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Post by tao on Jan 5, 2022 8:02:14 GMT -5
I'm lame and don't remember how to post pictures (Last time I learned how to do it here I found it to be quite the pain in the ass, unlike on a previous rendition of TDM where all you had to do was find the picture on Google images and copy and past the link) but I thought I'd share my cool update on what I bought! I got paid for my orchestra conducting gig during the Christmas break, and decided it is time for me to get another thing I wanted. Last time I got paid for conducting the New Shanghai Orchestra I bought some AirPods Pro. This time I got myself something to go along with my true hobby as a metal fan. So I got... -Ibanez GRGA120QA Guitar, Black, with a case and a bunch of accessories -Marshall MG15R amp -Three guitar pedals: Joyo Extreme Metal, Joyo Digital Delay, and Joyo Noise Gate. It's a bundle with the amp. I'm not a delusional guy who thinks he's going to suddenly have a metal band or project and produce a bunch of music and shit. I just found that playing around with the cheap electric guitars I got for my school's music program was a very calming thing, and especially being that I can go to random websites and pull up tabs of my favorite metal songs and start learning them. So yeah, I'm pretty excited about this, especially it's a good chance to learn how to play the guitar. As a music teacher, I've always wanted to be knowledgeable about how to use a guitar more freely than just being locked into the three or four chords I know. One man BM project incoming…..
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Post by stringypoo on Jan 5, 2022 9:07:56 GMT -5
I'm lame and don't remember how to post pictures (Last time I learned how to do it here I found it to be quite the pain in the ass, unlike on a previous rendition of TDM where all you had to do was find the picture on Google images and copy and past the link) but I thought I'd share my cool update on what I bought! I got paid for my orchestra conducting gig during the Christmas break, and decided it is time for me to get another thing I wanted. Last time I got paid for conducting the New Shanghai Orchestra I bought some AirPods Pro. This time I got myself something to go along with my true hobby as a metal fan. So I got... -Ibanez GRGA120QA Guitar, Black, with a case and a bunch of accessories -Marshall MG15R amp -Three guitar pedals: Joyo Extreme Metal, Joyo Digital Delay, and Joyo Noise Gate. It's a bundle with the amp. I'm not a delusional guy who thinks he's going to suddenly have a metal band or project and produce a bunch of music and shit. I just found that playing around with the cheap electric guitars I got for my school's music program was a very calming thing, and especially being that I can go to random websites and pull up tabs of my favorite metal songs and start learning them. So yeah, I'm pretty excited about this, especially it's a good chance to learn how to play the guitar. As a music teacher, I've always wanted to be knowledgeable about how to use a guitar more freely than just being locked into the three or four chords I know. One man BM project incoming….. Hahahaha! Precisely not what I have planned! But melodically most BM is very simple! I just have absolutely dreadful tremolo picking action at the moment based on experience on other guitars.
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Post by stringypoo on Jan 6, 2022 8:21:40 GMT -5
I'm lame and don't remember how to post pictures (Last time I learned how to do it here I found it to be quite the pain in the ass, unlike on a previous rendition of TDM where all you had to do was find the picture on Google images and copy and past the link) but I thought I'd share my cool update on what I bought! I got paid for my orchestra conducting gig during the Christmas break, and decided it is time for me to get another thing I wanted. Last time I got paid for conducting the New Shanghai Orchestra I bought some AirPods Pro. This time I got myself something to go along with my true hobby as a metal fan. So I got... -Ibanez GRGA120QA Guitar, Black, with a case and a bunch of accessories -Marshall MG15R amp -Three guitar pedals: Joyo Extreme Metal, Joyo Digital Delay, and Joyo Noise Gate. It's a bundle with the amp. I'm not a delusional guy who thinks he's going to suddenly have a metal band or project and produce a bunch of music and shit. I just found that playing around with the cheap electric guitars I got for my school's music program was a very calming thing, and especially being that I can go to random websites and pull up tabs of my favorite metal songs and start learning them. So yeah, I'm pretty excited about this, especially it's a good chance to learn how to play the guitar. As a music teacher, I've always wanted to be knowledgeable about how to use a guitar more freely than just being locked into the three or four chords I know. One man BM project incoming….. So I started playing on my new guitar (it and the amp came today!!!) and it was badass. I couldn't stop playing, and only stopped because I had some unit plan rubrics to write before I go to bed. I warmed up the two Black Sabbath riffs I know (Paranoid and their self-titled track), then an Enslaved riff I've always been addicted to, first track off the album E, and then was messing around with Pantera riffs, especially the popular Cowboys from Hell riff. But then there was that moment that hit me, and I thought about doing some black metal...HAHAHAHA! And oddly, I can tremolo pick on this guitar, but never could on other guitars I had tried out. This is gonna be good! One man BM project on the way! Not really, but I can see myself having a bit of fun with it. lol
