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17 Oct 2016

I watched the movie Tangerine a few months ago, which I appreciated quite a lot. The two main actresses actually are legitimate transgenders in their real lives:

"Tangerine is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean S. Baker and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch, starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, and James Ransone. The story follows a transgender sex worker who discovers her boyfriend and pimp has been cheating on her. The film was shot with three iPhone 5s smartphones.

Tangerine premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015. It had a limited release on July 10, 2015 through Magnolia Pictures. It received positive reviews."

14 Oct 2016

Quote by reggie123
Agree with mister. It was the ladies that started it in the first plase. and I for one enjoyed it as well as last years pics. all of them. nuff said. thank you ladies

So, have you made a donation yet?

14 Oct 2016

Quote by lafayettemister

Who pissed in your Wheaties? Good grief. If you do not wish to participate, just like anyone else, you do not have to. Different communties all over the world have their own fundraisers for charity, doing all sorts of things. On Lush, it seemed like a decent plan. So good a plan, in fact, that last year when it was done ON Lush, the members of Lush raised over $6k for breast cancer research. Could all that money have been raised otherwise? Yes. Would it have been raised? No way to know.

Here's link to the 20 thread pages that happened last year...

Lush... Show Dem Tiddies...

My offer hasn't caught on, and that's fine. But don't call me out for suggesting it. Just move along and find something else to read.

I just had a quick look at that thread: the amount of donations made by legitimate members was actually just a little over $1,000. All of the rest were unaccountable donations claimed by the instigator herself, including a mysterious fundraising which conveniently ended at a perfectly round amount of $2,500. Even if legit, how she came to incorporate a remote fundraising into her own is way beyond me. And mind you, to assert that the other donations were solely attributable to her own cyber-endeavor is questionable at best; in fact, she didn't bother posting a single external link to any charitable organization. If that isn't turning a worthy cause into a silly popularity contest, I seriously wonder what the hell is.

Regarding the whole $1-per-flash idea, a mere 64 people participated in that, many of which being fake personas only interested in participating into a mushy hugfest. I've already donated more than that myself, without pressuring anybody or making any sort of glittering fanfare about it.

13 Oct 2016

Quote by lafayettemister
I'm considering doing like someone did last year, and donating $1 for every Lush lady that shows her tatas. Would that be agreeable to you Hera, since this is your thread? Also, if Sprite and Dancing Doll show their's, I'll put up an extra 5% each of the end-of-month total.

I fail to see how showing your tits on a confined internet forum will help raise awareness to a cause that's already highly widespread: you can spot announcements everywhere, news presenters wear ribbons, plenty of shops have donation boxes. I can't help but think that one must be living an extremely sheltered life if bumping into a few pairs of cyber-tits will suddenly make him/her realize that October is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Not to mention that prompting women to show their breasts for the cause is a sheer arbitrary concept; it's like me telling strangers on the street that I'll give $1 to the Colorectal Cancer Association if they can manage to produce an audible fart. Anyone can discreetly donate a fixed amount of their choosing without it being a 'conditional' deed of any sort.

I'm sure it wasn't wrongly intended, but measuring women's investment into the cause by whether or not they're willing to show their boobies to a bunch of unknown creepers is also a pretty low thing to do. Pressuring specific members is even worse: I'm sure both Sprite and Dancing_Doll are already plenty involved into the matter in their own private and personal ways.

If you truly want to support the cause, you can simply donate and move along. There's really no need to turn this into a silly popularity contest.

http://www.abcf.org/
http://www.cancer.org/
http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/

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11 Oct 2016

Quote by TheAngryishLover
My favourite game of all time, the one I played over and over again, was 'Driver' for the Playstation 1.

They've done four or five of them now, but none was a match for that original. The story line was just fantastic (I think the best I'd certainly seen at that point), and the gameplay was fun and the settings was fantastic. An update of that driving only game would get me excited for sure

I agree, I had plenty of fun times with that game back in the day. The coolest part for me was trying to create a badass car chase and then watching the replay; the car physics were particularly entertaining (especially while driving in San Francisco, haha).

