although I have him on ignore (1st time ever I've done that) I couldn't help but notice the quotes.
Thing is Demented ... for whatever reason you went after me first. In the 'leaving amp on' thread', you attacked me personally and directly despite the fact that 3 other people in the thread said the exact same thing as I did but you said nothing at all about them.
In the piano thread, despite the fact that I have been one of the busiest piano techs in probably the nation, you decided that I must be full of shit and attacked me there.
And now, when all I did was comment on what I've experienced in 40 years of working with the things, you've attacked me again. Just because I don't bother to lookup a circuit design to check to see if an amp has a pot for setting bias when my manual clearly says they don't want you to fool with the bias means nothing. I read the manual and was repeating what it said.
Also, I have not one single time said not to bias, I specifically said that it's best to do so. I just said that it's not absolutely necessary and won't damage your amp and that's correct. And my comments about what I do myself were just relating what my experience has been but I again specifically said that was just me because of my extremely busy gigging schedule. Believe it or not, some people are interested in what players have experienced in the field. It is different than a test bench sometimes.
PLUS .... once again the only person you attacked was me when several others made the same comment.
Now ...... I don't known why you've decided to go after me in these threads, I'm not aware of having said anything bad about you in the past and am not aware of saying or doing anything to offend you and if I did, I would have been very happy to discuss it and make amends if I inadvertently said something that pissed you off.
And the first couple of threads you attacked me in, I was very mild and in one of them you even commented on how I didn't respond in kind to you so you couldn't be pissed off at me.
But I've had enough and I'm gonna respond to you exactly like you come at me.
I've played something like 11,000 paying gigs and that alone, gives me an enormous amount of practical hands-on experience and knowledge of what breaks amps ..... what doesn't seem to make as much difference as some people think .... and specific instances where I've done things that many of you have only read about including yourself. You probably haven't had a Bassman 400 fall 10 feet from a stage and keep working, I have ..... and every other catastrophe that people obsess over has happened to me also simply because of the sheer number of gigs I do.
I don't mind if you disagree but to personally attack me every time isn't ok first off ...... and my experience with music is direct and up close as I still play 5 to 7 gigs every week and I can guarantee you that I'm one of the very best musicians you'll ever have contact with. That's why when I moved to Florida, not knowing a single person here, within 3 weeks I was playing at least 5 gigs a week and had every band in the area tossing their cards at me for gigs.
That doesn't mean I know everything and countless threads on this site attest to my willingness to be corrected or to not mind if someone disagrees with me ..... but I do mind personal attacks and I hate folks that think that everything they say is right and then attack anyone that disagrees. And for some reason, you've decided to attack me in particular.
Now, I have you on ignore because I don't come here for any reason other than to escape life for a bit and share some of what I've experienced in a lifetime of playing professionally.
If you want to keep attacking me for no good reason that I can see .... I'll leave it that way.
If you don't like the idea of having conflict with someone on the board, then PM me and we'll talk about things. I don't like this situation at all.
But I'm done with your unreasonable and unprovoked attacks on me and I'm gonna respond to you the same way you talk to me. If you don't like it, then you should consider why I don't like it when you do it.
