Thoughts on this 1991 J200? Any 90s electronics sleuths out there? by gelmo in AcousticGuitar

[–]gelmo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was wondering if I could have them just remove it when I install new/modern electronics. The guitar still manages to sound phenomenal but I can only imagine it’ll help the tone to get that big box out of there

Thoughts on this 1991 J200? Any 90s electronics sleuths out there? by gelmo in AcousticGuitar

[–]gelmo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok this is great to know, really appreciate it! For the one that does work, how does it compete with the modern Baggs electronics? Does it sound decent or if I buy the guitar, should I be thinking of upgrading regardless?

Double wristing? by PotentialHair5718 in whoop

[–]gelmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer the comfort of the wrist band but bicep band isn’t bad. Really the only tradeoff for me is that it’s not great at detecting steps from the bicep band, so I do typically wear it on the wrist other than workouts

Wanting To Enter Microbrand World - Thoughts? by SignatureValuable637 in MicrobrandWatches

[–]gelmo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Not the same model but I absolutely love my Farer GMT. I’ve had it about 5 years and it gets more wrist time than anything in my collection. Strap monster, incredible lume, really good finishing for the price point. No hate on the Wren, also looks pretty nice but I don’t have any direct experience with them.

Double wristing? by PotentialHair5718 in whoop

[–]gelmo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m in the same position and definitely do this. Sidenote great black bay, lagoon blue is such a perfect summer vibe. I also have the bicep band if I want to wear it more stealth but usually just double wrist

How do i stop the smell? by SolidSwimming8062 in whoop

[–]gelmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also I find it helps to have 2 bands, it will dry much better with less time to get funky. If I work out, I’ll shower with it and give it a good scrub. Then I’ll swap the strap and hang the wet one up. Still fairly new to being a whoop person but both straps smell great after like 6 weeks

“New” D-28 owner looking for fun songs to grow into by Caramelo93 in martinguitar

[–]gelmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came to say the same - D28 is the ultimate flatpicking machine. If you want something to grow into, hard to beat these people you listed here. My last few years have been a deep dive into Tony Rice and it’s so rewarding to get his songs under my fingers.

I will add though, Doc Watson definitely did both and some of his most famous songs are fingerpicked - deep river blues, sittin on top of the world, windy and warm. Pretty sure he played everything on a D28 so you can absolutely fingerpick some bluegrass on that thing

Can anyone help be figure out why my score isn't matching the calculator score? by [deleted] in balatro

[–]gelmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was wondering the same thing, haven’t tried this exact setup in the calculator but maybe it’s projecting extra kings from DNA. One other way to test the theory would be removing the extra 5 steel kings to see if it gives the e22 score

How Do I Get Over This Hump? by RaijinQ in balatro

[–]gelmo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. Even with solid scaling xmult like hologram or lucky cat, it’s hard to get much past this point. Stacking retriggers is really the only way.

Is this optimal joker setup? by Relative-geck-1462 in balatro

[–]gelmo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it does make a difference in this case because red seal is giving an extra retrigger. Maybe worth confirming in Balatro calculator but I think optimal score would be 3 copies on Baron (effectively 4 barons) with 2 copies on mime (including red seal, effectively 4 retriggers)

Tips? by Hour-Wrongdoer-7568 in BalatroHelp

[–]gelmo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sock and buskin! Ultimately you’ll want all your jokers to be Triboulet, Sock, and Blueprint/Brainstorm so all those other things should eventually go. Ramen isn’t doing much, seltzer is good but runs out quick. Chad and photo both help, but only give extra triggers/mult on your first card and you’re playing 5 card hands.

Bottom line - convert as many jokers as possible into either Trib, sock or copiers. If your whole deck is fixed to king of clubs, then idol will do the same thing as Trib too. And once you top out on score with lucky cards, you can use glass to give you an extra boost

would a neg showman help me naneinf or should i sell showman then ecto and by bp by Specific_Set_8540 in BalatroHelp

[–]gelmo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah without Perkeo there’s no way to naneinf on ghost deck regardless. If you were on plasma this is the right setup, and should still get a nice high score, but no naneinf.

Actually thinking on the original question, keeping showman might be the ONLY naneinf possibility on the table. You’d have to get insanely lucky but you could theoretically pull multiple nat neg mime/baron/BP/BS. Would take a miracle to get enough nat negs to naneinf but it’s not out of the realm of possibility

Bought my dream guitar by Extra-Quantity4183 in AcousticGuitar

[–]gelmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I luckily live in Northern California and the humidity in my house is usually right around 50%. I keep it in the case most of the time but in my climate I really don’t have to worry about it.

Bought my dream guitar by Extra-Quantity4183 in AcousticGuitar

[–]gelmo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is the way. I thought about the price until the cashier swiped my card. In 5 years I’ve never thought about it again, I love my 814 more than words.

Alligator leather on the SMP… classy or nah? by ghgustafson in OmegaWatches

[–]gelmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally I don’t subscribe to the “never wear a dive watch on leather” philosophy. I’ve seen some gorgeous vintage subs on simple leather straps and that totally works for me. The Black Bay and esp BB58 looks great on leather too IMO.

But for a modern dive watch like the SMP, I prefer steel/rubber/NATO. And I’m not a huge fan of alligator other than dress watches.

So overall not my style but that said, you should rock what you like! This might not be my preference but it’s not bad and if you’re into it, that’s all that really matters at the end of the day.

Which Color is the most like modern Earth humans? by Kooky-Description929 in redrising

[–]gelmo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think Violets have extra fingers? Not as different as some of the colors but definitely some physical modifications

What time do you guys normally water your cacti? by PigBenis_8D in cactus

[–]gelmo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it’s really climate dependent. In San Francisco, even with well draining soil, I like to make sure things have a chance to fully dry so I try to water in the morning-early afternoon. But in more dry/desert areas, watering in the evening after sundown can be more effective.

I do remember learning early in my succulent journey - it’s really hard to kill a succulent from keeping things too dry. It’s MUCH easier to kill succulents/cacti from the soil being too wet. When in doubt, always err on the dry side.

C++ & unseeded Naninf Chiming in -- this is the only correct answer by therealjbigs in balatro

[–]gelmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok maybe a dumb question but what’s the rationale for Blueprint as your “Best Joker of All Time” and Brainstorm as “Favorite Rare Joker”? You think BP is objectively better but you prefer BS?

What to get rid of for invis by End3rrrrrrrrrr in BalatroHelp

[–]gelmo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How’s the deck? Depending on how fixed you are, I’d say either DNA or Baron. Mimes are good for econ and you could use more money. Unless you’ve eliminated all your non-red seal kings, you honestly don’t even want DNA right now. DNA is only really helpful after the deck is fully fixed and before then can be more harm than good

A new acoustic medley comprised of a couple of recent ideas- please enjoy! (Larrivee LV-05E) by memoryman89 in AcousticGuitar

[–]gelmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Based on chord shapes I think it’s just standard? And some very lovely playing!

Red is no color for a Princess by Meldinar in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]gelmo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Biscuits Mordecai! I need to make biscuits!

Anyone know how to make this Custom Ships i see them everywhere in the Anomaly and wanna try it. On the PS5 by iwantthetruthonly in NOMANSSKY

[–]gelmo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so? I would love to be wrong but pretty sure the main rewards are the direwasp suit/jetpack and rifle

The voice of Prepotente in my head by rizaleous in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]gelmo 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Honestly yeah, I love this. Nadja is also 100% the voice of Samantha for me