I drink up all the Hennessey ya got on ya shelf...

[Stecks]

... so just let me introduce myself ...

Hey everyone!  Glad to be on board. 

[sour d]

Nice. Now detailed pics of your rig.

[Happyorange27]

Nice. Now detailed pics of your rig.

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It's a prerequisite for continuing your membership here. 

[Stecks]

Ha, fair enough.  Do I have to go through hell week or some sort of hazing?   If not..... can I? 

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. 

[MomaDan]

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 

[fulltone1989]

Hey there! And it's very true we all worship Trey, or Tray, or Troy.

[Brian27]

I have been looking hard at Schecters lately. How does yours sound through a Fender?

[Stecks]

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).  

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.

[Happyorange27]

You sound fun an you live in a great state. Make some noise Cleveland!

[Stecks]

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:



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

[fulltone1989]

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:



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!

[Stecks]

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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?

[the_great_lemon]

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!

[Stecks]

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!!!

[Happyorange27]

That's worth a karma point.