A spousal conversation
“What are you looking at?” asked my wife while she walked up behind me, looking at my computer screen.
Me: “something I absolutely NEED!!!”
She: (The look!)
I sighed, and answered “A Digitech RP250 Multi-Effects/Modeling Processor”
“What’s THAT?”, she wanted to know.
Now, HOW does one explain an RP250?
I thought about this for a while …
… do you start by explaining the ‘68 Marshall® 100 Watt Super Lead (plexi) Amp module?
*salivates*
or tell her about the mild-to-wild classic distortion stompbox models including TS-808, DOD® 250, ProCo Rat, Big Muff® Pi?
*sigh*
but then, suddenly, there is Jimi Hendrix and his Vox® Clyde McCoy Wah.
*swoon*
the “USB connectivity for recording, preset editing archiving and downloading and more.” is very cool, but then ..
you spot the “‘81 Mesa/Boogie®* Mark II C”
*heavy panting*
But wait! There is more!
There is the ‘65 Fender® Blackface Deluxe Reverb!
24 bit, 44.1kHz Sampling rate!
A high quality drum machine with 60 patterns.
The new AudioDNA2 ® DSP super-chip.
AÂ 30-preset Quick Start Effects Chain Library.
And and and ….
And then there is the spousal verdict, very loud, very clear:
“If you don’t know what it is, YOU CAN’T HAVE IT!”
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Well, NOW that I know what it is … the spousal verdict may change.
Of course, we’d need to clean out the garage, get an AC unit for the gargage and you can have your electronics stuff in the garage with my quilting stuff.
Let’s convert the garage to a quilting / music studio!
Or build an AC-ed shed in the yard, like our neighbors or your dad!
Dad’s wife MADE him build that shed to get all his junk outta the house.
Hmmmm … A rather large box was delivered today … from a musician’s warehouse or some sort of place. Do you know anything about this? *raises eyebrow*
Oh THAT!
That box was delivered in anticipation of the quilting / music studio!
After all, you DID change your verdict, right?
Yet another parcel delivered today from the musicians place….
Some software I absolutely need!
Last package from them, though … at least for a while.
I guess I ahould be quiet about all the packages that arrive for Paul at work. It probably doesn’t help that he and the UPS guy are on a first name basis.
*sigh*
Scott, I thought we were friends.
You don’t see ME telling all the people here about your disastrous equipment deals on eBay!
Besides, you make it sound as if I, single handedly, keep UPS (and Amazon) in business.
Which is barely the case and … (hang on: Jeff Bezos is on the other line…)
I think from the spousal conversations on your blog that the two of you are pretty evenly yoked on the credit card. You have nothing to fear but the monthly statement!
“You have nothing to fear but the monthly statement!”
As if that’s not a fearful enough event! 😉