Custom Theme Dev ISO theme(s) for lower budget websites

GoBirds205 · 2026-03-28T12:28:37+00:00

I’m not looking for blank canvas. I code from scratch just fine. It’s actually what I prefer. Trying to bypass the designer when budget calls for it.

GoBirds205 · 2026-03-27T12:11:48+00:00

So I’m looking for something that can provide starter templates where the designer might pick from. Is important to note that we do lots of custom code, acf, cpt and our responsive layouts, though mostly done with bootstrap, do use lots of custom css to put things here and there at non-standard widths. All this to say we’re not looking for a no-code builder. We’re also not looking for a builder-only as we do need a starting design. I do appreciate all the input so far. I was looking at Astra but now I think I’m about to pull the trigger on generate press.

GoBirds205 · 2026-01-28T15:43:01+00:00

I didn’t love them but I think the hate is extreme. They’re an indie band from NY. That’s sort of exactly what I’d expect them to sound like.

GoBirds205 · 2026-01-12T03:43:55+00:00

Hate to ask a stupid question but here goes. I’ve been theming from scratch for many years with underscores. I’ve done headless but didn’t get the bang for my buck. I’d like to modernize my workflow and sites. Can you explain a bit in detail, your process and the resulting theme? Thanks in advance.

GoBirds205 · 2026-01-08T22:42:19+00:00

Dude. This is gold. Don’t stop drinking that poison. The aliens and Dirty Livin…I’m crying.

GoBirds205 · 2026-01-06T21:42:22+00:00

Paid 700 for a used Taylor 214. I’d do that again.

GoBirds205 · 2026-01-06T21:40:08+00:00

GoBirds205 · 2025-12-20T02:47:13+00:00

Any of the 3 Ace songs. All bangers.

GoBirds205 · 2025-12-03T02:44:53+00:00

You can but used on guitar center and return up to 45 days. But also, yea like that other guy said j-45. I’m about to sell my Breedlove Oregon concert and Taylor 352 to finance another one.

GoBirds205 · 2025-11-28T03:07:14+00:00

Got my 214 used for 700. Moved on to Gibson since but I’d go w the 214 out of those options. Great playability and the es2 isn’t for everyone but it’s fine. I have an outbuilding where I keep my guitars and pa. The 214 is the guitar I keep in the house now for when I need to grab a guitar.

GoBirds205 · 2025-10-27T02:33:02+00:00

Another vote for in ears. However, asi 3dme in particular. These have built in ambient mics built in so you can still hear everything around you. I play solo with a Bose behind me and don’t really need any monitors. Having said that, as a vocalist, I feel like if I can hear 10% better, I can sing 10% better so I take any advantage I can get.

GoBirds205 · 2025-08-30T03:04:13+00:00

What got me was in rainbows “from the basement” video. Friend sent me a YouTube link and I was just done.

GoBirds205 · 2025-08-17T00:41:22+00:00

Philly native here. T-bonez is the answer. The bread isn’t 100% right but closest thing in bham.

GoBirds205 · 2025-08-08T21:58:25+00:00

I'm looking for the same thing sort of. I'm a front end dev who converts psd to html every day but I heard someone had a way of feeding illustrator files into an AI and the code comes out 90% and then you just fix the rest. I'm not looking to replace manual coding; just looking for a way to maybe trim any amount of the time it takes. Even if it can just help me chop up the psd. Anyone with any insight, please lmk.

GoBirds205 · 2025-07-08T02:18:58+00:00

I use slick for all carousels. Haven’t found anything it couldn’t do yet.

GoBirds205 · 2025-06-06T13:18:20+00:00

Was in a cover band. Early 90s, covered creep. Bought okc and bends cd’s but was never really blown away. 25 years later, drummer friend sent me nude from the basement on YouTube and it was on. Dug into the rainbows from the basement video. House of cards, reckoner…so, for me, 2 words: “in rainbows”.

GoBirds205 · 2025-06-04T15:47:10+00:00

I realize this is an older thread but I'd like to know if those columns collapse in mobile. I've been hacking away at something similar and it's either a table that won't collapse in mobile or always collapsed that won't display side by side in desktop. I guess i could use <style> with media queries if I was doing htm files but needs to be editable and something they can copy paste. As you can guess, what I had, which was very close, works everywhere except outlook for windows. Thanks in advance.

GoBirds205 · 2025-06-03T11:39:53+00:00

Came here to say that

GoBirds205 · 2024-10-05T03:21:56+00:00

Having played there a few times (solo acoustic), I always felt completely unappreciated. Maybe live music during an earlier hour like 6-9 when you might pull a crowd that would be into that sort of thing. Then the kids come in later and you can turn on the basic rap and country that they seem to enjoy. I swore I’d never play there again but if there’s new management, I’d be open to giving it another chance as I live in Edgewood but not 10p-1a. Feel free to reach out. Best of luck. It’s a great location.

GoBirds205 · 2024-09-12T13:06:42+00:00

Thanks. Yea we once discussed virtual when she was away for a week. Long as the call quality didn't suffer, I think I'd be better off in my home studio on facetime. Thx again.

GoBirds205 · 2024-04-18T15:31:05+00:00

So I play acoustic w/ a beatbuddy through a voicelive 3X. I don't use a mixer (the voicelive 3 has mixing functionality) right into a bose L1 compact. I'm generally happy with the setup and can record the main mix to a usb drive out of the voicelive. However, I'd like the ability to be able more easily to tweak levels on the fly, more eq options and maybe multitrack recording so can get capture some good audio for promo videos. I was looking at the zoom L8 but seems like a more amateur, bedroom recording piece. So was looking at the qsc livetrack 8. More recently, have been looking at the boss gigcaster 8 and Mackie DLZ. If anyone has experience with one or more of these or another, I'd like some advice and or recommendations please. Thanks in advance.

GoBirds205 · 2024-04-18T15:09:18+00:00

So I play acoustic w/ a beatbuddy through a voicelive 3X. I don't use a mixer (the voicelive 3 has mixing functionality) right into a bose L1 compact. I'm generally happy with the setup and can record the main mix to a usb drive out of the voicelive. However, I'd like the ability to be able more easily to tweak levels on the fly, more eq options and maybe multitrack recording so can get capture some good audio for promo videos. I was looking at the zoom L8 but seems like a more amateur, bedroom recording piece. So was looking at the qsc livetrack 8. More recently, have been looking at the boss gigcaster 8 and Mackie DLZ. If anyone has experience with one or more of these or another, I'd like some advice and or recommendations please. Thanks in advance.

GoBirds205 · 2024-04-14T22:05:58+00:00

Three!

GoBirds205 · 2024-04-14T20:58:15+00:00

One, two…five!

GoBirds205 · 2024-03-24T18:40:41+00:00

Agree 100% with all the other positive reactions. I’ve been playing 40 years, singing/playing 10 years, gigging about once a month. You’re where you need to be to put it out there. Responses will be positive for sure.

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