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I wanted to apologize to anyone I might have offended with my misguided analogy of David and Goliath in regards to the Repeater vs. EDP discussion. Thanks to Kim Flint for setting the record strait. My dig at Gibson was based on past history, which as Kim pointed out has nothing to do with the current relationship between his company Aurisis (correct spelling?) and Gibson. And, it could be argued that Gibson kept the EDP from going the way of the Jamman. Sorry for the ignorance which was based on an assumption and as they say "Assumption is the mother of all f**k ups. The truth is both products are fantastic tools, that each have their strengths and are equally worthy of consideration. I own a Repeater by the good graces and generosity of my brother Rick, who bought it for me. Otherwise I would still be using my Jamman. By the way, I have had a few problems with my Repeater, its a bit finicky, cumbersome live, and I still love it. It saddens me that either company would be having financial difficulties, and that the really cool music tools like these are, for all intents and purposes, "niche" products, and as such have a limited market. If I had the cash, I would buy an EDP just to support the company. I also inadvertently did something that really irritates me when I see others do it, namely, resort to trashing one product to promote another. The Repeater is no better than the EDP, just different. What I like about this web site is the sense of community, which in my humble opinion is sorely lacking in the music business as a whole. Do I have issues with big music corporations? You bet I do. But I realize that by attacking Gibson, which certainly isn't the first or last company that has gobbled up acquisitions and then spit them out again, I unfairly attacked the designers at Aurisis who put their heart, souls and brains into what many still consider the Rolls Royce of loopers. Sorry for the misguided vitriol. Don Quixote AKA Bill Walker