The history and anecdotes of SSO and sevenstrings

[Dayn]

Let me fix that.


Pondman builds, Bulb demos, Babymetal, "Can I djent with...?", and "how low can I tune x?"

If there's an argument against entropy, this is it. Unless this is the final end state of the universe.

 

[Alberto7]

That's fucking great lmao

ZEBOV.
I think that was his username. Eventually he was permanently banned. I forget why.

 

[Kagami]

There used to be a chatroom on here though I didn't go in there much.

 

[MaKo´s Tethan]

 

[tian]

Peak Bulb/Periphery will always be 2008 for me because I ran into Casey Sabol after a Meshuggah (I think?) show in LA wearing one of those super old black and white lightbulb with wings shirts and he was like, "I probably got paid from part of that." At first I thought I was going to get jumped because he started the convo with, "Hey! What's up with the shirt..?" and as someone who mainly listened to the soundcloud instrumentals, I had no idea who he was lol.

And I'm glad I was a broke college kid back then because otherwise I definitely would have thrown everything I had at getting a Sherman and that probably would not have gone well. And related to that... lol

Also, what happened to all the POD XTs?

 

[Furtive Glance]

I miss the rep system. Metal Ken and his massive red bar lmao

 

[7 Dying Trees]

Mesh sold off all of his, I believe, when he was in grad school? I haven't seen him around for a while. Drew and I are really the only OLD Old Guard left here.

oi! you're not the only fossil

 

[7 Dying Trees]

Also, what happened to all the POD XTs?

Dunno, but I still have mine

Funny how someone mentioned that 7 string promo video from the 90s with Dino in it, as I recently acquired one of his LACS... I should do a NGD on here...

 

[7 Dying Trees]

And does anyone still have their bloody mirders? I still have the #13 build, a half rack unit, that I have had in my live setup ever since i got it!

 

[Thesius]

Dunno, but I still have mine

Funny how someone mentioned that 7 string promo video from the 90s with Dino in it, as I recently acquired one of his LACS... I should do a NGD on here...

You have a lot of NGDs to do mister

postthe7680

 

[7 Dying Trees]

You have a lot of NGDs to do mister

postthe7680

I'm no entirely sure, but there's a lot... Maybe i shpould spend a stupid amount of time putting them up here for posterity

 

[mastapimp]

I was on the forum back in college when it first started but was mostly inactive and didn't make a new account until about 14 years ago.

Some highlights from the past 10 years or so:

Left-handed juggernaut kid
MetalHex's sun cult rants
Abasi/Falbo business deteriorating in real time
Insane catfish experience with Yellow/Jeries - complete with a "Mitch Conner" style reveal/admission at the end.
BJR black friday fiasco
DirtyPuma/Rusti thread
"Kiesel - Never Again!" being an extremely active thread for like 3+ years
Vejichan's posts - Epic trolling or no short-term memories from a massive head wound?
As soon as the first gen WyldeAudio guitars were dropping, Marcwormjim posted a NGD unboxing post with a life-sized LEGO version.
DrewH schooling the forum on the the distinct differences between concrete and cement

 

[Ordacleaphobia]

The Abasi / Falbo drama was nuts and for some reason this was the last place I expected to see that unfold.
I miss Marcwormjim that dude was funny

 

[budda]

Noodles was a mandatory poll option.

 

[Jeff]

Mesh sold off all of his, I believe, when he was in grad school? I haven't seen him around for a while. Drew and I are really the only OLD Old Guard left here.

I joined before you did!

 

[budda]

I joined before you did!

But how active are ya these days

 

[Jeff]

But how active are ya these days

Eh. Here and there. But yes not nearly as much as two decades ago.

 

[Drew]

I'm old enough that I can vouch for the existence of 56k. Hell, I remember the Apple IIc I learned (very basic) programming on, the Commodore 64, the first Macintosh. Those were probably the days of 9.6k dial up.



Dirty Puma!

How did we forget?

Oh I definitely remember dial-up 56k, I just don't know if I ever logged on here on one. Maybe some time visiting my parents, but I think even by then they were on broadband.

Way back in the day I remember not being able to use the internet when my dad was on call, unless it was for school and if so I had to be quick and be sure I could hop off in a moment if he had a page to answer.

 

[ZXIIIT]

Don't forget that ss.org would also entice people to join by mailing them stickers for cheap, it worked for me lol

 

[Grindspine]

If there's an argument against entropy, this is it. Unless this is the final end state of the universe.

Did you mean, end state of the Universe?