would anyone advise against a used Mini Colossal for $180 (110 pounds) plus a $20 1 year warranty from Guitar Center?

I want to so bad. A little over a year ago, I got 2 grand from graduation, I had enough to get either a JS1200 or a really nice amp. But I spent it on my first semester at college.

go figure I spent the money I earned from finishing school on more school.

It'll pay off in the long run, so for now I'm looking for the best sound for the lowest cost. These little improvements like a new pickup are still doing wonders so I cant wait until I have the means to get JS guitars and JVMs.

And I wonder if Joe gets all his equipment for free or does he have to pay anything?

and if he signs a contract he probably gets free equipment and then gets paid to use it. I gotta write some songs and sign with someone :P

2shay, I am, but not. I made the page due to peer pressure (no names T). lol! I added Joe & a few friends, and within 15 minutes I wanted to delete the whole thing. I don't like fb and don't accept anybody to a page I'm not participating in...even when threatened by a pack of gorillas! LOL!

Hey Al, Would you look at this?

yeah Toosh, it's all Good.

Time for some weirdy top 5 polls. Anybody wanna play? Just off the top of yer head. It don't have to be written in stone rack yer brain favs. Just 5 you like.

Top 5 guitarists ~ 1 Joe Satriani ~ 2 Tony Rombola ~ 3 Davy Knowles ~ 4 Jimmy Page ~ 5 Kirk Hammett

Top 5 bassists ~ 1 Stanley Clarke ~ 2 John Myung ~ 3 Michael Balzary ~ 4 Geddy Lee ~ 5 Gene Simmons

Top 5 drummers ~ 1 Mike Portnoy ~ 2 Shannon Larkin ~ 3 Mike Wengren ~ 4 John Bonham ~ 5 Jeff Campitelli

Top 5 vocalists ~ 1 Sebastian Bach ~ 2 David Draiman ~ 3 Davy Knowles ~ 4 James Hetfield ~ 5 Amy Lee

Toosh, I love the way Campitelli drums. IMO his playing has improved leaps & bounds since the first time I saw Joe '96 or whenever it was. He's not flashy or a show-off like some of my other choices, but he always looks like he's having such a great time and really loves what he's doing. Between that and the dimples, he makes my list :-)

Toosh, ok, let's see yer list! lol! Stu crossed my mind, as well as Joe's other bass players. I have cd's from Stu & Matt Bissonette, and I like them, but they're not my favs. Top 20 for sure though, but not top 5. Allan Whitman played the balls off the Wormhole gig too. Fantastic player. I could have put Billy Cobham in instead of Jeff, but it wasn't all about technical players - just players we really dig listening to.

Cobham

I think the Mermen sound a bit fishy. ;-)

Looks like fun!

OK, top 5 peeps! C'maaaaaan!!

OK Conch, straight off the top of my head without too much thinking otherwise i'll be at it all night!

John Bonham, Cozy Powell, Neil Peart, Pick Withers and Ian Paice.

Moon, Portnoy, Copeland, Collins, Mason, Fleetwood, and I believe Mike Shrieve is a much underrated drummist.

Guitarists-Joe Satriani,Paul Gilbert,Jimi Hendrix,Mark Knopfler, Steve Vai

Bassists-Geddy Lee, Dave Larue, Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan

Drummers-Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Jeff Campitelli

Vocalists-Sting, James Taylor, Dennis Deyoung And Tommy Shaw of Styx, Simon and Garfunkel, Brad Delp, Steve Perry.

I have not posted much lately...although I read the posts daily. Had alot going on...... I wanted to post an update on my father because several peeps have offered up prayers and good vibes for him . He did have to have the surgery to amputate his arm . He held out as long as he could but yesterday (Friday) he had his surgery . He came thru surgery with no complications and is doing well in the hospital and if all continues good will get out this next Friday. He is trying to stay positive about learning to live with one arm. He is my Hero...I would hope I could meet adversity with as much determination and bravery as he has shown.

& yes ....as always when I need to refresh my spirit ..I listen to lots of Joe, it never fails to improve my outlook.

:-)

P. Lily, so sorry about yer dad's arm. It sucks, but hopefully he'll do well with P.T. and start feeling better physically. He's one hell of a fighter! Sending good vibes your way.

Here's a good fight song for when yer thinking about yer dad. I have it for my pop's ringtone on my phone TIME.

Nice way to start the day!

I just found out that this guy from The Office, is actually this guy (second from left) from The Grass Roots! lol! No shit!

@whammyfreak-I haven't gotten into Eric johnson's music just yet. After I found out about Joe, I listened to almost his entire discography in almost a year and a half. Then last year when I was waiting for Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards, I started listening to Vai. Then months later I started getting into Buckethead. And within the past month or two I've been listening to Paul Gilbert's music. I'll put Johnson next and then probably Petrucci if he comes out with more solo stuff.