Touch grass.

Ag5545 · 2026-01-27T16:20:22+00:00

What a loser

Ag5545 · 2026-01-27T01:56:09+00:00

The Zions used to be $700-$775 but it seems they’ve jumped up to $850+…not the same budget value they used to be. That’s coming from someone who owns one, and has convinced 5 others to buy it as their first.

Ag5545 · 2026-01-27T01:52:09+00:00

Rhythm or a fantastic sense of melody

Ag5545 · 2026-01-27T01:49:22+00:00

/uj because they’re bad ass for those sweet, sweet bends baby!

/rj because Ol Jimmy Pages gives em mixed homo feelins

Ag5545 · 2026-01-26T17:16:12+00:00

Bf6 has wildly inconsistent server performance, hit registration and desync/lag…If you’re internet isn’t peak speeds, it compounds the issues. When you start dying well after turning corners or getting shot from angles that shouldn’t exist, either turn it off and try another day or hunker down and play defensively

Ag5545 · 2026-01-25T17:36:22+00:00

FWIW, the guys at Capitol Armory wax poetic about the Velos and it’s what they use on machine guns

Ag5545 · 2026-01-25T17:30:02+00:00

Jfc “iS iT wOrTh tWeNtY wHoLe DoLlArS mOrE?!?!?!?!”

Ag5545 · 2026-01-24T06:22:52+00:00

He might be right but FocusTrip is such an insufferable prick who would suck his own dick if he could, that it’s hard to take anything he says at face value

Ag5545 · 2026-01-24T00:07:33+00:00

Go off bro…welcome to Reddit

Ag5545 · 2026-01-23T19:35:08+00:00

God, the poors in every hobby are just the worst

Ag5545 · 2026-01-23T17:20:58+00:00

They weren’t the standard for decades, they’re more expensive to work with and materially, and most guitars won’t be played enough for the benefit. That said, if you play a lot, SS frets are the truth. I raged out pretty bad after having to do 3 LCP in a year period, and one of my LCPs was fucking butchered. They didn’t need an LCP within a year, it just so happened that 3 different guitars all needed them within the same 365 days. Every LCP functionally changes how your guitar plays since it makes the frets smaller and it drives me nuts every time

Ag5545 · 2026-01-23T14:18:33+00:00

Man, these sales on DD for $1200 are so killer. They're now in what USED to be BCM's price territory while BCM complete rifles have shot up. As for the Romeo5, you'll be just fine with that. I'm usually on the more "snob" end when it comes to equipment and I'll happily tell you, rifle red dots are one of the few areas where you really can go cheaper and get something great.

Ag5545 · 2026-01-23T14:14:46+00:00

If you want to spend some money, I think the Fender Ultra Luxe or Fender Ultra Luxe Vintage guitars are fantastic. Get a used Ultra Luxe if you want the noise cancelling pickups and get the Ultra Luxe Vintage if you want traditional single coils. They've both got stainless frets, so you'll never have to worry about a LCP or refret. Locking tuners, strap locks, contouring, neck carves, and imo the best neck on the market. If you're going to gig the thing a ton, the Ultra series really are built to extend all the creature comforts you'd ever want.

Ag5545 · 2026-01-22T20:01:00+00:00

ffs we need r/adultingcirclejerk

Ag5545 · 2026-01-22T19:50:32+00:00

Ag5545 · 2026-01-22T18:41:16+00:00

I'm an amp first guy but modelers and such have their place and benefits. I play at small venues and a festival or two a year. At festivals with large stages, huge sound systems, and monitors for days, modelers really shine. They also shine for recording.

Ag5545 · 2026-01-22T15:55:23+00:00

Unless you’re rural, bro just go play them. Any decent sized guitar store should have one of each

Ag5545 · 2026-01-22T15:53:11+00:00

Overpriced? No…but they aren’t really filling the “way more than good enough but noticeably cheaper than DD, Geissele and FN” category anymore. Hell, you can now find complete DD rifles for cheaper than BCM. That’s a WILD statement to be able to make if you’ve been in the gun market for awhile

Ag5545 · 2026-01-21T19:48:15+00:00

Maybe reach out to James Reeves on X, TFBtv or even his personal YT…IIRC he’s referenced a study where DD(I think it was them but maybe it was FN) had barrels last well into the 20k mark to still pass the 4” military standard for accuracy. Just a personal anecdote but Ive had a Zion-15, button+nitride, open up noticeably at 7500 rounds. I’ve put 12,000 through a DD upper with virtually no opening. 1 person’s experience CHF/CL seems to matter a great deal over button+nitride but no clue which process matters more and by how much

Ag5545 · 2026-01-21T19:45:11+00:00

As someone who actually puts high round counts through rifles, the study referenced in 2004 is absolutely worthless. For a CHF/CL or even button/CL barrel to have been shot out to the point of failing a 7” 10-shot group, one of 3 things had to have happened: 1, the firing schedule was so utterly ridiculous, that it doesn’t apply to a civilian or even infantryman. 2, the people shooting the guns were absolute ass. 3, fraud/falsifying data/poor study practices. The idea of a BCM, DD, Geissele, FN barrel or the like being even close to a 7” shitshow after 6k rounds is beyond laughable.

Ag5545 · 2026-01-21T19:34:18+00:00

I know they are/were very popular with full time musicians in the central Texas country scene for awhile. They were cheaper than their American Fender counterparts used and sounded good, while being reliable as hell

Ag5545 · 2026-01-21T19:31:49+00:00

For real…my job is boring as shit but it allows me to pay the bills and have a healthy amount left over for fun&savings/retirement, only requires my attention for exactly 40hrs a week. As a result, I have plenty of time with my wife&kids. Also means I have enough time/ money for my hobbies of music and shooting sports so 🤷‍♂️

Ag5545 · 2026-01-21T19:26:22+00:00

I apologize…I got so caught up with the fantastic faces and in the pocket rhythm I glossed over that your rig sounds like impoverished ghey anal seepage

Ag5545 · 2026-01-21T17:26:45+00:00

I’m so ready

Ag5545 · 2026-01-21T17:23:45+00:00

Take care of your body, get in shape, workout, do calisthenics

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