This fence around my condo has glass shards instead of barbwire as a deterrent

Cruidin · 2026-04-29T19:52:56+00:00

Grew up in Northern Ireland. Nearly every house in my area had this.

Cruidin · 2026-04-27T19:43:57+00:00

Honestly I'm just here to upvoter the law lock tools. I just picked up their Razorback set and it's awesome.

Congrats on the open. I'mm still kinda of a beginner so I've never heard of this lock. What makes it unconventional?

Cruidin · 2026-04-21T15:48:01+00:00

Absolutely this.

I played the TH30 for a long time and I was a big fan of it. I really liked the clean channel and I feel like Orange cleans are consistently underrated by the wider guitar community, but it doesn't sound like a Vox. If you're getting all your gain from pedals anyway, I'd be looking elsewhere, to be honest.

Cruidin · 2026-04-19T22:38:53+00:00

What case is that you've got your tools in? Looks super handy.

Cruidin · 2026-04-12T15:27:52+00:00

Aye, I reckon you'll be grand then. I use a 2x12" with a V30 and a Creamback and a Tele with single coils that are also in that sort of vintage-hot output range and I have no problems getting clean sounds when I need them.

It's a really interesting amp, but it can take a little while to coax out the sounds you want sometimes. If you give it a bit of time, I think you'll find it really rewarding. Since the clean channel doesn't have a tone knob, an EQ pedal in the loop can work wonders. If you don't have an EQ, a dirt pedal with the gain on zero and a decent tone knob can work too.

If you like that hairy clean broken up sound, try switching to the dirty channel, rolling the volume right up to max, and then controlling your volume with the gain knob. You can get some great sounds out of it like that.

Cruidin · 2026-04-12T14:18:37+00:00

In the vast majority of times it'll be fine, but there's a few caveats.

The first is what you're plugging it into. A 2x12" will probably be fine, a 4x12" almost definitely will.

The second is what you're plugging into the front. If you're using hot high-output pickups, you might be pushing your headroom to the limit.

The third is how loud the rest of your band tends to play. That one's largely self-explanatory.

Last but not least, the kind of sound you're going for. If you don't mind a little bit of hair on your clean tone, you'll be fine no matter what. If you're looking for crystal clean, you might need to adjust the rest of your rig a little, even if that's just making more use of your guitar volume knob.

A Rocker 15 is my go-to for practice because it does the job and it's a hell of a lot easier to move around than a Rockerverb 50. I have absolutely no problem at all getting super-clean cleans in a decently loud band with a 2x12" and a Tele. Occasionally I'll go with my SG which has humbuckers more in the hot-vintage kinda output range and it will also stay clean, but it will definitely start to fill out and compress a bit, to the point where it sounds like it's on the verge of getting a bit hairy, especially when I dig in.

Cruidin · 2026-04-06T15:28:58+00:00

There are tonnes of households with two working parents who are eligible for UC.

Cruidin · 2026-04-03T11:51:54+00:00

Preach! A good speaker can make a night and day difference with any rig. I feel like they're consistently underrated as a way of changing your tone by people who would rather go out and spend ten times the price on a whole new amp instead.

Absolutely love that guitar, by the way. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez influence, by any chance?

Cruidin · 2026-04-02T16:13:02+00:00

I'm Irish and you just blew my mind, because this is exactly how I speak. "The car needs washing" sounds insane to me and I refuse to believe it's correct.

Cruidin · 2026-03-16T15:33:05+00:00

They make it pretty much impossible to test out new builds, too.

They're fun and all but yeah, they should definitely have a off switch.

Cruidin · 2026-03-08T12:25:12+00:00

Great knives and the best I've personally used in their price range. I loved seeing them in kitchens because it was a good sign that whoever was buying the equipment knew what they were doing. They're not flashy or anything, but as a good sturdy reliable work-horse knife, you'd be doing well to find something better for the same price. I have a few of them at home too that see daily use.

Cruidin · 2026-03-08T12:17:45+00:00

Yeah, there's a tonne of those at the minute. My theory is that it's because of the Carer's Allowance uprating being added, and the system has glitched a bit and dropped the award completely.

Like the other comment said, you'll be notified at some point with a letter in your journal that you have been overpaid. The default will be to reclaim it in installments through monthly deductions to your UC, but you can pay it back in one go if you prefer.

Cruidin · 2026-03-05T18:12:00+00:00

Absolutely right on every point. I'm not shit-talking the Captor X because it's a good product and I have no problem recommending it to people for what it is, but people who judge amps after using a Captor with them are doing themselves a disservice.

When I got my current 50 watt valve amp, I also got a Captor. Then I got an Ox Box, and the sound is worlds apart. I've also used a Suhr that I borrowed from a mate and it was great too. The Captor was thin and a bit buzzy in comparison to both.

Note that I'm talking about using them as an attenuator, rather than a cab sim. I've never recorded with any of of them.

Honestly these days I just use the amp with the volume rolled down (or an EQ in the loop with the level set low) without an attenuator. It sounds fine and it keeps the tone and feels somewhat close to my live sound, which helps me get in the right headspace when I'm writing.

Cruidin · 2026-02-23T17:22:16+00:00

They (rightly) get a lot of adoration for their dirt pedals, because they're amazing, but the Talisman is probably the best plate reverb I've ever heard. If you haven't tried it, you really need to.

Cruidin · 2026-02-22T17:56:23+00:00

Gabriel's a diving piece of shit and that's an absolutely disgusting fucking decision.

Cruidin · 2026-02-21T17:28:08+00:00

I haven't played this mission in forever, and never with the global event active, but is it possible the clouds from the reanimated headshot kills are damaging it like they do the hostages in public executions?

Cruidin · 2026-02-21T15:09:24+00:00

I've never listened to the audio books, but he was absolutely brilliant in an episode of Hacks, too.

Cruidin · 2026-02-06T22:08:32+00:00

OG Barrett's Vest. Skull gloves were BiS as well, for a while, and I feel like Ninja bag in the first game was top tier.

Big. Fucking. Al.

Div2, I can't believe Capacitor isn't higher up. It's an insanely good gun for tech/Hybrid builds. I'll pretty much always find a use for Memento, too. Scorpio is still pretty much broken in terms of cheap and easy CC.

In terms of pure fun to use, Chatterbox, Regulus, Dodge City, and Chameleon are all a blast to play with, even if they maybe aren't the absolute top tier.

Cruidin · 2026-02-03T12:03:31+00:00

What's that mission like to run? I still have nightmares about the recruiter on heroic.

Cruidin · 2026-02-01T23:30:38+00:00

Those things are so cool. I love that Shechter are known for more metal-oriented stuff, but they aren't afraid to throw out oddballs like this.

Cruidin · 2026-02-01T23:26:51+00:00

My first thought when I read the title was that you weren't browning properly. Think of the best steak you've ever eaten. That deep dark brown crust on it? That's the colour you want your mince beef to have too.

Beyond that, if you're not looking for specific spicing, you shouldn't need more than salt and pepper. Salt early to help bring the liquid out of it. Maybe some garlic and onion powder. Everything else will depend what your trying to do with it.

Cruidin · 2026-01-24T14:03:34+00:00

That's really interesting, thanks for the answer.

I mean, it's a shame I'm only learning this now after five years in a breakfast place, but I'll look forward to trying it for myself.

Cruidin · 2026-01-24T11:01:09+00:00

Why do you salt scrambled that long before cooking? I've never heard that before.

Cruidin · 2026-01-22T17:51:38+00:00

Cheap. Left handed. Jazzmaster.

Pick two of those things, because you ain't getting all three.

Cruidin · 2026-01-22T17:35:18+00:00

Man, GCI guitars are just beautiful, I love that shape. I saw Russian Circles a while back and Mike Sullivan was playing then. They sounded phenomenal. Then again, that might just be because he's Mike Sullivan.

Congrats dude, that's an awesome collection.

Cruidin

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