I'm not sure if it's a placebo or not, but I just gave my truss rod a 1/4 turn and it made a pretty big difference. Am I crazy?

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of. They only had heavies and lights in stock, so I took the heavies. I probably shoud have waited a little bit, but I'll find out soon enough. :thumb:

i return!

Hmm. . . Should I take this to the Post Milestone Thread?

EDIT: Just in time for my 1000th post. I'm all warm and fuzzy.

[quote=funkyhoney;13450064]i return![/quote]


yawn






:p




Morning funky

*tips hat* afternoon sir

Yay! :D I feel important now, it's like I had my MX Bar Mitzvah. Okay, that was stupid, so moving on. The Steve Harris signature flatwound set that Rotosound sells is 50-110, so I should be fine. :thumb:

[QUOTE=Aerodyne;13450066]Hmm. . . Should I take this to the Post Milestone Thread?

EDIT: Just in time for my 1000th post. I'm all warm and fuzzy.[/QUOTE]

milestone thats where i put mine.

I'm off to bed. :thumb: congrats

To aero- I gave you some rep. :)

Well now that that's over with, I should probably go to bed. :wave:

Afternoon everyone.

How's it going?

hey riley.

im still deciding whether i want an acoustic or a decent fretless off my parents.


and i have myspace
[url]http://www.myspace.com/experimentalhoney[/url]

[quote=funkyhoney;13450097]hey riley.

im still deciding whether i want an acoustic or a decent fretless off my parents.


and i have myspace
[url]http://www.myspace.com/experimentalhoney[/url][/quote]


Cort B4FL all the way

Yeah, I'm going for a Cort B5fl when I have the money. Might not be for a while :p

funkyhoney: Not sure if you've heard this yet... If you're looking for a Cort, LowExpectations has an Artisan A4 for sale. I saw your name mentioned in the thread, so I thought I'd let you know.

[url]http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496926[/url]

[quote=Rollo47;13450113]Yeah, I'm going for a Cort B5fl when I have the money. Might not be for a while :p[/quote]


I actually have no idea how cort manages to produce the basses they do for the price they charge.


They must have cheap labour and own their own forests.

Corts are amazing. I [I]almost[/I] got one before a Spector caught my eye.

[QUOTE=ebe9;13450105]Cort B4FL all the way[/QUOTE]

thats what i'm going for :thumb:

not sure if i can go for an A4, can't decide whther to get a really good 4 string or replace my ****ty fretless

yo hobbes, i know you're good at giving advise to us youngsters on MX. if you don't mind, can i get your opinion on something?

<<<<<Sits on the porch watching the tumbleweeds blow by.



I love how the casual hits a point where everyone in posting and its difficult to keep track, then all of a sudden it dies an extremely quick death.

That awkward silence moment where everyone just shuts up and waits for somebody else to start it up again.


<<<falls on the hand grenade for the good of the casual


Edit:


<<<<watches hand grenade blow up first then falls on the remains

[quote=mastrrbasser;13450159]yo hobbes, i know you're good at giving advise to us youngsters on MX. if you don't mind, can i get your opinion on something?[/quote]


Sure thing, whats up?

cheers red death, corts are amazing, i have a GB34a and a Curbow 6 already.

if i get a fretless it will be a B4fl or a Curbow fl

[quote=funkyhoney;13450165]cheers red death, corts are amazing, i have a GB34a and a Curbow 6 already.

if i get a fretless it will be a B4fl or a Curbow fl[/quote]


Go for the B4FL rather than a curbow fretless.

I was A/B ing them last week.

There is definitely a lot more tone to be had from the B4FL. The Curbow is decent, but the all wood construction of the B4FL allows for a better overall tone.

okay, well i found out that i was dumped for another guy. fair enough, i always went by the whole "you can't help who you love" scenario. But after talking to a good friend who is a very reliable source, the kid she's going out with is a total jackoff. He's a compulsive liar, used to be on pills and stuff when he lived in new york, which is why he lives here in milford with his dad now. He makes stuff up all the time. The girl i was talking to used to go out with him and she said that he is no good. He'll basically penetrate anything that moves, and he's pretty manipulative.

my friend said that he's a really smart kid and she liked him because of his charm, but after a while she foudn out all this stuff about him and dumped him.

I'm still a bit bitter about the fact that i was dumped for another guy, but i've moved on. I like this other girl at my university, a LOT, but i don't know what to do. My ex seems really happy with this kid, and part of me wants to tell her what i heard, but i don't wanna **** things up between them and look like an [B]a[/B]sshole. I also don't want to stay out of it becuase i don't want to see her get hurt in the long run. What's the best way to fix this situation. she has no clue about his past or anything.

[QUOTE=ebe9;13450172]Go for the B4FL rather than a curbow fretless.

I was A/B ing them last week.

