October 05, 2012, 09:25:44 PM
Hey there! And it's very true we all worship Trey, or Tray, or Troy.
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Post by: Brian27 on October 05, 2012, 09:29:09 PM
I have been looking hard at Schecters lately. How does yours sound through a Fender?
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Stecks on October 06, 2012, 03:00:34 PM
Quote from: fulltone1989 on October 05, 2012, 09:25:44 PM
Hey there! And it's very true we all worship Trey, or Tray, or Troy.
Are you talking about Troy Understandio from The Fish?  I heard people do a lot of drugs at their concerts

Ok damn it, I'll start using the Ross again.  It gets some nice sustain...

I love my Schecter.. probably why I've had it for 10 years without getting something new.  Oh yeah, new guitars also cost $$$... minor detail.  But anyway, I love it, it feels amazing, like stroking a gorgeous booty.  A bit heavy, though.  Sustains all day, which is why I guess I haven't used the Ross that much.  It can sound a bit bright, but we can work around that - the pickups are SD JB/Jazz combo humbuckers.  I can get really great Strat/Tele/GibsonLesPaul/ReedSmith/JEM tones on it (5 way selector).  


Quote from: Brian27 on October 05, 2012, 09:29:09 PM
I have been looking hard at Schecters lately. How does yours sound through a Fender?
Through my Fender it sounds great on the Vibrato channel.  But as I said, it can get bright.  I have played it through several Fenders, it usually sounds pretty sweet.  I had the same question when I got it, I wasn't sure it would be "right" for my 71 Twin, but other musicians I've played out with have told me I get sick tone out of it... so who knows.  Its all subjective I guess.

I'll post some of me playing it, you can be the judge, but don't believe anything I say... go check one out.  For the money, they're a great guitar.
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Happyorange27 on October 06, 2012, 05:47:20 PM
You sound fun an you live in a great state. Make some noise Cleveland!
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Stecks on October 07, 2012, 12:54:06 AM
Quote from: Happyorange27 on October 06, 2012, 05:47:20 PM
You sound fun an you live in a great state. Make some noise Cleveland!

Cleveland rocks, apparently.  (Maybe a little less than Akron, Wesley Bright & The Hi-Lites and Black Keys pretty much gives them the nod over C-town)...  But Cleveland DOES have this:

(http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w379/FilthyStecksFunk/100_0906_zpsb204c97b.jpg)

I took this picture last summer then a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame employee came over and said, "No pictures!" 
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: fulltone1989 on October 07, 2012, 03:50:28 PM
Quote from: Stecks on October 07, 2012, 12:54:06 AM
Quote from: Happyorange27 on October 06, 2012, 05:47:20 PM
You sound fun an you live in a great state. Make some noise Cleveland!

Cleveland rocks, apparently.  (Maybe a little less than Akron, Wesley Bright & The Hi-Lites and Black Keys pretty much gives them the nod over C-town)...  But Cleveland DOES have this:

(http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w379/FilthyStecksFunk/100_0906_zpsb204c97b.jpg)

I took this picture last summer then a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame employee came over and said, "No pictures!" 

Its the DOG. Cleveland sounds great and that's a nice guitar!
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Stecks on October 07, 2012, 05:42:03 PM
Quote from: fulltone1989 on October 07, 2012, 03:50:28 PM
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Its the DOG. Cleveland sounds great and that's a nice guitar!

Yeah, FT...  we went to see Donna Jean Godchaux speak during Dead week - the current exhibit @ the R&R HOF is the Grateful Dead.  They had Mickey speak, Phil, and Donna, all one week.  I met Donna afterwards, told her a pretty personal story that I wanted her to hear, basically just saying thanks for making my life a much more beautiful and vibrant place, through some really dark, scary times, and during some great ones.

She gave me a hug and a kiss, told me I was blessed and that "You're going to have a lot of love in your life!"   Coolest thing is, she tracked me down by email about 2 days later and said the stuff we talked about really had an impact on her and she was flattered.... How cool is THAT?
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Post by: the_great_lemon on October 07, 2012, 09:32:30 PM
Quote from: Stecks on October 07, 2012, 05:42:03 PM

She gave me a hug and a kiss, told me I was blessed and that "You're going to have a lot of love in your life!"   Coolest thing is, she tracked me down by email about 2 days later and said the stuff we talked about really had an impact on her and she was flattered.... How cool is THAT?

