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Baron von Eevl posted:Ben Folds is good but I have this vague but unshakable impression he's a scumbag. I don’t think he’s a chud or has a bunch of dead bodies under his floor boards, but he’s been married 5 times. I imagine he’s cool to fans but may not be the easiest person to be around.
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800peepee51doodoo posted:
The thing about 900's is they appear in rehersal studio/gig backlines a lot due to being "undesirable" amps and I've played some amazing ones and some dogshit ones but I dont know what the distinction is. I THINK the SLX are the good ones and the dual reverb bad? But that could just be due to disrepair idk.
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Nov 13, 2022 01:43
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shes just in a noise rock group
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massive spider posted:The thing about 900's is they appear in rehersal studio/gig backlines a lot due to being "undesirable" amps and I've played some amazing ones and some dogshit ones but I dont know what the distinction is. I THINK the SLX are the good ones and the dual reverb bad? But that could just be due to disrepair idk. Mk III was the diode boys and the SLX replaced them with another tube stage. Haven't played either but there's less of a solid state stigma these days if the circuit is well voiced.
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Nov 13, 2022 02:00
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landgrabber posted:you wouldn’t expect it from a 21 year old emo kid but i love XTC to death. I'm near two decades older than you, but I was crazy into XTC at the same time I was listening to Thursday and The Get Up Kids and digging into Sunny Day Real Estate and Rites of Spring. I'm not sure of there's any correlation between liking emo and liking XTC (other than being a sucker for pop melodies), I don't have the theory chops to really investigate, but they're a great band and I remember proclaiming that they should have been as big as The Beatles to a girlfriend in my teens (I don't know if I'd go that far now, but their certainly in the top-tier of British rock bands, I'd say).
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Nov 13, 2022 02:12
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pretty sure my boy RC used an SLX or a JCM900 around pinkerton times and if it's good enough for that album it's good enough for me
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Nov 13, 2022 03:48
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Ben Folds doesn't seem like a bad dude to me, but he seems like a dude that gets really sad and self-deprecating all the time, especially at any event where people are just trying to have a good time, and you talk to him about it and he's just like "that's just who I aaaaaam, I'm a piece of poo poo and no one should like me" and then instead of getting help expects that to be the end of it cause despite being rich and famous totally has no way of getting help or, god forbid, helping himself and you can only do that poo poo for so long, so yeah, five wives. Also I think I have a guy this week buying my Gibson. Glad someone gets to use it. I'm gonna buy an Epiphone Prophecy instead I think.
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Nov 13, 2022 06:01
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Update in my RG550 saga: offered a couple of hundred less than their buy now, they countered with the buy now price, I countered with a bit more than my original offer….silence!  Why set that you’re open to offers when you clearly aren’t?
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syntaxfunction posted:Ben Folds doesn't seem like a bad dude to me, but he seems like a dude that gets really sad and self-deprecating all the time, especially at any event where people are just trying to have a good time, and you talk to him about it and he's just like "that's just who I aaaaaam, I'm a piece of poo poo and no one should like me" and then instead of getting help expects that to be the end of it cause despite being rich and famous totally has no way of getting help or, god forbid, helping himself and you can only do that poo poo for so long, so yeah, five wives. oh so ben folds IS emo then interesting
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Nov 13, 2022 07:42
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i'm so into this poo poo that i'm listening to August is Falling and i kinda dig it?
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muike posted:Anyone have a Headrush FRFR cab?
