Pike Amps, pure douchery

[Jwar]

What a lot of those TB asshat's don't know is that Spencer has done a LOT of fucked up shit that Doug has only shared with a select few people. I happen to be one and won't say what it was because I respect the man. Doug, not Spencer.

Doug barely knows me, but is a friend. I mean, he bought me fucking dinner with Sheldon Dingwall and his whole crew and treated me like I was one of the gang. Who does that? A sincere, great human being, that's who.

Spencer is a spiteful little twerp. He'll learn later in life. Dude is only like 24-25, so with age, hopefully comes wisdom.

[Chankgeez]

Can we cut Spencer a little break because he seems to like purple?

[Jwar]

yeah. he worked for Dougy building his pedals, then put out a nigh identical looking and sounding copy of current pedals he sells.

not just taking an available circuit.

he's a dick bag. a bag of dicks. a bag MADE of dicks.

So if I'm reading all this right, the guy is hired to do the physical work -presumably because of his available resources at his own business- but then copies the pcb's he's being given, and drops them into his own "pike amp" boxes as a side line?

No.

Hahahahaha. I would almost guarantee that's close to what happened.

Doug hired Spencer to rework his designs and handle things in the United States. Spencer did this for two years, then a conflict arose, which I can't talk about and he tried to hold his designs hostage. Then he tried to sell his prototypes and other devices which he was paid to return. He STOLE them and sold them illegally.


Let me ask anyone who is dull enough to believe Spencer's defense. Do you know how much it costs to anodize plates? I do. Do you honestly think Douglas left him with that much stock? Because I purchase 50 fucking pedals off of Spencer that were Darkglass and he claimed to ONLY have 20 more of various kinds and didn't have any extra plates. I tried to buy them. My point is, all Doug's plates are black. To anodize them, you'd start out with the base color and then have them chemically done. That means he had new plates made. Which means he probably had new enclosures drilled as well. Why wouldn't he capitalize on the success he felt entitled to?

I'm sorry but if anyone is buying his side, you're just not that smart. Or you only believe what you choose to.

[behndy]

yurp. all this.

without sharing stuff that is not my business to share, Spencer's explanation isn't that awful..... if it weren't complete and total bullshit.

[D.o.S.]

[behndy]

God FUCKING damn, Behndy, I knew your na,e just from lurking the effects forum, you were one of the most helpful and informative content creators on that board. Fuck that place right to hell, a bunch of babies who like to shit where they sleep.

d'awwwww thanks homie.

yeah. when Chiefy BC and Deltz and Jwar and Eric and Jean and Sousie and ALL THE OTHER COOL KIDS I'M FORGETTING THAT MOVED OVER HERE were active, it was an interesting place.

now....nah. i popped in a few months back to see what it's like now. not for me. blegh.

[Jwar]

I ONLY hit TB to sell shit and make a trollish post here and there. I just can't stand the lack of substance. Everyone is so damn dumb. hahaha

[aens_wife]

now....nah. i popped in a few months back to see what it's like now. not for me. blegh.

Me too. I used to at least read the threads over there weekly, but it is so gross there now. So glad our business isn't dependent on that group of gear heads, because we wouldn't last long there...

[Jwar]

They just bitch about your jacks being on the side anyway. LOL

[neonblack]

Were I unwed, I would take her in a manly fashion.

[psychic vampire.]

At this point my reasons for checking Talk Bass are to see if someone is selling any remarkable pedals at a decent price (the answer is always no, unless it is someone who also posts here) or because I was looking for a demo/review that is bass specific and google gives me nothing better. It's likea few steps above TGP.

W/r/t Spencer, i was an embarrassing person when i was 24 or 25. Maybe he'll learn, but it's no one's job to sit through shit like this.

[lost in music]

xp: wiley wiggins?

[lost in music]

Can we cut Spencer a little break because he seems to like purple?

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple on a pedalboard somewhere and don't notice it.

[Derelict78]

yeah. he worked for Dougy building his pedals, then put out a nigh identical looking and sounding copy of current pedals he sells.

not just taking an available circuit.

he's a dick bag. a bag of dicks. a bag MADE of dicks.

So if I'm reading all this right, the guy is hired to do the physical work -presumably because of his available resources at his own business- but then copies the pcb's he's being given, and drops them into his own "pike amp" boxes as a side line?

No.

Hahahahaha. I would almost guarantee that's close to what happened.

Doug hired Spencer to rework his designs and handle things in the United States. Spencer did this for two years, then a conflict arose, which I can't talk about and he tried to hold his designs hostage. Then he tried to sell his prototypes and other devices which he was paid to return. He STOLE them and sold them illegally.


Let me ask anyone who is dull enough to believe Spencer's defense. Do you know how much it costs to anodize plates? I do. Do you honestly think Douglas left him with that much stock? Because I purchase 50 fucking pedals off of Spencer that were Darkglass and he claimed to ONLY have 20 more of various kinds and didn't have any extra plates. I tried to buy them. My point is, all Doug's plates are black. To anodize them, you'd start out with the base color and then have them chemically done. That means he had new plates made. Which means he probably had new enclosures drilled as well. Why wouldn't he capitalize on the success he felt entitled to?

I'm sorry but if anyone is buying his side, you're just not that smart. Or you only believe what you choose to.

Or, like me, know nothing of all this shit.

[ChetMagongalo]

to me it seems that Spencer is giving only partially true information and leaving out other important parts. He probably knows Doug is too nice/smart to create more drama so he purposefully is giving out an unfair story. regardless Spencer won't be able to get away from being a douche because what he did was very douchey and unethical.