I need God.

I have been focusing too much on waiting for God to deliver some sort of “Get Out Of Jail Free” card and the fact is, it’s probably not gonna happen.  Through many MANY conversations I have come to the conclusion that I just need to spend more time with God and not “expect” anything from Him, which we are all guilty of doing from time to time.

 

“Dear God,  I am sorry for neglecting you.  I talk about you all the time but we never spend time together unless I “need” something.  I love you and I want to spend more time with you.”

 

That is my story, what is yours?

Line 6 DL4 vs Boss DD-20!

Along with occasional rambles I will also be offering guitar reviews and helpful (or at least i hope so) tips to you musicians!  Take it as is because I don’t have a degree in “big smart words” and chances are I don’t know everything but I do know what I like and what sounds good to my ears.

First things first, everyone has different tastes.  I know for a fact that I disagree with a lot of people when I talk about one pedal in particular, the Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler.  Most people love it because it has a bunch of different delay types and there are three spots to save presets and a tap tempo.  I remember in college my friend Josiah had one and I would mess around with the looping setting, which is a huge reason why people buy this pedal as well.

I’ll just go through some pros and cons of this pedal and then compare it to the Boss DD-20. 

DL4 Pros

1. Analog & Sweep settings sound great.
2. Tap tempo works very well.
3. The Delay time knob will warp when you twist it (I don’t Think i am using the right word)
4. Has Expression pedal capabilities.
5. Really Good loop setting, fairly easy to use.
6. Can have 3 presets.

DL4 Cons (in my opinion)

1. DURABLITY!!!  
2. It is too big.
3. Couldn’t get a good rhythmic delay (U2 kinda “chunka-chunka”).
4. Difficult to tweak tones and settings on any of the delays.
5. Malfunctions. examples: wont turn off, will randomly switch modes.

Over and over again I have heard that the DL4 fails when it comes to reliability.  That being said, I have also seen this pedal on more pedal boards (professional and not) than any other delay pedal. 

Now on to the DD-20 from Boss.

DD-20 Pros

1. Durability!
2. Size-  little bigger then 2 boss pedals side by side!
3. External tap tempo! (have to buy it but its worth it)
4. Easy tweaking!
5. Less expensive!
6. Button to set time signatures!
7. Digital screen shows you EXACT delay time!
8. Great mode settings!
9. Up to 5 presets!! (if you include the MANUAL mode)

DD-20 Cons

1. The delay time knob doesnt do as good a job at the crazy warping noises buy turning it quickly, it does however do some really cool things.
2. You have to scroll through the presets.
3. There is no Expression pedal option.
4. The SOS (sound on sound) feature is not easy to do without reading up on the manual.
5. Twist setting is a complete waste of space. They should of put a sweep echo on there to compete with DL4.
6. You have to scroll through the time signatures ( whole notes-16th notes) 

The first real guitar pedal I ever bought was a Boss DD-6 so I have been a fan of Boss since I started, that being said it’s no wonder I would lean to the Boss.  Fact is I have tried many times to force myself to like the DL4 but it’s just never gonna happen.

To sum it up, the Boss DD-20 is just more Reliable and Accurate then the Line 6 DL4.  The only thing it’s missing is the “easier” to use looping capabilities and the “sweep” and “swell’ echoes.

God Is Love

It takes a lot to comprehend that God’s love is neverending!  As his children it is our responsibility to “extend” his love to others around us.

 

In my personal life, I have done my best to not make enemies with anyone and love everyone.  However, I am sure we all can relate to the fact that no body is perfect and we have “all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”.  What am I talking about?       “Bad People”.        This has been on my mind for a while now.

For example, it is easy to hate someone who you think or even KNOW  has done something evil!  There is one individual that I ( through many testimonies ) have come to find is almost directly responsible for a friend’s death.  That being said, here I am at Windsor playing my guitar up front at one of the weekend services and I am looking out at the people and this man who I am pretty sure is at fault for the death of my friend is sitting in the 4th row… now what do i do!?!?

What would you do?   Would you stop playing and jump out into the crowd and start throwing fists?  Would you tell everyone, “This man is a worthless piece of you-know-what!” ?  Would you wish bad things upon him and just keep on living with this rage in your heart? 

I did what I thought Jesus would do.  I forgave him.  Maybe not to his face but I decided right then and there that I don’t need to “like” him but I know that I need to “Love” him because that is what God has called not only me, but All of us to do!

So remember that Everyone is a child of God and just because you might think one thing, you need to Know something different. God Is Love.