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Pretty damn good. I got a job at Argentum Photo Lab in Hollywood, which is really awesome. I volunteered at the F Yeah Fest last weekend, which was alot of fun. All in all I'm enjoying it. Its kind of bittersweet that I'm heading off to New Hampshire in January for a 10 month internship because I really enjoy it here.

Awesome! I'm glad you found something. Hollywood is a pretty happening place. I lived there for a while when I first moved here. Got to be a little too Hollywood after a while, but none the less, a cool place. I'm really stoked you found something.

Hey, count me in! musicalbridges@hotmail.com

Cool. How is SoCal treating you?

We haven't set the date yet because we're waiting for you.

Um...I think I'm ready.

Pretty cool.

i suspect your amp was a demo/floor model? I would expect the fuzz is coming from a bad preamp tube (most likely), or the treble bleed cap between the 2 jacks on the vib channel...retube the 12at7

+1

I'm stoked for this. I played in a cover band (with much older dudes) for a while and I was really the only computer literate one in the band, so I made up all the chord sheets for everyone. Once we decide on some songs and stuff, I would be totally cool with doing this if it would help out. Figure it might save a couple bucks on buying the books.

Also...guess there is the lyrics and tabs forum here at VC.

Yes, get a new box spring. If you don't want a latex foam thing, then have the mattress store (if you go to one) throw in the bed wraps that keep out the dust mite things.

 

We have TWO of those memory foam things on our bed and while they are generally comfortable, they don't do anything when your mattress is saggy. There is truly nothing better than a new bed, and if you're having back problems and not getting a good night's sleep, do not get anything on the cheap. It isn't worth it.

You echo my thoughts....

I work a demanding job and my bed's not helping me get the rest I need. I toss and turn a lot and I get back pain. What's the average life cycle of a bed?

Hello, helpful VCers. I'm in the market for a new bed. I've had the same one for the last 15 years and I've started getting back pain after sleeping the last couple years. So....I think it might be time for a new mattress.

A few questions --

Can I just buy a new mattress and keep the same box springs? This would be awesome, cause it would save me some money.

Anyone have any suggestions on brands, styles, etc.? I think I'd like to get a pillow top. I'm not sure what a fair price is for a good bed. A friend said around $1000 ( ).

EDIT: I'm looking at either a queen size or a full, if that makes any difference on price suggestions.

For that much money, you could probably find a blackface Fender Princeton if you look carefully. Those are great sounding amps.

I recently became a home owner (June 08) and I'll share my anecdotes:

If you get a warranty on the home, make sure you know exactly what it covers. I'll give two examples that have gotten me since I moved in:

1 -- 2nd week in the house I flush the toilette and start smelling something really nasty -- sewage coming up in the shower. Great. Turns out that roots have grown through our sewer main. So, I figured this would be covered on our warranty -- NO. Because roots aren't something called "natural use", they weren't covered. Only paper towels, ladies' pads, etc. So, be sure to really carefully read the warranty if you get one.

2 -- 1st weekend in the house my buddy and I were super excited, as a jacuzzi was at the place we moved into. It looked great! When we were closing on the house, the previous owner showed it to us and it looked super. After we bought a couple hundred bucks worth of chlorine and what not, we got all of our friends excited to come over and opened the cover -- and....no water. None. Totally dry from just a couple days before. Turns out it had a leak in the body. This wasn't covered on the warranty either because the jacuzzi wasn't an "essential" part of the house, like a water heater or furnace.

On the upside, being a home owner has been awesome for doing improvements and changes. Coming from only renting before, I really have liked to ability to change paint, lay sod...things like that.

I'm in there like swim wear.

I lived in Utah for 15 years and got to see Wilco once. I move away and 5 months later they play a great venue with a super opening act. Damn.

She'll be just fine. I'm 6 years older than my younger sister. It was crazy to be recently graduated from college and coming home at the same time she was going out. I was right in the middle of recapping my whole college experience. All the good and bad -- a lot of both. It was odd to see someone -- especially a loved one -- going right into what I had just come out of. Kind of like, "wow, I guess I survived it..."

Seriously, your daughter will be great. She'll listen to music, see places and learn things that will make her an even more awesome person for the rest of her life.

you can try it. i love the album but have tried a few times to listen in the car & can't. might just be me.

Me too.

See....I knew I wasn't alone. I can't stop singing "Dirty Work". I literally went to sleep and woke up without missing a beat.

"I foresee terrible trouble and I stay here just the same" is an awesome line.

my latest guilty obsession...

Seriously....I've never been into this band before. Now I can't get enough.

It's worth it. It is a ghostly album. It is a soulful album. It is a real album. Few things I have heard have touched me and felt as true as this album has. Put your headphones on and give it a listen in a dark room.

Wake me when they're over, OK?

I'll call you right after my alarm goes off.

Wish I could see the Imax, but it's sold out for like 2 weeks.

The scenes where you see Gotham city are absolutely awesome in Imax. Do yourself a favor an buy some tickets for two weeks from now!!

WOW -- just saw this and I was totally blown away. This was also my first Imax movie experience, which is really cool.

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Hands down, the best album of the year IMO.

Others that could get my vote:

My Morning Jacket

Fleet Foxes

Call me crazy, but I don't think working with Rick Rubin ensures any kind of positive outcome. Once, it did. But now, I don't think so. I mean really -- how much direction is a producer going to give a "super group" that's been around forever. I'll be very, very surprised if it isn't crap.

BTW, Note to record labels: Find some new talent that doesn't suck.

Which side of the bridge pickup would be the treble side?

The side closest to the higher strings (G, B, E). JM pickups are a little odd though, with the screws on the front and the back, as opposed to the ends (like a strat). I would just screw in the screws, on the front and back of the pickup, that are closest to the higher strings on the guitar.

Mm, yeah, but I'll probably just have the guitar technician I know do that for me when I have him put in the new pickups. Would raising or lowering the pickups reduce brightness at all or add bass/mids? Don't think so, but then again, I've never tried it.

Good idea on the guitar tech -- JMs have some funky wiring with the separate rhythm circuit. You might be able to remove some of the brightness by lowering the treble side of the pickup(s), thus making them pickup the treble tones less.

Hmmm, does anyone here know how to decrease the tone pot value on a Jazzy? I'd certainly like to try that if I'm able.

You mean replace the pot? Like from 250K to 500K or something? One thing you can try is raising and lowering your pickups also....to augment your sound.