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Just watched another bass amp die. Smaller stage and crew wasn't as fast. Small delay then got it going for a couple songs, then it died again for good. Great band, handled it well.

I didnt know what to expect going into or Psycho set. I figured it would either be a room full of metalheads hungry for the weekend, or an empty room as people rested up in anticipation. What we got was somewhere in between. They didn't open the room we played until 6, which is exactly when we went on. So we opened to a fairly empty room, but it slowly filled during our set. People without tickets stood outside the entrance and watched from the casino floor. All in all I think we did what we were invited to come here and do, warm up a stage, and I think we'll be invited back. That room never got more full than we had it that evening until Cancer Christ closed it. Cancer Christ is an incredible act btw. Several people have approached me and said they liked our set, our Facebook page grew a lot this weekend, and I'm told we sold some merch - I have no idea how much. Otherwise, the Psycho promoters have treated us extremely well and I'm so spoiled i dont know if I can ever go to another festival without an Artist pass. Everywhere there's a line there's also an Artist entrance without one, including metal detectors and bathrooms. Every crowded stage has an Artist / VIP area you can view from - most even have seating. People see the artist pass and come ask about your band, including what i assume to be groupies. Also, some of the best bands have been on the smaller stages and some of the headliners have disappointed (I'm looking at you Suicidal Tendancies!). One of the best acts I saw was Mothership from Louisiana (I believe), that dude on spakle V is super talented and even more entertaining. 100% Rock and Roll. We've partied pretty hard since Thursday. Today I'm just resting up in the room to get ready for Mercyful Fate tonight and back to the real world tomorrow. /csb

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The guy in the band playing after us on Saturday plays through 6l50. Super nice guy and absolutely sick guitar player. I just asked him if I can play through his this weekend. Save me from lugging and amp down, plus I'll get to try one out in a live setting. I didnt catch what that Marshal was other than dead.

Saw another amp give up the ghost on the same stage yesterday. This time an SVT classic during a killer Moorhead cover set mid-song. "Lemmy" kept going like a pro and road crew had it replaced by the end of the song. Guitar was through a EVH 5150, evertime I hear one im impressed.

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Aquilars are great sounding and expensive. I have a Fender Rumble 500 thats a workhorse. In The Koffs practice space we have a Peavey TNT that I think I prefer to the Fender. I played through a SVT Classic last night and think I prefer the Peavey, but then I probably didn't know what I was doing dialing it in. Speaking of last night, it started raining while Emperor was playing poolside at Psycho Swim. They said fuck it a left the stage just as were were showing up. It their absence we got to see this Marshall Stack go up in smoke. Im no scientist, but I'm guessing you should try to keep these things dry in adverse weather.

I think we went over as well as can be expected for an opening act. The following bands were great and we're here for 3 more nights of this shit.

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Thank you guys for letting me indulge myself here. Honestly, I've been nerding out on guitars with some of you on this thread, in all its incarnations, for far longer than I have with anybody in real life! Some of you may remember I used to come to Vegas for a work conference every year and a vendor would let us come up and perform on stage like we were pros. It hit me this morning that it kinda brings it full circle to be here as an actual artist. My goal is to have us invited back next year.

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This is sick as fuck. Got into Vegas last night. Met the guys at the hotel, which is already crawling with metalheads. Did some gambling, checked out the stage we play, and hung out till - fairly early for Vegas time. This morning we did artist check in. Got credentials and checked in merch. Met the guy who's running the whole thing, and the guy who got us in. Super nice guys, its amazing that they can do all this. We were in the back stage areas where artists are still building props and whatnot. Incredible to see what goes into something like this. 6 hours till we hit the stage and kick the whole thing off!

I thought Musiciansfriend and Guitar Center were related somehow??

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If we make it through the weekend, I'm going to forever tell people about the time we opened for Merciful Fate at their 1st show on American soil in 23 years! I hate the Elixirs for the same reason. For whatever reason, from the moment I moved to the Bay Area strings started last me about 3 times as long as ever before. They used to get built up with like black gunk I could strip away with a pick. Strings are long dead before I get any buildup now. I dont know if its the climate or if my body chemistry changed. And I hate when I accidentally leave an acoustic out in the living room before a party. Inevitably somebody's going to pick it, turn off the record player, then expect everybody to shut up and listen to them. Like, book a show if you need some attention, this is social time!

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2 days before the big show our guitar player decides is the right time to grab the tailpipe of a freshly restored 66 bsa thunderbolt. I was worried how he could hold a pick until I remembered that he uses a Lee press on nail for a pick. Glues one on before every practice.

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I buy the D'Addario 10 packs. I keep 10s on all my guitars except the orange Gretsch, which gets 11s w a wound G. Thanks for reminding me to order strings for it, I'm leaning toward playing it at the Vary Mary reunion show in 2 weeks.

I have several friends in Texas who play acoustic gigs all over. They all use that exact same tower set and swear that the EV is the best of the bunch. They breakdown and travel easy, sound great, and have the Bluetooth mixer. I think you're gonna be happy with that.

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Thanks for confirming. Ive requested the Classic and 8x10's. Evidently our singer is a little short in the brains. He's our point person and has the contact that got us into that thing. Ive been asking for a couple weeks if we'd recieved any info on checking in, instructions, etc. This morning I texted the guys cause its a week away and asked again. A flurry of texts later and our guitar player is at his place spending the entire afternoon responding to a bunch of emails that we were over due in replying to. Things like the gear we want, stage setup, and merch we are selling and prices. Ive never been a part of anything like this, very interesting to me to experience it. The morning after our show last week I asked if we'd earned anything. They were surprized to learn that we should have. He emails the venue to ask, and sure as shit we'd left without collecting our paycheck.