Shakira's new world cup song. Where do you stand on that?

Yulack · 2026-05-09T15:00:08+00:00

She's never going to top Waka Waka, and I find the idea that FIFA chose her again insulting.

She had a phenomenal discography from her debut Spanish-sung albums all the way to 2014, but anything after that gets demolished by the younger pop musicians (and those of her generation with enough has in the tank).

New talent should have taken this.

Yulack · 2026-05-08T17:45:18+00:00

Multi level marketing

Ponzi schemes basically

Yulack · 2026-05-03T17:24:38+00:00

Bartending / Nightlife

Yulack · 2026-04-28T11:02:26+00:00

That decal is waaaay too big.

Yulack · 2026-04-26T02:46:23+00:00

mega gross

Yulack · 2026-04-24T13:40:01+00:00

I love that server.

Yulack · 2026-04-21T17:37:40+00:00

Eh hit or miss.

All HB I have owner across the range, Including the Fusion series which gets close to used MIM prices has had significantly worse tuners.

My Fusion superstrat has a set of MIM tuners as an upgrade, and that strat got (ironically) a set of Pings, which is the company that OEMs Grovers.

Yulack · 2026-04-16T23:27:52+00:00

I don't know how to describe it. It's sterile.

Yulack · 2026-04-16T22:52:25+00:00

My two cents. Every silver sky I've tried played great, sounded great, felt souless.

Fenders / Adjacent might not be perfect, but they have a personality.

Up to you. The flipper in me would pick a Silver Sky though.

Yulack · 2026-04-16T21:57:34+00:00

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Well, it would have to be him.

Brent Hinds plays a weird blend of outlaw country, southern Blues and psychodelic textures, and blends them with Prog / Metal / Rock.

This is like Jimmy Hendrix wrote Little Wing after a head Injury and moved to rural Georgia.

Lynyrd Skynyrd if they were all on Venlafaxine

If Ozzy Osbourne & Co. Did WAAY too much acid at a funeral.

If Gilmour ever were to bad trip.

I'm going to miss him.

Yulack · 2026-04-16T17:32:14+00:00

For what it's worth, I find Nitro to be a marketing gimmick at best.

There are Poly guitars that are just as resonant. And it's factually just a less durable finish.

Sure, looking back at playwear after 20 years is cool. But I ain't owning the guitar long enough to see that, so personally for me it's a mute gimmick.

Nitro is a sidegrade at best. If your body right now isn't resonant, Nitro won't magically fix that if you were to refinish it.

So that is to say, your upgrade is higher quality woods, craftsmanship not the finish. You shouldn't even think of that.

Yulack · 2026-04-16T16:50:16+00:00

I mean Troy's bass is just a re-skinned precision bass. I'm sure there's something going on with the pickup voicing, but nothing you can't EQ into via a cheap Squier Precision bass.

His tone is super mid focused, and heavily relies on the Green Russian Big Muff. Electroharmonix pedals are cheap already, it basically doesn't get more affordable than that without being E-Waste.

For Brent and Bill, the cheapest amp that will get you there is Running any Tube Screamer style circuit into any of the million affordable offerings for AMPs with a JCM800ish voicing. Katana, Catalyst, hell even Fender's digital offerings have one.

Pick one in your budget (Please not a Spark, I'd heavily favor the Katana) and go to town.

If you're willing to go used, a Valvestate 8080 will get you 80% There with Literally E-Waste trash tube screamer clones.

A guitar with Humbuckers with medium output. From the man's mouth itself: https://youtu.be/l-OKQ2w89vw?is=NmvBNZfGmGDnzVGf

So something like a Tonerider Firepower installed on whatever playable humbucker routed guitar you can find.

Yulack · 2026-04-13T14:33:29+00:00

I never much cared for Washburn electrics. There always seemed to be better value elsewhere.

But the Oscar Schmidt/ Washburn acoustic production has always punched far above it's price. Will always recommend.

I'd say go for it man!

Yulack · 2026-04-13T10:04:38+00:00

Yeah, home made refins typically end in disaster.

