This is my virgin post. I don't know how to insert someone else's message into my own post. So...

In response to "Should Joe Satriani go back to using his trusty old Marshall amps to produce a more crystal clear tone, or go back to his signature amp. I think his new amp has a good tone, but a peavy does not beat a marshall IMHO."

I was at the clinic that Joe did in Porland OR. The new amp sounded great... until he blew a tube! The tone was juicy. And the other thing is that it was all the amp. The only pedals he had were the wah, chorus, octaver, and a delay. I think that's it. The missing piece? The Boss distortion. It may be that I have a soft spot for Peavey, being as I play through one (Twin 12 chorus), but the amp sounded good and seemed a bit more versital than the Marshall also. And oh yea, it looks cooler!

You know, I'm looking at the picture of the JSX in the catalog and there is no mention of an effets loop and also there are no inputs (on the front) for one. If I understood Joe right everything was going to be accessable through the front. It would seem weird not to have one but...

G3 - At the clinic someome asked Joe if there was a book coming out and he said as soon as he had time. So hang in there!

JaySacks - No problem. Iagree w/ BrotherAl it would be strange if there wasn't a loop. Also if you're ever up in P-town Shoot me a mail. I'm at PSU studying Civil Engineering so I'm at downtown a lot.

Tastey - Bird puke sucks ass. But, if it's good luck, you're the luckest person I've never met . If that was me, that bird may have ended up on the BBQ.

AAAGH!! Just sat down at my computer at school. Finals are looming dark on the horinzon.

Do The Stu- Congrats on being on semesters and getting that early break. We quarterlings have trhee more weeeks. Whatcha studin'?

JS_JS - Iwould have to say that as soon as you limit yourself to listening to one type of music your not only going to stagnant yourself as a musician but as a person also. A person is nothing more than a sum of their experiences. So don't become narrow minded. It's like eating nothing but cornflakes every meal. Jacked up!

Jay Sacks- How's Robbie as a teacher? I heaer his name all the time on 89.1 KMHD. Can You even get that down there? If you can't get it on radio than try them on line on Friday nights 4pm - 2am. It's all blues. I like the show from 4-6pm the best. More modern electric blues.

TRUTINA - That post was classic. I work in a transportation research lab on a campus that does not have a fire wall. We get blasted by spam constantly!!!! Thanks for post.

JAY SACKS - I said to shoot me a mail when you're up but failed to post my address. My Bad. civgeek@yahoo.com

LINKIN CRAP - You live on a beautiful island in the Med. Enjoy the surronding my man. However I understand about being left out. Portland Oregon is between Seattle and San Francisco. We get skipped over all the time.

THOMAS ENGLISH - To reley some advice I got from an old jazz instructor. Sing your parts ALL the time. this does three things: makes your hands and you brain work together and become familiar with each other, helps you develop relative pitch, and helps you to associate pitches and patters on the fretboard. This will allow you to think on your feet better so that when you jamming you can thinkf a line and you hands will know where to go. Hope that helps

GREYFOX - That sounds strange. I have an RG560 an I have yanked the bujesus out of that trem for 15 years ( it's still my main ax) and never had a problem. Sounds like a tech question. Good luck!

JS JS - Going to bed ?! The night is young!! What are you studying?

JOEMAN - Out so soon? Damn, we don't get out until June 12. No wonder all the internships are gone.

DO THE STU - No surfin' a brah? Ithought maybe you grew up in SoCal. Folsom has actually come up in some my classes. I guess they closed the road that goes by the lake and this was a major thru road so the traffic implifications were major (cvlil w/ an emphasis on transportation).

WEBMASTER - Glad you're around. I have some photos from the Portland clinic. How do I get them into the photo section?

Joeman9 - My Bad!! Classic example of the ASS-U-ME theroy. I remember 8th grade like it was.... twenty-four years ago. Damn I'm getting old! Anyway I glad to see there is one less person I'm competing with. Have a good day.

DREAM BOX,REMCO,ANGWHY,4STRUNG,SHURA - Welcome in !!

MICHELLE - My favorite band and my favorite artist. That is Powerslave.

MASTER YODA - A Friday Night is SF. That disc is AWESOME!! My cousin turned me on to that so long ago I have it on Vinyl. Those licks are brutal on an electric and they are on acoustics. Mind blowing stuff.

DO THE STU - Civilization sound cool! It's like grand theft auto for engineers.

