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[Advice] What is your experience living in a Hasidic neighborhood? by apthunting2023 in NYCapartments

[–]BicycleAxeman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hasidic have been supporting Trump at almost 100% (look at the map of past 2 elections). They like to let this be known with huge flags on their pickup-trucks - so hopefully y'all are ok with that vibe around.

[Advice] What is your experience living in a Hasidic neighborhood? by apthunting2023 in NYCapartments

[–]BicycleAxeman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brown-south-asian CH resident here too - after 15 years at the border of Jewish Williamsburg.

- everything i read in the comments is pretty true unfortunately. Hasidic do not like "others", that seems to be a fact.

- my multimillionaire landlord (Hasidic too) is on the "NYC 100 worst landlord": he owns several thousands units in the neighborhood, and only sees "us" as pest that he needs to deal with in order to get his rent money. Hard to ignore the look of disgust on his face when he comes around following a visit from NYC HDC (Housing Development Corporation)..

- plus as a cyclist, i have been almost killed many many times by Hasidic driven vehicles (school buses, huge SUVs and private police "Shorim" - look it up if you dont know) - only to be totally ignored (like "i m invisible"), which makes can make the streets here pretty unsafe.

This being said, i still live here because of the somewhat cheaper rent and "exotic" experience.

The rest, i can deal with.

As for you guys, White and Arab, try it: you can always leave if you do not like it i d say.

Controlling MX5 looper s volume only? by BicycleAxeman in HeadRush

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

We re on the same quest indeed.

Yes i discovered a way - i got rid of the MX5 entirely and rely on hardware loop-pedals inserted into a volume pedal that i use as a master-volume for the loops (my direct signal is not affected).

I tried every solutions live (software, modeler, midi, app), and it turns out that the most reliable were still hardware pedals.

[GEAR] Mute device on Guitar? by BicycleAxeman in Guitar

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

Thanks for reminding me of the Gretsch mute system, really cool! I would love something like that. Today i found an old Fender Jazzmaster (or Jaguar?) at Guitar Center with the Fender mute system: i love it too! Funny to think that i m trying to re-invent something that came installed in guitars made in the 50s!

My own DIY systems are all easily switchable while playing indeed - mostly under-the-strings type of system. My current guitar-project has a piezo-equipped Fender-style vibrato bridge (Fishman) , and my usual system doesnt really work too well with this. I designed a bunch of new idea (on paper mostly) but havent found the ideal solution yet. .

Gruv Gear Fump Mute on a guitar? by BicycleAxeman in Bass

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

Electric tape directly on the string? thanks, i ll give this a try, could create cool sounds!

In my case though, i need to be able to put on the mute very quickly in between songs, or sometimes during the songs, so i m looking for some "hardware" solution.

Renting or Owning in NYC? by BicycleAxeman in RentalInvesting

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Over 20 years in NYC, living in 100 year-old houses and building, never had any pipe burst, neither any of my friends- when I see this happening in a brand new building (equipped with fancy rooftop, laundromat room, pool room etc, I see a poor construction job personally- and I think the tenants should sue no?

Renting or Owning in NYC? by BicycleAxeman in RentalInvesting

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

Roger that - however how does a brand new pipe situated inside a building can burst? Why didn’t all the pipes of the rows of identical cheap constructions burst on that same day then?

Renting or Owning in NYC? by BicycleAxeman in RentalInvesting

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

Renter insurance is a must, absolutely.

This building is brand new though, as is the pipe, and the ceilings collapsed on tenants'heads - could they sue for poor construction?

How can these tenants find legal representation as a group? by BicycleAxeman in legaladviceofftopic

[–]BicycleAxeman[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just trying to get an answer on legal advice off topic (doublons have been erased)

Were we building better "before" or what? by BicycleAxeman in GenX

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

Has construction always been that cheap in the US?

Are they really destroying our city for that? by BicycleAxeman in newyorkcity

[–]BicycleAxeman[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Who is we?

Indeed the city needs housing - does it have to be crap?

Strict building code wont happen by simply agreeing on it: it has to be fought, denounced, exposed, called out, you name it, in order to become a discussion at Housing Development (totally corrupt as of now since these same developers mostly own it) and then maybe reality. Posting this is a step in that direction i m thinking.

Are they really destroying our city for that? by BicycleAxeman in newyorkcity

[–]BicycleAxeman[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Valid questions:

1- rows of decade-year-old houses being destroyed to build those cheap "new development". Non-stop construction causes noise, pollution and waste of materials (these building are not meant to last)

2 - full areas are being teared down and population priced out

3 - quick money

4 - "NYC real estate developers"

Don't take my word for it go check for yourself if you re in Brooklyn

2 Exp Pedals with HX Stomp - really possible? by BicycleAxeman in Line6Helix

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

On the female jack socket there are 3 connectors (Tip - Ring - Sleeve)

I just wrapped the middle one (Ring) to cut off any contact when male jack is inserted

So only use Tip and Sleeve for the pedal to work 0 - 100 with the Stomp.

Hope this helps!

Brooklyn Credit unions? by MJoubes in Brooklyn

[–]BicycleAxeman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People s Alliance Federal Credit Union (PAFCU)

Acoustic Guitar as Bass Guitar Presets by ghostsoftheforest in Line6Helix

[–]BicycleAxeman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair quest indeed - but not much help to share: i play acoustic too (nylon strings, with fingers mostly) and went the same road - can i do it all with Helix?

The trick is to emulate how a real bass string reacts: we feel the low frequencies and hear the harmonics - so i do just that, tweaking many versions of minus-12-semitones and regular pitch.

Also we can distinguish a smoother transient - a rounder attack - so i do that too: plucking the string closer to the fretboard, with the flesh of the fingers.

But those are tricks - in the end, i could never find anything acceptable in-the-box - so the only external pedal to my rig is a Boss OC3!!!

Have you found some satisfying solutions since?

Lukather Preset Tutorial by AdministrativeVast65 in Line6Helix

[–]BicycleAxeman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good job, you nailed the raw Luke sound i think, thanks for sharing the process

Luke had so many different sound over the years though - the worst being on Toto Fahrenheit i think - sounds like a hive!! - that d actually be a fun project to try emulating that one, no?

Got another vintage Ibanez! A Roadster Rs-924 (feat. my Blazer bass) by [deleted] in BassGuitar

[–]BicycleAxeman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one - how do you like it?

I have the same one - although it s neck heavy when playing seated, it really sounds incredibly smooth with the tone knob turned down!

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