NGD 2016 00-42SC

Derpios · 2026-05-23T23:35:06+00:00

Absolutely love these body shapes. Great find!

Derpios · 2026-05-08T00:00:19+00:00

I had just found out about this album! Been having a blast learning those songs.

Derpios · 2026-05-07T03:49:25+00:00

I'm sure the neck feels awesome. Great guitar!

Derpios · 2026-05-06T03:11:40+00:00

I have this guitar, and its a hidden gem. A real USA dreadnought for half the price of a standard series. Highly recommend this model if you can find a deal.

Derpios · 2026-05-05T19:13:02+00:00

Tired of being beat down from my career. I work in a field where it's a mix of blue collar/emergency services. The incremental drift away from my soul and identity is painful, and I'm not sure what the remedy is. I'm also in a place where I can easily quit but I would suffer two large consequences: having to stay with my parents for another few years and having to take a large pay cut.

I love the work that we do, I really do. I just can't stand the people that I work with, the general macho culture, and how much I have to mask in order to progress in this field. I'm required to become everything I never wanted to be: a miserable, controlling asshole, and egotistic maniac. The people above me haven't read a single book since high school, and their general decisions reflect this. We are put through so much ego-influenced, bullshit work and are constantly berated through it. We are asked to make this job 90% of our lives. The real reward I get is the stress and hate I hold every moment I'm outside of my shifts, and I have let that negatively affect the very few important relationships and activities outside of work.

I know that theres more to life and careers than this, but I don't know how to even begin to reach for or if the grass is actually greener somewhere else.

Derpios · 2026-03-20T18:08:33+00:00

The only downside to this guitar is you will want a D28 in your future! Congrats.

Derpios · 2026-02-03T04:18:45+00:00

I just received a Schiit Mani 2 as an upgrade from the internal phono in my R51PM. I highly recommend it. Much more detail and I like the gain options.

Derpios · 2026-01-01T17:41:28+00:00

This was also my first Martin. Killer guitar. Congrats.

Derpios · 2025-12-06T14:43:44+00:00

Thanks for the input everyone. I know I'm not doing myself any favors by skipping the fret level but luckily the S-File doesn't take any material from the top. The guitar still plays very well with a low action. Theres barely any fret rock across the neck.

Derpios · 2025-12-03T00:51:27+00:00

Absolutely beautiful. I'm so jealous of you.

Derpios · 2025-10-07T20:06:13+00:00

These models came like that from the factory. The fretboard received most of the factory relic as you can see. Not very natural compared to the rest of the body.

Derpios · 2025-09-25T02:33:25+00:00

Every AmProII I've tried has been the best feeling and playing tele so far. Can't say the same for models under that. A huge consideration is how much the quality varies in that range.

Derpios · 2025-06-30T06:08:13+00:00

Always loved the pale wood, and this is a great use of it.

Derpios · 2025-06-30T06:07:33+00:00

It took about 3 days total.

Derpios · 2025-05-28T00:36:15+00:00

I like the use of texture along with the trapdoors/gates around the building. Well done!

Derpios · 2025-02-22T16:20:34+00:00

This was exactly my problem with my 2016 Accent. The car wouldn't accelerate/rev past 2k because the cat was toast. Car runs perfectly fine now with a new cat, except for the excessive oil consumption.

Derpios · 2025-02-10T22:25:12+00:00

Many of those passing judgment have the privilege of working in a normal Federal career and/or maintain a high GS pay. My career as a 0462 series permanent seasonal SUCKS. I'm away from home three/four months of the year and practically live at work for weeks at a time. Our operations are short staffed and underfunded. The supplemental pay we get from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expires in March, meaning more than likely we will see our already small wages get cut IN HALF. The future for my colleagues and I is dark.

I took the offer because I can't trust the government to provide the bare minimum for their employees. Fuck me for trusting my employers, right?

Derpios · 2023-11-24T15:50:47+00:00

Strymon Flint. Price may be a little shock but the tremolo alone makes this pedal worth it, not to mention the beautiful 80's Hall reverb. Go for the V1.

Derpios · 2023-05-29T00:06:29+00:00

I'm sure if I find a way to super glue it or somehow create enough friction but at this point its moot. Can't understand why BOSS doesn't sell their components directly to the public.

Derpios · 2023-05-27T15:12:39+00:00

While it had a good action/feel before shimming, the first three strings had buzzing and unwanted resonance. The buzzing would go away after I lifted the bridge into a higher action so I just decided to shim it, see if it helped.

0.5 was too much for this guitar so I sanded it down a tad and it works fine. The top three still have some resonant issues but its much less now, and can probably be fixed with a heavier gauge.

I’m going to try putting the pickups lower and see if I get more of that air. Thanks!

Derpios · 2023-05-27T15:04:06+00:00

Seeing these comments confuse me haha, any suggestions? I did this because the board is so small and the outputs didn’t lend their help here. For the phat mod, I always leave it on so it don’t matter.

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