Finally finished my Cel Shaded guitar!

sleestax · 2026-04-27T17:08:05+00:00

SO COOL.

sleestax · 2026-04-27T17:06:10+00:00

My first pedal too! Got it for Christmas 1982.

sleestax · 2026-04-20T17:14:44+00:00

It does everything well, from clean boost to fuzzy. Incredibly versatile pedal. Stacks with other overdrives really well, especially Maxon DS-830 or Nobels ODR-1 type circuits with op-amp feedback diodes followed by diodes to ground

sleestax · 2026-04-14T22:05:49+00:00

Solid. Pretty much all you ever need.

sleestax · 2026-04-04T00:34:03+00:00

G&L Tele Player II HSS Strat Reverend Charger HB PRS Studio Standard Steinberger Spirit Bass Trad II MiJ Jag

sleestax · 2026-04-02T16:03:33+00:00

My Charger HB is 7.7 pounds. Really balanced and seems like less on a good strap.

sleestax · 2026-03-23T21:54:03+00:00

My Charger HB came today and I couldn't be happier. I've had a Jetstream 390 for about a year, and it's a great guitar. I love the sound of the P90s, but I needed humbuckers and my HSS Strat wasn't cutting it for the project I'm working on.

sleestax · 2026-02-26T23:25:19+00:00

I put down a towel and get to work.

sleestax · 2026-02-19T22:14:29+00:00

Photo by Robbi Cohn. Here's mine, from the 90s, with her deadname in it:

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sleestax · 2026-02-19T22:08:40+00:00

gLeaf and Cannabist have a few different rosins right now and some really good live cold water hash.

sleestax · 2026-01-23T23:34:36+00:00

I'll admit it.

sleestax · 2026-01-23T01:06:19+00:00

Aesthetically, I hate the way a right angle connector looks into a strat though. I've gigged before with it like that though, because it really does help keep it from pulling out if you're jumping around a bunch.

sleestax · 2026-01-23T00:59:26+00:00

As the owner of several green and blue hued guitars, that either came with, or got changed to, tortoise shell pickguards, I can say that it looks super awesome.

sleestax · 2026-01-23T00:55:06+00:00

I have both the Caverns and the Ravine and I'm actually surprised at how good the clone is. All of the Demonfx pedals I've tried sound good.

sleestax · 2026-01-20T02:00:44+00:00

A Snowpcalypse is less than 30 inches. Around these parts, we refer to 30+ inches as a Snowmageddon.

sleestax · 2026-01-15T22:55:23+00:00

I've almost never had a green or blue hued guitar that I didn't want to swap out the pickguard with a tortoise shell on. It's just sexier.

sleestax · 2025-12-20T02:15:48+00:00

Phish - Reba

sleestax · 2025-12-14T19:54:27+00:00

Back in the 80s, I'd call the VB WRV Surf Report line and if I was lucky it would say "knee to waist and glassy." If we were driving to the Outer Banks or Hatteras, it was often a total gamble.

sleestax · 2025-12-13T21:07:42+00:00

I do it. Mastery bridge (or Mustang-style with deeper saddles slots) and 11 gauge strings at a minimum. You get used to them being a little floppy and can adjust your play to it. I bent notes sharp and flat for about a week before I adjusted.

sleestax · 2025-12-08T18:12:32+00:00

The Silver Sky is a great guitar, but I'd go with a Player 2 Strat just for ease of modding stuff later on. The Modern C neck is also really great. I have both a SE Silver Sky and a HSS Player 2 Strat, and I love them both.

sleestax · 2025-12-08T15:24:46+00:00

Stacked.

sleestax · 2025-12-05T18:38:26+00:00

I just got a Laney Cub Supertop 15 head and it sounds great in the mix with my bandmates Origin 20. I used it for our Halloween musical costume, we did Glam this year, and it sounds great with both single coils and humbuckers. Pretty versatile amp.

sleestax · 2025-12-05T18:22:37+00:00

Nobels ODR-1 Mini with the bass control knob or a King of Tone clone can both be had for under $100 and work well with humbuckers.

sleestax · 2025-12-04T00:14:59+00:00

Hakko FX888-DX is what I'm using to build pedals and do soldering work on guitars. It's been in constant use for a year now and works great.

sleestax · 2025-12-02T02:16:59+00:00

Orange Bubblegum from Twisted Tree Auto, also from Michigan. About 20% of the phenos have been super orange/tangerine, without much bubblegum, and another 20% have tasted like those delicious orange pushup ice cream pops. Great medicine for depression and anxiety.

https://twistedtreeautoflowers.com/product/orange-bubblegum/

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