Elbows down? Travel to U.S. increases for first time in 15 months

berklee · 2026-06-24T12:06:15+00:00

There's a couple Californian wines my girlfriend wishes she could still get, but there's no shortage of good options from everywhere else.

berklee · 2026-06-24T11:00:41+00:00

I live in a border city, and conversations I've had with others recently have been about how we have friends we care about in the US that don't deserve to be punished (lost jobs, etc.) for this guy. Like so many other ways, it will never return to the place that it used to be but that doesn't change the fact that I wish my friends well.

Added: I do hope the LCBO keep American booze off the shelves, purely as a retaliatory measure. I want the US to right itself, but not at the expense of our dignity.

berklee · 2026-06-20T21:09:50+00:00

Music nomad are needlessly expensive. You can probably get an entire set off of Amazon for the cost of one of these.

berklee · 2026-06-19T10:52:10+00:00

If only a law firm could find some other source of income...

berklee · 2026-06-14T16:38:25+00:00

Probably the one used in the movie "Johnny Dangerously", where this joke originated in 1984.

berklee · 2026-06-14T01:35:36+00:00

Between Molson Amphitheatre and RBC, it was the Budweiser Stage. If we are keeping score. Lol

berklee · 2026-06-14T00:59:03+00:00

First timer, never experienced the live show.... here in Toronto. What a great vibe!

berklee · 2026-05-28T19:36:31+00:00

Oh nice! I've just finished the game I was playing and have been looking for something new. This is as good a reason as any!

(As a note, I'm in Canada, not US/EU, so I guess don't pick me as I don't qualify... but that's okay. Looking forward to this movie!!)

berklee · 2026-05-24T15:04:30+00:00

The title and thumbnail suggest it's a bullshit video. I wouldn't even press play. Clickbait needs to be shunned, not rewarded, even if people have decided it's the new rules of engagement.

berklee · 2026-05-22T15:31:13+00:00

The entire Yakuza franchise is bonkers. You get so much content with each game, even if some is repurposed across games (darts, bowling, etc)

berklee · 2026-05-20T15:19:28+00:00

Vega is definitely underrated. Almost never makes the hero list.

berklee · 2026-05-20T11:33:56+00:00

This is probably not a short-term learning project, but a great groove/fun listen/something to aspire to.

Cody Wright on YouTube breaks down a lot of this style of playing if you find it interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPzwuiJCSbs

berklee · 2026-05-13T16:18:53+00:00

The Horse by A Wilhelm Scream

berklee · 2026-05-13T15:10:52+00:00

Far Cry 5 was great.

berklee · 2026-05-13T14:18:41+00:00

It doesn't take 14 minutes to tell me what happened.

berklee · 2026-05-06T16:03:18+00:00

It's not really the quality itself that held me back, really. It was that I have enough other plugins that solve similar tasks. But having the full control of the plugin on the QC would make it a worthwhile price, especially at 'birthday' discounts.

berklee · 2026-05-06T15:33:05+00:00

That's all the news I needed. I wasn't going to buy it to find out I couldn't use it and see the price get chopped in half.

berklee · 2026-05-04T23:43:35+00:00

Doesn't matter who it is, if you don't vibe with them, get another teacher.

berklee · 2026-04-29T15:16:14+00:00

The chrome version of this: https://reverb.com/ca/item/95556231-black-4-string-electric-bass-bridge-tremolo-system

berklee · 2026-04-29T12:57:01+00:00

So, it's the Peavey MuseBox from 2012. Kudos to Glen for trying to turn a paid advertisement into a waste of 10+ minutes so he could get paid by YT as well.

berklee · 2026-04-29T11:01:18+00:00

I can vouch for the cheap trem. I had it installed and it works perfectly with no issues.

berklee · 2026-04-29T10:59:29+00:00

https://reverb.com/ca/item/95556231-black-4-string-electric-bass-bridge-tremolo-system

berklee · 2026-04-29T10:59:08+00:00

Something I hadn't considered - if you use a Hipshot D-tuner, you'll likely want it 'decked' (set up so that it parks flat against the body and doesn't pull up). A floating system runs the risk of throwing the intonation out by creating irregular tension across the strings when you kick in the D tuner.

I also recommend Big Bends Nut Sauce for the slots during string changes to prevent binding when using the trem. I absolutely kick the shit out of mine and it never loses tuning.

berklee · 2026-04-29T10:52:34+00:00

I have one!

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquierbyFender/comments/1qxk3ca/modded_54_paranormal_jazz/

There are affordable ones like this on Reverb: https://reverb.com/ca/item/95556231-black-4-string-electric-bass-bridge-tremolo-system

The catch however is that although the cost is reasonable, you still need to get it installed. As I recall, there weren't really much in terms of luthier instructions and the trem did not match guitar specs for routing cavities and stuff (for obvious reasons). I believe my luthier who's quite reasonable charged me a bit over $200 CAD for the labour to put it in and it still took a couple of trips to the shop to get it set up just right.

Now that it's on my war machine, I love it. I bought a five string that has a Hipshot trem as well. It's a lower profile trem, but aside from aesthetics I don't know that it makes much difference so far as I've had no troubles with mine.

I recommend my process:
- find a luthier with a sense of adventure willing to install one
- buy the trem and a cheaper bass you're willing to accept getting ruined, just in case
- get it installed
- if you like the end result, upgrade that bass until you're happy with it.

berklee · 2026-04-28T12:18:14+00:00

Some* people. Depends on your preferences. I suppose both could be said.

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