I don't remember much of the storyline, but I do remember that the missions were surprisingly nonrepetitive for such a basic gameplay. Many modern game developers should actually learn from these old classics: producing compelling games with a simple, yet effective concept.

11 Oct 2016

If I had to wear that thing myself, I'd be rather concerned about ending up with my ass stuffed with peanuts. sad1

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10 Oct 2016

Quote by Magical_felix
Damn, SP coming out of hibernation with a cross examination.

Videos would put all doubt to rest, just saying. What rocker wouldn't want to show off, especially after putting the name of their band out there?

Dude, this is a hardcore discussion for hardcore people. You trying to fit into the world of electric guitars is akin to this:

10 Oct 2016

Quote by Magical_felix
Dude... that was so fast... And so well done. Gotta give you props. It's a little weird, but still. Very fast.

Give me half an hour and I can depict you licking WellMadeMale's balls.

10 Oct 2016

Quote by Magical_felix
you whistle into it?

putting that in my tool box.

Your sexual toolbox is already full enough as it is, kitty cat.

10 Oct 2016

Quote by SereneProdigy
I might yet again come across as the party pooper, but this is very likely to become one of those hollow multi-page threads where you'll have plenty of guys all answering: "Hell yes, I love it!"

Whistle

9 Oct 2016

Quote by Liz
Actually, I don't get any chorus effect through the cab at all. Not that I've ever noticed anyway. I use a TC Electronics Corona pedal for that.

I do play live with the cab. I actually paid a small premium for Zilla to put a three-piece back on it. That way I can use it closed on stage and open back at home. Very handy!

There are quite a lot of music dealers in the UK who sell Godin instruments. I just had a quick look and you can pick them up from Guitar.co.uk, Gear4Music, GuitarGuitar, Thomann... most of the big retailers. Perhaps they've got a bit of a following now.

I believe you concerning the chorus, no worries. That was just me presuming stuff, haha.

I'm quite impressed that you play live with a band. Do you play covers mostly? And from which bands? And what are your favorite stage antics? glasses8

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Godin guitars are definitely more widespread than I thought. It's weird because even here in Montreal, our local artists really don't endorse them all that much. You can spot an odd Godin on stage every now and then, but as a general rule our musicians predominantly favor Fenders/Gibsons just like anywhere else. Traditions are definitely hard to break, but it's fun to see that Godin is slowly building a reputation for itself on the international market.

I also briefly checked your Chapman guitar, by the way. Very nice one, it has that simple/vintage look to it, which I love. I remember you mentioning owning a Kramer with a tiger-pattern too, do you still play with that one as well?

7 Oct 2016

Quote by Liz
Howdy, Batman

Yes, it's to get a wider frequency spectrum. Both speakers sound slightly different so when playing live, depending on if your set is heavy rock or mainly blues, when you mic up in front of one or the other it changes the sound. Mixing speakers in a single cab can be a nightmare but certain combinations work really well. The Vintage 30 and the Creamback is a tried and test combo which just works.

Multi-driver cabs are definitely the way to go. If you have a speaker which typically has good mids and highs but a soft low end, you could pair that with something like a G12H that has a heavy low-end. They will fill in for each other.

Love your guitars btw. I've played a friend's Godin Passion RG2 which is a lovely instrument.

Very cool stuff, I never really ventured into that kind of cabinet customization.

I presumed that it could also offer a slight chorus effect since one of the speakers could potentially 'kick in' before the other at certain frequencies, thus creating a very short delay between the two (and a chorus). I can actually perform something similar with my processor and my two cabinets: I can set an infinitesimal delay between the two channels and it sounds like two guitarists are playing in harmony together with the exact same gear, one on each speaker.

Do you actually play live with that cabinet? And is the back open or closed?

