Guinness Lad
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I haven't posted here, but decided I probably should. I have an Express 5-25+, really a great amp. I have had many and Mesa is very good overall.
This post however is about The Gear Page. I find that place pretty poor with a group think mentality, in that if you argue against the consensus train of thought you will find yourself suspended and then eventually banned. I created a post in the amp section saying the 70% rule for biasing amplifiers was BS. I stated there is a range and rather than just setting it to 70% that you should experiment and find a range which works for you which doesn't cause tubes to red plate. The amount of angst and people calling me a loser was a bit much. I would defend myself, and say people like Soldano, Mesa, and many other companies don't exercise this 70% rule. Yet, again I became the problem. Eventually someone got mad and turned me in, so I was the person to get banned. Even though I didn't go after anyone personally, since what I wrote was not accepted I became the victim.
I guess I am curious to know if anyone who hangs here also goes there and sees what I do. I may hang out here more often as gear forums are rather thin. That's all I have, interested to see what people say, take care.
This post however is about The Gear Page. I find that place pretty poor with a group think mentality, in that if you argue against the consensus train of thought you will find yourself suspended and then eventually banned. I created a post in the amp section saying the 70% rule for biasing amplifiers was BS. I stated there is a range and rather than just setting it to 70% that you should experiment and find a range which works for you which doesn't cause tubes to red plate. The amount of angst and people calling me a loser was a bit much. I would defend myself, and say people like Soldano, Mesa, and many other companies don't exercise this 70% rule. Yet, again I became the problem. Eventually someone got mad and turned me in, so I was the person to get banned. Even though I didn't go after anyone personally, since what I wrote was not accepted I became the victim.
I guess I am curious to know if anyone who hangs here also goes there and sees what I do. I may hang out here more often as gear forums are rather thin. That's all I have, interested to see what people say, take care.