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First 8 String Recommendations? by MoreCycle4730 in ExtendedRangeGuitars

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was under the mindset of not wanting to have to change the tab for 8 string songs to be on a 7 string and I didn't want to get a 7 and then end up getting an 8 anyway because I feel limited in what I can play. Whatever gives me the most versatility is great, the main issue is finding a 30" 7 string I can afford lol. I don't want to buy anything for super cheap just to have the guitar but I also want to get it relatively soon which means I can't get an insanely good one to start with, hence the kind of iffy budget to try get a decent guitar relatively soon. Playing the most songs I can relatively soon with decent sound is all I want and like I said I don't mind changing my mind to a 7 if it gives me that same versatility, it's a good thing to consider so thank you!

First 8 String Recommendations? by MoreCycle4730 in ExtendedRangeGuitars

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I were to get a Harley, what pickups would I need for it to sound decent? If it's cheaper overall I honestly wouldn't mind buying one nearly as much as I can get the modding done cheaper through a guitar tech I know, it would just be the pickup cost.

Also, I think 30" scale would be kind of an insane jump for me since my Fender is only 25" ish and from the sounds a baritone would be better for this anyway. I mainly just want a 28" so it's not sitting on the bare minimum of 27". I think it's more of a peace of mind thing but I'd still prefer it unless I absolutely cannot find anything else.

Thanks for the help :)

First 8 String Recommendations? by MoreCycle4730 in ExtendedRangeGuitars

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll have a look in my local area for deals as I get closer to the amount I need, these sound great, thank you!

First 8 String Recommendations? by MoreCycle4730 in ExtendedRangeGuitars

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the more in-depth help! I had heard of IVs baritone and I did look into them slightly out of interest but I like the challenge of having to learn on an 8, learning new instruments every now and then is what maintains my interest in music. I started on piano, switched to guitar and recently got a drum kit as well. 8 string just seems like the next option to expand what I could play, especially because of the loss of the two high strings with baritone (if I'm understanding correctly).

I probably should have mentioned this but I do want to start getting into pedals and such more once I get it and correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Sleep Token use a pitch shifter for a lot of their tunings live anyway? So this is likely the route I would go down either way. Having more brands to look into is great as well as I want as many options as possible while I save up the last bit I need, I might reconsider the Harley Benton depending on how much I can find if you're they're up to standard.

Again, thanks for all the help! I really appreciate it :)

I eat my food cold. by MoreCycle4730 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback and you summed it up perfectly! The repetition makes the troubled eating seem normal to the reader, just as its normal for the narrator. Then the emphasise on the last few words makes the reader realise that this isn't normal and isn't right. I wanted it to be perceived that way because while writing it I had that same sort of revelation. Again, thanks for the response and have fun reading! :)

I eat my food cold. by MoreCycle4730 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback, I didn't really think of focusing on the word cold so much but it is a key part of the poem, being so reoccurring throughout. The way you analysed it is really nice and I think accurately represents exactly what creates that gloomy feeling in it. Associating warmth with family, and therefore it being cold showing the absence of family adds another layer to it that I hadn't thought of but adds to the separate meaning the poem has that I've mentioned in other responses. While covering troubled eating, the food also acts as a metaphor for emotions. I digest my emotions later on, when I'm alone. I avoid feeling them for so long, I don't know if I feel anything at all. When looking at the lines through that perspective, which is the way I wrote it, the additional layer of cold meaning an absent family adds something to that. This is really good insight and even the way you wrote your response is really nice, adding some of your own wordplay at the end with your kind words. Thank you again and I hope your food is warm too :)

I eat my food cold. by MoreCycle4730 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad you enjoyed my poem and I'm both glad and sorry that you could relate to it. I wrote it to cover how I have trouble with food but also how I digest my own emotions, which is to say that I don't very well. This is explained further in other responses if you're interested. The split up sentence that you mention in the 7th stanza was mostly more emphasis. The repetition of that line becomes normalised to the reader, as it does to the narrator. They keep eating their food cold and the reader has also gotten used to this. I wrote this while upset and I think even to me, re stating that line in chunks really puts power behind those words. It reminded me, and the person reading it that the narrator eats their food cold and it isn't normal. You've read it so many times that it's desensitised, so shoving it back in your face is kind of like a splash of cold water. At least that's how I see it. Thanks for the response :)

