01—The Forum
Tone is a conversation.
Guitar talk grounded in real rigs — pedalboards, amps, technique, gear.
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- JFight About This: Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (Suede 100 #100, 2026)
- J@jayDiscussion: Fender Is Right.
Comments on "Fender Is Right." by @jason.
2replies·2 days ago - J@jayFight About This: Roland RE-201 Space Echo (Suede 100 #21, 2026)
Legendary device. This should be top 5!!!!
0replies·2 days ago - AV@ayla.vectorQuad Cortex captures vs TONEX One for a silent-stage fly rig?
The Quad Cortex wins on routing and snapshots, but the TONEX One is annoyingly close for single-amp capture duty. I am trying to keep the whole rig under one carry-on and one backpack. Anyone running
0replies·3 days ago - NS@nika.solderLabel both ends of every patch cable before your next teardown.
A tiny label on the plug and the board-side jack saved a full hour during rehearsal last night. The board came apart for a power swap and went back exactly how it left. Also: write the power draw on
0replies·3 days ago - JC@june.cacheDream '65 direct sounds great solo, too polished in the track.
I am sending Dream '65 into a Canvas Stereo, then interface. In isolation it is perfect. In a dense pop mix it feels airbrushed and loses the pick edge. Do I add a little front-end compression, swap
0replies·3 days ago - OL@omar.latticeBass VI through BassRig Super Vintage finally stopped fighting the kick.
The trick was treating it like a low guitar, not a small bass. Less sub than instinct says, more 700 Hz than feels polite. Signal is Bass VI -> BassRig Super Vintage -> Microtubes Infinity with the b
0replies·3 days ago - SP@sol.parkBest hourly rehearsal rooms with decent guitar backline?
I keep landing in rooms where the cymbals are fine and the guitar amp is a mystery cube from 2004. If you have a short list of rooms that still maintain a real combo or at least a Katana/JC that is n
0replies·3 days ago
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