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I looked at it and it seems like the inside of where the nuts sit has some corrosion which is normal apparently. Still, it was very funny when it happened.

Nine years later and countless things done to it, my Fender Squier Jazz had the most ridiculous accident today. The G string's tuner popped right out. Didn't crack, didn't click or do anything it just popped right out while it was sitting on the stand and split at the head of the tuner key. I was so zapped I literally looked at it wondering what the hell just happened. So, I figured nine years is a good time to say goodbye to the Clover config on the headstock and I can just get an upgrade from Gotoh or Hipshot. I affectionately call this thing my Mutt because a lot of things on it aren't stock Squier anymore anyways. So, I call my local luthier and ask him if he knows anyone who stocks what I want and then I get told Hipshot and Gotoh aren't available in the market. So, I think okay what about Fender? He says no. Then I say okay what about something more local to Asia, once again no. Then I ask the question I should really have started with which was do you have any bass tuners for a 70s Jazz bass? And the answer was no. Now, at this point I am a little deflated because truth be told I love this bass and I have literally done so much to it that I want to fix this tuner and get the strings back in order. So I ask him to call his sources from Mumbai who generally have something. Turns out they have bass head tuners for a JB but they want to sell it to me for 27K INR ~ 360 USD. I think that ludicrous of course because I can just buy another Squier and so then I figure fuck this I'll just get in touch directly with Hipshot and they say yes they'll get me a set for my JB which they certify as perfect fits. Good right? Nope. I can't even import them right now because we aren't allowed to. Long story short, a couple of tuners which generally cost around 180 USD from Hipshot and 110 USD from Fender aren't going for that price here clearly and now I have to figure out a way to get someone to get them for me while they try and head back home. Oh and I won't let this go because as I said before, I love this bass and I'll be damned if it doesn't get fixed someway or the other. I figure I'll put a High Mass bridge on it too while I am at it. It's nearly a proper Fender anyways and all that's left is to get a Fender Pup set for the original 70s tone but those are even more harder to source than tuning pegs here.

I dont care much for its design aesthetics either but its still the king of connectivity and offers the best configuration across the board for games both on Steam or other platforms. With other devices you're always jostling with small issues here and there but with the XBX controller its just turn on and play.

Without a shadow of a doubt the Microsoft XBox controller (the basic one) is the best PC joypad for Steam or anything else. East integration and works out of the box with no worries at all. The only downside is that the connecting device needs to have bluetooth but that's a standard with most laptops and even for PCs its a pretty cheap add-on dongle.

You can connect a PS4 controller to Steam via a cable but if you want the best experience you need to the Playstation Dongle and it connects quite well. There are some button mapping issues in certain titles but nothing a little file tweak cant fix.

That man is a machine only his mouth moves and he doesnt even blink that much. Scary as much as funny.

I like how they stated Tritium was the only thing left in the water so it really wouldn't cause any actual environmental impact. But then they go on to state that its going to take decades to empty it all out and thereby increasing its concentration in and around the areas it will be dumped into. Seems like science is failing a tad bit here.

So, my FocusRite decided to kick the bucket and start causing all kinds of problems so I upgraded to this. I'd recommend it to folks who want something easy with a lot of options for mixing channels like voice/instrument, etc. Its user interface is simple, has a loopback and its has four connectors which allow stereo grouping.

Phew that chug.

If Neuralink ever becomes a reality theres a very slim chance they wont know.

im curious to see what tone that amp gives out now.

I think Bernth and Ben Eller make good instructional videos although this is the thing with practice right? It never stops and no matter how many times you do it you still have to go back to it haha. As for jazz chords, i will say this, they create sounds that could be very useful in any genre of music but with more heavier tones they really do get brittle once you tack on gain and other things. Still, they are good for finger exercising and if you dont use them a lot they can be quite a challenge on day 1. I'd say the best exercise and as stupid as it may sound is neck traversal with variations. over the years ive seen exercises that focus practice on picking, speed, etc but neck traversal is very crucial to me as it teaches the person how to utilize the neck to play in octaves, etc. Try this exercise if you havent already. He's got the charisma of cardboard but hes not wrong in what he teaches lol.

Most certainly.

I have my weekly reading now haha. And yes Fractals make me go a bit crazy too when they are put into equations.

Its odd you say this because I watched a science video about population growth recently lol and its this. Do you have a link for the algorithm you're talking about? I can see references to the first Friedmann equation but nothing else.

Whose videos have you been following? I think i have some from Jon Petrucci that are good but I'd have to look.

Went back in time for a bit today.

Think the reviews it got were pretty unfair at the start. I played the game and didn't think it deserved half the hate it spurned on the internet. Just the same way Cyberpunk got as much grief for the gaming reviews (the other issues are totally valid).

Finished Medium and now I am grinding out Curse of the Dead Gods. Its a dungeon crawler with a good twist. If you've got time to burn and want something easy to get into but a bit challenging as well this is a good game.

Convincing win today and a good debut as well for the two youngsters. I like this team and its got a lot of potential. We really dropped the ball when Morgan was at the crease and it may have been a bigger win but I'll take the win the way it came.