so is teh Catalinbread honcho a douche too. do i need to unfollow Catalinbread on Twitter? i was actually thinking about picking up a Heliotrope someday but its not really a must have.
i think it sucks that thread got locked becuz this is teh only place where an honest discussion can be had about that dude & it sucks some para-discussion elsewhere triggered teh thread being locked.
also. Owls symbolize death & misfortune in some cultures. Mojave Indians believe one turns into an owl after death..
Personally, I wouldn't let a builder's personality determine whether or not I'm interested in their effects. Unless they do something so dickish (or personally offensive) that you can't get beyond that or just associate douche-ness with their effects. There are a lot of artists I like, musicians, etc, that are probably dicks or have personality issues. As long as the tone, product, and price are ...then,
NewarkWilder wrote:The C-Bread guys are good in my book. Nic is a character, and can be a dick, but he'd probably be the first to agree with that.
This. I hope nobody is put off by their pedals after that thread...I've owned/own the sft, scod, semaphore and wiio and they've all been fantastic, especially the wiio.
What did I miss? People don't like Zachary? Never met him but the one interaction I had with him on TGP -- in a long weird thread about magic mojo mumbo jumbo in which he was the champion of the reality-based community -- I came away from thinking what a cool guy he is, and smart too. I can imagine running into someone like that could rub some people the wrong way, but it's an opportunity for growth: he's right, you're wrong, now move on.
Disclosure: I have a lofi loop junky.
Good deals done with all these guys Canada, we put the "u" in satire
Let this be a lesson to us all - always listen to NewarkWilder. Except maybe about Phish.
I keed, I keed - I just like giving NW a hard time. It's clearly a sign of a schoolyard crush or something. If he had pigtails, I'd probably pull 'em and run away.