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Disco Pope posted:I'm near two decades older than you, but I was crazy into XTC at the same time I was listening to Thursday and The Get Up Kids and digging into Sunny Day Real Estate and Rites of Spring. I'm not sure of there's any correlation between liking emo and liking XTC (other than being a sucker for pop melodies), I don't have the theory chops to really investigate, but they're a great band and I remember proclaiming that they should have been as big as The Beatles to a girlfriend in my teens (I don't know if I'd go that far now, but their certainly in the top-tier of British rock bands, I'd say). i am somewhat notoriously not into the beatles but i think that what people love the beatles for is their inventiveness and the fact that they grew and changed so substantially over their run, from 1963-1970. XTC released more albums in their 22 year span (1978-2000) and flawlessly transitioned from punk, to solidly new wave, to psychedelic pop, and set a higher bar while they were at it. the fact that a band that had a fraught career commercially could release Apple Venus 21 years in, and have it be a solid contender for their finest work, is virtually unheard of. the amount of creativity they were able to sustain, and the degree to which they kept their music fresh, for such a long period of time, is like, a gift from loving god. i don’t like that last album very much but other than that, they have one of the most pristine runs. discounting commercial success, they’re absolutely toe to toe with the beatles in every way that matters.
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Nov 13, 2022 08:50
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I blame Ben Folds for popularizing the trend of ironic white guy cover of rap song so I hate him. Tbh though I’ve never actually heard anything he’s done that isn’t the Bitches Ain’t poo poo cover but I don’t really want to I am almost done with baby’s first attempt writing/recording something and boy has it been a wobbly and slow process, I may be a hater but much respect to anyone who makes anything remotely musical sounding it’s not easy
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Wowporn posted:I blame Ben Folds for popularizing the trend of ironic white guy cover of rap song so I hate him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWaN_Tc5wo Dr. Faustus fucked around with this message at 13:12 on Nov 13, 2022 |
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Nov 13, 2022 13:10
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Ben Folds does put on a great show, saw him at the Pageant in St Louis a few years ago.
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Nov 13, 2022 13:16
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In addition to being married 5 times Folds also wrote Do It Anyway. While the song is a banger it's also about cheating even though you know it's wrong because you can't help it, and then there's a verse about telling your partner about it and absolutely crushing her. I get the feeling he's a total perfectionist about music and if he disagrees with you or you make a mistake he gets really worked up and says some mean poo poo.
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User Error posted:Ben Folds does put on a great show, saw him at the Pageant in St Louis a few years ago. i’ve seen him live more than anyone else. kind of embarrassing but yeah he puts on a great show
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Wowporn posted:I am almost done with baby’s first attempt writing/recording something and boy has it been a wobbly and slow process, I may be a hater but much respect to anyone who makes anything remotely musical sounding it’s not easy  it!
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Nov 13, 2022 13:32
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Do It Anyway is a banger but the song Landed is my favourite Ben Folds song. I dunno, I just vibe with it so hard.Wowporn posted:
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Nov 13, 2022 13:36
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I remember listening to some very chill nationally-syndicated radio show in late 97 or early 98 where they were interviewing Ben Folds and having the band play songs, and also taking questions from listeners. Someone called in and they had a really long conversation about Brick, at the end the band asked if he wanted to hear a song and he was like "okay, well how about Brick?" "No."
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Hey thread, I'm here so one of y'all can talk me down from a dumb purchase or help me justify said dumb purchase. Go with your hearts.  Bunch of years ago I tried getting into guitar: Got an affinity Tele, slapped a P90 in it, got a Yamaha electroacoustic, sold the Tele and bought a Casino, then around 5-6 years ago I just... stopped. Sold the casino last year in a fit of 'might as well', ended up doing some cleanup/maintenance and re-strung the Yamaha a couple weeks ago, been trying to remember how to play (I never got actually good -or even mediocre- at it, mind) a bit here and there. My main objective is just... "learn guitar", honestly. I have at this point, not been playing for longer than I actually ever played, so just getting back in there and play a bunch of different stuff until I go "oh yeah this is my poo poo" if that makes sense? So of course my brain is already gassing me with "you should get an electric' (the excuse is so I can hook it up to my pc and play Rocksmith/gently caress around with BiasFX or something) and I've been eyeballing a Pacifica 012 for the past 2 weeks trying really hard to not impulse-buy it. I await verdict. Thanks!
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Edmond Dantes posted:sold the Tele well there's your problem, never should've turned your back on the Tele. Get a new Affinity Tele (or the Pacifica if you didn't like the Tele shape/style, that's good too) and get back on that horse!
