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I always liked how his real name isn't "Trey". I find that all very fitting for some reason. Carry on.

Yeah, I was thinking bending it might be a bit of trouble -- but I was considering it. God forbid I have to take that tremolo apart. Jazzmasters are really cool, but kind of an ornery instrument.

My official response has always been that it's on Mermaid Ave.

So, I've recently gotten a Jazzmaster (as I mentioned in a couple threads). I have a tremolo arm problem. The tremolo works just fine, but I feel like the angle of the actual arm should be greater. I only have about 1.5" of distance between the tip of the arm and the body. This really limits the amount of "tremolo-ness" I can perform. In looking at other examples -- Nels Cline, etc. -- it seems like their tremolo arms stick up higher or have a greater angle, allowing for the arm to travel toward the body further. Any help would be appreciated.

This borders on being as bad as Watergate, IMO. I'm not sure what the country has come to when our government breaks the laws that it developed and then says it is OK. That's not what America is or should be all about; quite the opposite.

Mrs. Peel -- very, very well said. My educational history is fairly similar to yours. You echo my thoughts.

I wonder how much work the Wilco fellas are putting in to pull this thing off. I mean, that's a lot of material to know -- any way you slice it.

I agree with Kim -- college is a wonderful resource to have. I just accepted a position where I will be much happier than I am now, but with way less pay. This new position would not require a college degree (which I have). However, I know that I will always have my degree to fall back on. Always. That calming piece of insurance in the back of my mind is worth the small fortune I paid for my degree. So, yeah it does suck you have four papers to complete. What doesn't suck is that fact that when you have a construction job and want to say fuck it, you can apply your degree to something and bail yourself out. And I can assure you, pushing papers around a desk from 9-5 everyday isn't any more fun that writing essays at 4am. Enjoy it while you can.

How cheap is cheap? I think you and I both know that saying you'll make a cheap guitar and actually sticking to making it on the cheap are two very different things Maybe something like these??

I can't tell if the Grammys matter or matter anymore. I think it's a subjective argument. I think most of the music on the Grammys is pretty poor. A lot of it is not written by the artists that perform it -- a sticking point of negativity for me. On one hand, you have really "made it" if you win a Grammy -- no doubting that -- you are a rich, successful musician. But long gone are the days of bands winning a Grammy from being a "nobody". The last time I remember a small-name band winning, it was our boys in Wilco. For me, I wish there was a playing field where the greater eye of the public could witness bands like the National and the Foo Fighters on the same stage....oh how I wish.

You could say it's a production error

I don't think many production errors occur on this show, which is what makes all these little clues so awesome. The planning is so intricate.

WOo! This show is good. I finally got caught up.

My new hypothesis: The Oceanic Six make their return to "normal life" only to realize that their lives have become terrible. They long to return to the island and also want to prevent everyone else from being found; knowing that their lives will see a similar unhappy fate.

Congrats, and welcome to the Golden State!

 

Wait, where were you before?

Salt Lake City, UT where we're having the snowiest and coldest damned winter that I can remember.

Greetings to the VCers of the west coast! I got a job in Hollywood this week and will be moving in two weeks. I landed a pretty good gig in the music/recording industry. Anyway, I'm excited. Just had to share.

Not as weird as Reagan thinking "Born in the U.S.A." was a good patriotic song.

I bet the Boss did some serious head shaking over that. "See, that's what I meant."

Learning how to tune a guitar was the first thing I learned during my first guitar lesson. If you develop a good ear for an instrument being in tune, you possess an invaluable asset to your musicianship.

Thanks . And that "no more mods" thing was a dirty lie. I just ordered a set of steel saddles the other day from eBay (I think they may hold the key to the Tele sound I've been chasing).

Check these out. Put you credit card away first

I've bought many guitars in my days. I'll say what others have said -- it doesn't matter if it's price, name...whatever. You gotta have that one to speak to you. The mojo is what counts. If you love that AJ, don't get rid of it cause the Jazzmaster will be worth more later or something. What if it is worth more and you love it to death? Are you gonna sell it for $5k in 10 years? Stick with the AJ.

Dude -- awesome job!!

I have a pair of Shure headphones that sort of stick in your ear. They're awesome. Great for plane rides or mowing the grass too.

I think SBS is good, but not better than the record that came before it, which is how I felt with all of the band's other material. Not trying to cause a stir either. However, I still think some of the band's best material is on SBS. Impossible Germany is fantastic, so is You Are My Face and Sky Blue Sky (the song) is a wonderful, dusty roller of a song. As a whole album I just don't feel the cohesion I felt with past releases.

I think that the bigsby attachment goes by the strap button on the butt of the guitar. This might dissipate some of the force away from the top of the guitar (???) However, I have no idea about the possibility of cracking your guitar's top. Good thinking.

In my searche for all things guitar....I stumbled across a website, guitarfetish.com, that has some pretty super prices on stuff. You might look there. I think a certain type of bigsby is necessary based on a carved-top guitar, flat, etc....just fyi. Stewart Macdonald has them too.

That's what you get for having a life outside of Lost.

You can watch it at ABC.com tomorrow.

I'm ashamed....and I understand.

EDIT: btw, Anyone have any ideas as to what the over-arcing storyline is this season? People get off the island...maybe...

I realized this morning that my band practice will wipe out any chance of seeing Lost tonight. I also, do not have a DVR.