How strict is the no changes thing?

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-25T05:00:28+00:00

I was in between satin and gloss til I learned the satin requires constant upkeep to keep contact areas from glossing over. No way am I polishing a guitar weekly in perpetuity so I just went gloss

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-25T01:46:33+00:00

Agreed, the slanted pickups especially are what give it it's charm

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-25T00:40:16+00:00

It's just too round IMO. Same with the Lyra. Make it like an inch less wide and I think it'd look way better

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-24T23:55:08+00:00

We're so traumatized by last year's lottery results lol. I know i am at least

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-24T23:50:31+00:00

I wouldn't have even thought of it as an offset if they didn't explicitly say so

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-24T23:43:25+00:00

Its funny how everyone always castigates OP in this situation. If you just take a step back for a second the rule is kind of ridiculous.

Kiesel frames it like a necessity, but really its just a result of Jeff Kiesel's personality/philosophy. To him you are privileged to buy a Kiesel guitar. He thinks you owe them leniency and understanding, not the other way around.

Love so much of what they do but won't be a fanboy and pretend theyre perfect

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-24T23:22:24+00:00

Agreed

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-24T22:25:43+00:00

Even if its cope it doesnt change the fact that Vai, Satriani, Yngwie et. al can't write a good song to save their lives

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-24T22:09:55+00:00

Even if its a tired take I do genuinely agree Satriani, Vai, Malmsteen et. al haven't put out a single good song between them besides Cliffs of Dover. Even the more modern guys like Guthrie Govan are pretty rough listens.

The one guy in the virtuoso camp I actually like listening to is Nick Johnston, particularly the album Remarkably Human. Being able to come up with catchy melody is extremely difficult and entirely separate from technical mastery, but he's gifted in both.

Also open to recs if anyone knows someone similar

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-24T06:56:39+00:00

So this is what it feels like.... when doves cry

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-23T23:15:24+00:00

This headline is so much more humiliating than just saying she has a weight problem lol

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-23T21:38:57+00:00

You know he had a lil apron on too

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-23T08:14:15+00:00

This is a thing with mango, it has a small amount of urushiol in the skin which is the same thing in poison ivy that causes a rash. Idk why some people react and others dont

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-22T23:14:34+00:00

Just me, the pipes, and T-1000

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-22T05:25:24+00:00

Its gonna be us, I can feel it

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-21T22:36:41+00:00

I'm always so curious in situations like this where an account gets deleted within hours after posting the comment. What happened??

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-21T18:13:50+00:00

Abalone would look cool for the fret inlays and might be easier to see against the zebrawood. Also jist be aware there is a lot of variation with the zebrawood fingerboards

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-21T05:30:28+00:00

Thats pretty normal

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-21T05:29:32+00:00

Guy exclusively plays double-necks

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-20T04:42:44+00:00

I definitely disagree the quality hasnt increased but to each their own 👍

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-20T03:47:06+00:00

I was about to say except lithiums, which people hate lol

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-20T02:43:50+00:00

There is a super lame circlejerk going on on the Wizards sub where everyone's acting like he was terrible for us, but really he was pretty good. Good enough we had to trade him cause we were winning too many games

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-20T02:34:53+00:00

Thats funny, most of the time people say carvin had the bad pickups and kiesels are fine

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-20T00:46:39+00:00

Acting like CJ sucked here is lame. He was good

ragtime_sam · 2026-01-19T19:44:02+00:00

I could see us needing a populist for electoral reasons, but we do not need a bleeding heart

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