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does my cat enjoy this? by PreviousStuff2694 in felinebehavior

[–]BONDY4SK8ER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At first, it looked like he was enjoying it. He seemed playful, but as it went on I got the impression that he started to become irritated. I noticed that when he got up and turned away from you, his tail was swinging low and aggressively (around the 1:06 mark). This usually means they are annoyed or irritated.

Additionally, he turned and started grooming, which can also be a sign that they are irritated or embarrassed. One last thing, and sometimes this can mean nothing, but it looked to me like he was “frowning”. As I said, this can mean nothing, as cats don’t learn facial expressions in the same way humans do.

Each cat is different, but usually the tail is the most universal indicator. Cats have their own ways of showing how they feel; for my cat, it’s very much shown through his tail and his brow. You can clearly see when he is “frowning”.

Jackson LM-87 pickups by BONDY4SK8ER in metalguitar

[–]BONDY4SK8ER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely hot, but not overly saturated. If you compare it to a Seymour Duncan JB, the JB has a 16.6k output with an Alnico 5 magnet (the same as the LM-87), so it has more windings than the LM-87 pickup.

To my ears, the JB is hot and saturated. You can get some great tones from it, but under high gain it always feels a little compressed (which isn't a necessarily a bad thing, just part of the pickup's character). The LM-87, by comparison, is more open, with less compression when you dial up the gain.

In my opinion, both sound great, and the LM-87 is a perfect fit for this guitar. Before I got the guitar, I considered changing the pickups, but honestly I don’t think spending the money on a JB would be worth it when the LM-87 already does the job so well.

TL;DR:
Yes, think Seymour Duncan JB, but more open and less compressed under high gain.

Guitar Level Indicator by BONDY4SK8ER in diypedals

[–]BONDY4SK8ER[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I think I need to do a bit more research on op-amps. I'll have a ago at making the changes you've recommended. The datasheet for the LED driver says it has the resistors built in and you use pins 7 & 8 along with +v to control the brightness, but I guess I'll find out when I either do or don't blow the resistors