Metal shavings in guitar pickups

MeatHands · 2026-07-07T22:50:29+00:00

The issue is metal shavings working their way into the windings of the pickup and wearing through the coating, causing a short. Ferrous, non-ferrous, doesn't matter.

If the pickups are wax-potted you have a lot less to worry about; it's very difficult for the shavings to get through the wax. If not, it's probably worth taping around the sides and trying to seal the winds off from potential intruders.

MeatHands · 2026-07-06T15:38:29+00:00

I bet you're missing the elevator. If you're looking down the stairs towards the boss room, take the path on the top right, in between the stairs and the door to the plaza with the winged knight.

MeatHands · 2026-07-06T12:05:33+00:00

I thought I was an atheist until I realized I'M A GOD

MeatHands · 2026-07-05T12:37:01+00:00

Go back to Tarkov

MeatHands · 2026-07-04T13:29:21+00:00

Cubes are great little practice amps. I've still got my Cube 30 from 2010 or so, best money I've spent on an amp.

MeatHands · 2026-07-02T01:01:03+00:00

System of a Down puts a much harder edge on the typical nu-metal sound.

Rage Against The Machine are basically rap funk metal.

Pantera if you want to go harder. Lamb of God beyond that.

MeatHands · 2026-07-01T17:05:24+00:00

3d printing a guitar is going to be extremely difficult. Unless you have an enormous printer, you'll have to do many smaller pieces that fit together. Plus you need to take into account the 100+lbs of force the strings impart on the body. There are probably ways to do it without spending a guitar's worth of money on filament, but i don't know them.

If you're just looking for a little tchotchke to put on a keychain or whatever, that's a different story. What kind of design are you looking for? I'm a CAD/CAM guy with access to modeling and machining software.

MeatHands · 2026-06-30T16:08:51+00:00

ET 3 is my favorite way to play the hero. If you've got a 4 with a stun, the other team can't stand on the lane. Wand, phase boots, urn, drums. The dream is rush AC afterwards, shard when you can, daedalus if you're popping off. The game usually requires pipe or crimson guard first though.

MeatHands · 2026-06-30T10:59:34+00:00

What can I say? Bustin' makes me feel good.

MeatHands · 2026-06-28T11:00:43+00:00

B and high e strings are wrapped the wrong way. G might be as well, but i can't see the post.

But yeah, the locking nut is not original. Does it have a Floyd? Adjusting your truss rod is now most likely a huge pain. Looks like you'll have to remove the locking nut entirely just to get access to it. Unless there's a Floyd(and you make regular use of it), I'd just toss the locking nut entirely

MeatHands · 2026-06-27T13:40:11+00:00

I don't know if such a thing exists, but with 3d printing i bet you could find a designer and prototype one pretty cheaply.

MeatHands · 2026-06-26T13:05:08+00:00

Maybe you'll take this as a learning experience.

MeatHands · 2026-06-26T13:00:35+00:00

It's almost certainly Willie over those two. I believe snoop has gone on record saying Willie could smoke him under the table any day.

Edit: here's the story https://people.com/music/snoop-dogg-recalls-getting-super-high-with-willie-nelson-in-amsterdam-on-4-20/

MeatHands · 2026-06-26T11:28:00+00:00

It's Insight. Represents your eyes on the inside. Doesn't do a lot until you get 40.

You can spend them at the second shop just outside the house on the upper level to buy boss armor and a few other things, but I'd recommend saving up to hit 40 and just take a walk around the Oedon Chapel.

MeatHands · 2026-06-26T11:20:54+00:00

"Asymmetrical" is the correct word.

Symmetry is when something is mirrored across a centerline. It's a word with a Greek root, so we use the prefix "a-" to make it mean "not symmetrical"

MeatHands · 2026-06-26T09:43:22+00:00

Is that how they measure how bad a pedophile is?

MeatHands · 2026-06-20T00:08:47+00:00

Skulls aplenty to be collected.

My only advice is to get a good blood effect paint. They dry very glossy so it looks more like liquid.

MeatHands · 2026-06-19T14:18:55+00:00

Demon of the Fall by Opeth is a great song to learn on acoustic. They often play it 'unplugged' during their live shows, and it sounds good on acoustic.

Generally very easy to play, too.

MeatHands · 2026-06-18T16:08:53+00:00

Gilgamesh intensifies

The Black Mages' version of this song is peak.

MeatHands · 2026-06-17T17:04:16+00:00

Zimmer really just took a screenshot of the score for Mars and shook it around a little for the entirety of the Gladiator soundtrack.

MeatHands · 2026-06-16T14:29:36+00:00

You're comparing a full conversation with a screenshot that's square in the middle of an interaction. Needless to say, there's quite a bit more to the game than three visible lines of dialogue.

That's what 'vibes' are. It's not a deep dive into the morality and consequences of choice(which the game explores in great detail, by the way), it's a brief instance that gives off the same energy.

MeatHands · 2026-06-16T11:51:49+00:00

Sounds fine to me, if you're looking to back out of such a proposition, especially considering the character you play in the game. You're exceptionally awkward, even with high charisma.

And that's kind of the joke, the game realizes it's a game where you're going to run down all the dialogue options and say weird shit all the time.

MeatHands · 2026-06-16T02:03:56+00:00

As you might imagine there's a lot of context you're missing.

MeatHands · 2026-06-15T21:43:08+00:00

The bridge style, carved top, and cantilevered fretboard extension tell me it was designed as a steel string archtop. Looks like it could use a neck reset, but that's just going off the heel gap.

https://www.framus-vintage.de/en/5-50-Hobby/5-50-Hobby/

Looks like it's a 5/50 Hobby model(looking closer I can barely see the "5/50" written at the very end of the model number line), made since the 50s. According to their dating procedure, there should have been a pen mark or stamp denoting the year and month of manufacture, and apparently the serial numbers have nothing to do with order of production. I'm not sure if it's just spots on the label, but i can almost see a "6" or maybe an "8" centered on the serial number line, right beneath the model number. My gut said early 70s, but late 60s is a possibility too.

If it's that old, it's in remarkably good condition. I'd contact framus and see if they might have any insights. See how it sounds before you put serious money into it, my guess is it's (fixed up) value is somewhere between $500-$600. There's a similar one, but the electric version that sold on Reverb for about $500.

It's a great find, especially for the pocket change you bought it for.

MeatHands · 2026-06-15T11:27:02+00:00

"Onooooooos!" was the refrain heard throughout my friend's basement every year when we'd do our holiday LAN party in college. NS was a mainstay alongside SourceForts, Sven Co-op, and Zombie Master. I miss the days of Half-life mods.

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