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 6, 2022 18:24:19 GMT -5
One man BM project incoming….. So I started playing on my new guitar (it and the amp came today!!!) and it was badass. I couldn't stop playing, and only stopped because I had some unit plan rubrics to write before I go to bed. I warmed up the two Black Sabbath riffs I know (Paranoid and their self-titled track), then an Enslaved riff I've always been addicted to, first track off the album E, and then was messing around with Pantera riffs, especially the popular Cowboys from Hell riff. But then there was that moment that hit me, and I thought about doing some black metal...HAHAHAHA! And oddly, I can tremolo pick on this guitar, but never could on other guitars I had tried out. This is gonna be good! One man BM project on the way! Not really, but I can see myself having a bit of fun with it. lol You work in the medical field long enough and the initials "BM" stand for something quite different, so your phrase "one man BM project" is very very funny.
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Post by stringypoo on Jan 6, 2022 21:37:03 GMT -5
So I started playing on my new guitar (it and the amp came today!!!) and it was badass. I couldn't stop playing, and only stopped because I had some unit plan rubrics to write before I go to bed. I warmed up the two Black Sabbath riffs I know (Paranoid and their self-titled track), then an Enslaved riff I've always been addicted to, first track off the album E, and then was messing around with Pantera riffs, especially the popular Cowboys from Hell riff. But then there was that moment that hit me, and I thought about doing some black metal...HAHAHAHA! And oddly, I can tremolo pick on this guitar, but never could on other guitars I had tried out. This is gonna be good! One man BM project on the way! Not really, but I can see myself having a bit of fun with it. lol You work in the medical field long enough and the initials "BM" stand for something quite different, so your phrase "one man BM project" is very very funny. HAHAHA! Best laugh of my week there. I simply took it from Tao's original post about my purchase. Oh, the hilarious images that come to mind when I say it with THAT BM in mind! lol
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 8, 2022 18:18:11 GMT -5
Dell XPS 15 A little more than I wanted to spend, but I keep computers forever so it should be worth it.
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Post by tao on Jan 8, 2022 19:04:38 GMT -5
Dell XPS 15 A little more than I wanted to spend, but I keep computers forever so it should be worth it. You and I are similar in that regard, as up until January of last year I’d been using my elder MacBook, which I bought right after highschool, so like 12-13 years (god rest its soul).
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Post by xNickyUrinex on Feb 4, 2022 11:47:51 GMT -5
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Post by mozine on May 1, 2022 13:20:52 GMT -5
It was Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight through PSN digitally. It was a great discount during the spring sales.
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Post by Calvinball on May 4, 2022 20:28:08 GMT -5
I got sick and tired of being so connected to every device all the time.
I took off my smart watch and bought myself an old school style mechanical wind watch.
And if I hit my personal goals at work this year (we had a super strong Q1, and are off to a blistering Q2) daddy my reward himself with his first Swiss watch to celebrate.
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Post by v9733xa on May 5, 2022 18:10:41 GMT -5
Sick.
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Post by tao on May 5, 2022 20:30:05 GMT -5
Sick. Sick, bro
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Post by mozine on May 6, 2022 12:45:05 GMT -5
Bought a RCA to HDMI Converter that I could connect my old gaming console like the PS2, etc on the 1080p HDTV. I haven't opened and tested that jam yet. www.amazon.com/dp/B07MJTR9KS
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Post by v9733xa on May 6, 2022 17:05:03 GMT -5
Sick. Sick, bro Brutal allergies. Sent me home from work for the first time in six-and-a-half years.
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Post by tao on May 10, 2022 0:35:24 GMT -5
Brutal allergies. Sent me home from work for the first time in six-and-a-half years. Damn, that's sick...
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