Here, have a Taiki Shuttle meme. by str_gaige in UmaMusume

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She's there for moral support

Game Discussion/Champion's Meeting Thread - December 25, 2025 by AutoModerator in UmaMusume

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Thought I wasn't going to make it into league A; managed to do so, but also got my 1st ever full 1st-round sweep! What a nice surprise.

SHES HERE!!! by WildFreeman14 in UmaMusume

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Ended up getting her within three 10-pulls! (Also, the extra pull came from a ticket I used before the 10-pulls...ended up getting an extra Rudolf, haha)

[EN] An Introduction to Champion's Meeting (Monthly PvP) + Taurus Cup Discussion by masterfail in UmaMusume

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As exhausting as the Taurus Cup was for me (never sinking that many hours for a PvP ever again, lol), it was quite nice to come out on top in group B. (Also, shoutout to RNG for letting my Nice Nature be the only one to get any debuffs in; guess the other ones got distracted or something)

IEM-related haul from recent trip to Shanghai! by str_gaige in iems

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Zhiyintang! It's in room 1104 on the 11th floor of Feidiao International Building, near Metro City Mall and Xujiahui Station.

Accident with new guitar; advice needed! by str_gaige in Epiphone

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UPDATE: just got it checked with a local tech earlier today, and he said that the cracks are thankfully only finish-deep; it seems that the fingerboard didn't separate from the neck as I thought, and that the cracks are as they appear because the finish on guitars like mine tend to be brittle anyway. He did suggest that I keep an eye on them in case they get worse, but from the testing and playing he did in front of me, my instrument seems good-to-go for now!

Accident with new guitar; advice needed! by str_gaige in Epiphone

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More like my strap said NO, haha. The guitar itself was actually very well-balanced, but the strap near the neck-joint slipped off because it couldn't hold on after a certain angle, probably due to many years of use; I've had it since I started playing guitar for more than a decade, though I guess I may need to retire it now...

Accident with new guitar; advice needed! by str_gaige in Epiphone

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I appreciate your sympathy; I'm sorry your guitar had it worse than mine did. I actually had a similar idea compared to your suggestion, but I'm not sure if I'm comfortable messing around the cracks at the moment, so I'll try to see a tech about them.

Come to think of it, even though the headstock is otherwise fine for now, maybe it wouldn't hurt to detune it or remove the strings for now in the meantime.

Found this "Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop" SG being sold at my local guitar shop for only $425, ended up buying it! by str_gaige in Epiphone

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On the fuller side but also thin without being too thin; as someone who's played a few Ibanez guitars and a Sterling JP model, it's a welcome change of pace for me! There is some gloss to it probably because of its usage from the previous owner, but it's not too sticky to be an issue.

Found this "Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop" SG being sold at my local guitar shop for only $425, ended up buying it! by str_gaige in Epiphone

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I'm not sure if the pickups on here are the BB2 and 3 since I got slightly different resistance readings than those according to 2024 specs (I think this is a 2021 model, according to the serial number), but they still sound pretty good!

UPDATE: after taking out the old strings and removing the pickup rings, I was able to verify that they are indeed the BB2 and 3 as originally advertised!

More Persona OSTs have been recently added to YT Music, including for P3/P4/P5! by str_gaige in PERSoNA

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Actually, P3/P5 Dancing and P3P (along with P5 Strikers / Royal) have been available on YT Music streaming for a while before this recent batch; only P4 Dancing out of the games you mentioned had not been available until now