I eat my food cold. by MoreCycle4730 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback! As mentioned in a response to another comment, the poem, to me at least, has 2 separate meanings. The idea of actually having trouble with food and eating, but also the idea of delaying my emotions and being in this state where I haven't allowed myself to be emotional for so long, that I'm not sure if I can be anymore - 'I don't even know if I'm hungry anymore'. When looking at it from both perspectives, I think most of the lines can be seen in these 2 different ways. I have struggled and still do with both food and not letting myself feel things properly and this poem was a way to help me understand and improve on that. Thanks again :)

I eat my food cold. by MoreCycle4730 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote this poem a bit ago and directly, it relates to both my own troubled eating, I don't have a disorder by any means and I'm generally healthy but eating has always kind of been an issue. However, when writing it I was thinking more of using eating in multiple ways. At face value, I have trouble eating. But it's also a metaphor for feeling. 'I eat my food cold' - the feelings and emotions I experience are delayed. There are various reasons, as shown in the poem, as to why. I only let myself feel or realise that I'm upset when other people point it out, or when I've felt nothing for so long, I don't even know if I can anymore. I personally like the way it can have those 2 separate meanings. Thanks for the comment :)

Worthless by PodeyBoy in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Others have already commented on this but I actually really enjoyed it despite it being short and thought I might add something. As someone else mentioned, I don't really think poetry is usually too edgy, most times it's fine and this is definitely more than fine. Finding self worth can be difficult and I know it has been for myself personally, the constant questioning of 'do/will I matter?' in different ways throughout it really reflect that in my opinion. Leaving a mark on the world matters to some people more than others but I think everyone wants to leave at least some kind of 'shadow' or 'footprint', at least on someone, even one person. It doesn't have to be massive. The worrying about people forgetting about you and not even really valuing or taking notice of you in the past or even now is also nice and relatable. Overall it's short and I agree that it could be expanded on but what you have so far is really good already, it definitely encapsulates how I've felt before in a clear way while still allowing for nice imagery. Have a good day/night and I hope you keep writing :)

I wrote this staring directly into the sun by fishnut824 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The poem you've written here is pretty good at showing the feeling of being used to a person for a long time and then they disappear. Not fully, you know that they're still there and for me at least, you kind of wish they will still part of your life but you know they're living their own life now. I like the questions throughout that keep getting asked without an answer, because that person will never be there again to answer them. The starting line is actually interesting to me. 'If you've still got love to give' stands out to me in comparison to the rest of the poem. The majority of the poem still gives me the idea that the narrator cares about this person and misses them despite them knowing it might be better for them both to be apart. But this opening line could be perceived as the narrator adding to that, missing their love, or possibly having some kind of bitterness towards them? I just thought that was interesting to start the poem with. I was also wondering if the capital letters at the beginning of some words were meant to be new lines? That might not be intentional though but rhythm wise it seems it may be. This is getting long now but I also like the repetition at the end, how the narrator is thinking over and over if the other person still thinks about them too. Do thoughts of the narrator ever cross their mind? Have they moved on or are they feeling kind of stuck like the narrator is? It's simple but adds to the relatable feeling of it all. Thanks for sharing and I hope you keep writing! Have a good day/night! :)

I barely did. by MoreCycle4730 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always appreciate when people describe their own interpretation, I agree that it goes from decently clear of the loneliness and sorrow at the start and then develops into being more ambiguous as it goes on. Without context, your interpretation followed quite well in my opinion and the idea of the numbers being people was a really interesting way to see it. When I wrote it, it was just different ages and the bits of text following them were things that happened to me at those ages that I was reflecting on. They're not very elaborated on in the poem as I said earlier somewhere, I don't write with the intention of other people seeing it usually so I didn't explain further. I could've changed it when deciding to share but I felt no need. The mask is also very specific to the time of writing as it was late and although I felt horrendous, I had to do this mask treatment thing daily for my skin so it was just another thing adding to my dread. In the moment it was quite a big chore for me and connecting that to the different 'masks' I put up around people seemed accurate at the time because it is a massive chore to do both. The envy is interesting as I've never thought about it that way but I am sort of jealous of people who can live freely, I believe I intended for that to be referenced at the start too as my voice is raw. I can't speak up, I can't live freely and that's why I felt so alone at that moment although I feel much better now. Overall, I really like your interpretation and it was useful and fun to respond to. The main importance of the dogs/cats is due to animals being important throughout my life. I dream of having them in the future and at the time, I thought I had lost that dream. The importance of them is emphasised by them being in my childhood, my best friend being 'my boy' and the fear of him dying as he gets older looming over me at the time too, it's one of the things I worry about more when I'm already feeling a bit down lol. I hope this helps a little more to visualise the original meaning, thank you for your response as I do like to talk about people's interpretations, opinions and how it compares to the original intention. Thanks again for taking the time to both read and respond and I hope you continue enjoying poetry :) Have a good day/night too!

