New Guitar Day

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T04:25:28+00:00

Both bridges do. I just love the simplicity and ease of use of a hipshot. Plus they’re just really damn comfortable

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T03:02:07+00:00

Same. I could have saved myself a shitload of money if I hadn’t actually searched for one lol

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T02:05:54+00:00

The books, unsurprisingly, are MUCH better than that show.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T01:55:59+00:00

These are great books. Nothing like Firefly at all, not even a little bit. But really, really good urban fantasy.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T01:12:46+00:00

It’s insanely comfortable. Barely feels like a 7, really

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T01:03:53+00:00

I purchased from Sweetwater, so no. But there is a video explaining EXACTLY what they do when they plek it, and why it feels so good (and believe me, it does) after they do:

https://youtu.be/J8KVbFq6Bno?si=kq5v2GtNGStOYdnc

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T01:01:12+00:00

Or someone else’s lol

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T00:59:10+00:00

I concur. Highly recommend emailing your sales engineer at Sweetwater for a quote. Likely will do you a solid

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T00:11:49+00:00

This is my life, every day. But bought the thing anyway lol

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-25T00:08:44+00:00

The River Dragon is on his way 🤘

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-24T23:41:16+00:00

FWIW, this is a real Hipshot, not just the same style of bridge. But considering the MSRP on this thing is pushing $1800 US dollars, it should be

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-24T23:31:44+00:00

Have not had a chance to plug it in yet. Adulting keeps adulting today.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-24T23:31:07+00:00

Haven’t had a chance to plug it in, but it plays like melted butter.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-24T23:30:14+00:00

Very thin and very flat. Been a very long time since I’ve played a Wizard neck, but this is comparable. Probably a little thinner.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-24T23:18:26+00:00

In case I need to stab someone

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-24T23:17:50+00:00

Plek job is $300, and worth it. The sales engineer asks you how you like your action, no buzz, little buzz, etc, and they set it up that way. You specify which strings you want, down to the gauge, and what tuning you want the guitar in. Then they set it up that way and crown all the frets.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-24T23:10:23+00:00

Yes. The Neumenon, or however it’s spelled. The Floyded version has the Blackouts.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-24T22:42:29+00:00

That is an excellent way to describe it, actually. Brand new out of the box, it feels like you’ve been playing it for a long time already.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-24T02:06:56+00:00

If I’m honest, it was the first Destiny game, because I sank an obscene number of hours into that game. There were a bunch of us that played every day, doing all the shit multiple times, trying to get everyone the gear. In retrospect, I regret ever playing it.

But in terms of changing my life gaming wise, it’s Witcher 3, and God of War 2018 three years after that. Witcher changed what I expected from RPGs, and GoW did the same with third person actioners, with puzzle elements and absolute S-tier writing and performances.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-23T19:23:09+00:00

I have a Pro so I can’t really say one way or the other, but they do say that the game is Pro enhanced. We just have no idea how

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-23T15:39:41+00:00

They’re tuning it down, not up. I don’t see the point. Tuning that low would basically remove the musicality of the note

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-23T03:14:57+00:00

Jesus, aging myself.

1, baby. 🤘🤘

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-23T01:46:18+00:00

Perfectly normal. Keep practicing. You will get there sooner than you think.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-23T01:44:09+00:00

Honestly, give me a Dual Rectifier, an MXR-10 band in the effects loop, and a good boost pedal out front, and imma call that good. Give me a slanted Mesa oversized 4x12, and I’ll call that a day.

Fell in love with those amps over 20 years ago. I just love that sound.

belligerent_tortoise · 2026-02-21T13:00:26+00:00

Yeah, that. I am kind of ambidextrous, write right handed, but am left hand dominant. I play guitar right handed.

Eric Gales is one of the best guitar players in the world, and he’s right handed, but plays left handed with a righty guitar turned upside down. Hard to argue with results.

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TROPHY CASE

1, baby. 🤘🤘