LucSulla

They all seem to say, "Six months with no interest" to me. They also say, "The band will DEFINITELY pick up enough gigs in six months to cover this. DEFINITELY. STONE COLD LOCK." Guitars lie a lot I find.

Happy Birthday!

I'm going to need a few counties, really. About A Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi's worth.

Sorry to read this, even though I didn't know Jay. One of my best friends has gotten a similar diagnosis recently, which he is on the front end of but still isn't looking good. It's a lot to take in because, at the moment, he seems as healthy as a horse. When we talk, I forget how dire the situation is even if it is still just something brewing on the horizon. But it's a serious as it gets it seems, and the first time in my adult life someone I'm close to has been given such poor odds of surviving something. I feel awful for Jay and terrible for those of you around here that clearly valued him. I didn't know him myself, but I can definitely sympathize. All that sad shit being said, I'm glad @kizanski posted, beyond the obvious reasons, because it led to taking a deep dive into the archive this afternoon. Holy shit, y'all were some messy bitches 20 years ago!

Yeah, but I have to admit I am pretty astounded that his voice is still this good. It hasn't aged at all. I noticed his speaking voice still sounds youthful as well. That's winning the damn genetic lottery when it comes to pipes.

There are definitely no tubes. It was a real, “Don’t worry, I have an amp for you!” only to show up to the crustiest old off brand, solid state 10 watt that I’ve ever seen.

I don't even know what this is.

Annual Herding of the Co-Eds for me. And there really is nothing available in Tuscany I think.

Hate that I'm in Tuscany for a month and can't take advantage because I'm not at home to receive packages Really hate that.

I've seen Gojira live a couple of times. Once with Opeth and Devin Towsend in 2017, and once with Kvelertak and Mastodon in 2014 I think. Good band.

I had a Mastoklon for awhile. Cool pedal, but I there are a couple of things I preferred as a boost, and a couple of things I preferred for base dirt. I moved it on as a result. I watched this the other day and was cracking up at around 7:45 when they run down the line and are just like IT'S ALL THE SAME.

Yeah, if saying it was smart to hire four great backup singers to prop up your shitty voice is being kind, guilty, lol.

I'll say two nice things. I think that guitarist is doing the Eddie thing better than Satch. Don't get me wrong - I love Satch. I gave guitar another chance in 8th grade after quitting in 6th grade all because of "The Forgotten Part II." But Al Estrada is really nailing that whole thing better. Given what a terrible singer Roth is, I think he has picked pretty much the only approach to having a puncher's chance of not ruining the show with his voice. I think it's pretty creative. Probably not enough so to put money down to see it, but it's better than him going it alone.

Well, this is to a 59 Les Paul what a Peter Criss solo performance is to 77 Kiss.

Dayum!

Definitely could be that he got it wrong. This was more of a caution light than an Indictment. Either way, ain’t there no mo.

I got snagged on something kind of similar four years ago and read up a bit on it afterward. There are definitely smarter ones out there who offer just enough under what you might expect to not look suspect and accept offers for even less. This may really be someone who doesn't know much about guitars just trying to get rid of it; no clue. But it reminded me enough of that situation to mention it here. I'd hate for someone to see it, offer $1500, think they scored an old Hamer, and then get a snowglobe in the mail.

Saw this on Reverb, and I think it may be a scam. If the poster turns up here and says otherwise, or someone else can confirm otherwise, I will update to reflect that. https://reverb.com/item/89548791-hamer-studio-special-mid-90s-sunburst Unless I'm off my rocker, I think this is an 81, not a mid 90s. And I think that is the enticement. "This guy doesn't know what he has!" You make an offer and think you got a steal. Then god knows what if anything shows up. I just find the incorrect dating and the 0 reviews very suspect.

That was killer. Surprised I haven't heard it already.

This would be one solution to finding a box big enough to ship an amp in.

Boney Bones Hopkins From Mississippi. Can confirm this is EXACTLY how it works. Not sure how this lore leaked to the interwebz.

Cool amp. I had a Sock Money 12" that I should not have sold. Came at a time in my life where I really didn't understand how to get what I wanted out of an amp if it wasn't pretty high gain to begin with. Great amp that I just wasn't experienced enough to understand.

I’ve been playing it all day. I’m honestly shocked by how much I like it. I’m not ready to sell my Tallys and Lesters, but this thing is definitely a kick. Way better than I was expecting. This started off as just getting the best guitar I could for under a grand that would fit in an overhead bin. However, I can actually see using this thing a lot for open mics, practice, and maybe even the odd gig when I want keep things light and need a good multitasker. Pickups are kinda borderline. They could be a tad better, but they also aren’t bad. Not sure it’s worth the hassle of soldering new ones in for a little bit more oomph in a guitar that isn’t going to be my main ax for anything really important. The pickup selection options are really quite cool though. It’s got nine different combinations.

So since May 2011, more years than not, I've led a study abroad program in Europe for a month. I started taking a guitar with me in 2014, a baby Taylor. Unfortunately, that guitar started falling apart in the last few years, and since I like it a lot, I stopped taking it on trips. Last year, I bought a Blackstar Carry On. It's actually not a bad little guitar, but it is a little guitar. I also found myself getting into more situations where people wanted me to sit in on stuff when I had an electric, but I never could for obvious reasons. The Carry On is a fine guitar for noodling, but it's not something you'd really want to play seriously. It kinda keeps your callouses hard, but because of the short scale, strings just feel like rubber bands. So it was better than nothing - a lot better to be honest - but It still wasn't a real guitar though. I saw an Ibanez Q54 for pretty cheap and decided to give it a shot. Believe it or not, it's a super cool guitar. The neck is great. I've never owned an Indonesian guitar, but I'm happy that the good things I hear about Ibanez's Indo production are true. Pickups are solid too. Pretty good for high gain stuff and fantastic for cleans. It's actually a tad smaller in length that the baby Taylor even with the full 25.5" neck. Overall, the gig back is about the same width and length, but quite a bit slimmer. I never had a problem throwing the Taylor in an overhead, and I suspect this one will be even easier. Plus the last two inches or so of the gig bag can be folded over. Overall, happily surprised with this guitar. I'd be 100% fine taking it to a real gig. I'm really excited to have a real instrument to play for a month this time around.