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sonny

ZENI GEVA wants to be your friend!

About Me

God, Heavy Metal and Yard Sales

My Interests

Bass distortion, Quilting, trading stuff, 9th-12th grade Bible teacher at my Church, crafting silliness in various forms, painting postcards. Designing flyers posters and patches. Crimefighting, Driving around and getting lost and pretending that I am in a completely other state. maker of silly movies.

I'd like to meet:

Cliff Burton

Music:

Kreator, Bolt Thrower, Baroness, Today is the Day, Mortician, Human Remains, Neurosis, Zeni Geva, Sleep, High on Fire, the Hidden Hand, The Ruins, NoMeansNo, The Butthole Surfers, Accused

Movies:

Dark Crystal, Krull, Cliff em all

Television:

... the YBA1-mkII has slightly modified phase driver parameters compared to the earlier YBA-1 (stock Fender/Marshall values), the inclusion of input series resistance (R37 47k-Ohms) and lower grid bias resistors (R18, R19 both 47k-Ohms) are most likely aimed at curbing distortion at this preamp-output boundary , and this is where one usually finds a Master Volume control if any ... Pete Traynor's component choices are very good for curbing raspiness in the amp (specifically in this last triode stage where the most fuzz occurs typically) ... to me this seems appropriate for Bass players, but if you play guitar through a mkII you may want more life out of your amp : (i) replace the grid bias resistors by 470k-Ohm values to restore to normal gain levels - (ii) short out the input series resistance R37 with a short wire, so you can A/B it - sometimes I leave it in there; if you short R37 this allows for typical exponential grid-current loading which plays a considerable part in the overall clipping equation ... the amp should become a little more gutsy and gritty and, consequently a little less glassy ... lemme know if either or both tweaks work for you !

Books:

Illustrative clip art, Mucha, Dore, Rockwell, poster art, and the Bible

Heroes:

Jesus, Spider-Man, my Mom, Cliff Burton

My Blog

Kristin said Yes!

I went to New York to see Neurosis and during their set reflected on what is good in life and my lack of focus in it. And as I was summarizing various aspects of my existence when I got to Kristin all...
Posted by sonny on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:34:00 PST

Thank You, Grandpa

  Thank You, Grandpa Copied from Sonny Simpson's birthday card to his Grandpa April 2, 1999 Thank you for letting me sit in your lap and drive the Cadillac, while you worked the pedals. Thank yo...
Posted by sonny on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:03:00 PST

But Metal was there for me.

When I was younger I didn't understand life my head hurt and I could never understand why. I was smart but school was always a downer. But Metal was there for me. When God was like a distant relat...
Posted by sonny on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST