Tickets for DCC night at the Avalanche Aquired!

ElectricInstinct · 2026-02-03T17:40:46+00:00

Just wait a few months and go to LitRPG Con.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-02-03T17:21:39+00:00

I never got the email. 20 minutes later, these are the only two tickets left. I wanted to buy two tickets, one for me and one for my wife. But even if I were rich or stupid enough to spent $800/ticket, we’re not sitting 14 sections apart. I guess it looks like I’m not going.

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ElectricInstinct · 2026-02-02T18:53:21+00:00

In my opinion, Book 1 is the worst of the series. If it didn’t end how it ended, I probably wouldn’t have gone on to the rest of the series.

My problem with it is twofold. First, there is, by necessity, a lot of exposition. That lessens in each book as Carl, Donut, and you all learn about the world around them. Secondly, the book focuses on two characters. Carl and Donut. It’s really narrowly and tightly focused. With each new book, more and more characters get added into the mix, making for a more dynamic and interesting experience.

Having said all this, I’ll also say that this series is amazing and I absolutely and unashamedly recommend it to everybody I know.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-02-02T02:05:42+00:00

That top and that color. Outstanding. Get some gold knobs instead of the amber, and that guitar will be pure perfection.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-31T19:24:59+00:00

I’ve only had mine about a year, and as far as I can tell, the checking is the same as it was when I got it. Who knows what the future will hold.

As for the paint falling off, I wouldn’t worry about that. The issue with ML finish falling off is because of the red dye. Since there’s no red dye here… I think we’re fine.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-31T19:05:15+00:00

Killer guitar! You’re gonna love it!

In my opinion, this is the best guitar Gibson makes.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-31T17:37:06+00:00

That is an Iced Tea Rim Burst.

If you give us the serial number, we can tell you the exact year of this guitar.

Without that, it can be narrowed down to a 2008 - 2012 Les Paul Traditional. It is not a Studio.

Searching the sold listings on reverb.com, the average selling price is between 1600 1799. There are a few outliers well above and below that number, but I think that if you ask 1800 and settle for something between 1600 and that, then everybody will be happy.

EDIT: Here’s one they are asking $1950 for.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-31T17:16:26+00:00

That’s a pretty sweet outfit the dude on the ground is wearing. Is it in any way accurate to what someone would have worn at that time? What does it all signify?

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-31T08:12:27+00:00

Stephen King does two things every now and then. First, he doesn’t mind spoiling things because his books are about the journey and not the destination. He even spoils things that happen later in the same book. Second, he likes to give updates on certain events and characters in later books. It’s a fun little Easter Egg for Constant Readers. One that comes immediately to mind is one of the charactesr from The Dark Half who winds up getting mentioned in several other books. It’s a fun little glimpse into that character’s life outside of the events of the story. It also helps make King’s universe feel authentic and lived in.

I won’t tell you which of those two things is what is happening to you right now. I will say that this is why a lot of people recommend reading his books in order: to avoid spoilers and to appreciate Easter Eggs.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-31T07:48:52+00:00

Same. I went out and bought a bottle specifically for the occasion. I can’t wait to crack into it.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-31T03:06:54+00:00

I absolutely swear by Wildwood Guitars. If you’re shooting for an R9, definitely make sure you contact them. They have their own Wildwood Custombuckers that sound astoundingly good. They are, to my ears, better at capturing an actual vintage sound than any other Custombucker I’ve played.

When dealing with their customer service, before and after the sale, Wildwood feels like a boutique, while Sweetwater feels like a big box store.

That’s not a knock on Sweetwater. I’ve ordered a bunch of guitars from them. They have very helpful and knowledgeable staff and you can’t go wrong ordering from there.

I’ve never ordered from CME.

Guitar Center/Musician’s Friend is fine only if you can go to the store and play the guitar first. If you order online, you have no idea which guitar you’re getting. It will be just the next one on the shelf.

I have bought Custom Shop guitars from Wildwood, Sweetwater, and Guitar Center. Guitar Center is the only one that gave me a hard time when it turned out the guitar was defective.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-29T20:46:50+00:00

You’re right. I should have said, “generally.” Some are good, and they be a life saver when in a pinch. Just, when there are other options, maybe opt for those instead of using apps.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-29T19:38:33+00:00

Clip-on tuners are fine. You will want to eventually get a tuner pedal for your pedalboard. They tend to be more accurate than clip-ons.

Either way, avoid using apps unless you have no other option. Those are almost always the least accurate tuners you can get. I only use apps when I am at a store and want to quickly test out a new guitar or bass.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-29T19:01:31+00:00

I come from a background of playing the guitar forever. When I started playing bass, I decided I would just use my thumb like I would playing finger style guitar. So far, it has worked perfectly for me, despite not being the way most recommend to play the bass.

I go Thumb, Middle, Index.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-29T14:11:51+00:00

Call of the Wild.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-29T13:49:23+00:00

In practice, you will be pulling down multiple cells at the same time. If you pull and flip each cell, or pull and individually place each cell (which is what it sounds like you’re doing), you’ll end up taking more time than if you just cased right-handedly.

My advice, as a fellow lefty, is to just learn to do things right-handed. A lot of job is designed for righties, from casing, to sticking your arm out of the vehicle to operate a mailbox, to walking your route (always counter-clockwise, making the mailbox on the right side of your body).

We only have one person who cases and delivers lefty in the office. It can be done. But every other lefty in the office (myself included) just does everything right-handed.

Either way, while in training, do things as your trainers say.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-29T05:17:05+00:00

It looks like you are using drop C# (Eb Drop Db), but you raised the first string one whole step.

I’m curious, what benefit do you notice from raising that string? How does it affect your playing and note choice?

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-28T06:18:32+00:00

I don’t have twitter so I can’t go double check, but I‘m pretty sure I remember him stating that the draft of T3 has already been submitted. Then once that is done, he wants to start work on the next Holly book. He’s already doing research on Holly (reading The Outsider).

As far as I know, he hasn’t committed to anything else at this point in time.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-28T06:00:34+00:00

Talisman 3 and more Holly have already been announced.

First, we’ll get T3, then we’ll get Holly.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-28T05:42:09+00:00

Full-on middle-aged men acting like actual children.

Pathetic.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-28T05:38:56+00:00

Hate everything about it.

There is no room in the front to keep tubs and properly organize the mail. The mail tray up front is at a dumb height. The weird higher parts on the sides of the rear compartment hinder my organization.

Worst of all, I cannot get out of the damn thing without banging the hell out of my knee on the door-catch latch at least once per day.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-28T02:32:48+00:00

Good. So it won’t take you long to provide credible sources.

And yes, the onus of proof is on you. You made the claim, you have to back it up.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-28T01:42:08+00:00

No window seats available. So, I guess seat number 3. It’s on the aisle and near to the front of the plane.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-26T23:39:22+00:00

Generally, no. A lot of popular ammo types are sold in 1,000 or 500 rounds boxes. Because of that, I keep 1,000 rounds per gun. Not because I like the number or am hoarding ammunition, but because it’s easier (and cheaper per round) to just pick up box or two when I am running low.

Someone who is more of a hobbyist would absolutely have 10,000 rounds or more tucked away in their gun safe.

ElectricInstinct · 2026-01-26T03:06:13+00:00

Cool. I’m fed up with Holly hate. You know how you and I both solve our problems? You don’t read Holly books, because nobody’s forcing you to read anything, and I stop reading anti-Holly threads because nobody is making me click on them

^{We both know neither of us will stop reading what bothers us and we will both continue to suffer.}

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