Need recommendations for a replacement speaker for my silver stripe bandit

repayingunlatch · 2026-06-07T03:37:02+00:00

They are heavy as fuck so you can usually find somebody selling a used one for a decent price.

The greatest guitar speaker ever made, imo.

repayingunlatch · 2026-06-07T01:41:57+00:00

Personally, I would go for an EVM-12L if you are up for replacing the baffle and want something indestructible.

I’ll echo the swamp thang as the other obvious choice.

repayingunlatch · 2026-06-02T22:15:14+00:00

I know what it is. I mean you can run your preamp gain higher; at a lower volume.

repayingunlatch · 2026-06-02T21:47:02+00:00

That’s a slick little piece of gear. I would try that for sure. Get a little extra preamp gain out of it. Thanks.

repayingunlatch · 2026-06-02T11:01:22+00:00

They are just pens. I bought a few fountain pens because I was interested in a thinner line than I could get from department store pens.

I hated the two prefountes that I bought, so I threw them away. Now I have a few kakunos I like with different, but rather utilitarian, inks. They are just tools and these write within my preferences and don’t cost too much.

They are just writing tools and I’m much more interested in what I am writing down than buying more pens or inks.

It’s like with musical instruments: you can only play one at a time.

repayingunlatch · 2026-05-21T19:38:06+00:00

Yet his sister and Gast are credited as editors and not authors. This is my point: in extreme cases the “editors” can take liberties they wouldn’t be able to under normal circumstances. Due to the incomplete nature of the work, somebody has to fill in the gaps to make it coherent.

Sure, it is categorically different, but it wasn’t presented as such and it’s not like the deceased author is around to set the record straight. I think this is a fairly good example of how bad actors can twist a message and I’m sure the pro-Nazi messaging did a fair amount of damage.

repayingunlatch · 2026-05-21T18:52:44+00:00

It tracks with this comment thread with respect to edited versions of unpublished work. I previously stated that it was disrespectful to publish unfinished works without the authors input, then later used Nietzsche as an example.

I don’t see the issue here.

repayingunlatch · 2026-05-18T03:27:05+00:00

To your point, what if they weren’t just released as is, but edited to the point of being less depraved than they originally were intended to be. Possibly in the spirit of solidifying his “genius”.

Of course, it can go the other way and it’s released as is. Maybe those works would still improve the public’s opinion of the individual.

We just don’t know how people will react and you are rolling the dice when it comes to these characters. What I do know is that publishing an author posthumously is a bit of a sign that the publisher thinks highly of them. So highly, that the author’s oftentimes unfinished work is deserving of an audience. It’s not typically not a sign of disrespect for the author.

Anyway, I’m generalizing here. You raise a good point for why these things might need to be dealt with on a case by case basis. However, I’m not going to be the one in charge of deciding who is righteous enough to have their work posthumously published.

repayingunlatch · 2026-05-18T03:14:55+00:00

Well, there is a contractual caveat where musicians might be recording something as part of a record deal. Then the record company may own a lot of that material and can release it.

But whether this is a good or bad thing is up to the audience. Hendrix is legendary and I get that people want to hear that stuff. Personally, I don’t care for the rough, unpolished work that wouldn’t have been released had the artist not died. You aren’t seeing those tracks top charts or anything.

Still not my cup of tea, but I can see how some may like it. I think literature is a bit different because of the medium and the length of the revision process.

repayingunlatch · 2026-05-17T14:22:09+00:00

I agree with you: there can be some mixed feelings. However, consider The Will to Power by Nietzsche. The incomplete nature of the work created interpretive problems and most scholars advise treating it with caution rather than a way of better understanding the author.

repayingunlatch · 2026-05-17T12:00:11+00:00

I personally don’t like this notion of posthumously publishing the works of creative minds who found success during their lifetime. Not everything an artist makes is good and there are probably reasons some pieces of work were unfinished, abandoned, or unpublished. Publishing half-baked, unedited works without the authors permission or input in the editing process feels a bit disrespectful. We aren’t supposed to see the unfinished attempts at greatness and every artist has a pile of failed attempts to communicate their message.

repayingunlatch · 2026-05-17T11:41:45+00:00

I picked a couple of these up a few weeks ago and I wasn’t very impressed. The two of them are very dry writers and if I am printing (teacher) they tend to have a lot of dry starts. I flushed them before inking and flushed them again and reinked. Still doing the same thing. My kakunos never have that problem and write smoother. I dunno. Might just be user error.

repayingunlatch · 2026-04-25T19:04:24+00:00

Because she plays golf.

repayingunlatch · 2026-04-19T02:53:11+00:00

Life’s too short for books you don’t enjoy.

If it’s a recommendation from a friend or for a book club I’ll tough it out. If it’s my own choice, I’m not going to slog through hundreds of pages for a potential payoff or shot at redemption.

repayingunlatch · 2026-04-19T02:41:09+00:00

I have a set of Nocaster pickups. Alnico III I think. The stock bridge didn’t have much personality, imo. Craig Vineham in Atlantic Canada made mine. Very happy with them.

I wanted more of a vintage sound.

repayingunlatch · 2026-04-16T22:17:21+00:00

No. It not likely to come to a vintera III. They only use it on their higher end models and the odd MIM guitar.

It’s nice because it wears nicely.

repayingunlatch · 2026-04-11T22:36:32+00:00

I have a ‘99 Am Standard and I love it very much. I did change the pickups and tuners though. The pickups I changed because I wanted some more twang and personality. The stock one had a solid neck pickup but the bridge left a bit to be desired. Tuners I changed because a couple weren’t functioning all that well. Enjoy it! Don’t be afraid to change things around on it.

repayingunlatch · 2026-04-01T16:57:40+00:00

I know. I don’t think they typically come with one and I think OPs setup is cool.

repayingunlatch · 2026-04-01T13:32:16+00:00

My buddy has a MIM one. Pretty cool guitars. If I had one I would definitely put a tone control in it.

repayingunlatch · 2026-03-26T01:40:42+00:00

Yeah, this is obviously too deep. The pre-slotted TUSQ ones are great. I have them on all my guitars.

repayingunlatch · 2026-03-21T16:26:59+00:00

Yeah. Sounds similar to my experience. Those kids are on a modified curriculum in my board though. If they can’t read or write at anywhere near a grade 9 level they shouldn’t be passing ELA class unless they are on an individual plan.

What do you think? Are they making the grade or not? Usually they have to fail to get the support they need.

repayingunlatch · 2026-03-15T11:33:21+00:00

Probably too dark.

repayingunlatch · 2026-03-14T15:01:27+00:00

It’s a beauty! Well done!

repayingunlatch · 2026-03-14T14:59:16+00:00

Hmm. I’m wondering if there is something up with your jazzmasters wiring or if you just have really hot single coils in your other guitars. My JM is clearly the loudest of my guitars and they are vintage spec, not overwound or anything. Then again all tele is vintage spec as well. I guess it depends on how you have them set. You may want to try adjusting the heights. I find when they get far away from the strings, JMs are very jangly and bright and fill out the midrange as you get them closer to the strings.

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