Re:What a TOTAL Jerk! (Score 1)

That's great that Jesse is helpful with the instrument he sold you. It's called customer service, part of running a business. As for Jesse's mods being far beyond circuit bending, I completely disagree. It seems that you're whole argument weighs in on the fact that Jesse uses patch bays instead of switch bays, which would fall under the category of added interface. Part and parcel of the bending concept, as Ghazala has spoken about over and over again. There is no rule that says patchbay != circuit bending. As far as all the other mods Jesse does, well I fail to see how that sets him apart either. Dave and many other benders add CV/Gate triggers to their devices. Adding Midi to a circuit bent toy is something I have yet to see, even from Jesse, though I'd love to see it happen. As for Dave calling certain instruments by their ghazala given names, he does this out of respect for their originator, it states this clearly on his site. Ghazala as well has said that he prefers they continue to be called by the names he gave them. Calling your instrument the SPK-101 or whatever variation of the Roland naming scheme does not make it any less a descendent of the original ghazala creations...regardles of whether or not it has a patchbay or a few more buttons. What's so hard about making a patchbay anyways, mount a bunch of jacks in a grid connected to different bend points. simple. All this "who came first", "who's stealing whos ideas" crap is really obnoxious. This overly defensive attitude is very transparent. Maybe Jesse is friendly and helpful, I don't know I've never met the guy. Maybe Dave ran over your dog or something, i don't know but he has been nothing but friendly and helpful to me. Bah, I've made my point...