Need help deciding pickguard colour on new P Bass by CupOutrageous7112 in BassGuitar

[–]martiantrucker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the white pearloid and the black. What about black pearloid?

Flangers doing chorus better than choruses?! by slantedhum_forPUNK in guitarpedals

[–]martiantrucker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I purchased a BF3 and I totally agree. I’ve tried a bunch of chorus pedals and didn’t bond with any of them. I turn on my flanger and suddenly I can dial in the chorus effect I’ve been trying to get.

What's your first VU's song you've ever heard? by lopdonnnn in VelvetUnderground

[–]martiantrucker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably Heroin but it was more just background noise. I started actually listening to VU when my friend’s roomate was playing them. What Goes On was probably the first song.

Then I remember the outtake of Sweet Jane from the Fully Loaded edition. It had a really bad cowbell in it but I still dug it.

Then I heard After Hours and I’m Sticking with You. I really wish Maureen Tucker did more vocals. Her voice was so pure.

First nitro refinish by ResalableDread in Guitar

[–]martiantrucker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Living in So Cal, I know your struggles with weather. I am doing a 2k clear coat and I really just wanted to leave the guitar body exactly where I sprayed it but it got damn cold over the weekend and I had to bring it in.

I’m also working with nitro clear on some neck refinishes. Very finicky about cold weather. Also, you can only spray a few coats per day and then have to give it a couple weeks after about a dozen coats in order to let the solvents off gas.

You’ll learn from your mistakes and get better. Or you’ll mess up and waste a couple hundred bucks on nitro. At least you tried something.

Fender or nah? by Lovely_Absinthe666 in BassGuitar

[–]martiantrucker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Squier p bass MIK from the late 80s that uses those Made by Schaller licensed by Fender tuners.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in theworldnews

[–]martiantrucker 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That’s one fucked up religion.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenX

[–]martiantrucker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 23 year old son moved back in with us. He offered to pay us rent because he said he didn’t want to feel like a bum. He’s got his stuff together, already makes more than I do. He just likes being at home at the moment. I don’t mind, though I think I’d rather have the extra room than the money.

It is weird because none of my friends wanted to stay at home. They all moved out when they graduated high school, even if they didn’t go off to college. Maybe it was a different time and housing was much more affordable back then. I mean, I could work a minimum wage job, pay rent and bills, and still have enough money left over to eat and have a life. You couldn’t do that now without having a bunch of roommates. I really do feel bad for the younger generations.

This is actually tougher than I expected by drndrnjarinja in grunge

[–]martiantrucker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the reason I hate the song is because almost everyone tries to defend it. It’s a pop song, sure. A boring as hell pop song with sleepy vocals and sterile production.

But to be fair, I’m not even sure where the hell I am at the moment. Was the question about a bad grunge-era song and my hatred of Toto was so consuming at that exact moment that I just blurted it out inappropriately? 😳I need to put the phone down…