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  1. On 5/10/2018 at 1:13 PM, Viper said:

    does it come with a free google play music subscription, or is it only a google play music subscription that comes with free youtube red?

    Will it eventually be free on Youtube? Because I really AM cheap, and don't want to pay for another subscription.

     

    Oh, and Ralph Macchio was a dick in the first 2 episodes.

    Chopping prices?    [/eye roll]

  2. 13 hours ago, DougO said:

     

    First one they've had on SDOTD in a couple of months.

    I'm betting there will be a stupid deal of the hour on Memorial Day, so I will keep my promise to hold off.

    Have they ever had a SDOTD on S-500s?

    The more I look at them, the more I’m intrigued by them. Essentially a Strat with MFD pickups, bass and treble controls for all pickups, and a pull out knob (or a switch on USA models) to activate the neck pickup on all settings - what David Gilmour has on his black Strat. 

  3. Might be easier to list states that I've been to...

    1. Hawaii
    2. Washington
    3. Oregon
    4. California (live there now)
    5. Nevada
    6. Arizona
    7. Utah
    8. Colorado
    9. New Mexico (in transit between TX and CA)
    10. Kansas
    11. Texas
    12. Minnesota (airport)
    13. Missouri
    14. Louisiana (if you count Lake Charles)
    15. New York
    16. New Jersey
    17. Georgia
    18. Florida

     

     

  4. My 3 YO son thinks his last name is Gilmour.

    I told him several months ago that I named him Jonathan because the Pink Floyd guitarist's full name is David Jon Gilmour. Somehow it stayed in his memory and now whenever someone asks him what his name is, he says Jonathan Gilmour.

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  5. On 5/1/2018 at 11:48 AM, Chad Fuck said:

    All kidding aside, as soon as you get rid of that Tele you will regret it.  I can tell by the way you write about it you have some emotional investment in that guitar.

    You're right. I've spent way too much time on the Tele making it mine. I spent several hours yesterday looking for intonation screws, and possibly new saddles for the guitar just so I can fix the intonation issues.

    2 hours ago, hullabelew said:

    Before you trade that Tele or sell it...and if you really think you have to get rid of the Tele for the Strat, I will buy the Tele from you.  You name the price...then in a year, when you start regretting it, I will sell it back to you for what you sell it to me for.  I'm completely honest about that.  You have too much time and love invested in that gorgeous Tele.   

    Thanks for the offer, but the gods intervened and the Strat is already sold.

    I didn't have a way of making the trade anyway (I'm not allowed to drive because of a grand mal seizure last month and my driving privileges have suspended for 3 months... but that's a different story). I thought if the Strat is still available by the time I'm allowed to drive, I'd just buy the damn thing and not buy any more toys for the rest of the year (yeah right).

    The black Strat was a beauty and the price was right. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for another one

  6. Found this Strat on Facebook Marketplace - a 2011 American Strat for $725. The seller says he wants to sell because deep down he's a Tele guy.

    I'm debating whether to offer him a straight-up trade. His Strat for my 1983 all-black Tele. I want need a guitar with a whammy bar, and black-on-black is my preferred color (think David Gilmour)

    I've had my Tele for 20 years. Despite some dings on the body and 2 strings that I can't seem to properly intonate, it has been the one constant in my guitar repertoire. I've bought and sold several other guitars over the years, but the '83 has been the one I can't seem to let go. Over the years, I've put in new pickups, pots, a 4-way switch, new knobs. It's sounds great, but it just doesn't have a whammy.

    I figured my recently purchased Edwards LP can do the work of my Tele. What say you guys?

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    in exchange for this...

    31394179_10160440890675438_3759722209266

  7. First contribution in the Surly stupid wives thread...

    Superheroine will drive halfway across town to return a $2 item that she bought then decided she didn’t need.

    But a check for $1200? She tossed it out because she wanted to clean the house before the cleaning lady came.

    And of course it’s all my fault for leaving it by the stack of mail - where we keep checks to be deposited.

    Fuck!

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  8. A Tesla (SolarCity) consultant came by yesterday to give me an estimate for a 9-panel system. The cost would be $11,600, with $3,500 (~30%) paid up front, and $80/mo for the next 10 years.

    Right now, our electricity bill is about $55/mo for 8 months, and $125/mo during the summer. It averages out to ~$80/mo, but may go up with new billing methodology, and ~ 3%/year rate hikes.

    My rough calculation comes out to ~13 years for the system to pay off. By then, we should have enough credit with the utility company that electricity after 13 years would be essentially be "free" until the system needs replacement in 25 years.

     

    Are my calculations somewhat on point? Is it worth getting solar with my relatively low electrical utility costs? FWIW, I live in CA where the weather is mild most of the year, and it's sunny 80% of the year.

  9. 9 hours ago, abuelo gringo said:

    Going to see The Book of Mormon tomorrow night.  Christmas present from our kids to me and Abuela Gringa.

     

    7 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

    The wife and I are going on Sunday evening.  My anniversary present to us. 

    Which reminds me - the anniversary it tomorrow!  Better go get a card.

    Hope you two don't have sensitive ears. There's plenty of cussing. Hasa Diga Eebowai!

  10. On 4/12/2018 at 10:17 AM, Equinox said:

    I'd bet a dollar that it's the tube.

    Yup, it was the tubes.

     

    On 4/12/2018 at 11:44 AM, AnotherUTFan said:

    Ya, those power tube are matched, if one's glowing and not the other it mat well be a tube. If you swap them and the glowing follows the tube, order a new matched pair. The bias really should be adjusted after new power tube are installed, so I would take it in.

    The bright glow followed the tube, so I put in new power tubes, and voila, good as new.

    Overall, I'm surprised that the preamp tubes, fuse and power tubes all crapped out within a 6 month period. I suppose I'm lucky that they lasted almost 20 years, but a coincidence? Hmmm.

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