"Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
news:MgFGd.11151$wZ2.2822@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com:

Sounds like my Peavey amps. Who needs free weights to build muscle
with those around?

Sound gear and the boxes they come in explain why the average roadie
is 6'6" with lots of muscle.

Several hours of sitting around, doing nothing but eating backstage
food explains the gut.

You got that straight! I used to be the one they sent up the show
towers, 'cause they were all too big. Try climbing a 35 foot tower
with 35 feet of chain hanging off you when you're only 130 pounds!

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:43:48 GMT, raven1 <quoththeraven@nevermore.com>
wrote:

On 16 Jan 2005 17:16:06 GMT, Gary Bohn
<garybohn@REMOVETHISaccesscomm.ca> wrote:

John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> wrote in
news:bavku0drf0crdnlk19pnooi0c05fj5lpbm@4ax.com:

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 04:48:59 GMT, raven1
<quoththeraven@nevermore.com> wrote:

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 18:46:38 GMT, John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net>
wrote:

Well, after 35 years as a die-hard tube snob, I finally broke down
and bought a Line 6 Flextone III XL. This thing is freaking
amazing, but to get to the point - are there any of my fellow
pickers who've had some experience with this model who can give me
some pointers for dialing it in?

Can't help here; I'm still a die-hard tube snob ;-)

But let me know how it sounds!

Well, it acquitted itself nicely at its first gig. <G> The warmest
sounding solid state amp I've ever heard. And for sheer volume, the
other guitarist's Marshall can't keep up. I'd say for both sound
pressure level and bottom end punch, it's the heavyweight champ of
2x12 combos. I think Line 6's 150 watt rating is a bit
conservative. I wouldn't say the amp models are 100% accurate, but
they're close enough, and no two amps, especially vintage amps,
sound exactly alike anyway, so just because Line 6's model doesn't
sound exactly like *my* blackface Twin doesn't mean it isn't pretty
close to the one they used to model it. Some care is required with
the presence control, though. On some of the models, there's a very
fine line between lively and piercing. :-)

On the downside, it's *heavy!* Not quite as bad as a Fender Twin,
but getting there. I see casters in its future.

The specs quoted on Line 6's site, 28 wide by 21 high by 10.5 deep
and 59 pounds are still the old specs for the Flextone II. The
Flextone III is slightly smaller at 27 wide by 20 high by 10.5
deep, but it's 14 pounds heavier.

Sounds like my Peavey amps. Who needs free weights to build muscle
with those around?

Heh. I must be a glutton for punishment! I played through a Peavey
2x10 combo for years, then, in a moment of temporary insanity, moved
up to a Crate Excalibur stack with a 4x12 bottom. (I'm currently
playing through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, which has to be the heaviest
1x10 combo ever built, but not nearly as bad as the other two). If I
ever sell the Peavey or the Crate on Ebay, they're getting listed
under "Bodybuilding Equipment".

I have an old blackface Fender Twin which, unfortunately, is
nonfunctional at the moment, although I do plan to put it back in
commission if and when I can find an original transformer in working
condition for it. It's rated at 85 watts RMS, and I think it weighs a
pound per watt. <G>