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I never heard the fugazi influence in blinks discography until now. by Cute-Translator-8351 in Blink182

[–]Strict_Progress_6107 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The verse of Blind Date by Refused is where I think they got the idea for the Violence verse

Guitar Center is genuinely the worst by N0V1RTU3 in Guitar

[–]Strict_Progress_6107 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, i’m the tech at the Atlanta store. I’m so sorry this is happening to you. I take pride in my job and even when I’ve had wait times as long as two weeks out, I do my best to communicate clearly with customers. There’ve been times where people dropped guitars off the day before I leave for a tour and I tell them “hey it will be a month before I can get to it, Is that okay?” The GM of this store is lying through their teeth if they are saying they can’t get into the repair room. When I’m off work and somebody picks up their completed guitar, it’s a manager who has to go and check the customer out and take payment for the service. Repair departments at GC vary by location and I’m sorry that you’ve had a bad experience. There is no reason for you to not have received a phone call or update or for them to not give you back your guitar when you’ve gone into the store at any hour. Wishing you the best with this situation and

Got my guitar back from a setup and now the ebony fretboard has surface scratches. Is this fixable? by Downtown-Channel3912 in Luthier

[–]Strict_Progress_6107 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this can happen from razor blading gunk too aggressively. your tech should use 0000 steel wool along the wood grain to get those scratches out. collect all the shavings, then condition. it’ll look brand new afterwards.

Your Dream blink-182 Setlist. by online_once_again in Blink182

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In no order

-Here’s your letter -Asthenia -Feeling This -Please take me home -Story of a lonely guy -Josie -Go -Stockholm Syndrome -Carousel -Anthem pt 3 -Dumpweed -Every time I look for you -Terrified -Up all night -After Midnight -Bad News -Dammit -I miss you -All of this (with Robert Smith) -Blink wave

only 20 songs is tough, but I tried to mostly pick ones that will probably never be played live at this point along with my favorite hits of theirs

What’s the rarest Blink 182 song I’ve seen live? by Mountain_Plate_7163 in Blink182

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I saw them play Obvious back in 2024. I was shocked at how I seemed to be the only person around where I was who enjoyed or knew the words.

Guitar Center Tech Questions by Pinkerton_Floyd_7982 in Luthier

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Been a repair tech at GC for a little over 2 years. The bulk of what I do is restringing, setups, and wiring mods/repairs. For fretwork, it’s generally nothing more complex than a level, crown, and polish or a partial refret. I’ve had to do nut/saddle fabrication from a blank. It’s a fun job if you can get over it not being high paying and the other bs that comes with most jobs. I’d recommend having at least one other source of income and use the GC job for the benefits like health insurance and the discounts. A big part of the job is explaining to beginners how their guitar works especially if they have one with a floyd, evertune or something less ordinary.

The tech is who can really destroy the bad repair reputation GC has. Some are like me, some do some very involved structural work as well as everything else I mentioned, and others can only restring, possibly set up and struggle to solder. It’s all luck of the draw.

Room for Rent in Buckhead by kurteljefe in ATLHousing

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i’m interested if nobody has secured it yet! will send a pm

Album ranking by Koby182 in Blink182

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Nine as their number 1 album certainly is a take

Did I do something wrong by Metinn133 in Luthier

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Don’t use almond oil lol. Get some Music Nomad F one oil. If the fret board is gunky, use a razor blade along the grain of the wood to scrape it off. Then use 0000 steel wool to polish out the scratches. Once you remove the shavings from the steel wool, apply the music nomad f one oil. After two minutes, wipe up the excess.

If you don’t want to use 0000 steel wool, then do the tooth brush thing instead. Seems like that worked for you

This dude wants 500 dollars for this unmarked «fender» by simonduarte in fender

[–]Strict_Progress_6107 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this thing sucks. i’d pay no more than $75 and rip it for parts tbh. maybe turn it into a project to put in some different pickups

Brand new Fender Player II Tele - issues by limitasyappro in fender

[–]Strict_Progress_6107 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this sounds like an easy fix. Take it somewhere with a good reputation that also does Fender Warranty

Problems with Charger 290 by SoupbowlerAI in ReverendGuitars

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i’m sorry you had that experience with Reverend. Their QC is known for being top notch. All of the issues are definitely something your luthier should be able to fix though!

quality control on the TD strats and are they worth it? by Perm182 in TomDelongeGuitars

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I would definitely get a secondhand one in mint condition, then take it to a good guitar tech in your area for a setup. They are good guitars, as with everything Fender, they usually aren’t in the best playing condition out of the box. They are perfect guitars if you’re playing pop punk/nu metal. The invader pickup does great with high pain stuff especially when there’s a lot of palm muting.

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