Post what you are thinking at this very moment

[DemonGeminiX]

Carvins always had nice clean power to em....relative shit for distortion, but that's what pedals are for anyway! I hear ya about stacks, that's partly why I built that 1x15/4x10 into one unit that rolls away like a hand truck and I can tip it and slide it into my truck without really "having lifted it." Decisions, decisions...got enough ammo for a shootout?

Carvins are good pedal platforms. I have tons of pedals. By themselves, Carvins do 80s metal really well. Hit the front end with a tubescreamer as a boost and you can get a really nasty distorted tone out of it. But I'm not after it because of its rhythm distortion. It's a great lead amp and its cleans are amazing. I have a Mesa Boogie Mark V for my gain needs.

I've got enough 9mm and 5.56 to arm a small 3rd world army, but I could always use more. I don't have nearly enough 12 gauge slugs that I need. I wanted a distance rifle and thought an AR-10 in 308 would be a decent acquisition. It's all about the telescoping stock for me. Most hunting and distance shooting rifles have stocks that are too long for me to be comfortable. I like keeping shit in tight. If I had longer arms, I wouldn't care as much (and I'd look really funny). My AR-15 is a godsend in that respect. If I could get out to 500 to 800 yards with a bigger load relatively cheaply then I'd be happy.

[Griffin]

My AR-15 is a godsend in that respect. If I could get out to 500 to 800 yards with a bigger load relatively cheaply then I'd be happy.

Just get a 6.5 Grendel upper. https://www.cbcpfa.com/collections/u...ype_caliber=or
It will fit on your existing lower and the round is awesome, it is what I hunt with.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

...do 80s metal really well...

[FBD]

Carvins are good pedal platforms. I have tons of pedals. By themselves, Carvins do 80s metal really well. Hit the front end with a tubescreamer as a boost and you can get a really nasty distorted tone out of it. But I'm not after it because of its rhythm distortion. It's a great lead amp and its cleans are amazing. I have a Mesa Boogie Mark V for my gain needs.

I've got enough 9mm and 5.56 to arm a small 3rd world army, but I could always use more. I don't have nearly enough 12 gauge slugs that I need. I wanted a distance rifle and thought an AR-10 in 308 would be a decent acquisition. It's all about the telescoping stock for me. Most hunting and distance shooting rifles have stocks that are too long for me to be comfortable. I like keeping shit in tight. If I had longer arms, I wouldn't care as much (and I'd look really funny). My AR-15 is a godsend in that respect. If I could get out to 500 to 800 yards with a bigger load relatively cheaply then I'd be happy.

hell yeah man, I've got a Blackstar HT Dual with a '54 Tung Sol double d getter 12AX7 and it gives viciously searing distortion

kinda sounds like you have more of an immediate need for the combo

[DemonGeminiX]

Just get a 6.5 Grendel upper. https://www.cbcpfa.com/collections/u...ype_caliber=or
It will fit on your existing lower and the round is awesome, it is what I hunt with.

I'll look into that. Thanks, Grif.

Don't laugh, but I can play that song.

hell yeah man, I've got a Blackstar HT Dual with a '54 Tung Sol double d getter 12AX7 and it gives viciously searing distortion

kinda sounds like you have more of an immediate need for the combo

Blackstar amps rock. I don't know about the immediate need. It's an election year. It'd be best to get your gun purchases in now before the new year, just in case. At the very least, figure out where you're going to bury your guns in the event Trump loses (I seriously doubt he will, but I bought my AR-15 in November 2016 before the general election just in case the beast was elected. I'm glad I was wrong). And with respect to all of the protests and riots, I don't think anything's gonna get better any time soon. If anything, it'll get worse when Trump wins reelection. Arm up. Either way, I believe shit's gonna get ugly.

[KevinD]

Hmm. Took a punt and bought an EXH Soul Food today for $40. Running it into my blackstar Artist, and the Les Paul, pretty damned happy. Dunno if its a sound I really wanted, but it's a great sound. I really think I need to find a bluesbreaker pedal. Surprisingly, the Soul Food got quite a bit harder than I thought it would. Gonna try it with the solar guitar tomorrow and see if I can get some metal type tonez.

[DemonGeminiX]

Hmm. Took a punt and bought an EXH Soul Food today for $40. Running it into my blackstar Artist, and the Les Paul, pretty damned happy. Dunno if its a sound I really wanted, but it's a great sound. I really think I need to find a bluesbreaker pedal. Surprisingly, the Soul Food got quite a bit harder than I thought it would. Gonna try it with the solar guitar tomorrow and see if I can get some metal type tonez.

The EHX Soul Food is a colorless OD. "Transparent overdrive" is the industry name for it. Whatever tone your guitar has without it, that's what comes out when you plug into it with the added crunch. There's no treble, mid, or bass boost or cut whatsoever. You're just hearing the natural sound of your guitar through the amp, with the OD hitting the front end of the amp. Technically, it's a Klon Centaur clone. If you've seen the prices of those (they were only made for 4 years in the 90s), or the Klon KTR (its updated reissue), you'd understand the need for cheaper clones. Anyway, it wasn't really made for metal, it's best used as a transparent boost, as opposed to the mid boost you get with a tube screamer. But hey, you do you, man. If you can get what you need out of it, then so be it. I've got one and I use it on occasion.

If you're talking the Marshall Blues Breaker pedal, good luck. They've been out of production for a while, so they go used for boutique prices nowadays. The lowest price on Reverb is $350 (It's not the real thing, it's a knockoff). Others (the real ones) are significantly more expensive. Some pedal makers make clones, some of which can be found in this article:

https://www.guitarpedalx.com/news/ne...r-style-pedals

The article's 2 years old, and pedal makers make new shit all the time, so there may be other clones out there, if that is what you're looking for.

By the way, the original Blues breaker pedal kind of sucked. It didn't do much in the volume department.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Don't laugh, but I can play that song.

Why would I laugh? I like Ratt

Hmm. Took a punt and bought Soul Food today...

[DemonGeminiX]

Nope.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That is soul food

[Muddy]

Lance, that is one proper plate of food my man..!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Well maybe except for the collard greens and black-eyed peas

[lost in melb.]

Well maybe except for the collard greens and black-eyed peas

I do like macaroni and cheese though. esp, with browned buttery crumbs. Ditto any cheesy pasta, fettucini...unhealthy but who cares

[Muddy]

Well maybe except for the collard greens and black-eyed peas

Man, I'll take alll that..! Put a little red wine vinegar on them.. a little ham in the cooking part...

[Griffin]

Put a little red wine vinegar on them..