wow! I've been working on this Eric Johnson instructional dvd all day. I have blisters on every fingertip of my right hand from all this fingerpicking (on electric, no less ). The one on my ring finger is full of water... that can't be good.

Heh, that looks cool! Those frets look monster tho... hope you don't cut your fingers up .

Well, they don't come in that pattern anymore. I think the last year for that pattern was 2003.

Yea, when I'm talking about car reliability... I'm talking about it's CD player... When advertisements talk about a cars "reliability", they're not even giving you a fair representation. All new cars are going to last AT LEAST 3 years without any major problems. And when you're getting into...

That's awesome. I'm so upset that I won't get to see him on his latest tour, as there's no tour dates in the South. I guess I was lucky enough to see him back in '05 on the Real Illusions tour. The Breed was an awesome band, I don't think his new "violin-filled" band will cut it, compared to the...

Here's my electric guitars: 2000 USA Fender Stratocaster (added hipshot tremsetter, USA Sperzel tuners, and lubricon nut) 2000 Ibanez JEM 77FP (added replacement backplate as the original was signed by Steve Vai, and an original 1980's neon pink Dimarzio wide cliplock) 2000 Ibanez RG 470...

Quote: Originally Posted by SysteX Oh, yeah. You mean pack as much power in as possible? That sounds familiar... *cough* Ford *cough*... Gotta love American automotive design. Torque steer FTW. Use all the sarcasm you want, no one could top designs like these...

That's scary dude! Glad you made it out ok .

America WAS cars back during the muscle car era. They still make brand new engines and are constantly updating the technology for those old 60's muscle cars. I think GM now serves up a 572 cubic inch Chevy big block - 720 stock horsepower for use in all your old muscle cars . Check out the 09...

Hey M3ta, that RG570 looks great! I won't have a camera till later tonight, but I'll take some pictures of my guitars. I got quite a few, including an RG470 and a certain guitar from which I get my namesake .

Fair enough .

Jeez, those jets got so much thrust they could fly with no wings . A true testament to the superiority of American engineering Simply amazing!

Quote: Originally Posted by plus_c If we were talking about new cars, I'd disagree. However, with 2nd-hand cars it is kind of true. The important thing to look out for is ownership history and maintenance records (although you probably know that already). The Japanese make such great...

If you're talking about paying the same amount for a much lighter, less solid (i.e. less of a car) automobile - by all means, take the FWD Jap cars. My Camaro is excellent on gas. The manual transmission saves me alot of money when I drive easy! Plus, that 5th gear REALLY cuts down the rpms...

Yea, I see what you mean. If it was me tho, I would totally beg to keep the Porsche. I would mention no other car and leave no room for compromise . Then I'd fix it up slowly. Even if its not perfect, its still fast . There aren't that many RWD cars anymore... I guess there's Camaro...

Quote: Originally Posted by no1likesme whatever you get make sure it is either All wheel drive or rear wheel drive. i don't care how quick it is a front wheel drive car will never be "fun" to drive I wholeheartedly agree! DON'T get a FWD car! Japanese cars are no more...

I say go for law school! Since there's not really any pre-law bachelor's degree, a law school will accept you with any bachelor's. You learn law at law school, there's no pre-requisite education needed - other than good reading comprehension. I'm majoring in poli-sci, and am currently...

I've played electric guitar for most of my life, a couple hours each day. I've never suffered from tinnitis. But I don't play loud enough to. If I ever feel a little "edge" from high volume, I lower it . I had an audiogram done too. Good idea for any musician. Luckily, the doc said my hearing...

These cars are a great step in the right direction for GM! I drive my mom's brand new MX-5 all the time, but I'm not too impressed with it. It's fun and all, but my Camaro with the 5-speed trumps it . AMERICAN CARS, WOOHOOO!!! Yea, I was born in Detroit... so buy American!

heh, well I'm not sure what mine is. That picture is just what I found on wikipedia, its not mine. All I know about mine is that I can turn the volume on the amp all the way up without hearing any interference whatsoever. EDIT: well, when the volume gets to its highest, I can start to hear...

Ah, well if your turntable has the cables wired directly to the turntable then they are probably at least coax. The cables that came with my turntable were just cheap chinese wire, like the kind used to makes the cords in $10 headphones. That's why they picked up so much interference.

I agree. I just got all the interference out of my TT setup, and it sounds GREAT.

Maybe you have an infection in one ear, lol.

No, he didn't soldier anything to the turntable. He just soldiered plugs onto some coax cable. Here's a diagram I made to help: Now of course, he didn't soldier them to the outside of the plug where the lines I drew point - but on the inside, on the reverse side of the plug that you...

That's what the cable looks like. I really love this cable, but you'd probably be surprised to find out that they're dirt cheap. I've found coax cable online for as low as 15 cents/ft. Don't spend alot on store-bought cables, make your own!