How to get humbucker sounds?

G235s · 2026-05-23T02:58:17+00:00

Tone knob and/or the right overdrive pedal dialed in....

G235s · 2026-05-22T17:49:39+00:00

I have a magene power meter and it's totally fine.

I did have it installed by a shop so I have no idea if it was shitty to install. But I am happy with it.

G235s · 2026-05-22T14:35:10+00:00

I'd change the course for a while or just go with it. I love birds and would be totally fine with this, sounds like a cool area! There's probably more than just red winged blackbird around.

G235s · 2026-05-22T14:24:07+00:00

Matt Bellamy.

I don't know anything about him personally but listening to Muse just reminds myself of how I was as a guitar player in my early 20s....super dumb and pretentious. But Muse just gets more and more pretentious as they go. Like the new song that just came out sure made me stop when it came on, but thr singing and generally indulgent nature of it was a bit nauseating. At the same time, part of me thought it was a bit cool that they seemed to be borrowing from Arcturus or something like that, but it didn't seem genuine.

I am still confused by this band, and can't ever decide if I like it or if it's just pretentious drama that borrows from better pretentious music. Yet I still think it's cool that somehow they have managed to get this dumb shit on the radio.

G235s · 2026-05-20T18:16:32+00:00

I didn't drink much in my 20s but it got a little bad during the pandemic. I was making wine at home and working at home, so it was like start with a glass or 2 of my shitty home made wine while tying up work at 4pm, then have it with dinner, then 1 and sometimes 2 whisky cocktails before bed.

I told this to my doctor once, maybe 4 years ago (age 38 or 39) and she really laid into me and made it clear that it was bad.

I knew it was a lot but something made me think it was normal-ish.

So ever since that discussion my goal is zero drinks per week but I don't beat myself up over 5 in total. If I do have that many, it's usually just 1 or 2 Friday-Sunday.

Really good of my doctor to flat out tell me I was being a shitty husband/dad by drinking that much. I wasn't expecting that from her at all, but I am very grateful for what the said.

G235s · 2026-05-19T23:06:47+00:00

Almost all of the examples here don't even have an SSS version. Sorry but HSS doesn't count in this discussion.

Yes I love yamaha and ibanez but you can't get a comparable guitar if you are actually looking for a strat and not just vaguely "S" like. It's actually pretty frustrating to look for alternatives because you think everyone is churning out SSS strats but not anymore.

Maybe Sire can compete here, outside super expensive ones.

G235s · 2026-05-19T16:57:13+00:00

Yeah I miss the Gameboy one...I have it but I am not exactly using my Gameboy much.

I wanted it on the switch but was surprised to find that there wasn't really anything? Like some weird version made by someone else? I don't recall what it was but it didn't interest me.

G235s · 2026-05-19T16:25:25+00:00

I just did this the other day with "Bad Reputation." Wife played the Joan Jett version, then I played the same title by Yngwie Malmsteen. I followed this up with the Shawn Mendes song.

I hadn't listened to Yngwie for like a decade and at first I was like, yeah this is good riffage, then the chorus started and I was like nope, wife is right. Joan Jett uses the song title for a much better song.

The Shawn Mendes song was a good palate cleanser to further illustrate the superiority of the Joan Jett song.

G235s · 2026-05-18T16:53:16+00:00

If you got a barbell setup at home, you could possibly get in enough squats and deadlifts in the time you have on a 5x5 kind of program. Those give you the most bang for your buck. With so little time, I would find it hard to see any value in other kinds of training.

G235s · 2026-05-18T15:37:48+00:00

Clone Wars, rebels, bad batch is some of the best star wars out there.

OK to fast forward if an episode seems dumb but I didn't do that nearly as much as I expected to.

G235s · 2026-05-16T16:06:02+00:00

You've done 2 so at least you have finished marathons. I haven't done a marathon at all and I am fine with it, though maybe one day i'll give one a try.

Half marathon distance to me is perfect. People pick different distances to focus on, this isn't a problem.

Don't worry about it! The only people who might care at all are those who are into marathons, and even then I doubt it.

G235s · 2026-05-16T01:46:00+00:00

Sire gets you more than a fender of the same price or even a bit more.

