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NoRagrets

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  1. After careful consideration of my financial situation, savings for a remodel, etc., I decided to hold off on a new guitar despite all of your advice to the contrary. I think it was the wise choice. But then my birthday came around. My wife wanted to know why I was moping around the house, as if all the joy I had in my heart was gone. She said, “just get it. It can be your Christmas, Father’s Day, and anniversary present too.” Behold: https://www.proaudiostar.com/fender-fsr-2-tone-telecaster-thinline-w-ebony-fingerboard-surf-green-used.html?utm_source=Google_Shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhs79BRD0ARIsAC6XpaUMJveM5FGgCnS5_8dY07fmsDjYzGg62k2Ix3XK-o6jj-CoHCwNIJEaAuFVEALw_wcB My first telecaster. A limited run thinline. With custom shop ‘51 nocaster pickups. Hitting refresh in the fedex tracking site every 1 hour to track my new baby!
  2. I bought my Gibson Les Paul Studio at the one in Dallas in 1995. I got a summer job in high school to pay for it. It was like $600. And the assholes at my local shop in west Texas were charging $800 (Tarpley’s was its name I think, near the builder square. Now they’re both out of business). It was worth the 5 hour drive. Hard to explain, but the local store was manned by all high school drop out metal guys with drug problems whose bands never made it, and they absolutely hated every customer. So I’m sure the owners were nice, but their employees were such insufferable pricks. So yeah I loved guitar center back in the day. Salesman was really nice and really helpful. Still love playing my 1995 Les Paul, too. unfortunately they expanded too fast in the late 90’s and Now it’s a filthy hell hole.
  3. Thanks man! I’m really an alt rock and Americana kind of guy, but this just happened.
  4. My band’s latest. As a lead guitar guy, this was quite a stretch. I just was playing around with beats one day and this happened. Inspired by the camp fire in California.
  5. This is pure q gold. 2020 / 666 = 3.0330 Biden’s text number to donate was 30330. I was told by a Q person this is unequivocally a sign that Biden is with the satanic cabal of pedos and most definitely not a coincidence.
  6. He’s setting up a PAC to give himself a giant piggy bank to travel and pay himself consulting fees from. If he actually does run, he can’t pillage the piggy bank (he has to legally be disassociated if he’s a candidate).
  7. I think they won’t call it because assholes Like me are giving them record tv ratings right now.
  8. Answer is pretty obvious based on the last two presidential elections and their primaries. The voting populace in the swing states want populism and inclusiveness, not progressive/socialist eco policy and intersectionality. Look at the repudiation of Hillary in 2016 by the working class. Look at the house seats flipping red in 2020. And Biden barely winning against a populist president because he explicitly did not run on progressive policies and distanced himself from the AOC crowd once the general got underway. Also I think this election is a lot more decisive for the dem populist if he doesn’t botch the fracking narrative. Politics 101 - never ever talk about ending an industry that provides a lot of high paying jobs for working class people. Dems, you should start taking traditional coastal states for granted and start focusing on the flyovers.
  9. I need some help with my ideal guitar collection. I have a Gibson LP Studio that I bought 25 years ago and will not ever sell and a Mexican Strat. Background - I play a lot of guitar, I’m in a band, we barely make any money doing it and we don’t care I was thinking I really need an American srat because it’s kind of my go to guitar, but I also really want a telly after playing my friend’s new player series. Also would love to add a Gibson es or something similar. questions: Which Fender would you get in American if you had to pick one? If you said American, are noiseless pickups better for recording or live than non noiseless? Is there that much difference between an Epiphone ES and Gibson?
  10. The Fox News nerdery that calls states is usually on point. I think they knew late last night that the remaining votes were from very blue districts.
  11. Biden has the easier path to victory at this point. Flip Wisconsin and Michigan.
  12. Agree, @SwanderedTalent, very well put together. Love the climactic riff. Also appreciated the subtle wah that adds some layers to the beginning.
  13. Very impressive. How did you get into this genre?
  14. Did you mean urban?
  15. Thanks for all of the feedback. I’m enjoying listening to y’all’s work as well. Surly Super Group is going to happen eventually.
  16. I instantly “ragret” this thread
  17. I’m hoping this forum can sort of serve as a support group for all of us that play a little, a lot, or as a primary source of income. I’ll go first. Literally got the band back together for a high school reunion show. Since then we have been traveling around to meet up, drink fancy craft beer, and record (and in that order). When COVID started, we made it our goal to release a song per week until the end of the year. It’s really made the pandemic manageable by giving me some purpose (for myself, not work or family), a form of expression, and a sense of accomplishment. I’ve also been striving to get better at playing and recording, trying to take online lessons and learning new riffs. The song I posted “For the Moment” is our latest and my personal favorite.
  18. Can anyone give me a ballpark on replastering a 15k gallon pool, no hot tub. Just a range is fine.
  19. Gotta update the 5G software, duh
  20. OU when I lived there that’s all they ever talked about when they weren’t talking cowboys.
  21. This is good.
  22. Pore, poor, and pour...learn them please.
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