Name that tune

Love is a razor

And I walked the line on that silver blade/ Slept in the dust with his daughter/ Her eyes red with the slaughter of innocense/ And I will pray for her/ I will call her name out loud/ I would bleed for her/ If I could only see her now

"Title"Balancing on the ledge

"Title" lives on and on

Circle of fire my baptism of joy/ And an end it seems/ The seventh lamb slain/ The book of opens before me/

FALCONE46 - My answer to this question is D, all the above. I've worked and played, played only... To me it comes down to doing whatever it takes to get what you want. Like when my wife and I decided it was time for me to go back to school we sold our house (4bd 1800 sq/ft with big yard for kids), put a bunch in storage and moved into a( two bd 1100 sq/ft, no yard for kids) condo. So do what you can and just keep your eye on the prize.

962 - I remember Blues and his green/black/blue plaid Yamaha. I heard he has some new stuff out. What brought him up in your mind?

JONPRINCE - Your paper sounds very cool!! I would be interested in reading it. If you feel up to it, send me a copy civgeek@yahoo.com

A West Coast Goooood Mornin' Ya'll It's gonna be an interesting day. I have an 8:00am PDT mid in Engineering Economics. I think I might rather go see Amer. Idol

Michelle - You frggin' kill me.

Jay Saks - Buddy Guy and Robert cray are playing at the zoo this summer Aug 15. $22 get you in.

Danny K Checked out the song. Sounds good!!

JS_JS Sounds like you don't like Euclidian Geometry? I hate to say it but I love that stuff. Can you say GEEK!! Ghetto math that's funny as hell !!!! Having grown up in The Barrio, ghetto math to me is more like 'if you have fo' rocks and they is a dime each, how much do you need to bring back to Tulee?'

Just wait til you get to Calc. That's where the FUN BEGINS!!!

F = ma

JON For sure post your paper where it can be accessed!! There are those of us who like LITE reading!!

rmance@wvi.com ROB Didn't have your nickname to post, Sorry. Get out and play and if they don't like it F*&% Them!! And since The Blues is a part of all our styles don't we all play in a BOX?

Had my Econ test today and I'm happy to say that I wasn't as unprepared as I thought!! WOO HOO!!

I also put up GHETTO MATH in my cube in the lab. Still laughing about that. Classic.

Now if I can make up for the last two weeks in Dynamics I'm going to be a VERY happy man come grades. Anybody up one their vector algebra with regards to relative motion? Yeah me neither AAGH.

DO THE STU Did you get to try out any wahs today?

Time to get horizontal. Ya"ll come back now. Ya hear.

Guitar fact of the day

BOB07 Just checked out the web page. Cool stuff. I really like the harmonic structure you use. You sound like no one else.

Everyone else check out his stuff I'm sure you'll appreciate it. Even you JS_JS evn though he' doesn't shred. :-0 jk

Got my internship today!!!!!!! I am now employed for the summer, and even in my field of study. Now I just have to get through the last two weeks of this quarter.

DO THE STU - I'm not working on that particular project... but I'll look into it and see what they are planning to do. There is actually a big transportation geekfest in SAC-towm next month so look out. Socially inept engineers on alchol, THE HORROR!!!! I got an internship with a private firm here in Stumpcity. I'm actually pretty happy since I'm only a sophmoe and haven't taken any of my transportation classes yet. That and I have a big desk WITH A WINDOW!!! I feel like a princess.

THE _OVERLORD - Welcome in and enjoy. There are some intellegent and funny motha' efferes in here.

aL THE RIPPER - A welcome to you also. Ilooks like it going to be a good day on th Emerald Isle. Hey If you know Dublin at all could you goto http://www.ireland.com/weather/cam.htm and tell me where I'm looking every morning? Today the camera is tiped down a bit but normally there in a spire in the back ground. Thanks

ALEXANDRE CAETANO - I dig the posts you have in Portugese. I am aMexican guy that played for 3 years in a Portugese band. we played about 40 weekends a year, festvals weddings, whatever we could. We played some sambas, the dirty dancing Brazillian songs of which I can't remember the name, and may folk tunes. The funny part is I was the singer. I didn't speak a lick of Portugese and had to write out all the word as they sounded. It is by far my favorite language.

Got to go Late

AL THE RIPPER - Is the spire at Trinity College? I also see that there is a statue between the lanes that I hadn't noticed before. Any way thanks for the help. A trip across the pond is slated to be the graduation present/honeymoon when I finally graduate in two years. Considering we'll be married 12 years by then and my wife will have graduated 5 years earlier I'm figuring we're due.

2297 - Just noticed your address. I go to Portland State. What do you do? Are you going to the Clark Clounty show? I'm hoping that all of use that are going will be able to hook there.