My friend keeps sending me Ampeg porn pics…..

[Minininjarob]

A friend of mine owns a back line hire company and keeps sending me pics of their bass gear. Which I can’t afford nor need but I will be going to play though some of their kit soon I hope. 
This is some of the SVT bass stuff he has. 

I know his dad used to work for Sugden amplifiers BITD IIRC and he is very good with electronics so together they have been able to keep them in great working order. 
 

He has GK and TC gear to hire out too. 
 

I am thinking it might be not good to go and play though it as I reckon nothing else will quite sound the same - but I have to, don’t I?
 

(I won’t post the name of his company as not sure if it’s allowed? If I can I will do, any guidance?)

Edited July 12, 2023 by Minininjarob

[asingardenof]

Aren't we all guilty of tantalising each other with gear though?

[Baloney Balderdash]

At least he didn't pose naked himself in the pictures alongside the Ampeg gear. 

 

Edited July 12, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[Minininjarob]

8 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

At least he didn't pose naked himself in the pictures along side the Ampeg gear. 

I am fearful of opening any more texts from him now. 😳

[VTypeV4]

 

I'll just leave this here.. 😅  I've been very impressed with my SVT although Trace is my usual choice - you may well be equally impressed.

[ahpook]

7 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

At least he didn't pose naked himself in the pictures alongside the Ampeg gear. 

 

 

If I were him I'd be saving those shots for OnlyFans

[Minininjarob]

Dammit he’s got a GK 2001RB with a big GK cab too. 
I’m going to his unit. I’ve decided. 

[Downunderwonder]

I hope it never gets damp enough in there to make use of that drain! Very strange. Old slaughterhouse or factory?

[ahpook]

1 hour ago, Downunderwonder said:

I hope it never gets damp enough in there to make use of that drain! Very strange. Old slaughterhouse or factory?

 

Maybe it's for the brown note.

[Chienmortbb]

Those pictures don't do anything for me. Am I gay or a closet guitarist?

[Minininjarob]

11 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

I hope it never gets damp enough in there to make use of that drain! Very strange. Old slaughterhouse or factory?

Just a pretty standard industrial unit tbh. Might have been a workshop before? No water goes down there. 

[Minininjarob]

1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said:

Those pictures don't do anything for me. Am I gay or a closet guitarist?

Not sure why it would make you gay?

 

A guitarist though - ewwww. 😂

[Chienmortbb]

1 hour ago, Minininjarob said:

Not sure why it would make you gay?

As porn, Ampeg gear has no effect on me.

[tauzero]

It makes my back feel as if it's going to pack up just looking at it. I'm not saying whether that's Ampeg cabs or porn.

[Minininjarob]

12 minutes ago, tauzero said:

It makes my back feel as if it's going to pack up just looking at it. I'm not saying whether that's Ampeg cabs or porn.

Looking at porn pulls your back out? Well whatever floats your boat. 😂

[tauzero]

6 hours ago, Minininjarob said:

Looking at porn pulls your back out? Well whatever floats your boat. 😂

 

You've never watched naked Hungarian lady gymnast porn?

[Chienmortbb]

1 hour ago, tauzero said:

 

You've never watched naked Hungarian lady gymnast porn?

I don’t have the imagination to think about that.

[tauzero]

57 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said:

I don’t have the imagination to think about that.

 

The point about watching it is you don't need the imagination.

[ahpook]

For some reason I can't get the word 'Ampegging' out of my head 🤪

 

Edited July 14, 2023 by ahpook

[pbasspecial]

I spam my bass friend with loads of ads for short scale basses just to watch him drool. 

Edited July 14, 2023 by pbasspecial

[BassmanPaul]

To me it's just a Buch of equipment using old, out of date technology. No interest whatsoever.

 

[BigRedX]

11 hours ago, BassmanPaul said:

To me it's just a Buch of equipment using old, out of date technology. No interest whatsoever.

 

That may be tongue in cheek but there's an element of through in the statement.

 

Someone else recently posted about a musical equipment company that was offering all their big old heavy amps a virtually bargain-bin prices and still had no takers. I suspect that a large number of people hiring these rigs have them entirely for show and will only by switching them on if it would override be obvious that they were simply stage props. IME these days by the time you are playing stages big enough so that this kind of rig is drowning out the rest of the band, the PA and foldback you are using will have already completely surpassed it.

[Minininjarob]

25 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

 

That may be tongue in cheek but there's an element of through in the statement.

 

Someone else recently posted about a musical equipment company that was offering all their big old heavy amps a virtually bargain-bin prices and still had no takers. I suspect that a large number of people hiring these rigs have them entirely for show and will only by switching them on if it would override be obvious that they were simply stage props. IME these days by the time you are playing stages big enough so that this kind of rig is drowning out the rest of the band, the PA and foldback you are using will have already completely surpassed it.

Well he always has them out on hire and is always looking for more to add to stock. I doubt the price to hire/deliver/pick them up will be paid by people just wanting them as stage candy. I was going to go and have a play through a few he has this week but they are all out on hire. 
Maybe people still use them on anger but the convenience of having someone deliver them and maintain them for them is attractive. 
I read that post about bargain basement amps but I’ve not come across anyone selling stuff at bargain prices. 
I’ll ask my friend who is using them, maybe it will enlighten us all. He is a pro sound engineer so will know if they are being used as they were designed.