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I use my m160’s on a dimed 120 watt Matamp with EV speakers (very high efficiency) and they handle it just fine close mic’d or back a foot.

I think too many people are focusing on that Vai plays niche music that is past its prime. The difficulty to tour is with all bands...

This is where I'm at. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and I'm lucky that there are a plethora of small theaters, clubs, etc... to...

He’s just highlighting how the increased prices have affected his industry too, he’s not asking us to solve the problem. He’s simply...

Seriously! Dude really needs to get with the reality of touring these days. One guitar, a Line 6 Pod, a couple work lights with multi...

Remember when idiots thought weak bands were just complaining and that everything was totally fine and normal in the economy because...

Exactly. There are collector prices and musician prices. Original Klons are for collectors who may or may not even be musicians whereas...

CS guitars aren't for musicians, they are for collectors. That's not to say a musician can't also be a collector or vice versa, but a...

World we are living in, middle class is getting squeezed, inflation far exceeds raises for cost of living, eggs have gone up in price...

I don't think most people are making money off of re-selling their FCS guitars. I always see them going for way less than they sell for...

Yeah, I don’t see many solutions, and certainly not easy, universal ones. I got a raise this year that doesn’t even cover inflation so I...

It's definitely gotten harder for everyone. I'm not really sure what solutions there are. Crowdfunding tours could help, but that...

I thought they'd be heavier in the same vein as King Diamond. Reminds me of the Molly Hatchet album covers.

people seem to love shooting down the merits of this band for being small and living too well but much larger bands are saying the same...

I have a Gibson Les Paul Neal Schon Signature equipped with a Fernandez Sustainer. The trickiest part is not the installation itself...