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Turns out black bears like candy bars. They occasionally kill people, but that’s rare. It bothers me that we just assume a bear does not have a legitimate reason for killing a person. Maybe, the bear was hungry. Maybe, the person used a shampoo that smelled like honey. Maybe, they had a...

No. But, I’m impressed with the ladder skills. So, I may hire the bear for other work.

Raccoons too.

….or bears might use it…..

Ties are boring. Czechia 1 vs South Africa 1.

Is your son's name Waldo?

Buy him a pair of Apple AirPod Max headphones to wear while you play your amps loud. Those things are amazing for blocking out sound. If he uses them while listening to things on an iPad, MacBook, iMac, or any brand of similar tech, he will barely notice the loud amps.

It’s a bit like a sketchbook, rough mix. You’re so fortunate to have all of it recorded. So many great ideas. It’s possible that it could all work better together if it was redone and remixed. Or, maybe it could be split off into more than one song. It sounds disjointed, yet a fun listen.

The correct answers are…. “I have to play the amp this loud in order to feel the feedback loop.” and “Headphones are no good because they don’t shake the walls.”

Happy Copyright Infringement Day! :baimun: I mean HNGD! Congrats! :thu:

That’s either a pool table or a do-it-yourself castration machine.

I edited my previous posts to remove misinformation. I got some things wrong and I don’t want anyone messing up their amps on my account.

Detailed information about tube amp impedance mismatches…. “With tube amps there are two different kinds of risk If your amp’s output transformer is designed for an 8 Ω load: 8 Ω tap → 4 Ω speaker = low impedance mismatch (2:1 mismatch) 8 Ω tap → 16 Ω speaker = high impedance mismatch (2:1...

With a SS amp, you can go from 4 ohm output to 8 ohm or 16 ohm speaker cab and it’s safe. It may or may not sound great, but it’s safe. With tube amps 1:1 ohm ratings is safe. Generally, with tube amp impedance mismatches, it is considered safer going higher to lower, 8 ohm to 4 ohm (2:1)...

Solid state amps do not typically have output transformers, so they do not require a speaker load the way a tube amp does. It’s easy to blow up a tube amp if there is no speaker hooked to the amp. By contrast, you can turn on a SS amp, turn it up without any speaker cab attached, and it will...