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[rome8180]

Got another guitar yesterday. It's unbelievable for what it cost. Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet. Normally $550 before tax, but I paid $350 flat. It's better than the $800 guitar I own.

I've been wanting a Tele or a Les Paul, and this gives me a sound in between. The pickups are a type of humbucker like a Les Paul but they have twang like a Tele. The body is chambered, so it resonates a bit like a semi-hollow. Fret work and intonation are flawless.

 

[rome8180]

So the guy I bought the guitar from messaged me right after saying that he'd forgotten to put the pickguard back on. While I don't "need" it, Gretsch pickguards are very difficult to come by. I would like to have it, especially for the resell value if I ever resell it. Anyway, he said he would meet with me. But yesterday, he said he was going to be in church during the hours I said I could meet. That seems plausible. I know Wednesday night church is a thing. But today, he hasn't responded and it's been three hours. Getting very frustrated. I assume he wasn't lying about having the pickguard, otherwise why message me? I assume he just doesn't want to put in effort on something he's not getting extra money for. However, if he thinks I'll just give up he's mistaken.

 

[physicsfactor]

So pretty without the pickguard though

 

[rome8180]

I probably won't put it on. I just want to have the full guitar.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

This 12-year-old coder is set to earn over $400,000 after about 2 months selling NFTs

Benyamin Ahmed isn't your average 12-year-old. His hobbies include coding and building NFT, or non-fungible token, collections.

www.cnbc.com

Let me know when you guys get in on this.

 

[Pantone287]

Fuck that kid. Shoulda been us. How hard can it be to make a few NFTs of pixelly cartoon dicks and call them Dinky Dongs or something?

 

[Pantone287]

In much more exciting news, the day we've been waiting for is here :https://nbatopshot.com/listings/pack/wnba-best-of-2021-d1

 

[TS9]

Got another guitar yesterday. It's unbelievable for what it cost. Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet. Normally $550 before tax, but I paid $350 flat. It's better than the $800 guitar I own.

I've been wanting a Tele or a Les Paul, and this gives me a sound in between. The pickups are a type of humbucker like a Les Paul but they have twang like a Tele. The body is chambered, so it resonates a bit like a semi-hollow. Fret work and intonation are flawless.

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I'd actually eyed one of those exact guitars for a long time but never pulled the trigger. That one looks nice.

Eventually I decided to satisfy my Gretschy itch by buying some TV Jones pickups and putting them in my PRS S2 Starla, which feels awesome but whose stock pickups I was never happy with. I also really like these FilterTron-type pickups – they sound thick but also super clear. Bridge is like a slightly softer, spongier variation of my Tele's bridge pickup, which I like. That guitar is a lot of fun now.

Meanwhile, lately I've put my Helix aside and gotten back into my amps. I bought a Wampler Plexi Drive Deluxe pedal a few weeks ago and I'm pretty thrilled with it. First drive pedal I've ever owned that I haven't immediately started nitpicking.

 

[rome8180]

I love the Plexi sound. I have a Plexi amp sim that's my go-to when recording heavy guitars. It doesn't have too much bottom end, unlike some other popular high gain options.

Embarrassingly, I'm getting yet another guitar today. Will post later.

 

[rome8180]

I see it's been around a month and a half since I bought my last guitar. So obviously it was time to get another one. Fender Meteora HH. At this point, I might have to admit I'm a Fender guy. I currently own three and have had two others at various points.

To be fair, I may sell one of my others to keep the collection down to a reasonable size. Would of course take that money and immediately flip it back into my home studio.

 

[rome8180]

Only thing I don't love about this one is some discoloration on the fretboard. Going to try treating it. It's almost in as rough shape as my deck.

 

[TS9]

I like that. The other day Jim Root from Slipknot posted pics of this custom Meteora that was built for him. I have no need for a guitar spec'd for metal, but if they put something like this into production I'd be super tempted to buy it. I just think it looks killer.

 

[rome8180]

This truly is a magical instrument. Some instruments just have "it." Or maybe you just connect with them. To be honest, I still haven't connected with the Gretsch in that way. I stand by my statement about it being a very high quality instrument -- it may even sound "better" than the Fender -- but I've been playing the Fender for hours every day whereas I'm only playing the Gretsch to record.

 

[rome8180]

Is the Cary Guitar Center going out of business? I went there today to get a cable and like 60% of the store is on clearance. Or do they just do this every October in expectation of Christmas? If you live in the area, play an instrument, and have money -- unlike me right now -- you might want to take advantage.

 

[rhfarmer]

Guitar Center went through bankruptcy recently. Their stores are all pretty shabby ATM.

 

[rome8180]

The Raleigh one is a lot better than the Cary one, so I won't be too sad if it does close. As much as I hate Guitar Center sometimes, I wish there was one in Durham. The fact that you can back out of layaways with no penalty -- as well as their flexible return policy -- makes it really easy and risk-free to buy from there.

There's an amazing guitar store in Durham called Sound Pure, but it's all super high end shit I'll never be able to afford.

 

[rome8180]

Still liking that Wampler Plexi @TS9 ?

 

[bdotling]

I forgot to mention I got an archived Top Shot pack for $179 and sold my rare Andre Miller for $435. Long live Top Shot!

 

[TS9]

Still liking that Wampler Plexi @TS9 ?

Yes. Very satisfying sound through both my amps (a Vox and a Fender). Haven’t recorded anything with it yet, but I’m sure it’ll sound great. I like its large gain range, from basically entirely clean to full-on saturation. I have the two-sided “deluxe” version, which gives more knobs and tweakability, but I’ve seen good stuff about the newer mini version as well.

 

[rome8180]

Still liking that Wampler Plexi @TS9 ?

Yes. Very satisfying sound through both my amps (a Vox and a Fender). Haven’t recorded anything with it yet, but I’m sure it’ll sound great. I like its large gain range, from basically entirely clean to full-on saturation. I have the two-sided “deluxe” version, which gives more knobs and tweakability, but I’ve seen good stuff about the newer mini version as well.

Nice. Reverb sent me a $25 off code that I have to use before tomorrow. Debating what pedal to get. Order has to be over $100, so this qualifies. I noticed there's an older regular-sized model in between the mini and the deluxe. Wonder how that stacks up. I think I'll probably just spring for the Deluxe though.