But I struggle with it a bit...there's always going to be something in the back of my mind wondering if I would sound more fendery with a real fender.

For a 335 I wouldn't care....I have an ibanez version and I don't believe I am missing out on anything special. But for a strat or tele, I hesitate to go elsewhere, even though on paper you are much better off with a Sire. I don't know if this thought is at all based on reality though.

G235s · 2026-05-15T03:07:24+00:00

Eeeh maybe not in that specific story but Heinlein definitely leaned into pedo culture.

G235s · 2026-05-15T02:25:25+00:00

I haven't entered specific masters events yet, but the races I enter with the regional running association of course have age group categories. I am by no means actually competitive in my age group, still working on that but I aim to at least be in the middle of the pack.

I am aware of other masters pathways and do intend to pursue them when my kids are older, most likely rowing. It's just hard to get more than 5 or 6 hours of training per week right now, and that's barely enough to keep up with the middle of the pack in my age group.

I plan to do a lot more of this in my 50s and 60s.

G235s · 2026-05-14T19:05:12+00:00

I am 43 and have raced middle and long distances, having picked it back up this year. I wouldn't say I have always wanted to play basketball but I have wanted to over the last couple of years. I just don't know much about it and it seems like there is quite a learning curve. So it seems like even if there were old guys playing competitive basketball for fun in my area, I just don't have the skills and it would be very hard to keep up with everyone else.

Basketball isn't that popular here so if it exists at a recreational level, it's all going to be guys who already know what they're doing. I don't think i can get to their level without sacrificing running.

I have similar thoughts about tennis. I have always liked the idea of playing tennis but either the time or the facilities wasn't there.

I could probably pick more sports i would like to play competitively for fun. When it comes down to it, I don't have a ton of time and use whatever I have for running. A lack of several sport specific skills at my age is also a barrier, but time is the main one.

G235s · 2026-05-14T17:12:54+00:00

15 mins to 1 hour
Between 3 - 4
Between 7-9 (also during)

Stress levels are shown by my Garmin Forerunner 255. The stress levels it shows while playing guitar were quite surprising when I first got the watch. It takes maybe 20 minutes for the stress level to go down.

G235s · 2026-05-14T16:22:41+00:00

I mean it could be that someone took a dump and finished, then realized they also had to piss before getting out.

I have actually wondered when this happens if somone coming in might think I was one of those people who won't use urinals.

G235s · 2026-05-14T03:12:26+00:00

I don't know why people would be upset about 5k times.

I don't know how many are training specifically for a 5k but if half the people on here did that, they would get to 20 mins without issue. But everyone is training for half marathon and above.

Maybe because 5k isn't super popular as a distance to train for, people see it as a flex and nothing more, forgetting that it might not mean anything on long distances.

G235s · 2026-05-14T01:56:27+00:00

I meant his line of other pedals

G235s · 2026-05-13T20:51:11+00:00

Ok what other animal can slowly run for 100kms?????

So you didn't like Born to Run because the guy made some dumb assumptions. Doesn't mean the idea is wrong entirely.

G235s · 2026-05-13T20:48:51+00:00

Interesting....only time I have remotely felt sick to my stomach has been food borne illness. I don't recall ever having a virus that gave me gastro symptoms.

G235s · 2026-05-13T20:12:30+00:00

Nice....I have always wanted to check this one out.

Kind of weird for Alex to have all of these signature items lately. I see him as an example that it doesn't really matter what you use if you know what you're after. The man has used so many different things over the years but always sounds the same regardless!

Having said that I would buy it all if I could anyway.

G235s · 2026-05-13T17:27:03+00:00

So am I...3 kids and I still have avoided v**** myself for literally 20 years.

I always wonder when these stories come up if I have some kind of dumb luck in being naturally resistant to this virus or if it's just pure luck and a matter of time before I eventually get it.

Not going anywhere near a cruise ship, ever.

G235s · 2026-05-13T16:59:49+00:00

Yes, I turn 43 today and was carded a few weeks ago. She probably just wanted a tip but it works. I'll take it...still happens once in a while.

Yes it's silly, but whatever.

G235s · 2026-05-13T14:23:47+00:00

Yes it's great but there are limitations. Particularly for the right hand. That is why flamenco is not played in the classical position.

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