And Godin are fine guitars indeed, I'm actually surprised that you knew about them; I really didn't think that they had that kind of worldwide notoriety. My sister lives near La Patrie where all the bodies/necks are originally crafted and I drive by that factory a few times per year. La Patrie is a tiny village of around 750 people and Godin's factory looks like a local workshop just like any other, you really wouldn't think that internationally renowned guitars are coming from there. Anyway, you give your friend a big hug for encouraging my local economy, haha.

This is a picture of La Patrie, Quebec:

Godin also has a few other workshops where they assemble their guitars however, three in Quebec and one in New Hampshire, USA. My own guitar has "Assembled in the USA from parts hand-crafted in Canada" written on the head.

Here's a tour of their Richmond, Quebec workshop (presented by Robert Godin himself). Very interesting if you ever wondered how electric guitars are actually manufactured:

I especially enjoy the part starting at 6:45, where you can see all the work on the neck/frets. I wonder if substandard guitar facilities in Asia go through all that trouble to check if everything is perfectly leveled... most probably not. I mean, I even encountered crappy guitars where the nut slots weren't evenly spaced, and plenty of others also have sharp fret edges when you move your hand back and forth along the neck.

7 Oct 2016

Quote by sprite
i am the proud owner of a somewhat used Fender Squire electric guitar. it's red and it has slinky strings - i know this, cause i put them on myself. laugh all you want, but i'm pretty excited to join the club. i wrote a song on it already. it's about cats. there need to be more cat songs in the world. so far, no stomp boxes, but i do have a small amp - it's a fender as well.

Hello Sprite. wave

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Congrats on the newly acquired guitar. I'm not sure in which state it was when you got it, but if I may propose, I'd highly recommend that you get it nicely adjusted if you find it hard to play; even brand new guitars often need some tweaking when you get them off the store rack. This can be done by a professional for around $60-80, or if it's in a relatively good condition you could simply adjust the height of the strings yourself.

Your Squier most likely has a bridge similar to what's shown below. To adjust the height of each string, you can simply play with the tiny screws that are located on your bridge, exactly like it's shown here:

Ideally the height of your strings should look similar to this at the 12th fret:

And not quite like this:

This makes all the difference in the world when it comes to easily play chords/riffs; even the best guitarists would most certainly suck on a badly adjusted guitar. Optimally, you simply should be 'touching' the strings to play notes, rather than 'pressing' on them. Don't get your strings too low though, or they'll be constantly buzzing on the frets.

If you still can't get it right with the instructions above, a professional could also adjust the nut and the truss rod (ie. the rod that controls the curvature of the neck). I really wouldn't recommend that you do that yourself, even renowned guitarists often have technicians to do that kind of stuff for them. This could permanently damage your guitar, so no, whatever you do don't ever mess around with the truss rod.

Hope this helped and wishing you a whole lot of fun with your new acquisition.

7 Oct 2016

Quote by Liz

Custom Zilla Fatboy 2 x 12 Cab (Celestion Vintage 30 & G12M Creamback)

Hello Liz. wave

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Your cabinet is making me curious. Why does it have two different speakers?

Is it to cover a wider spectrum of frequencies? Or to create some sort of chorus?

6 Oct 2016

Here are my guitars. First, my electric babies:

Epiphone Special II (up), Godin SdXt (down). The Godin SdXt is my main guitar, I practically never use the Epiphone. I bought it from a friend for a very low price a few years ago, but that was mostly to accommodate him; the Godin SdXt already provides everything I need in an electric guitar, so I have no real reason to use it. It's a decent/solid guitar (especially for a beginner), but certainly not as good and versatile as my Godin.

You likely noticed the badass pick-guard, which I customized myself with plenty of stickers a short while ago. The whole job took me nearly 3 hours to achieve, I had to remove the pick-guard/pickups and used a scalpel to neatly trim all of the edges/wholes.

