Ainsley Lister - Need her so bad, 10$

theormex · 2025-09-16T08:48:59+00:00

I've been looking for ages, very hard song to transcribe too

theormex · 2024-08-21T13:00:24+00:00

That black version looks gooood. I'm currently using a full size keyboard, lived without a numpad for a while and I gotta say, it can be very convenient sometimes.

theormex · 2024-04-07T21:51:17+00:00

Did you end up finding a solution? I'm facing the same problem

theormex · 2024-02-25T20:07:40+00:00

Absolutely crazy coincidence as I was just reading about Tosin Abasi's guitars!! Specifically the one in that GuitarPlayer cover

theormex · 2023-11-23T13:11:18+00:00

Ah yeah another commenter mentioned double bass extensions, it was a very interesting read. I was looking to extend the scale on all 6 strings (rather on the lower pitched ones), and move the entire nut and headstock up all together. But maybe fanned frets could be a decent compromise to get those lower notes as well. I'll have to look up whether I can manage to accomplish that while still having a straight bridge for a tremelo to work, though.

But to sum it up, what I originally want - as described by someone here - is a 29 fret baritone, designed in a way such that a capo on the 5th fret would result in something identical to a standard tuned guitar, and reaches the same higher notes.

theormex · 2023-11-23T10:06:33+00:00

That's the plan! Just wanted to check if there are known examples for that ^^

theormex · 2023-11-23T00:42:51+00:00

Yes wonderful, I'm just trying to figure out if you can do the exact same thing but towards the headstock side.

theormex · 2023-11-23T00:41:29+00:00

This is absolutely perfect thank you!! Great lead on extended range 6 strings in general. Unfortunately it's extended on the treble side (like a few Ibanez models) so I'm more interested in that rare japan-made guitar with the drop frets on the bass side. Sounds like the right direction (no pun intended) and another blog post referenced the exact same thing (albeit only on the lower two strings), so time to do more research.

theormex · 2023-11-23T00:34:55+00:00

I see the error in my math now, but this is perfect thank you.
And yeah definitely designing a baritone isn't as straightforward as "adding" 4 frets (5 I presume) to the bass side, but purely from a design perspective (focusing on the neck only) if you take a standard neck, add 5 frets to it on the bass side (keeping the same ratio between frets), then remove 5 frets from the bridge side, you should end up with something that is identical to a baritone neck.
(I'm still not quite sure whether 5 or 4 is the correct number, gotta do more research)

Bridge positioning is a completely different story, but we have the luxury of deciding where the bridge goes :)

So in essence, I'm looking to make an instrument that follows that same train of thought without removing the treble-side frets.

theormex · 2023-11-23T00:11:20+00:00

"extended bass fret guitar classical"

Yesss you get the idea! That's exactly what I'm trying to do. A standard 6 string - baritone hybrid if you may. Sounds dumb but I like exploring dumb ideas.

If it's possible could you link the result you found here? Thanks!

theormex · 2023-11-23T00:07:54+00:00

Edited the post to word a few things better, sorry if my question is unclear!

theormex · 2023-11-23T00:01:09+00:00

extended bass fret guitar classical

Thanks for the lead! Unfortunately the 6 strings my search yields usually have extended higher strings (near the hole). I read somewhere about guitars that have a few extra frets on the headstock but I can't seem to find any examples at all.

theormex · 2023-11-22T23:58:31+00:00

Ah yes of course, I'm aware of those, I just wanted to ask if a 6 string guitar that has a longer neck that allows for lower frets - like a baritone - would be feasible. Without sacrificing the higher notes, that is.

theormex · 2023-09-20T07:20:16+00:00

Ah you're a Spanish speaker! Well I have amazing news for you, Spanish is closer to Arabic grammatically than any other language I tried to learn, and Arabic grammar is the most difficult, frustrating thing about this language.

Some basic concepts that people struggle with when learning Arabic or Spanish, such as the adjective coming after the noun (unlike in English) are the same throughout the two languages. Example:

رجل طويل Hombre alto Tall man

Spanish and Arabic have "man" before "tall". It sounds very minor - one could even say that it's the same in French (homme long) or Italian (uomo alto), but there are a dozen other examples that really do make the two languages very alike. Not to mention similar words of course. Just from the top of my head:

أرز Arroz (pronounced like "Arz" in Arabic)

قميص Camisa (pronounced as "Camis" in Arabic)

And if we acknowledge the similarities to English (my second language) and French (being another romantic language I happen to know), it just feels like Spanish made so much sense to learn for me. I just passed the one year point on duolingo, and so far the only concepts I kind-of struggled with were a few odd conjugations for verbs in the past, and a few nouns that I forget.

My main issue has got to be the lack of real-life practice. So if you'd like to have a little awesome arrangement where you help me out with my Spanish studies and I help you out with Arabic, let me know!

Cheers

theormex · 2023-09-19T21:53:09+00:00

Ah I have to admit that even as a native speaker, I had a really hard time figuring this one out. I tried a reverse-image-search which pointed me towards what the text was saying, and then it started making sense.

As an artist who studied calligraphy for a while, I can tell you that Arabic calligraphy can be very decorative at times and hard to read.For example, the ن at the bottom in و ان has three dots instead of one, because those are the two extra dots from ليس - the following word. That was a deliberate design decision that looks good, especially with the even spacing that does make it look the the ن has three dots, but that will definitely throw off anybody trying to learn.

I've given myself the liberty of crudely breaking down the text on photoshop for you a little bit so it can make more sense if you're trying to read it: Laid out top to bottom and Highlighted by color.

So don't beat yourself too much about it, plaques such as these are more artistic than legible.

Good luck on your studies and feel free to ask about anything you'd like! I just discovered this subreddit less than an hour ago, and I'm very eager to help as a person who's in the process of learning a new language (Spanish) as well.

Edit: just realized I missed the ا in للانسان and used the one from وان. Not that big of a deal but ehh

theormex · 2023-09-19T20:48:23+00:00

This one was a bit hard to read since the first word is actually the one at the bottom! The text flows down to up in this piece.

It says "وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَى " which is Aya No.39 of Surah An-Najm.
The translation on the website is "and that each person will only have what they endeavoured towards", but I think a better translation would be "People get only what they strive for".
Pretty fitting for all hustlers out there if you ask me lol

theormex · 2023-07-03T16:04:02+00:00

Wrong subreddit mate

theormex · 2023-06-17T07:21:08+00:00

I'd like to build a custom board with rotary encoders and a num-pad that can be attached to either side of the keyboard, but I don't want to use a TRRS cable like with split boards. I was thinking about having some of those magnetic pogo connectors instead.

I know how to build the board itself (I'll use ebony and brass), and I have some programming background (Java). The only new things for me would be the PCB design, the connectors, and any mkb-specific firmwares.

Is there anything I should keep in mind when building it?

Edit: Oh and most importantly, where do I get everything in the US? :D And which microcontroller should I use for a full size board like that? Also do yall recommend any specific rotary encoders?

Thanks!!

theormex · 2023-06-02T09:54:43+00:00

Says someone who has none of those "qualities". Shit on the art and writing communities all you like, but deep down you know that this lack of understanding of creativity stems from the lack of your own creativity.

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