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Edmond Dantes posted:So of course my brain is already gassing me with "you should get an electric' (the excuse is so I can hook it up to my pc and play Rocksmith/gently caress around with BiasFX or something) and I've been eyeballing a Pacifica 012 for the past 2 weeks trying really hard to not impulse-buy it. go for it, it’s only a few hundred bucks
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Blotto_Otter posted:well there's your problem, never should've turned your back on the Tele. Get a new Affinity Tele (or the Pacifica if you didn't like the Tele shape/style, that's good too) and get back on that horse! I knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww  I even still have the P90 I put in the neck and the pickguard for it, but the Tele Affinity is already 50% more expensive than the Pac012, and I'd have to take it to a luthier to put the p90 back in and that's already a bit over my 'impulse' threshold.May just get the Pacifica and get a nicer Tele down the line. a.p. dent posted:go for it, it’s only a few hundred bucks Edmond Dantes fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Nov 13, 2022 |
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yeah, if you were asking “should i spring for a $1000+ guitar to get me playing again” i’d have advised against, but you’re doing the correct thing
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Late to the party but XTC owns and was one of the bands I first heard as a teenager that made me realize that music could be meaningful and interesting. The video for Dear God was amazing to me when I first saw it way back on 120 Minutes. I haven't listened to them in years, I need to rectify that.
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Andy Partridge may be part of the reason I stopped going by Andrew. Andy Summers as well. Ben Folds may be a lovely person, don't know, but he did put together William Shatner's album Has Been, so I'll give him some slack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0 Went through my spreadhseet and another 13 instruments are going onto Reverb or to my dad to sell in his antique mall spot. He's been able to get $50+ for what I deemed unplayable offbrand Made in China acoustics, so it'll be interesing to see how quickly playable "vintage" Made in Korea ones sell.
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The only thing I know about Ben Folds is that he was in some super group with Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman and one of OK Go and no thanks to every part of that.
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Dr. Faustus posted:I have a pair of 108s. They are so loud I only take one to rehearsal. At regular bedroom volume you must kill all the bass signal to the cab or it will be all boom. Turn up to rehearsal level and just be careful whom you point it at. They get loud. I've never needed both except when I wanted to indulge in stereo. Questions? would you recommend a single 112 as a nice partner to a helix ?
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Disco Pope posted:The only thing I know about Ben Folds is that he was in some super group with Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman and one of OK Go and no thanks to every part of that. gaiman now? no thank you. gaiman 25 years ago? I'd be in
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Is it right I can find replacement strat bodies for £40 or so but Jazzmaster ones are more like £150-200? Is it just a matter of strats being more common? Found a Jaguar body on AliExpress for cheap, I think that's too different to support the longer Jazzmaster scale? Still might grab it for later.
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I think it's just cuz strats are the most common guitars to get replacement parts are, like you said. And yeah the bridge placement on a jaguar is probably different from a JM
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changing the strings on my bigsby gretsch for the first time ever, haven't started yet (took off the old ones) but i'm scared lol. any technically minded goons have any advice for this endeavor/stuff i should watch? am i overthinking this?
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bend the ball ends at a 90 degree angle with a pair of pliers
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creamcorn posted:changing the strings on my bigsby gretsch for the first time ever, haven't started yet (took off the old ones) but i'm scared lol. Get a vibramate string spoiler for the next time you do this. Makes it super easy. It's worth the 40 bucks or whatever it costs.
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muike posted:bend the ball ends at a 90 degree angle with a pair of pliers This and an eraser or stiff piece of foam to hold the ball ends onto the pins while you gently caress around. They're really not that awful when you get used to them, but don't make the mistake of always putting the high E on last and then not having enough space to get your fingers under to hook the ball end.
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Do the high and low e strings first then the a and b then the d and g strings.
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strats rule cause if you accidentally right hand mute too hard you'll knock the body a bit and make the internal springs ring out, making you sound worse than if you just left consonant notes sustaining and did some drone poo poo top shelf stuff
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