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I dunno - the line 6 delay is probably too complicated - there is a lot to tweak.

I'd reckon it might be too much for someone new to show up and learn, especially since there isn't much soundcheck.

Also - they just flat out DO NOT work in the FX loop of any amp I've tried (Couple of Marshall, ENGL, Mesa, Matamp, Peavey)

The DD-3 is good - very easy to use, but a bit of a pain to get the timing right.

I'd recommend something with a tap tempo. The T-Rex Replica delay is a great unit, but is pricey (about 200). I'm saving up for one to replace my boss dd-2 which is an old analog pedal, but the lack of tap tempo is killing me on it. I sold my DL4 cos it sounded bad.

You need to get the delay all set up in the loop too - sound best then.

As for your blown Marshall head.... how come you're sending it back to Marshall? Is it a warranty repair? Surely there is a local amp tech who can fix it, or some kind of Marshall approved tech. A blown tranny isn't actually too big a job. Expensive part though.

Running the amp with no load is a big no-no. You've probably got less than a minute before something blows. Even having it on standby won't stop it.

The Powerbrake should work as a dummy load though.

As for FX pedals into clean sounds, Flash is right - sounds awful. ZOOM stuff is the worst. Last time deadenstereo were up another band were plugging in the big Boss ME-6's or whatever and they still sounded shit. Folks don't realise that the boss distortion and overdrive pedals are meant to compliment a certain amount of power amp compression and drive in a cranked valve amp.

Yeah - do you run the speaker cables all the way out to the sound-desk, then back to the stage?

No. All those knobs just suck tone.

Ha, yeah - that's why I'm selling it. Lots of folks like them though.

Wait til you get a listen to the Matamp I'm bringing up - best guitar sound I ever heard.

I recently bought a Crate Powerblock head from Sound Control for £49. They have them on sale just now.

Makes for a very nice bass head.

Oh yeah - i have a Marshall TSL100 head that I put a plexi-glass front plate on that I'm selling.

You interested? I could bring it up at the weekend.

Longhorn approve of your tunes. We may not beat and rob you on Saturday because of this.

Last time deadenstereo played the Moorings for AUBL we ended up doing the door.

So if you give us an extra £20, Longhorn will cover the door. We are skint.

Well girls, we just finished a new recording, for a tune called "Don't Fuck With Chuck".

You can listen to it on our (self coded, and far superior to MySpace's shit player) Longhorn Streaming Audio System at: Longhorn - Beyond A2M

Longhorn are coming.

o ye should be a sweet gig even tho we are the worst band ha ha!!!

First rule of rocking out like you've got a pair: never admit to your own fallibility. everything you do is the best ever. Period.

This will be Longhorn's first gig, and in fact, our singer has never played a gig in his life.

But we're not apologising for that, in fact we'll be selling new faces after the show to replace the ones we rock off.

Party naked. We do.

The gig's not 2007 either. I'd know, it's the Chinese year of the Bull God.

Ha - we're playing this December 9th gig too.

Party on ladies.