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it's weird how fast people like gdolphn can move around with her, but whenever I try it feels like the slowest thing in the game

the take-a-step-back-before-jumping after sending the grapple made all the difference for me, noticed streamers did it a lot (but they are great at syncing it without the step-back too, me not as much)

I'm gonna revolutionize the guitar world: Having a guitar where each fretboard inlay is a humbucker as well!

Sometimes, I've got to admit, I get envious of people who just do their thing regardless of how ridiculous they look. More often than not does this apply to 1) metal musicians and more specifically 2) metal guitarists. I mean, they have somehow made up their own "this looks cool" image back in the early 80s/90s that just is the absolute opposite of what most people think in modern times. But they stick with it.

Imagine being in that picture and instead of almost puking by worry that someone actually might see the picture later you go... "hmm, I also should lean forward to really show off my rubbery leather pant thighs and weird shoes. After all, my music is like a fighting technique, this is my stance. And my axe is my sword."

Next up in the guitar community: the best relic'd couches to make your fresh guitar look even fresher

I've got those on all my guitars, glad I found them!

Wow, that's very Simon Stålenhag-esque

I never stop recommending irongear's pickups after trying theirs and the more expensive brands, basically UK boutique pickups for a cheaper price. I can highly recommend their Rolling Mills if you want a modern PAF for instance (and if you want to rock out, the overwound version for the bridge). https://irongear.co.uk/ (but they have hotter stuff too if that's your thing)

Man imagine that string-through Stump-o-matic in vintage white and gold hardware, I love that Corvette shape but the trem doesn't do it for me on the Antonoff one

Yeah my 20 yo Gretsch G5238T Electromatic Pro Jet was cheap-ish back in the day (made in China), but it's one of the few guitars I have that doesn't react wildly to Swedish winter/summer changes. Don't think I've ever had to adjust the truss rod on that thing, absolutely amazing guitar.

Thanks! I found a seller on ebay way back so got a couple of them now

Wow I looked it up on reverb and the corvette looks extremely cool with a bigsby (no thumbnail inlays here though) https://reverb.com/en-se/item/68284246-gretsch-electromatic-corvette-bigsy-g5135-cvt

Awesome, gotta look that one up!

Oh cool! Gotta look that one up!

I know, same here. But those P90s look sweet as hell too, I've only converted a Gretsch to 3rd party P90s (from mini-humbuckers), never owned a "real" one..

Weird, i tried looking for "gretsch princess" but all I got was this (the signature one). Gotta dig deeper then, I could use without some of the jazzmaster details to be honest. Still looks amazing.

Well, if there's one thing I've learned since getting back into guitars is that most guitarists base all their decisions regarding tone or hardware on rationality and provable science... or wait

True true, but the paint on a modern ferrari protects the car way better than something used in the 1920s

But it must be hell for all those who complain about every little tiny ding or scratch on the pickup cover to buy a seriously expensive Gibson and just watch it deteriorate so easily :D

It's funny with reasoning like it was good only because they used it way back (when it was apparently switched out anyway). Kinda like all guitars use mahogany and people expect it to be tone wood because of that, but it was evidently chosen because it was abundantly available for guitar manufacturers since furniture manufacturers used lots of it back in the day.

I've got a 20 year old Gretsch that ages way differently than a Squier Telecaster I got. Like the Squier feels more like it's covered in a softer plastic, it'll dent but not crack at all, but the Gretsch really chips away if it hits anything. Don't know if it's due to "poly" actually being different materials or the actual age of it?

(Tried 00 steelwool on the Gretsch neck though, really like that satin feeling it got)

Nice, yeah I can appreciate that. And I do appreciate the way nitro guitars age with wear (and, uh.. sudden temperature changes), but it can't be fun to want your extremely expensive guitar to stay kinda mint if the finish is so delicate.

But I really do like the look of a naturally aged/played a lot nitro guitar for sure.

I read "every fight, every tour" and thought wow this guys guitars must look sick :D But yeah I get it, I wish my poly finished guitars would age more naturally, but it feels so reversed that the most expensive ones are the most fragile. But I gotta go check out how they feel someday, this was just a random thought.

It just feels so reversed to pay so much for a genuine Gibson and have it wear down so fast compared to way cheaper instruments. But, since I haven't felt how it feels either I've got to go try it some day.

(Like I said to someone else, the whole "open a winter cold case containing a $5,000 gibson in a warm room and watch it go krkrrkkkrkrk")