@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:

Nice guitar. Indonesia is known in manufacturing circles as being among the finest in the world. China is capable of making great parts, but also shit parts, so it's hit or miss.

A lot of decent stuff comes from China, but as you alluded to some of the fine details often get missed.

P 90s along with the HI Lo tron and Dan Electro lipstick are my favorite pick ups.

To Me, Humbuckers are the biggest hunk of shit ever invented. For shredding, a bucker in the bridge position is a necessity and I deal with it, but it has to be a P.A.F. the high output shit sounds horrible clean. 

The worst is the jackoff PRS who tout a could tap to make their bucker a single coil. If you want to hear shit, listen to that clean.

My favorite combo is a bucket in the bridge and a P 90 at the neck. Shred, fingerstyle jazz, Chet, it has me covered.

Also, if you put a DPDT switch on the P90 you can pit If out of phase with the top coil.of thebucker and get a hollow chicken pickin tone.

Yeah... I'm slowly backing away from high output pickups.. It was a necessity for me in the past... But after owning a LP with stock pickups and strats with single coils... I've gone back to a more organic approach to my tone... I've rolled back the gain some... And really depend on the sound of the guitar and the amp itself... It's just a hell of a lot cleaner. And IMHO... You get better head room out of your amp sound without all that wash going on in the background. I'm also a big fan of both Solid State and tube amplification.. They both do different things very well for what I need and like... My setup is KISS! (Keep It Simple Stupid)  Wahwah,Univibe,Overdrive, EQ in the direct channel... Chorus,reverb and Delay in the effect send loop... It's just a hell of a lot cleaner this way....

I watched the Rams today.  They can't run the ball.  I've got just the guy for them.  He runs like his hair is on fire.  And he can catch.  And the team that's got him doesn't really want him anymore.  

@nickers said:

Absolutely effin gorgeous , dude!.. I'm a huge P-90 fan

those are what townshend uses when he sets his strat down to smash on the stage

@dutch-oven said:

I'm not going to the game after all (my buddy with the season tickets is in Vegas for work and doesn't get back until tonight and isn't up for another late night) so I guess I won't see our neighbors to the south in person. Such a pity. ?

If the game goes in the direction we don't want it to - you might end up being really happy you didn't go.  

@flugel said:

I'll bet there's at least 1 or 2 Cincinnati smiles that will sound like a harmonica in the stands Monday Night.  Let's hope that's real short lived from those fellers...

I'm not going to the game after all (my buddy with the season tickets is in Vegas for work and doesn't get back until tonight and isn't up for another late night) so I guess I won't see our neighbors to the south in person. Such a pity. ?

@dutch-oven said:

It's weird... on one hand, if the Browns lose Monday night vs the Bengals, the season is pretty much over.

On the other hand, if they win, you can look at the upcoming schedule and realistically see a path to the Browns getting to .500 by the time Watson comes back vs the Texans. 

Now, please carry on with guitar talk.... ?

I'll bet there's at least 1 or 2 Cincinnati smiles that will sound like a harmonica in the stands Monday Night.  Let's hope that's real short lived from those fellers...

On the other hand, if they win, you can look at the upcoming schedule and realistically see a path to the Browns getting to .500 by the time Watson comes back vs the Texans. 

Now, please carry on with guitar talk.... ?

@nickers said:

I'm a huge P-90 fan

Now, I am too!  

@orion said:

I recently bought a Guild Aristocrat, made in China (I'm embarrassed to say)...but the guitar is nice.  The action is right on the deck.  Fretwork is nice and smooth (but the frets at the very high end of the neck are a bit discolored if you look real close).  And the three position switch doesn't always work when selecting the bridge pickup.  But the Franz P90 pickups sound great (which is why I bought it because I didn't have a P90 guitar).  The Aristocrat M-75 is the more expensive one made in Indonesia.  It's a hollow body with no f-holes.  The one I got is a chambered solid body.  I like it a lot.  It plays so well.  It's what I bring to rehearsals now.  (and I got it brand new for 655.00).  But, of course, I've gotta change that Chinese 3-way switch.  

Absolutely effin gorgeous , dude!.. I'm a huge P-90 fan

The Bengals black and orange are the colors of Halloween. The Browns orange and brown colors represent the fall season and even more symbolic are those pumpkin head helmets.

@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:

Indonesian craftsmanship which is among the best.

I recently bought a Guild Aristocrat, made in China (I'm embarrassed to say)...but the guitar is nice.  The action is right on the deck.  Fretwork is nice and smooth (but the frets at the very high end of the neck are a bit discolored if you look real close).  And the three position switch doesn't always work when selecting the bridge pickup.  But the Franz P90 pickups sound great (which is why I bought it because I didn't have a P90 guitar).  The Aristocrat M-75 is the more expensive one made in Indonesia.  It's a hollow body with no f-holes.  The one I got is a chambered solid body.  I like it a lot.  It plays so well.  It's what I bring to rehearsals now.  (and I got it brand new for 655.00).  But, of course, I've gotta change that Chinese 3-way switch.  

@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:

My buds

Dogs can be just amazing in so many ways.   And unbelievably smart at times.

   It's Batman's night...

  with the season on the line

   ?

@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:

Regarding the game. In days gone by, this Ohio rivalry was a war in which the stats and standings went out the window. Do you still  think that applies? Does.this generation of players even care about this kind of thing?

stats -  Does.this generation of players even care about this kind of thing?   More-so than days gone by.

this Ohio rivalry - Does.this generation of players even care about this kind of thing?  Faaar less than days gone by.

- two handsome dogs.  ...and a Gretsch & Fender?

@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:

Regarding the game. In days gone by, this Ohio rivalry was a war in which the stats and standings went out the window. Do you still  think that applies? Does.this generation of players even care about this kind of thing?

being that it is a division game  and you would also think they would feed off the energy of the crowd so ya im sure they do

@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:

My buds

cool

@syd said:

dogs rule

Damn straight!  I love dogs.  But I've got one.  You get YOUR ass on Amazon and get one.  Your year mourning period is over.  (sorry about your loss by the way.  I still miss my little Dachshund)   To tie this in to the Browns, I loved the half time wiener dog races.  lol 

@orion said:

I wasn't familiar with that breed.  German Shepard lookin' dogs.  Big ears.    My Boston has those ears...except not as BIG. 

well get your ass on amazon and get one and we can double down ,dogs rule vette 

@syd said:

kelpie

I wasn't familiar with that breed.  German Shepard lookin' dogs.  Big ears.    My Boston has those ears...except not as BIG. 

@orion said:

What kind of dog?  I've got a Boston Terrier.  A BIG Boston.  34 lbs.  Not overweight or anything...just tall and long.  

a kelpie he is a fun dog to have around my dog died last year next week

@syd said:

just bought my sons dog a Browns shirt

What kind of dog?  I've got a Boston Terrier.  A BIG Boston.  34 lbs.  Not overweight or anything...just tall and long.