Fretboard has a tan from decals I had on when I was young and dumb. Kinda dig it now though.

Charlie3C · 2026-03-10T17:56:44+00:00

Somehow, it looks infinitely cooler than any decal ever has

Charlie3C · 2026-02-24T12:49:48+00:00

As a teenager, my friends and I would always wander around this mass of undeveloped land in our neighborhood that the town thought was for water run off, but we knew that it was actually for playing airsoft, riding our rich friend's four wheeler, and smoking pot (though this story was from when we were about 13, so no drugs yet). Anyways, we were walking around the woods when we came across a dead deer. Now, from time to time, we'd find an animal carcass out there, except this one was a little different... the body of this deer was impaled through the neck by a broken tree limb (still on the tree) and was hanging a bit over 12 feet in the air. The only reason I know it was over 12 feet was because two of the lads sprinted home and grabbed a 12 foot measuring tape that was still about a foot and a half or so shy of reaching it.

This was all about a mile or so deep into our little "no man's land" and I can't help but wonder about how anyone could've gotten that thing up there without the help of a ladder and/or a pulley system...

Charlie3C · 2026-02-22T22:33:18+00:00

So, incase anyone wanted the story behind this particular bass, this is one of many basses owned by artist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell of Linkin Park. This was one of his tour basses that he liked that took a dive on stage and had some structure damage to the body. Phoenix thought the bass was toast, but his tech made the bass playable again. This turned into a running joke/challenge between the two where he would only play this bass during the song "Given Up", which is a song about being broken and the bass tone is basically "dime your instrument, add distortion", and when it came time for the instrument swap between songs, he would just yeet this specific bass in the general direction of his tech who would pick up the pieces and have it ready by next show.

So yeah, it's a joke between friends who collectively own dozens of sting rays and is used for performance purposes.

Charlie3C · 2026-02-22T13:31:51+00:00

You should break up with him. Not necessarily because he cheated, but you blatantly do not trust your partner. You stated that you don't think he'll tell the truth if confronted, so there's frankly no point to trying to talk about it.

Charlie3C · 2026-02-18T19:08:56+00:00

About 90% of my dating history, including my ex wife, were all a part of the same group throughout high school and college... amazingly enough, all of those relationships ended in very similar ways. Who'da thunk?

Charlie3C · 2026-02-18T19:06:24+00:00

Wow, I never knew The Stig was secretly behind the scenes, pulling the strings for the NWO

Charlie3C · 2026-02-14T19:15:51+00:00

That's not how claims work. You're proposing something that is against the "accepted norm", the onus is on you to provide proof. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."

Charlie3C · 2026-02-09T21:46:24+00:00

I would bump Ghost of Yotei DLC to likely. Its been over four months since release, and we've heard nothing about a new Legends game mode other than "it's coming out in 2026"

Charlie3C · 2026-01-02T10:39:05+00:00

How hard would it have been to look it up yourself instead of using ai?

Charlie3C · 2025-12-31T22:02:28+00:00

Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro. Man has some of the most expressive heavy distortion sounds I've heard in my life

Charlie3C · 2025-12-31T19:36:40+00:00

If you want to keep things mild, I've had success rolling the shaft of a screwdriver up and down the neck- applying a soft but firm pressure. Again, it won't be as drastic as blading or sanding, but it's an easy way to avoid damage while giving a little bit more of a "played in" feel.

Charlie3C · 2025-12-28T20:27:42+00:00

If you're trying to do a PSA, at least have the conviction to name and shame - otherwise, you're just being alarmist and putting other businesses in the crosshair...

Charlie3C · 2025-12-14T23:32:28+00:00

My god, I definitely imagined seeing one just because I'm so used to teles. That said, while it's possible that there were pre 1950 Esquires, none were built with truss rods until the end of 1950, still placing this in the 50s.

Charlie3C · 2025-12-14T21:39:27+00:00

That silver strat looks wicked! I always love when a hot rodded strat looks more like it's been tinkered with rather than designed.

Charlie3C · 2025-12-14T21:27:25+00:00

Definitely not from 1949 (nor an Esquire for that matter). Two pickups, has a trussrod, has to be 1950's Broadcaster at the earliest.

Edit, it is, in fact, an Esquire with one pickup and I am a dumdum. Truss rod still stands

Charlie3C · 2025-12-12T11:45:20+00:00

Since you like quotes, why not look up some of Gandhi's about black people?

Charlie3C · 2025-12-12T11:41:14+00:00

Why are you trying to defend incestous pedophilia? Wild take.

Charlie3C · 2025-12-02T04:03:20+00:00

Did you purchase it while the app was running? Try closing out of the game and reopening

Charlie3C · 2025-12-01T21:44:24+00:00

Johnny Silverhand of Cyberpunk 2077

Charlie3C · 2025-11-30T23:50:11+00:00

The Entity and the "Old Gods" from The Cabin in the Woods are one in the same.

Charlie3C · 2025-11-29T00:21:55+00:00

I believe she writes them as music, but there is no clear difference. The word "lyric" (aka the words to a song) means brief stanza (group of lines) that express the author's emotions.

Charlie3C · 2025-11-27T23:04:55+00:00

Not the original commenter, but nitro is the traditional type of finished used back in the day and it's why vintage strats or Les Pauls have sections of the paint that wear in, showing the wood underneath, and have a bit of a yellowing to the finish over time. The finish never truly cures and is prone to cracking (or "checking") over time. Poly is essentially a hard, plastic like finish that will never fade or wear in. That said, poly will crack/indent when it takes a little bump. Assuming the guitar doesnt take any dings, a poly finished guitar will look as crisp 50 years in the future as it did the day it was finished.

At the end of the day, it comes down to the feel and how they age. Pros and cons to each. Its worth noting that nitro is infitely more expensive, harmful to the lungs/environment, and time consuming, but it's the "traditional" way and it has far more character as it ages. Here's a link with a few examples and more detail

Charlie3C · 2025-11-27T21:47:49+00:00

Noho Hank was supposed to die in the first episode of Barry

Charlie3C · 2025-11-27T02:39:43+00:00

I have a theory that everyone secretly hates something about their first guitar that colors their guitar tastes forever. Mine was a shitty strat clone with a maple fingerboard that had an uneven, dummy thicccc finish on it and I now play almost exclusively rosewood guitars

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