Hmmm… I’ve got gear. Lots of it. And I’ve got plenty of amps to choose from. But a friend of mine texted me today and said he was selling his brand new Hughes and Kettner Tubemeister 18. I actually didn’t know too much about it; only what I’d heard when it originally came out.
But when I went to research its features, dammit! I texted my buddy back and told him I’d buy it off of him. I THOUGHT I was amp’d out. After all, I have been gigging and recording with my Aracom VRX18 and VRX22 amps for years, and those are kick-ass amps!
But as the title says, once a gear slut, always a gear slut.
The worst part of it is that despite all the research, all the reasoning, and all the restraint, as a gear slut, I’m subject to bouts of compulsion, no matter how much self-control I’ve exhibited in the past. It’s uncanny.
With respect to the H&K Tubemeister, truth be told, it sounds great, but it’s the built-in DI that sold me. Shit! I can do that with all my amps, using my Aracom DRX attenuator. But nooooooooo….. I had to have an amp that had it built-in. Yeah, the amp has some really nice features like it’s very useable power-soak, and it’s also a multi-channel amp, which is a HUGE plus. BUT, I still gave into my GAS, and I’m now the proud owner of another fine piece of gear.
Not that I’m complaining. I’m writing this very much tongue in cheek. I’m super-excited to be playing a new amp; especially a brand that I haven’t really played before. I’m looking forward to exploring what it can do. And hey, if it doesn’t work out, I can still turn around and sell it.
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