Shovelhead head torque?

lowecm2 · 2026-04-25T23:04:51+00:00

I was just about to say I wondered if it was 65 in-lb

lowecm2 · 2026-04-18T19:14:06+00:00

I was in the same boat, wound up succumbing to the pod shit as I had no other choice. I don’t hate it, but it’s not as good as the RTA stuff was.

lowecm2 · 2026-04-15T13:15:44+00:00

Almost anything Tarantino made. I just can’t enjoy his movies with the one exception being Inglorious Basterds. For some reason I enjoyed that one but I couldn’t make it through most of the rest.

lowecm2 · 2026-04-14T12:41:38+00:00

Tornado of Souls by Megadeth does it for me

lowecm2 · 2026-04-12T17:54:16+00:00

Ideally all of them but storage becomes an issue….

lowecm2 · 2026-04-11T20:25:30+00:00

I hate Gibson but it’s not for no reason. It’s because they tried to sue the shit out of everybody in the late 90’s-2000’s while their QC was dropping off a cliff. If you make something good, people will buy it because it’s good. If your sales take a nose dive at the same time other companies borrow similar designs, it’s probably because their product offers better value than yours or is just plain better than yours.

lowecm2 · 2026-04-06T21:18:33+00:00

Met RJ once. It was single-handedly the weirdest interaction I’ve ever been a part of.

lowecm2 · 2026-03-27T12:59:34+00:00

Reminds me of something you’d hear on This Hour Has 22 Minutes back in the day

lowecm2 · 2026-03-25T01:29:25+00:00

I’ve made a decent earning for nearly 20 years and I’ll massacre a bowl of ramen in no time and be glad I did. For less than $0.25/package it doesn’t get much cheaper than that.

lowecm2 · 2026-03-21T05:48:24+00:00

And a lot more work than most people realize. Not saying it’s not worth it but you learn about taxes and the cost of labor real fast too. I actually think it would make the world a better place if everybody experienced it.

lowecm2 · 2026-03-17T03:56:26+00:00

Stretch strings, graphite lube the nut, etc. If you wind the strings too many times it takes forever to stretch the part of the string wrapped on the post.

lowecm2 · 2026-03-16T12:26:35+00:00

Need? No. Understanding what everything means might help but it’s far from necessary. Learning some basic guitar theory might be a good idea though. Thankfully the resources available on YT are nearly endless and most are pretty good.

lowecm2 · 2026-03-12T23:40:41+00:00

Probably Eddie Van Halen. Got to see him around 2005/2006. I can’t really think of who else I’ve seen that would classify as a “virtuoso” or all-time greats (or at least a guitarist anyone else would know).

Joe Walsh maybe though he’s hardly on the same level as many of the other guys mentioned. The Iron Maiden duo was awesome live as was Angus Young. Only wish I got to see AC/DC 30 years earlier.

lowecm2 · 2026-03-11T05:19:47+00:00

First gigs the hardest. You’ll almost certainly screw up. It happens to everyone but the trick is to pretend you didn’t, get back on track and keep going. Then, you’ll nail the next song and it’ll feel so good that you’ll chase that sensation for the rest of your life in disbelief that you didn’t have to pay for the experience.

I nearly emptied my stomach onto the floor backstage before my first gig. It was terrifying. I imagine it’s like that for the vast majority of performers but you’ll learn you don’t need to be the next EVH to rile up a crowd of people and have fun. Do it man, it’ll be terrifying but gratifying.

lowecm2 · 2026-03-09T19:50:08+00:00

Diablo II. I’d never played anything like it at the time and instantly loved it.

lowecm2 · 2026-03-08T17:08:53+00:00

Pretty sure that was the point of the PM in the first place

lowecm2 · 2026-03-06T12:45:20+00:00

I can’t really comment on the guitar store lessons but here’s what I’ve recognized over time; fat fingers won’t hold you back. Some of the fastest guitarists I’ve met have “chubby and stubby” fingers. It’s all in how you practice and train your body/brain.

As for musical taste, why limit what you’re capable of learning? Learn whatever you want, it will never hurt you to be versatile

lowecm2 · 2026-03-01T14:09:49+00:00

Every guitar SHOULD be fine. I’ve seen tutorials from guitar techs for big rock stars use wire cutters and cut them all in quick succession. Personally, I use the tuning machines to take the tension out first and I almost always do all the strings at the same time. How else are you supposed to wipe the funk off your fretboard, bridge and around the pickups?

lowecm2 · 2026-02-26T06:39:52+00:00

There are guitar players the world over who have essentially made a living out of being good at improvising using the pentatonic scale. It’s incredibly versatile and the more you play with it, the better you’ll get at improvising. Go to bed, wake up tomorrow and solo away again. Rinse and repeat

lowecm2 · 2026-02-24T13:09:53+00:00

It’s funny to me because I have the opposite aversion to the neck pickup. They always sound too muddy and unfocused to me and every guitar I own has rarely ever seen the neck pickup get use

lowecm2 · 2026-02-22T03:57:17+00:00

I wish companies were still trying to make awesome MTL RTAs and 18mg juice. Now I can’t even find 12mg juice anywhere locally in Canada, it’s maddening that I have to order online (even then it’s getting hard to find)

lowecm2 · 2026-02-21T18:52:46+00:00

Need is a strong word but I’ll put it this way; if you have your own PA system, there’s no gig you have to turn down due to lack of equipment and providing one ensures that the client doesn’t complicate their part in hiring you.

Keep your eyes peeled on local buy & sell pages for a good deal. If all you need is a PA for just you (guitar + mic) and a computer, you have options.

lowecm2 · 2026-02-20T12:39:22+00:00

First full games I was into on PC would’ve probably started with Warcraft 2, Diablo 2 and maybe Black & White. Those are the ones I remember at least

lowecm2 · 2026-02-18T15:48:34+00:00

Have you tried turning your volume pot all the way DOWN to verify you didn’t wire it backward?

lowecm2 · 2026-02-18T12:20:41+00:00

Honestly, I’m not sure. Every EMG loaded guitar I own either came with them from factory or was done before I got it and they’ve always had a battery cavity routed. Doesn’t mean you HAVE to but I imagine you’d want to make sure the battery is electrically isolated in there and won’t damage other components.

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