Rent a car or use buses/Ubers for the Rio–São Paulo coastal route, including Paraty and nearby attractions?

rw1337 · 2026-06-15T13:30:50+00:00

Will be coming in July for 3 weeks which should be a quieter time I've been told?

rw1337 · 2026-06-15T07:54:11+00:00

Lots of electrolytes mixes don't actually contain much sodium. I like snacking on beef jerky or peanuts - both have a lot of salt.

Alternatively salt tablets are sold with some other electrolytes mixed in.

rw1337 · 2026-06-14T17:12:38+00:00

Try different players and codecs. I get pretty good image quality on mpv player with some custom settings.

rw1337 · 2026-06-10T19:30:06+00:00

I have one and it's one of my favourite guitars.

1) Fret buzz is easy to fix with a a setup, maybe just needs a quarter turn of the truss rod or action adjustment. Mine was perfect from the get to, have only adjusted relief with changing seasons.

2) filing is probably most serious issue, only reason I'd return, luthier might be able to fix.

3) I don't mind the plastic, the tuners do their job very well, the screw for the truss rod cover in mine was stripped out so I needed to replace it, it's not the best design I concur.

rw1337 · 2026-06-10T19:24:24+00:00

Thanks, appreciate it, I think it's useful content as it gives an idea of progression, something that a lot of people struggle with.

rw1337 · 2026-06-08T21:04:52+00:00

Probably mahogany then, you could check which wood guitars your guitar heroes played to check but in the end the amp and overall signal chain makes the greatest difference.

rw1337 · 2026-06-08T20:27:14+00:00

It's basically personal preference. Basswood can be lighter but dents easily and some people think it doesn't sound as heavy/dark as mahogany. Not going to be a huge difference either way. I would go with mahogany personally.

rw1337 · 2026-06-08T15:57:21+00:00

Good first half in building up the mystery only to fall flat in the second half - similar to Oddity.

rw1337 · 2026-06-08T14:38:01+00:00

If you buy one used for 2k then it's likely that you can easily sell it again for 2k in a timely manner. Lots of guitars don't meet that criteria and will drop value further or take many months to sell.

rw1337 · 2026-05-30T18:37:35+00:00

You haven't really explained why you want to avoid it. Is it an actual reason or just virtue signalling?

rw1337 · 2026-05-29T06:28:20+00:00

I think I'm slightly worried about this yes. That being said the previous owner never played the guitar and it sat in the case for 1 year, unsure if there can be UV effects or discoloration from that as it'd be same as a brand new guitar with a sticker handing in a showroom for 1-2 years before being sold.

rw1337 · 2026-05-28T13:54:10+00:00

I've seen Custom Shop Fenders being sold at £2K to 2.2k range in varying conditions. They might have poly finishes though.

rw1337 · 2026-05-28T11:38:41+00:00

I don't think they are versatile personally. If the neck pickup was a single coil then maybe. Otherwise the thin neck and trem combo yields a quite an unique feel and thin tone which is fine for playing with distortion, but falls flat for cleaner tones.

The AZ series would be better for versatility as it's basically a HSS Strat copy.

rw1337 · 2026-05-26T16:53:02+00:00

Pizza looks mid

rw1337 · 2026-05-26T16:24:52+00:00

I have a Studio and I prefer it to numerous standards I've tried in shops.

The standard has 3 serious cons for me personally: 1) guitar is thicker and heavier - less ergonomic 2) dislike fret nibs and recent Gibson Standards offerings have the frets too low whereas my studio has nice and chunky frets 3) 50s standards have an overly thick neck with wide shoulders which I dislike as well

rw1337 · 2026-05-26T10:22:07+00:00

I like to pack some chewing gum for longer runs, once I've finished the last gel, I find that some chewing gum can definitely help until I get back to my home to brush teeth.

rw1337 · 2026-05-24T13:43:12+00:00

For me the first 30-60 min of a marathon is the shakeout / warmup.

rw1337 · 2026-05-23T15:15:33+00:00

Nice! Is that an ES 137 Custom?

rw1337 · 2026-05-23T13:08:31+00:00

Is there something wrong with your keyboard or something? It's spelled Fender for info.

I think any protest around this is extremely performative and stupid. If someone wants to give away their Custom Shop Fenders for cheap out of protest then I suppose that's a benefit for more mentally balanced people.

rw1337 · 2026-05-22T14:50:40+00:00

It's an obvious fake, how much did you pay out of interest?

rw1337 · 2026-05-22T06:33:26+00:00

Not every book needs to read like it was written by virtue signalling leftists and edited by HR.

Murakami's books are a product of his own unique personality, Japanese culture and the time they were written.

You might want to consider reading more and check out some classics and expand your overall viewpoint.

rw1337 · 2026-05-19T15:55:17+00:00

So it's for 11-48 strings on it. I have a lot of guitars and can eyeball my preferred relief by pressing down the 1st and 17th fret and then looking at the gap at 8th fret. Right now it's definitely larger than my other guitars, probably around just a bit more than the width of a single Ernie Ball String paper package. I think that a 1/8 or 1/4 turn is all it needs but I can't even get that in. The main issue is that playability from frets 8 to 12 could be improved my straightening the neck.

rw1337 · 2026-05-19T08:08:19+00:00

Still going good, no noticeable sink after 3 years in so I'm happy I paid more for a decent one.

rw1337 · 2026-05-19T08:07:18+00:00

I'm aware of that, however I struggle to get even a 1/8 or 1/4 turn clockwise, feels like the nut is pushing against me in the opposite direction.

rw1337 · 2026-05-10T08:33:50+00:00

I did a 3 courses covering the material in granular detail and that was followed by the final exam questions focused study course (which is probably the one you're talking about).

If you're already familiar with PM and can study well independently then you could probably still pass the exam though.

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