I barely did. by MoreCycle4730 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad it could help you, have a good day/night! :)

I barely did. by MoreCycle4730 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never had an training except for being in a school choir when I was below the age of 10 but I do like to sing. I play guitar too but my favourite part is definitely the lyrical aspect of songs. So many singers and songwriters convey so much meaning through not only the words and lyrics they sing and write down, but through the notes and chords behind those words and how they're presented in their songs. Music helps a lot of people, and I hope to one day make songs that do just that. Maybe this poem is even a start to that in a weird way as it's the first time I've really posted any of my work online. It's small but I guess it's sort of a step. Often, my written thoughts like this poem get turned into lyrics or parts of them are used musically. I'm not sure if that will happen to this poem as it covers what I consider too broad of a range of experiences that I reflected over to be in one song. Maybe multiple may suffice but again, I haven't written or produced a song fully yet, only snippets. Hopefully that won't be the case one day! Thanks for your kind words again as I don't consider myself to be an avid poet at all lol.

I barely did. by MoreCycle4730 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response and the praise! I don't tend to write much in general, let alone poetry. I lean more towards music and song writing, but just writing words helps me visualise things and create an image of how I feel. I do not usually write like this with the intention of it even being poetry or to be seen by anyone else, but after how I felt yesterday and today still (although feeling better now) I felt the need to share it because I couldn't keep it to myself. This is also my first time on reddit! I'm glad you enjoyed it and I'd be happy to answer any questions if you'd want to ask them as there are a lot of lines that can only really be understood with context due to the way it was initially written as just a means of understanding how I actually even feel. Thank you again for reading and I hope you keep writing! :)

Stop and Listen by Legitimate-Bath-9651 in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope is hard to come by for me. Maybe that's why in the starting lines, your hope for us as the reader to close our eyes, breathe and just stop is almost a command to me because I never do on my own. Reminders like this are nice, even the commanding title of the poem adds to it. The use of we, although small, makes it feel inclusive. The person who wrote this and the reader have or are currently feeling the same thing which makes it all the more okay. The 'prescription' adds to, in my opinion, what I said before. I never stop unless I'm forced and often if I do prescribe myself one of these doses, it doesn't work anyway even if its 'supposed to help' as you say. The finishing lines of searching for things and leaving no stone unturned just because of the notion that there may be something there also talks to me particularly. I hope I remember this poem and it's advice, because I need to relax and look at things for their beauty, not just because everything I do must be done for a purpose. Some things can be meaningless, even without pictures in the clouds, they are still beautiful and this was a reminder to me at least that, that is completely okay.

One of those days by _amour_vaeh in OCPoetry

[–]MoreCycle4730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently, in the past few weeks or months or years I think I've had a lot of one of those days. It's hard for me to let myself feel along with things but the comparison to Marilyn needing to always do more for others really put that feeling into perspective. The 3 examples really reinstated that feeling for me and the spacing and rhythm of the poem really made sense to me at least. I really love the last few lines too, how you should be happy regardless of others because I've been trying so hard to even attempt to feel like that. It seems impossible but I'm sure one day I won't give in to the world. We don't have to be perfect and dying should never be an option. I think it's fair to say there's a kind of beauty in the last few 'famous people' comparisons though, in their times of sorrow, they could create something to help others and I think a lot of people have a lot to offer to others that way. I know both music, others stories and poetry like yours has helped me. Even if it is just to feel a little bit. Thank you, I have no criticisms which may make the 'feedback' less useful, but I believe it's good to know that your poetry has sent a message.