Gear

#261

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Finally got my hands on a standard, really impressed with it, lovely to play.

#262

Thatā€™s real purty.

#263

Beauty!

That definitely looks like a plus top too.

#264

It is AAAA flame (though quite subtle for that grade) 2016 Les Paul HP Standard. Picked her up second hand at a reasonable price and really impressed. Donā€™t even mind the robot tuners which have been quite divisive from what I have readā€¦

#265

Iā€™ve seen some Gibsons with those auto tuners go for reasonable prices on the used market lately. Seems like it would be really helpful, especially if you used a lot of alternate tunings.

#266

Iā€™ve found it great, tunes perfectly and quickly and switching to open G for a bit of Stones is a breeze.

#267

We got a new camera and I liked this pic.

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#268

I like that Epiphone there.

#269

Bought that for a steal out of high school.

#270

A sitar!

#271

That means thereā€™s a bong and a bag of weed in that hidden object picture.

#272

Many bongs and jars of weed. The sitar was a gift. Weā€™re a sort of an instrument repository for family and friends and sometimes strangers. Thereā€™s a fold up pump organ around here somewhere.

#273

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Really canā€™t say enough about the katana mk2. So much amp for the money.

The Scarlett 2i2 is nice and simple to use as well.

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#274

I got the same Scarlett device for Xmas to replace an aging Tascam. Sadly, havenā€™t used it yet. Howā€™s yours working out?

#275

Really liking it so far, very simple to use and sound quality good via headphone monitoring. Latency non-existent. Pro Tools first that came with it not compatible with Windows 10 2004 so got cakewalk instead. Early days, but good so far.

#276

Isbell gets a Fender sig Tele.

#277

Why does everything have to be ā€œartisan agedā€ or whatever they call it. Iā€™m just not into the dishonest wear thing.

#278

Thatā€™s not a bad price though, be more over here though no doubt.

#279

Got my banjo adjusted and set up. Iā€™m enjoying playing it. It is a 4-string Framus that my uncle gave to me. Iā€™ve been messing around with different tunings, which is kind of fun.

GDAE is my new favorite.

#280

Kalamazoo is getting a new hotel ā€œReverbā€ by Hard Rock, supposedly. It is a really interesting idea and would be great for that side of townā€¦ if not the whole area. People have been talking about having a concert venue that brings in high quality musicians, along with a place to stay, eat and drink. The fact that it is connected to a Gibson guitar museum of sorts along with a way to view the Heritage guitar factory from the lobby/restaurant sounds oddly appealing. Iā€™m skeptical, but I really hope this works out.