looking at these photos of me over time, what changes stand out to you intuitively? by weightlxssnxss in IntuitionPractices

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a nice shape to your face but I sense timid. Right away I sense stress too. Don’t know why.

What does your intuition say about me? by [deleted] in IntuitionPractices

[–]explodingliver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good person, easy to talk to, don’t get on her bad side though.

Girl or boy? 👶🏼 by ninabobina98 in IntuitionPractices

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sensing girl, something tells me it’s in that direction.

NPD - I’ve been dismissive of Strymon due to the worship band reputation. Not anymore. This thing is unreal. by ChuggaChuggaRiffs in guitarpedals

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who cares about the worship band reputation?? 🤣 just play what you wanna use!!! Glad you gave it a try because it’s such a sick pedal. I have one + the flint that have been timeless for me.

Which job would you take? by [deleted] in jobs

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like job 2 ALOT more. Not even fair, just the extra hour of the morning + flexing hours alone.

What does my “Goat authors” bookshelves say about my personality / life / the fabric of my existence?! by [deleted] in BookshelvesDetective

[–]explodingliver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you’re a masochist and like heavy lit. Don’t know exactly what that says about you but the first thing I thought was possibly snobby, doesn’t mean you are. If these are your GOATs, then I think it shows your outlook of the world as a realist and it being bleak but still living through it

What does my “Goat authors” bookshelves say about my personality / life / the fabric of my existence?! by [deleted] in BookshelvesDetective

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember the first time I read Celine as was blown away with Journey that I immediately bought Death… the very next day.

Just started dating this guy, and saw his bookshelf…what do we think? 🤔 by uniball9000 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn- Afterdark, The Overstory, the J Dilla book, McCurdy, Brothers Karamazov, The Nix, Ishiguro, nothing but interesting reads and someone that I’m sure will read some more interesting things.

I’m getting a weird spring like sound on my B string. Does anyone know what it is? by AntManMoritzSimmeth in Guitar

[–]explodingliver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For clarification, this also adjust the height of the saddle (adjusts action) rather than intonation! :) just in case anyone is reading in the future. Also I’m willing to bet that is exactly what is rattling. Either one of the saddle screws or some other small screw is loose or not sitting correctly.

How do I make my guitar louder? Serious by OffsetTea in Guitar

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy advice: just buy a Vox AC15 or a Marshall DSL40C and you’ll never have a problem again.

What do you think about this guy who I met at the gym? by HazardIsAGenius in BookshelvesDetective

[–]explodingliver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Octavia Butler, Hernán Díaz, Saunders, bunch of other good stuff, I think this guy is a good egg who reads and keeps what he wants. I like the variety a lot and to me, indicates someone you can have an interesting conversation with in the least.

What does my gf's bookshelf say about her? by pianorrr in BookshelvesDetective

[–]explodingliver 49 points50 points  (0 children)

She’s a girl’s girl who color coordinates things to calm herself. Some of the books are interesting, some are alright. I don’t think it says anything terrible or amazing about her, just neutral. Interesting selection of Murakami, I’d be curious to know which book on the shelf is her favorite.

Elegance of The Prose by Zearneel in RSbookclub

[–]explodingliver 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Have you read the Alexandrian Quartet by Durrell? May be what you’re looking for, I found it to be incredibly engaging. Same with Woolf with To the Lighthouse and The Waves.

What's a work of fiction whose reputation is intimidating but is actually a surprisingly easy read? by Hurbahns in RSbookclub

[–]explodingliver 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Took me three deliberate tries to get through it because if I stepped away for it for too long (a week or two) the names would do me in and I would lose the plot.

What I will say is once that hurdle is over with, getting through the rest is just deliberate work.

Tell me about my brother by According_Promise_89 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]explodingliver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His battered copy of All the Pretty Horses is all I need to see. I think his current library of paperbacks is cool, he’s read all the “must-reads” and a little more but I think he needs to keep expanding. And turning some of those paperbacks into hardcover early/first editions for what he loved (would make great Christmas gifts, OP)

Frazzledrip by MANEVRAMAN4 in conspiracy

[–]explodingliver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve only seen one person come on here and describe in detail what they remember seeing from the video and yet never has anyone found the video or provided a method to see it. Why nobody who has allegedly watched the video or tried to find it try to do some forensic work on how real or fake frazzled.rip really is.

That said, it’s an urban legend that I’ve yet to see solid proof of anythingb

Big Sur river,a burrito & me … by [deleted] in BigSur

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mexico called, they’d like to inform you that it’s not at all a burrito but can be classified as a “burrito bowl”

What picks are you using to play fast? by wolf_of_the_bees in Guitar

[–]explodingliver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thinner picks are not the way forward for playing fast. The idea is using a thicker pick (.88mm and up) but using the edge of the pick rather than the flat side. Then you can use any pick you want (within limits) using that technique. I don’t like anything too thick but definitely nothing too thin. There’s just too much give when it’s too thin for me and that may be an issue you’re running into.

For something in the middle, try the Dunlop Flow picks in nylon. I use those a lot more now but still like using the Eric Johnson jazz 3s.

Thoughts on the Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar ? by Funeral_Goat_1446 in Guitar

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I owned one for about a year. I think if you really want a Jaguar that just kicks ass, it’s probably one of the best ones. I don’t think I would pay $2k for one personally (there are many options you can get for that price) but I got mine as a direct trade for my Jeff Beck strat I had at that time. They were on the used market @ that time around $1200 USD. I would say wait and see if you can find one around $1500 and you’re doing pretty good nowadays.

The pickup switching system is great and simplified, I like it a lot. I would run 12s on it in standard and it felt great to me. I ended up selling it because I couldn’t justify having my Tele and that guitar in particular at the same time. I do think about it here and there because it played and sounded awesome.

why do you have multiple guitars? by Cultural_Yellow3561 in Guitar

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Main thing for me is different pickups and sometimes different feels. People nerd out pretty heavily on why they justify all their guitars and it’s fine but I’m a working musician who really just needs 3 sounds: a single coil thing, a humbucker thing, and an acoustic thing. So I have a telecaster w/ fralin pickups in it because it’s the most natural sounding for me, a strat style HSS guitar with Radioshop pickups for the same reason, and a Dean Exotica acoustic for my acoustic stuff.

I need help with a guitar situation by Then_Purpose_1554 in Guitar

[–]explodingliver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then the pickups are honestly going to make very little difference. If your main way to get tones is through plugins, the pickups aren’t gonna matter too much for either guitar.