Alex,
Nope, I m not promoting myself as a tone guru, nor do i consider myself to be one. I have not made a statement anywhere declaring myself to be one. What i preach, is music and art.
It was great to try your gear, I'm thankful.
For clarification, "pikon" is not how I feel about this issue. The term I used was "offended". your sweeping statement about "educating" the Philmusic masses on tone was totally out of line. Perhaps I should have dug deeper into what your words truly meant or attempted to convey, as your posts do come off as crass and blunt at the onset, but you stated further that you wanted to be brutally frank. That was my basis.
Doesn't your tone "crusade" involve personal elevation of some sort? You speak of fine gear, then tell the next person that they cant afford it.
You dropped by Elegee's shop to "teach" him and the peaceful folks there what good tone is. In what language, or english synonym even, would you like the word "guru" to be applied in?
Alex, rest assured that I will continue no further the cumbersome task of getting across to you (unless provoked). Now that you have reacted to my crazy tirades, I'm glad that you've felt offended (no matter the dosage of the emotion) by my little role in the whole mess.
at least you got a little taste of the offense i felt, and the offense you've caused to many. i hope this was not your first lesson in empathy.
Guys, sorry for the blast, this I had to get off my chest. I've made my point.
Oh, one last thing, about me being "cool"-
I am. I have even defended your cause and persona at times on and off the forum, even in the personal conversations I have with people. Yes, count BAMF in on my subjectiveness about you. I have acknowledged the merit in the informaion you share with us about fine gear.
The key word here is "offense", Alex. I will try my utmost not to be (i am very patient, ask all around you who know me), and I really hope you try not to inflict it on others.
Sayang eh, if it weren't for the attitude, you'd legions more thirsty ears waiting for you. ears that wont have to be affected by the bias you seem to instill in their minds.
Back to regular programming... (my apologies again to the folks)