Geeeez Stecks, that's awesome!!! I am most supremely jealous!

P.S. Welcome to this great forum!
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Stecks on October 09, 2012, 02:06:01 PM
Quote from: the_great_lemon on October 07, 2012, 09:32:30 PM
Quote from: Stecks on October 07, 2012, 05:42:03 PM

She gave me a hug and a kiss, told me I was blessed and that "You're going to have a lot of love in your life!"   Coolest thing is, she tracked me down by email about 2 days later and said the stuff we talked about really had an impact on her and she was flattered.... How cool is THAT?

Geeeez Stecks, that's awesome!!! I am most supremely jealous!

P.S. Welcome to this great forum!

Thanks!  She was SUPER cool.  I couldn't believe that she emailed me 2 days later.  I was diagnosed with cancer a few years back, and I told her that she was always there for me during some horrible times in the hospital, after surgeries & radiations, going in for scans...  Really helped me get through a horrible time in my life, and I told her how grateful I was for being a source of happiness and positivity and hope in my life when I didn't have a whole lot of my own.   I was almost 1 year into remission, and said that I couldn't have made it that far without having people like her to help me... That's when she gave me a HUGE HUGE hug and kissed me - she said "You're going to have a lot of love in your life" and that it was the greatest compliment she'd ever received in her life.   She was so amazing.  I GOT A KISS FROM DONNA JEAN!!!

(http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w379/FilthyStecksFunk/100_0907_zpsea71c728.jpg)
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Happyorange27 on October 09, 2012, 02:37:11 PM
That's worth a karma point.
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Post by: Walker done done on October 09, 2012, 04:17:45 PM
Great story Starks!
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Post by: fulltone1989 on October 10, 2012, 11:21:28 AM
Hell yeah it is!
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Stecks on October 10, 2012, 11:49:53 AM
Quote from: fulltone1989 on October 10, 2012, 11:21:28 AM
Hell yeah it is!

Thanks.  I couldn't believe she tracked me down.   I bet I know how she did, though.  My best friend growing up was the main dude/poobah/director of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum (now the title is kind of ceremonial, Rolling Stone magazine kind of runs it and decides who gets in, what exhibits are shown, etc... which is why PHISH is a SUREFIRE lock for 2013-2014 ... after  all, RS said that the boys were THE MOST IMPORTANT band of the 90's, and that includes some serious heavy hitters). 

Cleveland really does rock, anytime any of you want to visit, you have a place with me, 100% fun guaranteed!  Plus we'll be kicking out the jams so hard that Welch's and Smuckers will sue us in federal court.

Fuck those whiney bitches!
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Happyorange27 on October 10, 2012, 12:01:05 PM
Nice Steckler!
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Stecks on October 10, 2012, 02:24:53 PM
Quote from: Happyorange27 on October 09, 2012, 02:37:11 PM
That's worth a karma point.

Thanks... I'd give all of you folks karma points for welcoming me so graciously.  Was kind of looking forward to some hazing, though.   I'm a sicko  ;D
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Happyorange27 on October 10, 2012, 02:41:14 PM
Quote from: Stecks on October 10, 2012, 02:24:53 PM
Quote from: Happyorange27 on October 09, 2012, 02:37:11 PM
That's worth a karma point.

Thanks... I'd give all of you folks karma points for welcoming me so graciously.  Was kind of looking forward to some hazing, though.   I'm a sicko  ;D
Tie this rope around your wang as the other end is tied to a Twin Reverb and we will push it off a cliff.  Do you trust that we made the rope long enough to save your manhood or did we make the rope short enough for you to save the Fender from hitting the ground?
Title: Re: I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...
Post by: Stecks on October 30, 2012, 04:15:49 AM
I get more use out of my Twin than I do out of my wang.  And I say that with pride, sir.