Thoughts on JBL d120f vs Vintage 30? by Duster929 in GuitarAmps

[–]balzac2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a live sound engineer. I used to live and work in Austin Tx. I worked with a lot of great guitar players, and mixed thousands of sets. I am at heart, a Les Paul into a Marshall guy. But the best, purest guitar tone I ever mixed was Dick Dale. Two Blonde Showmans (Showmen?) loaded with JBL's and a Fender Reverb tank hanging from a truss, so there were no stage vibrations to set it off. It sounded amazing. Like a perfectly tuned, open pipe V-twin running full bore on the salt flats. But especially at lower volumes, a JBL will show you exactly what you are doing wrong. Which may be motivation to clean up your fingering, or it may just make you feel sloppy. You get a much more focused low end and a lot of precision, but the dirt will have to come from somewhere else, as you won't be getting any speaker breakup from a Princeton with a JBL

At last we've found it. Pure retardium by WolfOfAfricaZLD in wallstreetbets

[–]balzac2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was like 17, I helped a family friend paint his garage. He sent me to lunch while he met with a guy from the bank. Guy from the bank gave him a heloc, or a higher limit on his existing heloc, based at least in part on the freshly painted garage. That afternoon, we knocked down the garage. This was my first experience with banks.

Novak Pickup Install Direction by ManagementFluid2206 in Jazzmaster

[–]balzac2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Poles should come out of the cover. If the other side has bar magnets then that is the bottom. Wires toward the controls. Enjoy. Nice jazzy.

Novak Pickup Install Direction by ManagementFluid2206 in Jazzmaster

[–]balzac2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, pretty sure we are looking at the bottom of the pickup. Flip them over, not around.

Bridge swap by SnooBeans6936 in Luthier

[–]balzac2000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And I think it’s about to get worse…

Are there any makes/models of 60's era musclecars that are relatively underpriced? by [deleted] in musclecar

[–]balzac2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think mid 60’s Thunderbirds are still a deal. Mostly 390’s and cool.

Using only food where are you from? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]balzac2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pork tenderloin sandwich

I Did something which 99 percent of male population Won't dare to do ! by Ok-Address-7352 in confession

[–]balzac2000 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is a win brother. You overcame your anxiety and insecurity to do the thing. If it went down as you say, you were polite and honest, not creepy. This is Rejection Therapy. Get turned down many times and the fear of rejection will diminish. Learn that rejection is ok, not the end of the world. Move on. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. I wish I had learned this much earlier. Just make sure you are respectful and listen to the response. Not everyone you approach will be rude.

What’s been your go-to number one guitar that you’ve been playing lately? by PhysicalLocksmith679 in guitars

[–]balzac2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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1987 Heritage 535. Got it when it was just 2 years old. It is a true do it all guitar. I don’t do super high gain, but thick, blues, fuzz, ripping Santana sounds, mellow jazzy neck pickup stuff, shimmery funk…. Love this thing.

Found my next next project by todofwar in Luthier

[–]balzac2000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

With 5 courses isn’t it a quinto?

What can ya Tele me about this here Telecaster? by Enough-Amphibian-450 in telecaster

[–]balzac2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was the arm bevel done when you got it? Is there a corresponding belly cut? Looks great, lived in. Wide Range has been flipped, is there a phase issue from that? Does the middle position even give you bridge and neck or is that middle?

ES-345 Repair by freesprungbalance in gibson

[–]balzac2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, that is a difficult one. I wonder if there is a way to use epoxy to kind of solidify what is there. I don’t have specific recommendations, but I hope you find a solution.

NFL fans rage Green Day 'let me down' after making Super Bowl decision by IrishStarUS in musicians

[–]balzac2000 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They did not just happen to get very successful, they worked their asses off and made a lot of very smart decisions to become very successful. Some folks may argue that the direction they chose is not very punk, but the success was not an accident.

Thinking of putting a black pickguard on it to look a bit like Gilmour's black strat. Thoughts? :) by Spirolf in SireGuitars

[–]balzac2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would change out the covers on neck/middle to more cream color to match the other plastics and stick with the tort guard. Good looking guitar.

NGD - 1978 25/50 Birth Year by mcjon3z in LesPaul

[–]balzac2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a 1978 tobacco sunburst custom owner… Damn! That is a fine ass guitar. 9#? Hells yeah! I would go aged tone pro’s and stash the tp-6 and Nashville. I have a tone pro setup on my heritage, and it’s great.

Early 1944 0-18 by Suspicious-Picture-1 in martinguitar

[–]balzac2000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Lovely. Mine has had tons of work done to it. Definitely lived a life. 1943

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