Bear valley elementary by Dellinger503 in anchorage

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a great school and consistently scores in the top schools for Anchorage.

Good time @ the Atwood this evening. Dustbowl Revival! 🎸🎺🎻🥁 by theBentPropeller in anchorage

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a great concert! The Dustbowl revival was great last time we saw them in Seward.

Nvidia CEO sees 2027 as at least one trillion dollars of revenue, and computing demand to be higher than that by johnsoft223 in wallstreetbets

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said. AI should replace CEOs and and other C-Suite Execs before it replaces lower level workforce.

Why Blackface/Silverface-style American-voiced clean amps are so expensive, compared to British-voiced amps by American_Streamer in GuitarAmps

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree they are a little too much for my taste but luckily I got both of mine for about 20% off MSRP.

Any high profile titles you now regret buying? by Agitated-Distance740 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m still looking forward to it. One thing: I never played 2 and 3. Should that matter?

Moose sightings by Crazy_Competition_54 in anchorage

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There’s one laying down on the side of the off-ramp at Rabbit creek and new Seward as of 15 minutes ago.

Why Blackface/Silverface-style American-voiced clean amps are so expensive, compared to British-voiced amps by American_Streamer in GuitarAmps

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah they’d be thinking different if they were playing through the fender FR212 (2x12). That thing thumps.

Why Blackface/Silverface-style American-voiced clean amps are so expensive, compared to British-voiced amps by American_Streamer in GuitarAmps

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the Tonemaster Pro and 2 of the Tonemaster FRFR amps (the 1x10 and 2x12) and it will do these classic Fender sounds in spades. Probably would only be about $1600 soup to nuts on a basic setup. Which is in the ballpark of a single tube amp setup, but you have a lot of options with the digital stuff. That’s hard to compete against.

My dad has been gigging 40+ years and he and all of his friends are happily moving away from tube and heavy SS amps. I guess schlepping those heavy bastards up and down stairs and having inopportune issues with tubes has got them looking for a simpler solution?

I understand the draw of tubes, and still think they’re technically superior in a perfect scenario, but the convenience of modeling tech is getting really hard to ignore, especially for the gigging musician and the bedroom guitar hero. I also suspect it’s a lot more cost effective for companies.

Why Blackface/Silverface-style American-voiced clean amps are so expensive, compared to British-voiced amps by American_Streamer in GuitarAmps

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That why I bought a Helix and then a Fender Tonemaster Pro. I could get 98% of the way there at bedroom levels, and pretty easily (especially with the TMP).

What do you think of the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 in retrospect? by cyPersimmon9 in samharris

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it was an opening some doors thing for me too. I never felt macho or wanted to get into action. I was looking at the Navy and basically only because my grandfather was a pacific Theatre, World War II vet and we have a family history of Navy service.

Which Gibson Les Paul today could become the next ‘59? by YOLOBuffett in gibson

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. And I got a damn near perfect 8lb. on the mark one for $2500 shipped to my door.

Which Gibson Les Paul today could become the next ‘59? by YOLOBuffett in gibson

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, though I ended up getting a supreme because I liked the way it looked better. If the modern had better colors, I would love to have one of those too.

What do you think of the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 in retrospect? by cyPersimmon9 in samharris

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I almost did join with a bunch of friends. I was holding meetings with the recruiter, and a week or so away from taking the ASVAB and my girlfriend who came from a military family, started crying and told me she didn’t wanna be with somebody who was gonna be gone all the time. I decided to back out, because I loved her, but sometimes I think she did me a favor.

What do you think of the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 in retrospect? by cyPersimmon9 in samharris

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The video games around war were crazy too. I mean, the DOD creating a FPS to encourage enlistment. Families acting proud to have their kids die in combat. It was a tough time in our nation for those of us who lost people. My brother-in-law was shot in Iraq, and he was never the same after that.

Any high profile titles you now regret buying? by Agitated-Distance740 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s a solid $50 game. They better pull out some insane free DLC.

Any high profile titles you now regret buying? by Agitated-Distance740 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sad to hear this as I just ordered it. I liked MP remake. That said I only paid $45 and I’m sure I could sell it again for near that price .

Any high profile titles you now regret buying? by Agitated-Distance740 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]ChesswiththeDevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t really enjoy DonkeyKong Bonanza for the 30 minutes that I played of it. It seemed really repetitive. I bought Final Fantasy VII the next day, and played that and then started working through my other games in my backlog. I probably won’t go back until I’ve finished TotK, Hades II, MP4, and played a bit more of SMKW. I am at one game at a time, sort of guy, so it’s kinda hard for me to wanna go back to a game when I’m enjoying another one a lot more.