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Re: the practice (long)

9/6/2000 1:43 AM
MikeB	Re: the practice (long) Give it a rest. How can you say that RG is biased when the only points he has taken you to task on are mystical statements you have made that, to some people, may seem factual, when in fact you cannot provide any evidence whatsoever to support these statements? Do you still honestly think that assembly order will make any audible difference in an effects pedal? Sure, we all have a common interest, but for me - and I suspect many others - that includes looking beyond the facade of magic surrounding some pedals and circuits (certain models of Big Muff Pi, "special" germanium transistors, etc etc) and finding out "why". I guess some people are happy with the "magic" explanations, but I'm not one of them. Personally, I think we are lucky to have people like RG around to explain things to the less knowledgable in a straightforward, no-nonsense manner. Maybe it is just me, but with the limited time I have to spend on this hobby, I prefer this to a "smokes and mirrors" approach which doesn't do anybody any favours as regard real understanding of how these circuits work, except perhaps those realising that there is money to be made out of promoting a particular point of view. MikeB

9/6/2000 1:43 AM

MikeB

Re: the practice (long)

Give it a rest.

How can you say that RG is biased when the only points he has taken you to task on are mystical statements you have made that, to some people, may seem factual, when in fact you cannot provide any evidence whatsoever to support these statements?

Do you still honestly think that assembly order will make any audible difference in an effects pedal?

Sure, we all have a common interest, but for me - and I suspect many others - that includes looking beyond the facade of magic surrounding some pedals and circuits (certain models of Big Muff Pi, "special" germanium transistors, etc etc) and finding out "why". I guess some people are happy with the "magic" explanations, but I'm not one of them.

Personally, I think we are lucky to have people like RG around to explain things to the less knowledgable in a straightforward, no-nonsense manner. Maybe it is just me, but with the limited time I have to spend on this hobby, I prefer this to a "smokes and mirrors" approach which doesn't do anybody any favours as regard real understanding of how these circuits work, except perhaps those realising that there is money to be made out of promoting a particular point of view.

MikeB

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jacques soldering smoke -- 9/6/2000 9:51 AM