Masto pals, looking for suggestions. My best friend is battling #cancer and, as a result of that and other conditions, it has become hard for her to play her heavy #guitars. She's looking for a lighter electric guitar so she can continue playing through her treatment. Not necessarily a short scale guitar, just a lighter one. Any #guitarist#musician have any recommendations I can give her on a specific brand or model? Boosts appreciated for reach 🤗🎸 #music
Been working on a cover of Bryan Adams song Run To You and have been struggling a lot with the guitar sound. All of the Les Paul’s have way too much low end & sound really muddy. The amount of EQ required to “fix” this is ridiculous. The Strat actually works really well. So the takeaway is that a $150 Squier works better here than a $6000 Gibson.
I'm thinking of doing an early 80s style B&W print & mail 'zine about...#guitars. Small print runs, maybe one interview & one article per issue with whatever else catches my fancy. A couple of bucks for a subscription... Keep it real low-fi DIY but with good content. Mostly for fun and for the cool factor...
I dropped off of mainstream social media a few years ago, and didn’t get on with my first foray into the Fediverse (I joined one of the big servers that was just another outrage engine).
I’ve been looking for an oasis of positivity and I hope I’ve found it here.
The 3-way toggle pickup selector switch in the Danelectro 59M is acting up. It will randomly switch to middle position, almost like it’s spring loaded. The crappy tire electrical contact cleaner seems to have helped, although I see a switch replacement coming soon. #guitars#gearsquad
Messing around with the Keeley Angry Orange distortion/fuzz pedal. Great clarity with hearing every string on open chords in major fuzz settings. Quite impressive. Lots of tonal possibilities. #guitars#gearsquad
Been putting this off for a few days, but here goes nothing. #intro#introduction
My name is Kaylie, though many just call me Fox. I’m a 36 going on 13 year old trans girl originally from the desert now residing in the Midwest with my girlfriend Wednesday and our three cats, Mia, Nala and Harley.
This account is my alt, with my main being found at @LavenderPawprints. Expect some cross posting between the two, with longer posts coming from this one thanks to the much larger character limitations. Also expect this one to be somewhat more personal at times.
I’m #autistic,, #VisuallyImpaired, hard of hearing, struggle with mental health and a bunch of other little things, but I prefer not to have my worth weighed out by the extensiveness of my disability and challenge list. To me, life is life and we all godda make the best of what we got.
So what are my interests?
Well, I’m a #musician who writes and records my own #music. I play mostly #guitars, #synths and #keyboards, but can hold my own with other things like percussions and the like. I can’t really play any wind instruments though. I done smoked too much in my time. :P
I also love reading and writing, mostly fantacy and science-fiction, but will read just about anything if it’s something that sounds good.
Academically, I study generative #AI as well as #Elementary#education. I’m a strong supporter of #YouthRights and #YouthLiberation and believe with all my heart that kids are an oppressed minority who deserve to be able to show us all that they are capable of much more than just being those tag-alongs that so many parents treat them as. #Unschooling is a very valid form of education that doesn’t oppress youths but gives them the freedom to choose their own path and inform themselves through self-directed learning and play. Trust me, I can wax poetic about this stuff for hours. 😊
Though I don’t have kids myself, something that causes a lot of emotional distress to me, I’m still a supporter of #GentleParenting and live the #youthLiberationist ethics in practice. Kids, to me are as equal as anyone else. The only thing that separates us is lived experience and age.
I’m also a casual #PC#gamer who has considered streaming on and off for a while but has never actually done so. I play with a lot of emulators too and love reliving the old days. #retro
I do make some #AIArt from time-to-time using Stable Diffusion, though admittedly I haven’t been as active on that front lately due to mental health burnout.
Also love #anime, #cartoons, #TV when I actually have the money to pay for streaming services, and #movies are fun too when the #ADHD allows me to sit still long enough to get through one.
Other things that matter to me are making and keeping real #friendships. I’d rather have a few really solid people to call family than have a bunch of people who aren’t as in it for good as me.
I’m also a #stoner and am very pro #420, like my #Vodka and #RedBulls from time-to-time, and I’m a recovering addict who has over six years clean from most things that nearly claimed my life. I fully appreciate the struggles of #DrugAddiction, and will always listen to anyone who may be struggling or who needs someone who understands. #YourNotAlone
I judge absolutely no one for anything beyond observable behavior. I mean that too. I don’t judge anyone anything.
Am a #tea drinker and #coffee lover, I love #cooking, and I’m always doing experimental mad scientist things in the kitchen.
I also identify as a long-time #furry, though the community has grown stagnant, too commercialized and for public consumption in recent years. Some would probably say that my whiskers are grey, for all the time I’ve been around in one form or another. That’s to say, I’ve seen a lot in the furry fandom, and where it’s at now just makes me sad because it’s not like it used to be.
Otherwise, anything you may wish to know is always a DM away. I’m very approachable, or at least I try to be. The only dumb questions are the ones you don’t ask. As such, I invite your curiosity.
Today I traded my 2013 black Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Custom for a 2013 black Squier Vintage Modified Cabronita Telecaster with factory installed licenced Bigsby. Kind of a rare animal. Has a Fender Fideli'Tron humbucker neck pickup and standard Tele single coil in the bridge. Pretty good tuning stability with the Bigsby so far. Neck pickup has a Gretsch Filtertron vibe. Pics are my old Tele Custom and the new Cabronita. #guitars#gear#music#musician