There is definitely a lot more tone to be had from the B4FL. The Curbow is decent, but the all wood construction of the B4FL allows for a better overall tone.[/QUOTE]

i love the online comparison charts on the cort website.. hopefully i can get that A4 off whats his face :p

[quote=mastrrbasser;13450173]okay, well i found out that i was dumped for another guy. fair enough, i always went by the whole "you can't help who you love" scenario. But after talking to a good friend who is a very reliable source, the kid she's going out with is a total jackoff. He's a compulsive liar, used to be on pills and stuff when he lived in new york, which is why he lives here in milford with his dad now. He makes stuff up all the time. The girl i was talking to used to go out with him and she said that he is no good. He'll basically penetrate anything that moves, and he's pretty manipulative.

my friend said that he's a really smart kid and she liked him because of his charm, but after a while she foudn out all this stuff about him and dumped him.

I'm still a bit bitter about the fact that i was dumped for another guy, but i've moved on. I like this other girl at my university, a LOT, but i don't know what to do. My ex seems really happy with this kid, and part of me wants to tell her what i heard, but i don't wanna **** things up between them and look like an [B]a[/B]sshole. I also don't want to stay out of it becuase i don't want to see her get hurt in the long run. What's the best way to fix this situation. she has no clue about his past or anything.[/quote]



Okay, I can understand that you still do to a point have feeling for your ex, not neccessarily "I want us to be together" feelings, but more the fact that you are concerned for her well being.

What you need to remember is, she made a choice, she is going to have to suffer both the benifits and the repocussions of that choice.

I can pretty much guarentee that if her new boyfriend starts doing the same stuff with her as he did with his ex, she will very quickly realise what she lost in dumping you.


My best solution is to rather stay out of it. The only thing that can come from you getting involved and telling her what you have heard is you ex getting mad at you, because she thinks you are trying to interfere in her current relationship. In short, you will be seen as the jelous ex who is trying to break up the current relationship.

If this new chap is as you say, a complete "jackoff", he will show his true colours eventually.

If anything, and if you feel you must speak to your ex, tell her you are sad that you are no longer together, but that you understand her choice and will be there for her as a friend should she need you. I can pretty much guarentee that said jackoff will display his jackoffness. It is then up to her whether she can deal with it, or realise she made a mistake.


As for this new girl at varsity, I say go for it. Worst thing that happens is she says she is not interested. Maybe as result, based on you wanting the ex back, she (your ex) will see the jackoff for what he is and realise that you are doing well for yourself and have moved on.

It really does sound like she has jumped into this relationship with Mr. jackoff rather quickly, rebound meter peaking in the red.


To sum up, leave her be, but let her know you are there for her a friend. Move on, move upwards and pursue other options.

yeah i talked to a good friend, and i came to the conclusion that i should keep out of it, but i needed some more reinforcement before i made my decision. I'm trying not to mention my ex around this other girl, becuase i don't wanna mess things up, and if anything comes out if it, i don't want it to be a rebound thing. That would suck. every once in a while i'll slip and say something, and then think "wow i'm a dumbass." time will tell on this one i guess.



i don't want my ex to be anything more than a distant friend at this very moment in time. I'll talk to her online IF she initiates the conversation, but most times i let it trail off until she stops talking. She blew it, and will regret giving up what she had. I would consider myself to be a good boyfriend. I had an infinate amount of trust towards her, and understand the concept of compromise and all of that good stuff, and a lot of guys my age don't.

[quote=mastrrbasser;13450229]yeah i talked to a good friend, and i came to the conclusion that i should keep out of it, but i needed some more reinforcement before i made my decision. I'm trying not to mention my ex around this other girl, becuase i don't wanna mess things up, and if anything comes out if it, i don't want it to be a rebound thing. That would suck. every once in a while i'll slip and say something, and then think "wow i'm a dumbass." time will tell on this one i guess.[/quote]


The break up is still fresh and if I remeber correctly you guys were together for quite a while.


I remember a friend once told be the following about the rebound period deal.

For every 3 months (it might have been more, I can't remember exactly) you were together you need to take 1 month for being single after the breakup.

So if you were together for a year, thats 4 months you need to be single and/or not be in a serious relationship.

I think a bit of fun here and there will not be detrimental but be careful as one is still emotionally sensitive and the healing process does take time.



Edit:


How old are you by the way?

wow, that's about a year and four months being single. hah.

edit: i turned 18 in june.

[quote=mastrrbasser;13450253]wow, that's about a year and four months being single. hah.

edit: i turned 18 in june.[/quote]


That would be a bit excessive. I would say give yourself at least 4 - 6 months single time. Get to know you as you not as you the guy in the long term relationship.


The hilarious thing for me was that I met my fiance at varsity not 20 min after the ex broke up with me.

I liked her from the get go and wanted to pursue it, but took my sweet bloody time in doing so, 5 months before our first kiss (did not know if she was interested, she was but I needed to be beaten over the head with a brick to see it) to the point where she told me later, she was wondering if I was ever going to make a move or if I just honestly wanted to only be friends.

^^^
sounds a lot like my current situation. deffinately going to take my time.