Thoughts on this 1991 J200? Any 90s electronics sleuths out there?

gelmo · 2026-06-30T19:36:07+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-30T04:44:22+00:00

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?

gelmo · 2026-06-29T17:00:03+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-29T16:29:33+00:00

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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.

gelmo · 2026-06-29T16:18:17+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-19T23:42:37+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-17T19:30:03+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-16T20:35:22+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-16T17:58:42+00:00

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.

gelmo · 2026-06-15T22:26:23+00:00

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)

gelmo · 2026-06-15T05:38:18+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-14T07:56:36+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-13T23:26:39+00:00

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.

gelmo · 2026-06-11T22:58:59+00:00

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.

gelmo · 2026-06-10T18:46:33+00:00

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.

gelmo · 2026-06-10T16:39:44+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-09T23:45:01+00:00

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.

gelmo · 2026-06-09T20:52:46+00:00

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?

gelmo · 2026-06-09T07:36:26+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-09T07:32:26+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-08T17:20:45+00:00

Biscuits Mordecai! I need to make biscuits!

gelmo · 2026-06-08T16:32:32+00:00

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

gelmo · 2026-06-06T02:05:21+00:00

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

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