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brandass

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  1. I have no whammy, I just stroke my strings way too hard, it's pretty hard on my nuts.
  2. Thanks for the guidance, will start with a fill and see how it goes.
  3. To raise a string just a bit? High E is fretting out, but the bridge looks OK. Not excited about replacing the nut, no tools or know-how. Please advise.
  4. Following the image's URL leads one to this (I had to upload it to my Photobucket account in order to make this work, though): [ Thanks! That's a looker alright, but way outta my league - maybe trade for my car???
  5. -----------------Wow, Segal isn't much to you, yet you take the time to put ALL his films into this^^^^^uh,this ^^^^^uh, whatever this is.:confused:Well, All I can say is to raise that Hater flag:thu:, drink the Haterade:facepalm:, and sing the Hater song,....."If yer NOBODY and you know it, clap your hands:cry:.....If yer nobody and you know it, clap your hands:cry:........If you haven't got a dime, but HATE anyone doing FINE:eek:,.....If yer NOBODY and yer know it CLAP YOUR HANDS:lol:...Keep Hating, Haters!!......................The REAL Rocker. If I could sig this exchange I would. Bravo, dear fellows, bravo.
  6. I've had about the same luck for a year now. Some of it moves fast, some slow, and all of it does move eventually. I'm pricing to sell, though, not looking for top dollar, just don't have the patience for that. What's up on CL in my area is a real trip right now. A lot of stuff has been there at least 6 months, maybe even a year. And it's posted EVERY WEEK, you'd think they'd get a clue. But in the last couple of months there's been an influx of unusual gear, like people are cleaning out their closets or letting go the stuff they wanted to hold on to. Don't know why it's happening, only that there's a lot of pretty cool stuff available right now. Luckily I'm broke, otherwise I'd be tanking our budget on green semi-hollows and bizarre home-brew frankenstein pedals.
  7. A lot of it is coupon codes. PM me your email and I'll forward the email I got these from. Hey man, thanks for the offer to loop me in, but I did manage to get it to go in the end - somehow IE went a bit haywire with blocking pix and sites, but it's behaving again. Anyway, thanks but I'm set now!
  8. Am I the only one seeing a bunch of red Xs? And no obvious mention of deals on the www.proguitarshop.com site? Am I doing it wrong?
  9. Wish they would, but then again, I couldn't afford it anyway.
  10. Uncorrect. That's like saying that following a great recipe exactly makes for bad cookies. It doesn't. Once you find a good recipe, you should stick to it. If you don't, you may still get good results, or you may not. You just don't know. Making gear isn't the same as making music, where unpredictability may be preferable. The best factories get in the ballpark with a great recipe and then mass-produce cookies with great precision. That doesn't make for bad cookies, it makes for great cookies that look, smell, and taste identically with each batch. The best chefs get in the ballpark with a great recipe, but then tweak and flourish to different effect with each iteration. The best chefs get great results regardless; there is risk, but not much when a master chef is in the kitchen. And their cookies are a bit different with each batch, which keeps them fresh and interesting; and sometimes they're flat-out transcendent, sometimes spinning off new recipes. Unbounded unpredictability is usually catastrophic; unpredictability within tight constraints, as imposed by a master, generates novelty and sometimes transcendent results. In that sense gear is the same as music is the same as cookies. It's all about where you put those boundaries and who's doing the cooking.
  11. Too uneven and imperfect and you get "inconsistent". Too precise and predictable and you get "sterile" and "a lack of character". At one end you have a drummer with no sense of timing; at the other you have a rudimentary drum machine. Most prefer to be somewhere in the middle: broadly reliable, yet organic and complex. That's the sweet spot that hand-wound pups aim to hit. Like more sophisticated drum machines, computer-run pup production could incorporate algorithms to mimick human-generated imperfections, to lend character to the pups. Wouldn't be standard for a long time to come, and less than compelling in first iterations, but that's probably where we're headed, and eventually they'll get it right. In the meantime BG et al. have nothing to worry about, their excellent work is much admired and appreciated.
  12. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That would suck. Wish that the parasites who pull that {censored} would grow a pair and put their energy into something that benefits humanity for a change.
  13. Naw, those ponchos and sprays are worthless. If you don't want the hassle just leave them with me and I'll toss 'em for you.
  14. It's 3am. There's a difference between "moral outrage over something that doesn't involve me" and "absolute {censored}in boredom." Now THAT'S boredom! There is a cure... I'm here to help.
  15. My daughter has a pink SX. She insisted on pink. She's probably not alone. But I know what you mean. Personally, I'd go for a shell pink with cream/aged-white pups & knobs any day of the week and twice on Thursdays. Gawd. These other pinks... meh to ick. Actually, my daughter's is a more like a dusk rose or light raspberrry or somesuch - not bad at all, kinda classy in fact. I'm good with it. Incidentally, it plays like a dream, and the single HB is WAY better than it has any right to be. I pick it up all the time, and it's hard to put down again, even with some pretty great alternatives nearby.
  16. Judging from your avatar, your arse could use a shave.
  17. Life is not linear, that's for sure! Did you hold on to the Pathfinder in the end?
  18. Shopping is hard, but it doesn't have to be that hard. An e-mail or call, or even two, can head off a wasted trip and pointless meeting. I'd rather waste a few minutes up front to save a lot later on. Try it, you might like it.
  19. Definitely write back. It looks like you're starting to wear him down. Pure genius! I've been on both sides of similar scenarios, and sympathize more with the OP than the seller, who could use a 'tude tweak. Photos in particular - in a lot of cases I'm looking at 30-60min drives to see the axe, a couple of close-ups can save both of us time and energy, they may already be in-pocket, and they can be added to the ad to facilitate sale to others as well. Worth an ask. Bottom line: ad phrases like "firm" and "no trades" go a long way in heading off unnecessary e-mails/calls.
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