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On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 wrote:
> Bigtikidude from cowabunga-reverborama. I have seen him about 12
> times. He's always pretty loud. But if it is out side or a big hall,
> it's not excruciating. But there have been a few times when I've seen
> him, and have been 5 to 15 feet in front of him. Ouch!! that is
> killer range. Feels like someone is piercing your eardrum with an
> icepick. And they ring worse than after a metal or punk show.
I had one experience like this - front row in a small club with a small
stage - I was about 10 ft from the FOUR amp cabinets (the bass player also
has two Showman amps, but with two cabs with an 18" speaker each!) - and
they are arranged two on each side of the drums. So, one cab with
2x15" speakers and one cab with a 18", on each side, pointed right at my
head - for an hour and a half! My ears rang for days, literally. It was
worse than My Bloody Valentine, which is notoriously loud. I think DD has
his Showmans cranked to 8-10 range on the volume, which gives him a pretty
overdriven sound, and it's just very spiky (dynamic) and a killer on
ears. Even for me, who loves loud guitar - to the detriment of my band
mates!
StratoCossack