Here's a closer look:

Godin is a quality guitar manufacturer based here in Quebec, Canada. I guess there's no reason to hide this information anymore, but yes, I live in Montreal, Canada (and French is my native language if you were wondering). I paid my own Godin around $500-600 nearly 15 years ago, which is a pretty incredible price for a guitar that's fully built in North America. The only other guitars available in this price range were Mexican Stratocasters or Asian Ibanez/Epiphones, which are often hit-or-miss because of their lower standards of quality.

Godin also sells high-end models in the $1,500-2,500 price range, some of which looking pretty fucking gorgeous. I love how they've established this 'natural wood' as their signature look, with plenty of stellar wood patterns:

Godin also has many sub-brands of acoustic guitars (Seagull, Norman, Art & Lutherie, etc.); I own two Seagulls and one Norman myself.

Here are my two main acoustic guitars. Seagull S12+ (up), Seagull S6 CW (down). I play acoustically on the 6-strings 95% of the time, but it's fun to have a 12-strings at hand too for a slightly different sound:

I also have an old nylon-strings guitar (up), and another 12-strings by Norman which I virtually never use (the Seagull is better in just about every way). My father originally bought it and never really got to play with it, so he just gave it to me:

6 Oct 2016

Here's my complete gear. I vaguely remember mentioning all of this in a similar thread, but here it is again, complete with pictures.

My cabinets, power-amplifier (left), multi-effects processor with foot-controller (right). Oh, and also my silly cat who, at the least appropriate moment, wanted to demonstrate that rubbing her chin against my cabinets is so much more fun than plugging a guitar into them:

The digital processor is the Digitech GSP-21 Pro, as mentioned above. It's rather dated but it's still being sold used for around $150-200 on Ebay and the likes. It's mountable in a studio-rack, but I simply install it in one of my bookshelves along with my power-amplifier.

The power-amplifier is a Gallien-Krueger ML-P, which is a solid-state amplifier meant to be used with stereo cabinets. 2x60W outputs, or 120W in total; it has two distinct jacks for the left/right output channels (ie. no dubious wire-splitter), and the input is also meant to receive a stereo signal. It's also a true 'power-amplifier' (and not a regular head with a preamp/amp combined), its only function is to amplify the signal of my digital processor to a loud speaker-level. The only available control on it is a 'gain' knob located at the back; this unit controls the amount of power that's sent to my speakers, and it does only that.

The cabinets are two Gallien-Krueger 112 equipped with Celestion G12 Classic Lead 80 speakers. They each have a power rating of 80W, so they're the ideal cabinets to use with my 2x60W power-amplifier; I can pretty much crank the gain of my power-amplifier all the way to the max without risking of damaging my speakers (I never do that though). I put them next to each other to take the above picture, but they're usually placed about 12 feet apart in my apartment to fully take advantage of the stereo effects.

In terms of sound loudness, I usually set the Digitech processor at 2/10 for pre-gain, 5/10 for post-gain, and then leave the Gallien-Krueger power-amp at around 6/10 gain. That's around 13/30 of the maximum power I could use, and it definitely is pretty damn loud. I probably could tear the building apart if I used this gear at full capacity, haha.

I bought all of this gear together for around $1,000 (used) nearly 10 years ago, and never had any issues so far. Gallien-Krueger discontinued their guitar amplifiers in the 90s by the way, so you might have a hard time finding this stuff online. Nowadays they only manufacture bass amplifiers; I know that Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is pretty big on their gear.

These are the kinds of stereo effects that I can create with my digital processor and my two cabinets (among many others). Obviously, listen to it with stereo speakers/headphones to hear the demonstration in stereo:

6 Oct 2016

Here's a demo of the (discontinued) Digitech iPB-10, which addressed the aforementioned 'tweaking your parameters' issue in such an awesome and clever way. You essentially had to incorporate an iPad into it, which is likely why it's been discontinued: the demand for that kind of product probably wasn't high enough to keep it in production. It's still a pretty original and compelling idea though: