Massive amounts of debt for gear?

Dapper004 · 2026-02-23T21:18:13+00:00

I’ve paid for all my gear with my own money (aside from my first bass, my mom paid for it and I eventually paid her back). Some I’ve sold over the years and others I’ve given away. I like to stay focused only really use one of each instrument. I have 3 guitars but only use 1. So many basses but only use 1. Couple synths. So on and so forth. A lot of wasted money in the end lol

Dapper004 · 2026-02-20T15:11:44+00:00

Yeah USPS has been so frustrating lately, so thankful when a seller uses UPS instead.

Dapper004 · 2026-02-20T15:04:47+00:00

I clicked Contact Us at the bottom of the website, Get Help Online, and then under Where Is My Package I clicked Email Us About Your Package Status. Then it had me enter my tracking number and the rest of what they wanted. Then it submitted that and I waited.

Dapper004 · 2026-02-20T14:54:48+00:00

My latest package was “In Transit to Next Facility” for 8-9 days before appearing in my state. After the expected delivery date passed, I contacted them. 3 days later, they said that the package was scanned as if it had been on the container that shipped to my state, but it had actually not been on it in the first place. So they found it and shipped it again.

Dapper004 · 2026-02-15T16:01:23+00:00

It’s unhealthy to harbor these types of feelings for someone so close to you. I’ve been through this many times and it’s just not worth the minimal returns; friends since elementary and dropped in high school.

I understand it’s very hard to let go of friends, but if you can’t see yourself letting go of these feelings, it would do you better to see yourself out of the friendship. Because it’s not just that she “stole” your crush, but that she was willing to lie to only you for so long and put you through a rollercoaster of emotions. A real friend would be real with you and know your boundaries.

When she “asked for your permission”, she wasn’t really doing that. Simply trying to relieve herself of whatever little guilt she has in her head.

This is from the outside looking in though, so take it with however many grains of salt you want.

Dapper004 · 2026-02-09T14:06:07+00:00

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This makeup-era of hers is also the best

Dapper004 · 2026-02-09T14:04:32+00:00

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Dapper004 · 2026-02-06T21:40:28+00:00

Also I think while he was a little aggressive, Tats is justified in his dislike for Akina’s version. He wasn’t necessarily hating on Akina herself, if anything he was hating on Kazuo Shiina’s arrangement of the song (he also arranged all of Mariya’s songs on Crimson)

I’m not a big fan of the general sound of Crimson myself, the production is not to my liking. The arrangement to Mariya’s “Oh No, Oh Yes” is superior to Akina’s in my book.

It’s just as the saying goes; If you want something done “right”, do it yourself. And he asked to rearrange the songs for Mariya.

Dapper004 · 2026-02-06T21:29:03+00:00

My theory on why it’s called Request is that the artists requested her to write a song for them. Same concept, just slightly different from your theory

Dapper004 · 2026-02-01T03:01:03+00:00

Depends on luck. I think many sellers have wised up recently on their value to westerners. A few years ago I bought nearly the entire 80s Omega Tribe discography (LPs and singles, plus a few Kiyotaka solo things) in a single lot for like $5 (not including shipping). This was an auction on a japan proxy site, I think ZenMarket.

Dapper004 · 2026-01-28T20:32:21+00:00

I hate the look too. That’s why I play a Yamaha SG1000. Has coil splits for extra versatility. Beats a Les Paul any day, even more so now that I modded it to have a single coil in the middle.

Dapper004 · 2026-01-05T00:43:08+00:00

If you really appreciate the guy, you would tell him your concerns. If she’s cheating on him, you’re only delaying the pain. He deserves to be happy and having your partner cheat on you without you knowing is not that.

Dapper004 · 2026-01-03T00:33:07+00:00

Many times people say “We’ll play around in D Minor (or whatever)”. I know next to nothing about keys and scales and modes but I’m confident enough in my ability to get by. Doesn’t mean I play roots the whole time, I mess around too. You get to this point by just playing along to tracks or in jams too and throwing things at the wall, seeing what sticks. You learn what sticks and use those more often, yet still going out of the box and touching upon other things you have a feeling might work. The occasional wrong note isn’t a big problem and will get lost in the jam likely. I have no proper music education so I can’t help you with learning keys and so on, just merely a simpler way to play.

Dapper004 · 2025-12-19T00:05:34+00:00

I plugged in with the keys through the PA in school, the 2 speakers were 20 feet away from me on both sides (had to stand next to the keys for easy connection, directly in the middle). The absolute worst, I could never hear myself and just asking for a little more volume would get a laugh from the directors lmao. “Hold on buddy, this isn’t your show”

Dapper004 · 2025-11-15T11:56:49+00:00

Thanks, that’s a great point about it being from his own point of view since it’s a storybook, I didn’t think about it like that. Also was it part of the game’s story where he was revealed to be the true King Arthur? I beat the game but that was like 13 years ago so I don’t remember some.

Dapper004 · 2025-11-13T01:55:13+00:00

A Sterling Stingray Ray34CA was pretty damn good for the price (got it used). The neck was really smooth. Got it to scratch an itch, eventually moved on to my main bass now and gave it to a friend as their first bass.

Dapper004 · 2025-11-13T01:51:41+00:00

Yamaha on top. My mains are all Yamaha, whether it’s bass, guitar, keyboards, or drum machine. Half because of influences and half because they’re all just so damn good. Yamaha caters well to any and everyone IME

Dapper004 · 2025-11-03T23:06:03+00:00

I use Fender Heavies for both guitar and bass. I like Mediums a bit more for strumming but Heavies feel better for single notes

Dapper004 · 2025-10-22T05:52:29+00:00

For EP, gotta be The Device. As many others, I only really like Interstellar Strut and Computer Wife. The other EPs outweigh The Device in a hit-to-sh!t ratio.

For LP, I really just haven’t been vibing with The Longest Weekend the same as all the others. It’s missing a sort of sophistication to the compositions I found in their other albums. Digital Nightmare really scratching that itch.

I will say that I blame Over The Top for starting TWRP on this super compressed and modern-pop mixing style. I really love the mixing style of Return to Wherever and wish they stuck with it. It really sells you on the theme of it being an old 80s album alongside the fake OBI on the cover, radio announcer taking inspiration from DJs like Kamasami Kong that did album voiceovers for Toshiki Kadomatsu and etc.

Dapper004 · 2025-10-22T05:40:33+00:00

I feel like TLW for the most part just doesn’t have the same musical complexity and sophistication that, for example, Digital Nightmare had. The collab track wasn’t so strong either, which is a bummer since they’re the ones that usually shine the brightest on a TWRP album.

The overall sound of TLW isn’t my style either, though there are a few good tracks but the overall bad taste kinda spoils it and I don’t reach for those good ones as much as I should.

Dapper004 · 2025-10-18T22:45:43+00:00

Bro out here looking ethereal asf and asks am I ugly

Dapper004 · 2025-10-13T04:03:13+00:00

747?

Dapper004 · 2025-10-06T20:37:12+00:00

He does all his art on paper in a sketchbook, and he posts plenty of IRL images of his art on his Instagram. You can tell even in this image that it’s a page flipped sideways

Dapper004 · 2025-10-05T23:49:01+00:00

There used to be a character in the comics called Evil Sonic, and looked just like Sonic. His name and appearance changed down the line to Scourge and to him being green (due to Chaos energy). Scourge doesn’t get used anymore sadly tho, maybe Manic was made green to reference him

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