Paul Wesley
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Guitar Effect Pedalphile Thread
love those, dcbc
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How Fox News works
You summed it up better than I did. It's a fucking bat-shit-crazy (and wildly incongruent) belief system.
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How Fox News works
I mean, I can't even follow her "logic." It's like she put on makeup and pearls, had a pre-interview briefing where she got her talking points from Marjorie Taylor Greene, then had a big fucking stroke and just vomited out this word salad of jewish socialist antisemitism socialism hate crimes democratic antisemitism Cuba socialists and communists are anti-jew. Seriously, I'm concluding that her argument boils down to "People think jews are socialists, so when the Democratic Party talks in *favor* of socialist policies, they are actually making everyone say and do anti-semitic things."
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Austin Super Regional Thread
I don't care about the hook 'em thing. I'm more worried that they couldn't find a photo of college students who weren't moving appliances around campus.
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Austin Regional Thread
Yeah, I've stopped on the SEC network this weekend when scrolling around between games, and it's non-stop homer bullshit. And meanwhile on the Longhorn Network, it's endless spin and excuse-making for whoever Texas is playing. Last night when their pitcher struggled, we heard "It's a blister!" and then "It's a tendon injury" and then when the pitcher air mails one and then just stands there while a runner scores, not a single critical word (which was richly deserved) for a pitcher who throws a wild pitch and can't be bothered to cover home. No way Texas would have gotten that non-criticism.
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George P. Bush deserves his own thread of stupidity
So even members of a dynastic GOP family - with their presidents and governors - are kneeling before the fascist who colludes with America’s enemies in elections, and who continues to try overthrow American democracy? Yeah, that seems normal.
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Austin Regional Thread
"perfectly done"
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Austin Regional Thread
So they've decided it's a tendon injury... with pretty much zero information? Yeah, that argues for "he fucking wilted under pressure." Not an injury.
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Other NCAA Regionals Thread
Book learnin’?
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Todd Snider - Has Anyone seen this guy?
Anyone?
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Todd Snider - Has Anyone seen this guy?
I think I have two extra to Todd Snider tomorrow night in Austin (Paramount). Row 5. Face value (I think was right at $45 each with fees). PM me.
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Austin Homeless Free for All Ordinance
Yeah, I understand that developers want land as cheap as possible, but they want all the land (all of downtown anyway). I'm happy to concede that the selection of these particular sites might be based on brother-in-law kind of bullshit... but that could (?will) happen no matter what sites are picked.
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Austin Homeless Free for All Ordinance
I have no doubt that there may be some very dirty shenanigans in choosing the sites. But having said that, what underused properties within a few miles of downtown have developers *not* been wanting to buy for a while?
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Led Zeppelin
- The Guitar Pron Thread
Back to the topic: I took this photo a few years ago when I was putting this one up for sale. Really glad I had second thoughts and took it off Reverb after a few hours. Instead of selling this one (my second-best "Tele"), I had the pickups swapped out for some underwound Fralins, so now it lives sonically somewhere between a Tele and a brighter, surfier Jazzmaster sound.- The Guitar Pron Thread
Pardon the interruption: I am reshuffling gear, and I'm about to take a couple of very lightly used ribbon mics to reverb. One is an Avantone CR-14, and the other is an SE Electronics R-1. Like new, including case, shock mount, etc. They are pretty much made for recording electric guitars. I'll give you the surly discount...i.e. you won't get one cheaper. PM me if interested.- "they have two times out remaining"
I don't have an opinion on the plural of time out, but I think "We move ahead to further action" is truly awful. It was a terrible phrase the first time it was used, and it gets worse every time I have to hear it from Lowell.- The Guitar Pron Thread
I didn't know those existed. Would be a nice change-of-pace guitar.- The Guitar Pron Thread
Different models shine in different applications... so much so that they're kind of the industry standard when discussing and measuring other manufacturers in the same instance (U47 on vocals, 47fet on kick drum, U87 on modern rap vocals, the KM84 that jimmyjazz mentioned as a small diaphragm condenser). That model is kind of a Swiss army knife. They're not widely discussed or nearly as sought out as other models (not even close). But they sound balanced and detailed on acoustic instruments. They're amazing on piano. As room mics on a string section, they sound big and cinematic.- The Guitar Pron Thread
Deej, thanks for this link - I've done business with that company. I had no idea that Oliver Archut made guitar amps. I knew of him because of his microphones. As I understand, he developed a mod for Neumann UM57 mics... a microphone that was made in East Germany after WW2. His company (Tab Funkenwerk) took these East German UM57's and installed their own proprietary transformer and eliminated the faradaic shield. I'm probably oversimplifying, but the East German "Neumann" still exists as Microtech Gefell, and they make great stuff. In 2003, they made 75 re-creations of the Neumann UM57, and they used Archut's mods in their reproductions and sold them as the Gefell UM75. A few years ago, I took a big chance on ebay and bought a couple of old Neumann UM57 from Bulgaria. They were cheap, and they came with a second-hand power supply that was crap. I then had them rebuilt by Tab Funkenwerk. They went from Bulgaria to Austin, then to Tab Funkenwerk in Washington, then to Thiersch in Germany to be reskinned, then back to Washington to be rebuilt (and they got a new dual power supply), and finally, back to Austin. Took over a year and a half. There were a lot of moments where I thought I might have bought some very expensive doorstops, but TF made them functionally and cosmetically beautiful again. Anyway, Archut died a few years ago, and I'm not sure how much his death affected the value of his creations, but his mics have exploded in value. He had a hand in making some of the Lucas microphones, and there's a pair of those on reverb right now for $20,000 (!!!). They're almost the *only* mic I can think of that was made in the last 30 years that has exploded in value like that. tl;dr : I'll bet you don't lose money on an Archut-designed anything. My Neumanns:- The Guitar Pron Thread
My advice for Strats and Teles - If you think you're looking for a "forever" version of those, think about late 80's-early 90's Custom Shop versions. They're not so old that you pay ridiculous "vintage" prices, but they *do* come from an era where I think the Custom Shop really did better (and more unique) finishes, materials, and set-ups. I have a mid 90's custom shop Strat that I bought new, and a late 80's custom shop Tele that I bought used (which got relic'ed the old fashioned way). I am just totally head-over-heels for each of them, and I would never sell either one. I also think that if you don't bond with it for whatever reason, you can either send it back, or you can sell it for pretty much exactly what you paid (i.e. the financial downside is pretty low). My .02.- Meanwhile, in Jerusalem...
Yeah, Reggie definitely popularized it (though he wasn't going to actually tattoo his moneymaker). Telephone area codes are still about the silliest fucking thing I can think of to be tribal about.- Meanwhile, in Jerusalem...
How about tattooing telephone area codes on your face? I mean, you gotta stand for something in this world, right?- do you ever yearn?
When I was 17, I got a traffic ticket around Wimberly, and I didn’t think I deserved it. So I showed up to my hearing, which wasn't really a hearing at all... just a 70-something year old judge just kicking back in his office, with his clerk outside making sure I had a punitive 30- minute wait for daring to show up. I wanted to look respectful, but the only “briefcase” I owned was one that was made to carry cassette tapes. Dumped those out. But if you looked inside, you’d know immediately what the case was for. He listened to me plead my case, and nodded his head very graciously, and said, “Son you can pay (the secretary) as you leave.”- I Wanna Say ‘I Told You so…’ (Chinese Glass Bridge Shannonigans)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Garry_Hoy - The Guitar Pron Thread
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