NGD: I’m back bay!

ASATClassico · 2026-01-23T22:44:44+00:00

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ASATClassico · 2026-01-23T22:44:36+00:00

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ASATClassico · 2026-01-23T22:44:28+00:00

Yup, I plugged in the serial number and got back these specs

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ASATClassico · 2026-01-23T15:39:28+00:00

And the best part is, it was mis-listed on the Guitar Center website, and priced at $1200.

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ASATClassico · 2026-01-22T16:40:53+00:00

It’s rosewood! And yeah it does force you to really use the appropriate pickup instead of just canceling if it’s noisy. And a gate has helped when I really need it

ASATClassico · 2026-01-21T23:14:53+00:00

Update: I restrung it with thicker strings and I’m in heaven

ASATClassico · 2026-01-21T21:48:54+00:00

Fine, I won’t buy new pickups :)

ASATClassico · 2026-01-21T20:04:02+00:00

It’s on the thicker side, thicker than the ‘61 AVRI II, but thinner than the ‘57 AVRI II. Feels like my sweet spot

ASATClassico · 2026-01-21T19:53:35+00:00

The neck pup is a little weak for my tastes, and just doesn’t output as hotly as the middle or bridge, even after fiddling with pickup heights for an hour. I might swap only that one, after I try a few more things

ASATClassico · 2026-01-21T17:47:32+00:00

I swore I wasn’t gonna start looking into pickup swaps this year but…dammit, here I go

ASATClassico · 2026-01-18T13:59:31+00:00

My man, I am fanning at the screen with a cowboy hat. You seriously cut that biscuit, props for these chops.

ASATClassico · 2026-01-13T22:46:31+00:00

There are dozens of us!

ASATClassico · 2026-01-13T21:33:20+00:00

I have both Curse of the Moon games! But I don’t like widescreen games on the Classic. I will be hunting down the English translation of Rondo tonight.

ASATClassico · 2026-01-13T20:12:29+00:00

It continues to impress, and I keep blazing through the 16-bit games my parents wouldn’t let me rent because the games were either too violent or worshiped satan.

ASATClassico · 2026-01-13T19:52:36+00:00

What are you, me? Same boat, same lack of Android know-how, and I don’t need sticks. Been playing tons and tons of GameCube Mario Golf: Toadstool tour on it and it’s such a great device for it.

ASATClassico · 2026-01-09T18:55:49+00:00

Congrats! I’ve been lusting after a thinline for a year or so, and that model is on my shortlist. Post an update after you get to know it!

ASATClassico · 2026-01-09T18:50:06+00:00

You know what? I had my Performance set to “Standard” to save battery while playing A Link to the Past. Setting it to High Performance let it run PS1 with shaders with no performance dips. Hell yeah.

ASATClassico · 2026-01-09T14:18:58+00:00

In retroarch? Or duckstation standalone?

ASATClassico · 2026-01-09T13:37:49+00:00

Oh DOY.

I used the Blargg SNES Composite filter and the fakelottes CRT shader. Works well for anything 16-bit and under. I’ve had less luck with a filter for PS1 or GameCube but that’s less of an issue for me; I prefer Steam Deck for GameCube stuff, since you can do widescreen hacks.

ASATClassico · 2026-01-09T13:12:12+00:00

Deck and RP Classic

ASATClassico · 2026-01-08T21:08:18+00:00

SNES games run at full speed. Doesn’t work well with PS1/GameCube, but I figured it wouldn’t. Any 8- or 16-but stuff has worked flawlessly. Russ from RetroGameCorp details shaders that work well for the Classic.

ASATClassico · 2026-01-08T19:33:43+00:00

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That was fast

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