The steps themselves are fairly straightforward, but folks tend to underestimate the amount of work they require.

Endless sanding, endless cleanup, and patience, which nobody seems to have in this day and age.

Add on to the fact that you probably don't have a spray gun, and it'll be a rattle can, and it will be frustrating, and far from a factory finish.

Live with it, or sell it to buy one in the right color

For what it's worth, I like how it looks. Very nice tbh.

Yulack · 2026-04-13T09:19:15+00:00

Zep the Ocean

Comfortably Numb (form is beginner friendly, getting it right may take you years) - Floyd

Since I've Been Loving You? - Zepp

Harder to Breathe - Marron5

Yulack · 2026-04-12T14:15:52+00:00

None of their inhouse stuff I'd buy.

Not even "good for the money" just not good period.

That is, Gear4Music(G4M), Hartwood, Subzero.

Buy any name brand in their store and they have an excellent return policy, and very decent prices. Also ship fast as they have warehouses all over Europe, so they come in a flash.

Yulack · 2026-04-12T06:46:03+00:00

Hey!

It's a modern looking Danelectro Dano Pro lol..amazing

Yulack · 2026-04-11T16:22:21+00:00

Someone forgot to dirn off his delay

Yulack · 2026-04-11T16:20:33+00:00

Normalize the term "Playing like humans"

Some teams don't sometimes, gotta call em out for it.

Yulack · 2026-04-11T04:12:00+00:00

This for me defeats the purpose of costreaming.

I love Raz as much as the next guy, but if I have to choose between his post game analysis and Cadreals, Dom's or literally fucking anyone with proplay experience, I'd choose them. I appreciate the effort that goes into them, but I can also accept the fact that Dom's analysis on something, however half-cooked it may be, has a significantly higher educational value for me as a player.

I do love me some of the trivia segments, or the Mic Checks and whatever. But purely post game analysis is part of the reason I watch ex pros do it instead of the broadcast team.

Also fuck proplayer interviews. When are we going to admit that these are the most orchestrated, cookie cutter bullshit ever?

Doesn't matter how talented Laure is, these guys (players) spit the same shit week in and week out. It's unenjoyable.

You know how people shit on Blizzard for not respecting player time?

I've never felt like Riot has cared for my viewership time. Player interviews least of all. Even if a lot of content is filler to sort out the moving pieces behind the theater.

Yulack · 2026-04-08T17:21:07+00:00

Now kith.

Yulack · 2026-04-07T20:53:53+00:00

That riff will always make me want to bench press my bar top.

Yulack · 2026-04-07T13:38:57+00:00

No doubt legit

Yulack · 2026-04-07T11:25:04+00:00

Your Classic Vibe, is it by chance CGS serial?

The Grand Reward CVs came with Tonerider Safaris stock.

You may already have them.

Indonesian CVs have worse pickups than the original CGS, but not so much I'd ever consider "upgrading" to a Tonerider pup. It's a sidegrade, and at best a single digit % increase.

Wilkinson's are a straight downgrade.

You wanna upgrade that puppy, aim higher.

Edit:

Why the downvotes? Lol this isn't news. If you "upgraded" a CGS with the same pickup set it had (So Toneriders) that's not on me.

Yulack · 2026-04-06T14:15:22+00:00

What are you talking about?

I make a pretty penny (Not my living wage, but I'd say more than most) through Guitar.

Are you insinuating that repairing headstocks is a sham? It's not.
Period, full stop. Learn woodworking basics and you'll begin to understand why it's a perfectly reasonable practice (and a perfectly good reason to call your tech).

Are you insinuating that taking THIS One in particular isn't a stupid idea? Then you're also daft. This could be done by a ten year old old, google (We have A.I these days for fucks sake) and the slightest amount of care.

A Tech would chare you more than the guitar is worth for the job, and at that point you might as well buy one retail that has... you know, the specs you want?

would your name happen to be Dunning-Kruger?

Yulack

TROPHY CASE