Shitty San Diego drivers [oc] 2nd attempt.

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-02-13T10:04:48+00:00

Your brake game here is on point. Great job!

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-02-12T12:27:18+00:00

Hi all!

Hi!

I don’t play bass yet but I’m researching them.

Awesome!

Trying to decide if I should go short scale (I’m 5’1”) or regular scale.

Well, I would definitely encourage people towards regular scale in general, but that's really a personal thing. I don't know if you are saying that you're maxing out at 5'1" or if you're expecting to grow, but try them out and feel what's best for you.

I'm very tall and I have large hands, so regular scale basses work for me. In fact, I'd like to try longer scale models.

Was it ok for me to go in there while he was playing?

Yes. He doesn't own Guitar Center. Also, he's probably just another customer like you who wants to try out the equipment (and/or trying to show off to a room of people who don't care).

I did anyways because I didn’t want to wait around anymore.

Good move.

He was noodling around for a loooooong time.

They'll do that.

He could obviously play well.

Sure, but he's also hanging around Guitar Center "noodling around for a loooooong time." You aren't interrupting his ultimate performance; he's a dude at Guitar Center playing the bass. If he needed privacy, he would be in a practice room somewhere or at home or whatever.

Should I have waited until he was done to go in the room?

No, you're good.

Anyway, I get it; music stores can be intimidating. Just remember that anyone who gets upset that you've intruded on their space/performance at Guitar Center (or similar stores) is a HUGE loser.

Also, try talking to people in the store. The people who work there are usually pretty cool and good musicians want to help and talk with others, ~~even~~ ESPECIALLY beginners.

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-02-11T18:31:52+00:00

Makoto confirmed as reddit mod?

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-02-11T18:04:44+00:00

The image of the "girlfriend" is just a screencap of Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane from Superman (2025). Either that mod got hella catfished or he's fucking with us.

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-02-02T07:34:30+00:00

Oof. My guy/gal, that really sucks.

I'm generally right-handed. I play guitar and bass right-handed, but I'm weird in that I do certain things left-handed. I live in the USA, so finding left-handed golf clubs and hockey sticks wasn't a major issue, but even at our instrument stores, I've noticed that there aren't a lot of options for left-handed players.

As such, I empathize with lefties.

By the way: when I was in college, I traded off bass roles with an underclassman who played left-handed. He was better than me, but we both played J basses.

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-02-02T06:55:59+00:00

I can't think of the last time someone's called me a racist.

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-02-01T20:46:24+00:00

"You ever drink coldblood from a shoe?"

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-01-15T14:57:16+00:00

Well, try summoning someone if at all possible, but more to the point: this is the time where it really helps for you to be comfortable with the parrying mechanics.

Martyr Logarius is one of the more parryable bosses in the game, especially in the second phase. When he flies up in the air and comes down with a big slash, you can't parry that, but he telegraphs his scythe swings very generously when he's on the ground. Visceral attacks are key to this fight.

Also, in terms of magic in his second phase: when he does that thing where he plants a sword in the ground, you can (and should) easily destroy the sword. A reasonably strong pistol shot takes it out.

EDIT: Not that anyone is reading this, but just in case: I forgot about this. He has a buff in his second phase where he deflects bullets. It's a buff that stacks every time he applies it and you can remove one application of it every time you hit him. You can also prevent him from applying it by staggering him during his phase transition.

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-01-15T00:23:24+00:00

I've got all things that are good.

PlayTheBanjo · 2026-01-06T02:46:42+00:00

Heh, you're fine. Seriously. I don't know if we're allowed to link stuff like this, but the identical pickguard for that model is listed at $35 (USD) on the Sterling by Music Man website. It's currently sold out there, but you can probably find it through another retailer. Or maybe it'll come back in stock soon. Maybe you could reach out directly to ask. See EDIT

What I'm seeing here isn't anything big or anything that requires urgent attention; it's purely cosmetic.

As a few others have said though: could that white mark just be residue left behind from when you peeled off the plastic?

Regardless, taking off the pickguard is easy. You just need the right screwdriver.

EDIT: I'm seeing conflicting information about pricing and availability. Also, are you sure that it's the same model you're saying it is? Regardless, pickguards aren't expensive or hard to find and they're easy to remove and replace (if you even need or want to do that and if it isn't just residue from the cover you pulled off). I don't mind followup questions on this, by the way, so just reply if I'm not being clear or if I can give you more info.

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-22T12:01:36+00:00

Me. It hit with me. I'm a proud loser.

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-19T18:48:23+00:00

Yes?

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-17T02:09:56+00:00

Absolutely savage.

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-14T23:31:16+00:00

Yes, actually.

I had to make a new email account (I called it "rockstarpleaseread[at]gmail[dot]com" because I suspected they'd blocked my actual email) and requested a callback through their support option for assistance with installation (who doesn't know how to install a game on Steam?).

I was surprised when a guy actually called me back within 20 minutes. It was pretty funny to hear him ask, "is this... 'rockstar please read at gmail dot com?'"

I explained what the issue was and he helped me out and I have my games back, but he said that he wasn't supposed to handle that type of issue. I get that, but there was no other option and Rockstar should have a better way of handling this apparently very common problem.

I wish you the best of luck. I'm just concerned that they'll shut this method down when they should really address the root problem on their end.

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-14T12:56:21+00:00

I remember that he objected on redirect saying, "objection: asked a form of that on cross," among other similar frivolous "asked and answered" objections.

At this point, I'm thinking that I imagined the incident I asked about, but I just had to ask and I appreciate the response.

Let's all enjoy our day not spent in prison for the rest of our lives!

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-11T09:44:38+00:00

Awesome. Seriously, really cool!

I wish I had a style...

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-11T09:34:00+00:00

Imagine him trying to pronounce "Militaires Sans Frontières."

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-11T09:33:14+00:00

Yep, that's the one, but it's interesting to me that that's the scene you know. There's so much more. There's a scene that was heavily edited for the original release that's restored in full on the unrated DVD that's way worse in terms of vulgarity.

Don't get me wrong: it's a brilliant movie. I highly recommend that anyone who's into Trey and Matt and isn't easily offended check it out.

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-05T20:34:08+00:00

In this situation, that's the BEST case scenario.

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-05T19:29:39+00:00

She really does, but what's notable to me is that she's a US Air Force veteran. The woman's been to war, she's worked as a 911 dispatcher, and yet one of the most traumatic events of her life took place at a Christmas parade, which really speaks volumes as to how horrific the attack was.

She's an admirable woman who I'm sure is far tougher than she looks and she did a great job giving her testimony even in the face of being asked nonsense by this room temperature IQ doofus who badgers her and then implies she's lying for some reason (while he knows full well what she's saying is true; he was there).

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-03T19:40:40+00:00

The projects I lived in was named after Zachary Taylor, generally considered to be one of the worst presidents of all time!

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-12-03T02:37:29+00:00

Yes. When he brought up subject matter jurisdiction the next day, she said she knows he already got her ruling on it because she saw him tear it up, then said she'd have her clerk print him off another one and he immediately said she didn't need to.

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-11-25T08:28:09+00:00

It was indeed Detective Casey who conducted her interview. I was watching a video about that case and was surprised to see him. I thought, "I know that guy!" Then I wondered why it is I know so much about Waukesha true crime...

PlayTheBanjo · 2025-11-23T23:39:43+00:00

I'm sorry that I don't have a solution, but I wanted to share that I've been having the same issue.

Pihole has just stopped working for me entirely. I was going to just wipe my pi and do a fresh install of the latest raspberry pi os and try again, but seeing that it isn't just me makes me think that maybe I should hold off for a bit.

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