- Airhogs Havoc Heli (super fun inside)
cool gifts, guys. i got some cash + gift cards, Mario Galaxy for wii, clothes and a tactical ninja sword set from my fiance, and a few other things i can't remember. this was our first christmas as fiance's, so that was pretty nice--got our first tree, bought our first set of ornaments, and all that good stuff.
happy new year, everyone!
I guess I haven't been hanging around stangnet as much as I use to. I didn't know you were engaged. Congrats! Hope she a hottie, lol
from what i hear Pauls fiance is a guy named Fred from Alabama...
jk Paul! LOL
I think I have you all beat on "money spent". (Unless someone got a new GT500 or Saleen S427 Mustang.) I bought it from my aunt and uncle. I told them that we have already exchanged enough "gifts", this year. I got them a big ole check and they got me a house.
It's actually my second house. It'll be my first rental. I already have a tenant and nothing needs to be done to get it ready to rent.(Although, I'll be painting it and removing/rebuilding that God-awful looking back porch. As well as, adding privacy fence all around the back yard.)
In addition to that, I spent the entire week with my kids (shared parenting SUCKS!!!! Every other Christmas with their mom.), a Magellan Maestro 3100 GPS, some dvd's, a gas card, clothes, a new coffee maker, etc.
In all, it was a VERY good holiday for me! Merry Christmas, everyone!
Nah its Nacho
man just the looks of that house from the exterior it has ALOT of potential... i think the privacy fence and def a new back porch will help it out tons... good find on that... what are the plans for ur aunt and uncle, they going to find a bigger place finally?
Thanks for the kudos! Actually, my uncle's 88 year old mother was living there alone, until about a year ago. They moved her to an assisted living facility, so they didn't need it, anymore. The roof, water heater, furnace/central air, plumbing and wiring are all brand-new. It's concrete block, so there is no chance for "rot" or bugs. There is a nice little one car garage that the tenant doesn't want to include in the rent. (I wonder what I'll do with it.) For $55k, I think I did pretty good.
stprorolla49--I forgot to say "nice Strat"!I went last year and bought a Mexican Strat because I knew I would swap out all of the electronics and have a luthier go over it, anyway. It is the natural clear coated finish (I love ash!) and, unlike you, I'll be sanding the clear coat off of it and doing a white stain, followed by preserative oil to keep the wood from drying out. Then, I plan to add an EMG loaded pickguard. (I'm kicking myself, I missed an auction for a pre-wired H-S-S EMG "active" pickguard on Ebay. It sold for $77.00! I was "watching" it, I just got back to it too late.) I play through a Line 6, just like yours. Just a couple of years older. I want more of a metal tone. I'm hoping the EMG's do that. These stock Fender singles don't hit the "pre-amp" hard enough for me. I've considered a pedal, but I can't find one I like.
That sounds like quite a project as well! If you want a nice metal sound then an H-S-S setup with active EMG's is definately the way to go in a strat. Hot Rails are also another good alternative for a hotter single coil pickup. I use my Schecter when I want to use a good bit of distortion, and I use my strat when I want nice clean sounds or even a little overdrive. I tell ya, I'm not sure which Line 6 you have but the Spider II that I have has awesome distortion, and really nice effects. The only pedals I really use are my wah and my DigiDelay. I've got a Digitech RP50 multieffects processor to, but ever since I got the amp, I rarely use it.
It's funny, what you said about the Line 6 Distortion. (Mine is also a Spider. The one with the red face.) I went in, after posting, and played a little. I was actually really happy with the "Insane" setting. (Is there any other?) That could be why I haven't gotten a pedal. I can get a nice 80's Hair Metal tone, with my set-up. (Nice and raunchy.) I really want the tight Metal distortion, like Pantera or older Metallica. I liked Dime's "squeals".) My thinking was, if I decide to not go active, I'd get a Dimebucker for the bridge position. I have tried that one out at a store but, it's not really the same. I guess I can try it, and see how I like it. I can always re-sell it on Ebay, if I don't.
If you want a tight metal sound, put it on the Metal channel (can't remember if its the green or red one, but its the one without the effects like delay and stuff), and scoop out most of the mids and fiddle with the EQ a bit. I get a REALLY nice Metallica / Megadeth / Pantera sound doing that. The thing that bothers me a bit about the Insane channel is the "insane" amount of feedback...I like a little bit, but thats overkill. I have the FBV4 floorboard, and I've made 4 presets (a clean, a slightly overdriven crisp sound, a nice distortion, and the 4th channel I switch around between a crunchy flange, or an AC/DC sorta crunch).
autumn- DAMN man, thats a nice rig you got there...If only I could afford a nice tube halfstack....
If you want a tight metal sound, put it on the Metal channel (can't remember if its the green or red one, but its the one without the effects like delay and stuff), and scoop out most of the mids and fiddle with the EQ a bit. I get a REALLY nice Metallica / Megadeth / Pantera sound doing that. The thing that bothers me a bit about the Insane channel is the "insane" amount of feedback...I like a little bit, but thats overkill. I have the FBV4 floorboard, and I've made 4 presets (a clean, a slightly overdriven crisp sound, a nice distortion, and the 4th channel I switch around between a crunchy flange, or an AC/DC sorta crunch).
autumn- DAMN man, thats a nice rig you got there...If only I could afford a nice tube halfstack....
Mine is a Spider. Not Spider II. I don't have a Metal channel and no scoop feature.
I do have an old Dean Markley rack mount tube amp. It has been hot rodded and has Groove Tubes. I built a 1x12 cabinet and put a newer Celestion in it. It has a VERY AC/DC kind of "bark" to it. (Think "Money Talks". From "The Razors Edge".) I don't play it much. Damn! Now I have to go downstairs and hook-up. Thanks!
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