Okay. But still not sure of your point. If you want to geek out about Fenders or Gibsons, I am sure I could keep up ;). What’cha got?
Geek out? No. Ive got an 02 R8 and a 2007 MIM Strat Standard. I’ve been here a long while and just think its funny how guitars seem to be some kind of… I can’t even put it into words…
Once again, sorry for being jerkish. We all have to start somewhere. I wish I could play this.
Can’t view it right now, but no worries. Are you trying to say that guitar leads folks to do strange things? That I agree with 
No, it’s not any shredder you’ve ever heard of before.
If you couldn’t see the second hand ticking away and people walking in the background in the video you would swear it had been sped up. Really, though, it’s not much to listen to.
Claude, maybe you could say a little bit more than one line comments as they all seem to read out as backhanded compliments.
If you want to join in and geek about guitars this is the place to do it.
There’s no telling what the skill level of the participants are in this group without leaving the forum so I couldn’t imagine talking down to anyone here which is what your posts appear to be doing.
If you want to take shots at the knowledge level of the group I suggest taking it to the pit. In here we all are obligated to not punch back. Not so in the pit.
If your intent was to just be rowdy about the general goofiness of us guitar-afflicted people and you include yourself in the bunch then excuse me for my ruffled feathers.
I’m glad that you’ve already apologized for this, but in the future, please don’t do it in the first place. It’s threadshitting and it’s rude.
You’ve apologized and Marley has laid it down - we’re done. I do like the thought of using this as a jumping off point to say the opposite: I really enjoy discussing guitars on the Dope because it is more about “interesting people who share an interest in guitar” more than “people focused on guitar, many of whom are simply not interesting”
The fact that we come from all levels adds to the richness - I get tired of guitar experts on the focused message boards crowding out newbies who need info but can’t hold their own.
As for the concern about the quality of information - again, I would be interested in what you mean. I stand by my experience, and have a real respect for many Dopers across guitar, electronics, music production, etc. I think this is a great place to get insights and answers.
So yay us. That is all.
WHAT THE FUCK???
Not only is E a very good friend of mine, but this site has saved me a LOT of money!
The thread has a home here and this is where it had BETTER stay!
AFAIK, no one here has ever professed themselves as being anything than another picker trying to learn, and every now and then we have the benefit of someone trying to teach us something.
If this thread is shut down, I will SHIT down someone’s throat, make them regurgitate it and then make 'em eat it again!
Q
One of the reasons that this thread is more congenial to most dopers than dedicated guitar geek boards is pretty much illustrated in your post. I have been playing guitar for 45 years, subscribe to a few guitar mags, have built a guitar, repaired a bunch of them, and bought and sold over 100 of them. I know from your post that you have a made in Mexico Strat, but I don’t know what an R8 is and can’t be bothered to look it up. Did you expect everyone to know what that is, or did you intend to demonstrate your superiority in some way?
02 R8 = Gibson Les Paul, Vintage Original Spec / Historic, 1958 Reissue (R8 = Reissue of a '58, vs. an R9 for a '59, etc…an R8 is diff vs. an R9 by having a plaintop - not a flamed maple top for an R9 and also a somewhat chunkier neck).
Super common lingo on guitar boards; Greek anywhere else.
Again, I am not looking to snark at **Claude **- it’s inappropriate in this forum and he apologized anyway. Guitar message boards are so obsessive and geek-tastic that you need to divine the lingo, sort through the bull, but once you do, there is some knowledge to be had. That is simply a very different approach vs. how this board works. You can get advice here, but it is…presented differently
WordMan also explained the whole Les Paul ‘R’ thing in greater detail earlier in this thread.
Oh yeah, post #843 on 9/18/2010, don’t know how I missed that! 
Now that I have read the explanation, I’m still not sure I would translate 02 R8 into 2002 Gibson Les Paul Standard 1958 Reissue even in the context of a general guitar thread. I guess I just prefer more detailed, less cryptic, descriptions.
I knew that.
On another note…
Wordman and anyone else that read my thread about breaking in amp speakers and my Carr Mercury, an update.
Every time I fired up the Merc with the intention of tinkering, I dialed in the tone I liked and ended up just playing. I finally dug up my multimeter and checked the bias on it. The manual recommends .045VDC for the EL34 tube. Mine was at .055. I dialed it back to the recommended setting and I am much happier with the sound, both on the clean and on the gain settings. The bias adjustment is a shaft like on a potentiometer (maybe that’s exactly what it is) that sticks out from the chassis on the inside of the cabinet. I can see how it may have gotten moved from someone reaching around in there or maybe from stuffing the cord into the back of the cab.
I still don’t think the clean setting is as good as the clean on my TRRI but it’s pretty good. Just a little less shimmery 3D.
I still plan to try swapping one of the 6L6s from my twin into the Merc to see what happens.
I also think there is something to the speaker break in. Before I tweaked the bias I was feeling like the tone was getting a little better.
It’s hard to be objective when you’ve already invested in the amp.
Excellent! All great news. I look forward to the 6L6 test.
Remember: a good chunk of that shimmer you like is simply due to the Twin being…a twin, ie having two speakers. They play with/against each othe to thicken and add a natural chorus effect. Remind me, is the Merc’s cab open or closed? An open back like the Twin has adds time-delay shimmer, too.
The Merc is open back.
It will be pretty easy to hook the Twin speakers to the Carr, just to see what happens.
I’m satisfied with the amp as is but it is a great platform for experimentation.
Exactly.
This seems like as good a time as any to express my appreciation to everyone who has contributed to this thread. I very much enjoy your patience, your advice, your anecdotes and the rare occasions when I’m in a position to answer someone’s question. I wish there existed a way to jam with all of you!
I am totally SCHMEILLING at you, right now, Le Mininistre, with all the the thanks I can manage. Not only to rock or jam, but also to give you a TOTAL hug and squeauzzze!
Your friend
Quasi